2000AD Thrillshots - Reviewing the Mega and Ultimate Collections

[Greg M.]

You're right - it works because it doesn't solve the problem (or indeed even create the original problem.)

[Leigh S]

The Moses Incident is qite possibly my favourite Stront tale of all

[Dandontdare]

It is certainly a classic, although post-spacespinner2000 I will never be able to forget the potential note "Gone to see space wizard. IOU one dead kid"

[Vernoona]

"A fun read that draws on a lot of familiar influences to create something pretty unique."

Rogue Trooper: Volume One is up on the blog.

https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/clone-war-rogue-trooper-volume-1/

[Vernoona]

We step back in time a bit to take a look at the weird Venn diagram of talking animals, fantasy quests and manly 1980s action heroes in Meltdown Man - up on the blog now!

https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/animal-rescue-meltdown-man/

[Vernoona]

Time to pull out the Space Trucking Dictionary and attempt to translate Ace Trucking Co.: Volume One.

https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/2019/05/06/tucker-truckin-ace-trucking-co-volume-one/

[Greg M.]

I love Ace Garp - I think the 'get rich quick' schemer is a very under-utilised archetype in 2000AD. 'Hell's Pocket' is presumably absent due to being drawn by Ian Gibson - he's obviously a great artist, but I don't feel the series works with anyone other than Belardinelli in the jockbox. As for Ace's scarf - it's alive, all right. In fact, its status leads eventually to a rather touching pay-off.

[Vernoona]

I love Ace Garp - I think the 'get rich quick' schemer is a very under-utilised archetype in 2000AD. 'Hell's Pocket' is presumably absent due to being drawn by Ian Gibson - he's obviously a great artist, but I don't feel the series works with anyone other than Belardinelli in the jockbox. As for Ace's scarf - it's alive, all right. In fact, its status leads eventually to a rather touching pay-off.

He's definitely a stand-out character at this point in time for 2000 AD. Now I'm in suspense about the scarf!

[broodblik]

Ace Garp only works with Belardinelli

[Vernoona]

It's a biggie. Thrillshots reaches "The Apocalypse War".

https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/2019/05/13/the-apocalypse-war/

[Vernoona]

Yup, it’s time for another round of robot-detective shenanigans with Sam Slade, Hoagey and Stogie in Robo-Hunter: Volume Two.

https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/the-song-remains-insane-robo-hunter-volume-two/

[Vernoona]

Satire is pushed to - and possibly past - the limit in this week's collection: Fast Food.

https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/2019/05/27/fast-food/

[Vernoona]

With over 20 reviews now up, I've created a few Index pages to keep track of the posts.

By Publication Date: https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/index-by-publication-date/
By Mega Collection: https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/index-by-mega-collection/
By Ultimate Collection: https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/index-by-ultimate-collection/

[Vernoona]

If there could only be one artist-focused Dredd Volume in the Ultimate Collection, it was always going to be Carlos Ezquerra.

Return of the King is your Thrillshot for this week: https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/2019/06/03/return-of-the-king/

[Vernoona]

“It’s still a mad, mad, mad nu world.”

It's September 1982, and Rogue Trooper: Volume Two is up on the blog.

https://thrillshots.wordpress.com/2019/06/10/shell-shocked-rogue-trooper-volume-2/