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Thank Jovus you skipped straight over Dead Men Walking.

*pops Soul Sisters back into the schedule*

>shudder<

Thank Jovus you skipped straight over Dead Men Walking.

The Pentagon has found out about Mega-Cities: https://youtu.be/gEPdOZbyzbw

Another good Meg. Although I came to terms with it in the end, I'm happy that was the final episode of Realm of the Damned. It strikes me as being better suited to Kerrang or something than the Meg (if Kerrang is still going).

The Thrill Power Overload update was enjoyable, but I'm curious about why David Bishop didn't write it.

Lawless was a pleasant surprise. For some reason I thought it had ended last month.

Matt offered me the chance to update TPO, but I didn't have the time necessary to do the job properly.
Very happy with the job Karl Stock is doing with the update, judging by this opening chapter.

Does anyone know why the word 'Acclaim' sometimes showed up as graffiti in some early 90s Dredd stories? I've spotted it several times in both Book of the Dead and Frankenstein Division while reading Case Files 20, and it's done in the same way every time it appears despite the vastly contrasting artists  (Dermot Power and Ezquerra).

It was paid product placement, plain and simple. IIRC, the video game company paid to have its logo appear in strips.

It's why The Pit stands out among a lot of mega-epics, different structure, different approach to Dredd.

Wow, just received PJ and Doomsday - the two biggest volumes yet including every story I could hope for. I seriously expected some omissions from both due to page count but they clock in around 250 pages each.
PJ has everything up to the Christmas story - I give up, I can't see any omissions
Doomsday includes
Bad Frendz,
Worst of Frendz
Gun Play (yay!)
Scorpion Dance
The Contract
The Narcos Connection
Doomsday
Volt Face
The two Doomsday volumes give a comprehensive collection of the storyline, all we need is an Edgar volume to follow that story thread to its conclusion (I'm expecting we will get this with the Armon Gill stories).
The books might be smaller than the old Titan trades but contain everything you would want to see.
Incidentally, extras in PJ are covers and an interview with Liam Sharp while Doomsday has covers and an interview with someone by the name of David Bishop about how he approached Doomsday given the pagecount and crossover nature.
Wonderful stuff!

FFS not him again.

Also, 2000AD's power to predict the future - Dave the Orangutan as Major, years before Boris got the job:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/greggdd69/15-orangutans-that-look-like-london-mayor-boris-jo-5v0w

Is the character falling out of Tharg's arse Outlaw?

Harsh!

But fair.

But mostly harsh.

[Strange Cases]

I'm amazed Wun Man an' his Dug hasn't been reprinted - that and Straitjacket Fits are the only things left from the first volume of the Meg to get a revival!

How could you forget Judge Edwina Strange, Dave?

Some flawed gems in the original Strange Cases run (i.e. the 90's version of 'Tales from the Black Museum'), including stories by Warren Ellis & John Smith.
To my knowledge they've never been reprinted, and would make for a great floppy.

http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=STRANGE

You're right, I'd forgotten about those! In my defence, it was quarter of a century ago - and there were only five of them in the Meg. Three more in various yearbooks & specials, too, but not sure there'd be enough to fill a floppy. Sidenote: I think the very first Strange Case is the only thing Warren Ellis ever wrote for the House of Tharg, though I did reprint Lazarus Churchyard in the Meg years later...

The Pit started as I tuned out for my wilderness years, for reasons lost in the mists of time. It's a great series of stories, and as Matt Smith says in the intro, ushering in modern-day Dredd. Personally, and this isn't to detract from the other artists, I think I'd have enjoyed it even more if Carlos had drawn the whole thing - he captures the gritty atmosphere from the off. It's all great stuff though.

It would have done wonders for my stress levels if Carlos could've drawn the whole thing! But some stand-up work by Lee & Alex helped keep The Pit in the prog for 30 weeks non-stop.

Ah lads. Is that Craddock colour messing up some sweet Alex Ronald lawmaster action on the cover?

"How are you tackling this one, Alan?"

"Eagle? Shiny.

"Laser? Shiny.

"Bodywork? Shiny.

"Tyres? Shiny."

"Tyres, Alan? Shiny? Really?"

"Yes. Tyres, shiny. Faces shiny. Fabric shiny. Shiny! SHINY! CONCRETE SHINY! EVERY FUCKING THING SHINY!"

Perhaps he was a big Haysi Fantayzee fan?
https://youtu.be/ZLqC3zs4r3Y?t=40s

I'm amazed Wun Man an' his Dug hasn't been reprinted - that and Straitjacket Fits are the only things left from the first volume of the Meg to get a revival!

Got a paraphrased Pulp song stuck in my head...

"Let's all meet up, go buy Prog 2000..."

Somehow I always misread this series as Black Sitar, like it's a sequel to an obscure David Sylvian sngle