In our thrilling hundred and forty-first episode Fox and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reminisce on the whole of 2000 AD comics for the year 1985. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1985 Spinnies! At the end of every chronological year in our prog timeline we give out awards to the storylines and thrills we liked best over the last year. Stay tuned until the end to hear what’s coming up in 1986 from both 2000AD and our show!

Award Categories:

• Best Art
• Best Story
• Best Overall Thrill
• Best Month
• Best Year

Also, we’re planning a special 2018 Year in Review show for the early new year, and want to do an AMA (Ask Me Anything) as part of it! So if you’ve got any questions you’d like to ask Conrad or Fox about anything from our personal lives to 2000AD to whatever else, please feel free to ask! You can submit questions through any of our social media, on the 2000AD forums, or through our email listed below. Thanks, and happy new year!

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Song: The Power of Love by Jennifer Rush

21.32

In our thrilling hundred and fortieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 447-450 of 2000AD, covering December of 1985. This week it’s Christmas time in Mega-City 1, Johnny Alpha and Wulf party in the past, Rogue Trooper faces a new threat, and at long last we enter the Tomb of Terror! Also Conrad has to be very quiet this episode, so let’s keep it a secret between us!

Thrills Covered:

• Sláine and Tomb of Terror
• Mean Team
• Judge Dredd
• Strontium Dog
• Rogue Trooper

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Song: Saving All My Love For You by Whitney Houston

21.32

In our thrilling hundred and thirty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 443-446 of 2000AD, covering November of 1985. This week Nemesis travels to the time wastes, the Strontium Dogs are in a tight spot, it’s a hard time for mayors in Mega-City One, and Rogue Trooper once again returns to Mili-Com!

Thrills Covered:

• Nemesis the Warlock
• Robo-Hunter
• Judge Dredd
• Mean Team
• Rogue Trooper
• Strontium Dog
• Future Shocks

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Song: I’m Your Man by WHAM!

21.13

In our thrilling hundred and thirty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 431-434 of 2000AD, covering August and September of 1985. This week Dredd deals with fatties, Nemesis and Torquemada team up, Mean Team hits 5000, and Sam Slade cracks up!

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Song: A Good Heart by Feargal Sharkey

20.94

In our thrilling hundred thirty-seventh episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1986 2000AD Annual. This is the ninth 2000AD annual and we’re seeing a great combination of new stories and classic thrills in these pages. The highlights of this year’s annual include an abridged version of classic thrill Shako, and the iconic Apocalypse War Dredd comic strip!

This episode Conrad is joined by new 2000AD fan Zane Kipfmiller!

Thrills Covered:

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Song: I Want My MTV by Dire Straits

20.76

In our thrilling hundred and thirty-sixth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 435-438 of 2000AD, covering September and October of 1985. This week Dredd deals with murder-bots and the start of a conspiracy, Nemesis and Robot-Hunter return, and we get to know the Mean Team! Oh, and Tharg is back in the comics.

Thrills Covered:

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Song: Dancing in the Street by David Bowie and Mick Jagger

20.76

In our thrilling hundred and thirty-fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 431-434 of 2000AD, covering August and September of 1985. This week Dredd fights Nosferatu (WRITE HIS NAME IN BLOOD), Rogue gets the antigen, Johnny Alpha takes down the Slavers of Drule, and Ace takes the croakside trip! The fall relaunch is coming, all storylines must end!

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Song: In the Groove by Madonna

20.58

In our thrilling hundred and thirty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 427-430 of 2000AD, covering July and August of 1985. This week Judge Anderson gets her man, Rogue gets sandy, Ace Garp gets bad news, and Super Surf 7 gets underway! WRITE HIS NAME IN BLOOD

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Song: Frankie by Sister Sledge

20.40

In our thrilling hundred and thirty-third episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1986 Judge Dredd Annual. This is the sixth Dredd Annual, and we have Carlos Ezquerra drawing two new full color Dredd stories, and new challenger John Higgins doing one, as well as classic Dredd, some features, and an Ian Gibson Judge Anderson punch up.

This episode Conrad is joined by friend of the show and 2000AD and Dredd fan Jake Ebeling! You can find Jake on Twitter where he’s @ebeling_j

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Song: 1999 by Prince

20.22

In our thrilling hundred and thirty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 423-426 of 2000AD, covering June and July of 1985. This week Judge Death gives a rude awakening, Rogue Trooper and Sláine go for the oldest trick in the book, Johnny takes on the Slavers of Drule, and Super Surf 7 begins!

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Song: You’ll Never Walk Alone by The Crowd

20.22