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I've got my FCBD prog... I've seen the advert... come on Planet Replicas, update your website!

[Durham Red: The Bitch]

Durham Red: The Bitch

Paperback, 144 pages, 16th September 2014

[Judge Dredd Volume 4: 13 Judges]

Judge Dredd Volume 4: 13 Judges

"Dredd returns to Mega-City One - still recovering from the ravages of "The Long Fail" - only to find the Justice Department under siege! Seems that someone has snuffed 12 Judges in creative and shocking ways!"

Paperback, 104 pages, IDW Publishing, 3 June 2014

Lew Stringer's comics blog has some scans up of art by Bolland, McMahon, Gibbons, O'Neill and others in the Monday 7th April entry.

http://lewstringer.blogspot.com.au/

I haven't seen the Bolland Dredd before and thought it was all worth worth pointing out.

[Judge Dredd: City Limits]

I thought I'd start a thread for this now, seeing as they don't always get spotted in the Forthcoming Thrills thread.

Judge Dredd: City Limits
Hardcover, 324 pages, IDW Publishing, 9th September 2014

DVD documentary being released in May, according to this: Digital Story Engine press release

The contributors include a variety of 2000AD luminaries:

Neil Gaiman, Joe Sacco, Warren Ellis, Gilbert Shelton, Ian Rankin, Kim Newman, David Lloyd, Pat Mills, John Wagner, Charlie Adlard, Carlos Ezquerra, D'Israeli, Doug Braithwaite, Andy Diggle, Simon Fraser, Al Davison, Mary Talbot, Hunt Emerson, Paul Gravett, Mark Stafford, Professor Henry Jenkins, Dr. Mel Gibson, Lee Harris, Dan Charnley, Richard 'Chester' West, Jordan Smith, Pete Wells.

Okay, I added that last one.

Is there already a thread for Mr. Ortiz here anywhere?

My thanks go to Mr. Ortiz, and my thoughts to his family.

http://bearalley.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/jose-ortiz-moya-1932-2013.html

Where's the 'globetrotting Squaxx in 2000AD t-shirts' thread when you want it?

I had to attend a meeting in Japan this past week.  There's no direct flight from Sydney to Osaka any more so went via Hong Kong.  There wasn't really any downtime so I couldn't go sightseeing in a Tooth t-shirt, but here's a few spur-of-the-moment snaps with my Planet Replicas keyring.

A view of Osaka from the office.  I always think "our man in Hondo" when I'm here.


A bit more of Osaka.  I'll get on that Ferris wheel one day.


One of the ubiquitous vending machines.


The Umeda branch of Yobadashi, the giant electronics & technology retailer


Last day - finally a meal I could really get my teeth into! ; )

Hopefully I'm not duplicating old news, but there's a Simpsonised Dredd on the Springfield Punx website:

http://springfieldpunx.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/i-am-law.html

[Judge Dredd Classics Volume 1: Apocalypse War [Hardcover]]

Now up for pre-order at Amazon UK - Judge Dredd Classics Volume 1: Apocalypse War [Hardcover]

Blurb:
Re-presenting classic Judge Dredd tales with all-new colors by Charlie Kirchoff! In "Block Mania," Dredd must track down a villain who has poisoned the city, which leads into the five-part "Apocalypse War" storyline about the eruption of the long-contained tensions between Mega-City One and East-Meg One.

IDW Publishing, 192 pages, 6th May 2014

["Kingdom: Fiefdom"]

According to Digital Spy, "Kingdom: Fiefdom" by Dan Abnett and Nik Vincent will be published in print and e-book format in July 2014.

http://www.digitalspy.com.au/comics/news/a517946/dan-abnett-writing-2000-ad-kingdom-novel.html

The article also mentions upcoming (e-book?) novels "Strontium Dog" and "Judge Anderson: Rookie".

I was getting a retro TV fix this evening watching the recent Network release of "Educating Marmalade" (1982).  Very pleased and surprised to see the prog turn up on my screen:



The mother is played by Lynda La Plante, who gained fame the following year for "Widows".  Marmalade was played by the late Charlotte Coleman.


It's prog 271 (3rd July 1982).  The episode, "The Convent of the Blessed Limit", was screened 1st November 1982.




Being a bad girl, Marmalade Atkins does not treat her prog very well.


TV show (c) Thames TV and Network.  Prog (c) Tharg.

I'm probably blind, but I can't see this mentioned anywhere:

http://braveandboldlost.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/the-flash-vs-judge-dredd.html

I was suddenly struck by this idea yesterday, but I've since seen this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/04/kleggs-cleggs-head-to-head

When (or how) did the "definitive" number of chain links get settled as being seven?

Forbidden Planet sent me an e-mail listing some new 2000AD goodies:














There's also a Zombo mug and a Dark Judges mug.

We haven't had a Lego thread for a while...

I see Lego have a "Dino" range coming out about mid year - a range of sets with dinosaurs & trappers.  Have a look at this set for example - I love the third picture at the bottom in particular!

http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=5886-1

More of the range here:
http://www.brickset.com/browse/themes/?theme=Dino

Lego are also revamping their Batman range and bringing sets out including Superman & Wonder Woman.  They also have sets with Hulk, Iron Man, Wolverine, Spiderman etc on the way.  With deals with both DC and Marvel on foot, I wish they would make an approach to Rebellion!

Is there an announcement thread for this?

New Dredd game, more zombies again!

There's an image of Dredd at the end of the hi-res trailer that has been flipped - so his badge is on the wrong side and (more importantly) his name is written backwards.