Space Spinner 2000 – Space Spinner 2000

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

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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

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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

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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

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For every silver lining there’s an angry dark storm cloud. So it is in the eleventh in our series of Space Spinner 2000 Collections as we cover our least favorite thrills!  These collections have all of our coverage for a specific character or storyline, all in one place. They’re a great accompaniment to reading collected versions of 2000AD, or to just hear your favorite thrill all in one place.

This time we’re torturing ourselves for your fun and amusement as we collect the four thrills we’ve disliked the most so far in our coverage of 2000AD. It’s a rogue’s gallery of thrill-suckers: Colony Earth, Death Planet, Angel, and Rick Random. We’ll talk about what makes these thrills so painful and what could be done to make them better. While we usually pride ourselves on being positive, sometimes you just have to release your anger! Most of these stories haven’t been collected in official editions, but you can find Death Planet as part of the Planet of the Damned graphic novel  at the 2000AD webstore, or wherever books are sold.

https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/GRN559

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Song: Spirits of the Future by roughNX (find them at https://www.roughnx.com)

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

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The Heroes fly high in the tenth in our series of Space Spinner 2000 Collections! These collections have all of our coverage for a specific character or storyline, all in one place. They’re a great accompaniment to reading collected versions of 2000AD, or to just hear your favorite thrill all in one place.

This time we’re heading out for future sports action with the Harlem Heroes! Basketball, soccer, karate, and freakin’ jet packs collide in this awesome prog 1 thrill. We’ll meet heroic Heroes like Giant, brian-in-a-jar Louis, evil villains like the murderous cyborg Gruber, and Aeroball teams from all over the world. If you like future sports you’ll love the Harlem Heroes! You can find their awesome adventures at the 2000AD webstore, or wherever books are sold.

https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/graphic-novels/more-titles/GRN380

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Song: Spirits of the Future by roughNX (find them at https://www.roughnx.com)

All roads lead to Hell as futuristic bounty hunters Johnny Alpha, Wulf, and the alien The Gronk pursue their quarry to the land of fire and brimestone! It’s an awesome Strontium Dog adventure in the ninth in our series of Space Spinner 2000 Collections! ! These collections have all of our coverage for a specific character or storyline, all in one place. They’re a great accompaniment to reading collected versions of 2000AD, or to just hear your favorite thrill all in one place.

This time we’re exploring a strange dimension full of skeletal horesmen, flaming rivers, and the devil himself in a story full of action, amazing art, and more than a few CB radio call signs. Journey to Hell was the second apperance of the Strontium Dog series in 2000AD (following its run in the discontinued Starlord) and it arrives here fully formed and super awesome! If you’re a fan of Johnny Alpha, 2000AD, or action comics in general, you owe it to yourself to check out Strontium Dog, Journey to Hell! You can find the infernal adventures of Johnny, Wulf, and The Gronk at the 2000AD webstore, or wherever books are sold.

https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/graphic-novels/strontium-dog/GRN286

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Song: Spirits of the Future by roughNX (find them at https://www.roughnx.com)

Holy Joe Smith! It’s the year 2140 and Sam Slade, ace Robo-Hunter, is being sent to the planet Verdus to deal with a massive robot uprising. Along with his robo-meter Cutie and the de-aged and cantankerous Kidd all head out for adventure in the eighth in our series of Space Spinner 2000 Collection! These collections have all of our coverage for a specific character or storyline, all in one place. They’re a great accompaniment to reading collected versions of 2000AD, or to just hear your favorite thrill all in one place.

This time we’re headed out to Verdus for some awesome action and hilarious situations! From the sewers full of robo-gators to the streets teaming with empty robo-taxis, to the stately halls of robo-parliament Sam and friends do what they do best, crack wise and bow up robots. It’s another great early thrill, and one of the silliest of all time. Check it out, and learn why sometimes saving the day has some unintended consequences! You can find the adventures of Sam Slade in digital omnibus editions at the 2000AD webstore.

https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/graphic-novels/robo-hunter/GRN364

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Song: Spirits of the Future by roughNX (find them at https://www.roughnx.com)

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

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