Episodes – Space Spinner 2000

In our thrilling seventy-fifth episode Fox and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reminisce on the whole of 2000 AD comics for the year 1981. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1981 Spinnies! At the end of every chronological year in our prog timeline we’ll give out awards to the storylines and thrills we liked best over the last year. Stay tuned after this awards for big news for all listeners!

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Song: Tainted Love by Soft Cell

11.86

In our thrilling seventy-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 241-244  of 2000 AD, covering December of 1981. Join us as Matt Tallon gets revenge, Ace Trucking gets jacked, Nemesis gets stabbed, Rogue Trooper gets laid out, and Judge Dredd gets his man, but at what cost!?

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Song: Don’t You Want Me by Human League

11.86

In our thrilling seventy-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1982 2000 AD Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). We’ve been pretty tough on annuals over the years, and this one has some pretty rough sections, but this one is improved greatly by the replacement of legacy comics with awesome classic 2000AD thrills. Besides some interesting new stories, it’s a cool chance to hang out with our old friends from Flesh and MACH One!

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The Annual on Mega City Book Club: http://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2016/12/mega-city-book-club-22-1982-annual.html

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Song: Kids in America by Kim Wilde

11.67

In our thrilling seventy-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 237-240  of 2000 AD, covering November of 1981. Join us as Nemesis the Warlock and Torquemada have a zombie showdown, Rogue Trooper goes topside, Ace Trucking goes down a black hole, Mean Arena goes to Edinburgh, and Mega-City One goes to hell as Block Mania reaches a fever pitch!

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Song: Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie

11.67

In our thrilling seventy-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1982 Judge Dredd Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). It’s the second Dredd Annual, and I think it stands up to the first one. Join us as we meet the fattys, fight space vampires, and take part in a mini-block rumble! We’ll also revisit some classic Dredd stories and hang out with our buddies Max Normal and Walter the Wobot. Finally these annuals are pretty good!

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Song: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by The Police

11.48

In our thrilling seventieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 232-236 of 2000 AD, covering October of 1981. Join us as Ace Garp his crew and their ship the Speedo Ghost head out into the spaceways, Nemesis starts a jail break, Rogue Trooper heads out to sea, Mean Arena moves to Manchester, the Kid Knee Caper concludes, and Judge Dredd heads out on a Hot Dog Run before BLOCK MANIA BEGINS!

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Song: It’s My Party by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

11.48

In our thrilling sixty-ninth (nice) episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1981 Sci-Fi Special of 2000 AD. This Special contains some excellent Judge Dredd and Nemesis the Warlock stories, and a pair of classic One-Eyed Jack stories that caused a fair amount of debate among the the hosts.

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On the Wall

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Song: Vienna by Ultravox

11.24

In our thrilling sixty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 228-231 of 2000 AD, covering September of 1981. Join us as Judges Dredd and Anderson settle Death’s hash, Nemesis plays the blues, we start the Kid-Knee Caper, and Rogue Trooper synths out across Nu-Earth for the first time!

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Song: Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants

11..24

In our thrilling sixty-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 223-227 of 2000 AD, covering August of 1981. Join us as we reach the end of Meltdown Man, Johnny Alpha returns to duty, we’ll see the face of Nemesis, and JUDGE DEATH LIVES! We are in goddamn flavor country here!

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Song: Green Door by Shakin Stevens

11.05

In our thrilling sixty-sixth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 219-222 of 2000 AD, covering July of 1981. Join us as we conclude Portrait of a Mutant, the Mega Rackets roll on, the Jensen Gang strikes, and Nemesis the Warlock returns! CREDO! The second half of 1981 is full of premieres of classic thrill-powered stories, and it all starts here!

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Song: Ghost Town by The Specials

10.81