Space Spinner 2000 – Space Spinner 2000

In our thrilling two hundred and forty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 736-739 of 2000AD, covering June & July 1991. This episode Dredd fights mutants, Friday fights to breath, Indigo Prime follows the time train, Below Zero flounders in bodyguard work, and Bix Barton finds love…or does he?!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Rogue Trooper
• Mean Machine
• Indigo Prime
• Tao De Moto
• Below Zero
• Bix Barton

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Song: The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes

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In our thrilling two hundred and fortieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 732-735 of 2000AD, covering May & June 1991. This episode Mean Machine travels through time, Friday makes some new friends, Sam Slade closes his case as Tanner and Indigo Prime start new ones, and an old friend returns in Judge Dredd.

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Rogue Trooper
• Mean Machine
• Robo-Hunter
• Tao De Moto
• Below Zero
• Indigo Prime

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Song: The Stonk by Hale and Pace

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In our thrilling two hundred and thirty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 728-731 of 2000AD, covering April & May 1991. This episode we clear out a few thrills and hop into some I’ve been looking forward to, including Mean Machine and the return of Night Zero!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Nemesis & Deadlock
• Robo-Hunter
• Bix Barton
• Junker
• Rogue Trooper
• Mean Machine
• Below Zero
• Tao De Moto
• Future Shocks

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Song: Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash

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In our thrilling two hundred and eighteenth episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1991 Sci-Fi Special of 2000AD. This special is built around the theme of Monsters, and had a bunch of thrills that fit that theme to varying degrees!

This episode Conrad is joined by friend of the show Martin! You can find Martin on Twitter @tainsnap, and he’s a member of the London Comedy Writers group, find them on Twitter @TheLCW or on londoncomedywriters.com

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Tharg’s Galactic Greetings
• Robo-Hunter
• Tyranny Rex
• Tharg the Mighty
• Rogue Trooper
• Brigand Doom

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Song: Do the Bartman by The Simpsons

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In our thrilling two hundred and thirty-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 724-727 of 2000AD, covering March & April 1991. This episode Robo-Hunter gets grim, Junker has a twist, Tao de Moto makes a deal, things get mysterious for Nemesis and Deadlock, and Judge Dredd is headed for the Emerald Isle!

Thrills Covered:

• Bix Barton
• Judge Dredd
• Junker
• Nemesis & Deadlock
• Robo-Hunter
• Tao De Moto

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Song: 3 a.m. Eternal by The KLF

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In our thrilling two hundred and thirty-sixth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 720-723 of 2000AD, covering March 1991. This episode we’re reaching a big milestone for 2000AD as the prog goes full color, and with it start several new thrills!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Brigand Doom
• Rogue Trooper
• Indigo Prime
• Armoured Gideon
• Bix Barton
• Nemesis & Deadlock
• Robo-Hunter
• Tao De Moto
• Future Shocks

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Song: Innuendo by Queen

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In our thrilling two hundred and thirty-fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 716-719 of 2000AD, covering February 1991. This episode we take a break from Death Aid, Anderson is seeing ghosts, Brigand Doom is having a gas, Friday goes kill crazy, and Danzig Inferno is gonna freak you out!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Rogue Trooper
• Anderson, Psi Division
• Junker
• Brigand Doom
• Danzig’s Inferno
• Future Shocks

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Song: Sadness (Part 1) by Enigma

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In our thrilling two hundred and thirty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 712-715 of 2000AD, covering January 1991. This episode Conrad and Fox have switched places once more! Can Fox hope to contain a rowdy and belligerent Conrad? We’ll find out. Stay tuned to the end to hear Conrad’s drunken mythology!

Thrills Covered:

• Rogue Trooper
• Judge Dredd
• Anderson, Psi Division
• Junker
• Future Shocks

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Song: Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter by Iron Maiden

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In our thrilling two hundred and thirty-second episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1990 Winter Special of 2000AD. This is a Laff-o-Rama special, with jokes and silliness aplenty! Or at least that’s the idea. Will they succeed? We’ll find out together!

This episode Conrad is joined by friend of the show Graham Cannon, who was a great sport about rerecording this episode after there was a recording error with the first one, which is why this episode is coming out two weeks late!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Droid’s Joke Page
• Tharg the Mighty
• Where Are They Now?
• Zenith
• Fervent & Lobe
• Tharg – The Motion Picture
• Future Shocks
• Bradley
• Bix Barton

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Song: Unbelievable by EMF

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In our thrilling two hundred and thirty-third episode Fox and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reminisce on the whole of 2000 AD comics for the year 1990. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1990 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 1991 from both 2000AD and our show!

Programming note: After a barn burner second half of 1989 and 1990 we’ll be moving to releasing shows every other week for the rest of 2020. Regular weekly (and twice weekly!) releases will resume in 2021!

Award Categories:

• Best Art
• Best Story
• Best Overall Thrill
• MVP of 1990
• Best Month
• Best Year

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Song: Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers

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