Arg City is one of the giant layered cities scattered across northern Melkia. Originally designed to accommodate over 20 million people, the city’s population has been reduced to less than one-tenth of its original size due to decline caused by wars and ground collapse centered around the western block, resulting...

Over this two-year stretch, the galaxy’s greatest comic passed its 45th anniversary while the cover price bumped from £3.10 to £3.25, still a bargain compared to the content. The all-ages “Regened” issues became a regular event, about four times a year. As before, each was self-contained for the purpose of...

Any way you looked at it, £5.99 was a bargain; every issue was 64 pages and came bundled with a 64-page reprint collection of stories from 2000AD or elsewhere. You could find five ongoing comics inside with a generous helping of articles and reviews. Issue 400 was even thicker with...

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Tragic news greeted this batch of progs when one of the greatest artists in 2000AD history, Carlos Ezquerra, died on October 1, 2018. His work went all the way back to the very beginning as the designer of Judge Dredd. Once he started drawing regular strips, not a year went...

The cover price migrated up from £5.60 to £5.99, but the format during this run was as stable as could be with four main story slots (one for Dredd, two or three from Dredd’s world and sometimes one independent) and a smattering of articles that included writer/artist interviews, movie and...

I heard a noise close by. An enemy!? I jumped up. It was only my subconscious. Maybe it was the anesthetic, but my head was throbbing. My limbs, which still had no strength, were limp. The surroundings were dim. There was a bright light in the center of the room....

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The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic reached its 40th anniversary in this stretch, commemorated by a special birthday issue that brought back some very early strips and did a lot of 4th-wall breaking. Tharg’s 3rillers was an expanded version of the one-and-done Future Shocks that often served as a launch pad for...

Over this 3-year stretch, the Megazine’s cover price went from £5.49 to £5.60 and the features held steady with four regular strips accompanied by creator interviews, various articles, and book/comic/movie reviews. Each issue was bundled with a separate 64-page reprint of 2000AD or Megazine content; usually collected comics, but also...

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Yep, Yamato was supposed to be in the background on this cover. When it came to the finished version, I clean forgot to add it. D’OH! Continue to part 4 Back to main article

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