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Wallet only for direct debit subscribers? Eh?

Was that always the case?

It's not.
I'm not a DD subber and one has been sent to me.

That's cool, but it's clearly stated on their site atm. I hadn't noticed it before so maybe doesn't apply for those in early

http://www.2000adcollection.com

Wallet only for direct debit subscribers? Eh?

Was that always the case?

Excellent comic book TEOTFW (Chuck Forsman) gets a terrible E4 re-write where the diffident emotionally stunted central character suddenly becomes a teenage psychopath motivated by thoughts of killing his love interest.... Jesus Christ.

I lasted till the first ad break and realised this was killing a comic book I truly love.

issues featuring stories and covers by key Dredd artists would be great - a Cliff Robinson issue is well overdue - 30 years of amazing covers (100 prog covers) and a sprinkling of stand alone strips.

The lighting on Rogues First page art really baffles me. Specifically his right arm and left leg.

Never got over rereading it in the Carlos collection. It must mindwipe from me automatically.

Just Crusade to fear then.

Surely the greatest fear is that one of the three Dredd will be Helter Skelter.

Chris Weston falls out of love with 2000ad - a rich Johnson bleeding cool exclusive coming soon.

Nope - 3A shipping notification is pretty random - I usually get them after the item has arrived.

Plus they send these out in batches over a period of a few weeks.

I turned off the video when they got to taking off the cover-sleeve on the box.. I don't want to see someone else unveil it..  this has to be savoured individually...

I think it is a paradox that the MC is variable in quality but the UC is is pretty much all killer no filler. I mean you may not like a character or argue that the Slaine and Stront contributions are too high but really this stuff is all pretty much gold. I think its actually easier to get lapsed readers into this stuff and I know several guys who have said 'I wont subscribe but flag up decent individual issues to me..'

I've sorta explained to them that that is pretty hard as the quality is constantly high bar. Its much easier to cherry pick the MC.

Still I think getting them to buy The Kreeler Conspiracy is a good start - that's one absolute top notch fun read - classic art, fun fast action adventure.. if they read and enjoyed 2000AD back in the 80s/90s they'll realise this stuff they haven't read is pure classic 2000AD.

The Horned God only appeared on the shelves for one week here - the 'second' official week. The only place nearby stocking it had 5 copies in - all gone now but whether that was sales or cleared off the shelves I don't know. No sign of Halo Jones. Tad annoying as I was in to buy multiple copies as gifts / inducements.

The America issue of Dredd had far more copies in stock.

Comedy warning

Changed the recipient name for the 2000AD test but kept the account / payment details and delivery address the same.. now its impossible for Hachette / myself to access my details for the 2000AD collection. The account name is in the same email address but changing the recipient name apparently generates a new account that nobody can access.

Cue S.Africa saying they didn't have a clue what to do.

These landing at the same time as the Dredd Collection really brings home that running both at the same time for a year is a bit of a dumb idea. I probably would have gone for the Dredd extension but no way now. Cherry picking time for Dredd after #80

Harlem Heroes - yes
Finn - NO WAY.

My own love would be a Belardinelli issue of Blackhawk and his many Future Shocks.

2000ADs neglected genius. 

Lobster Random (and The Vort), The VCs and a John Smith edition would be ace too.

Probably unlikely the lot of it.

A £10 hardback of Brass Sun would be something I'd buy multiple copies of and gift to every young kid in the family / friends. Just a brilliant and rare all-ages effort from modern 2000AD

Weirdly I don't really think of MC1 as 'dead' at all. Just smaller. Like has happened to it before. If a story deals with the aftermath of DoC then fine, if its just a regular Perp/Cit of the week tale then fine too - life goes on in areas left untarnished or rebuilt by the DoC.

Certainly the post DoC implications weren't thought through enough - Carroll has looked at the diplomatic / geo-political consequences but DoC certainly could have been a time to move major new intra-MC1 players on to the board (corporations, politicians, populists, intra-department judges) but that hasn't happened so much. But I don't let it trouble my enjoyment of Dredd week-to-week.

One thing I thing weakened the strip was the loss of Bachmann in Trifecta. She had the potential to be a fascinating character to weave through many stories and while Trifecta was great (really really great) I thought her sacrifice was a shame.