Mega City Book Club: Recent Episodes
Eamonn Clarke
A podcast all about collected editions of the galaxy’s greatest comic 2000AD, hosted by Eamonn Clarke.
We've visited the Crooked World of Captain Britain twice in the book club, now Luke Aldred returns to discuss what happened to Brian Braddock after all of that earth-shattering chaos. We talk about stories by Jamie Delano, and all of that superb art by Alan Davis.You can find Luke's own artwork on Instagram, and see some of his painted miniatures here.
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Rob Ellis joined me at the Lawless convention to discuss an unusual book by the Italian creator Luana Vecchio. Content advisory: this book features a lot of sex, violence, and suicidal ideation. It's not for everyone but if you are not deterred then both the digital and paperback versions are still available.
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Get your trousers on, you're nicked! The old school film club wants to tell you about fags, slags, blags, and Jags. John Caro joins us to discuss two films about hard nosed British coppers in the late 1970s. Can we make the link to the comics that we love so much, and can we work out why everyone in these films is so miserable?
Find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com, join John on Mastodon and find his published work online here.
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I met up with Giles Wright at the Enniskillen Comic Fest to discuss another eclectic collection of Judge Dredd stories which tells us more about the world beyond the boundaries of MC1. We also discuss the convention and Paul Trimble's astonishing line-up of guests.
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For this film club episode we dodged hordes of the rage infected to end up in another London dungeon! Damian Lubanski earns his fifth star and covers one of the big horror films of the year. We are pretty spoilerific for the first two films in the series. We also discuss the character from British television history who turns up at the end so if you want to avoid that spoiler skip from 31:47-35:17
Damian also recommends the movie Weapons and the unusual Channel 4 puppet show Don't Hug Me I'm Scared.
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A look at the newspaper strip Jeff Hawke by Willie Patterson and Sydney Jordan. Recorded at the Lawless convention with Richard Sheaf, who is a comics blogger, scholar, fact-checker, proofreader, and the tailwalker in the this year's Hotdog run. Check out Richard's work at BoysAdventureComics.blogspot.com and at the Book Palace.
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Conrad is back to discuss the new Fantastic Four movie. We talk about spoilers for Reed Richards' master plan from 19:51-26:07 so maybe avoid that section if you haven't seen the film yet. And find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com
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Jim O'Brien returns to discuss the nuclear paranoia of the early 1980s and, in particular, the genius of Raymond Briggs. Find Jim's own writings about comics in Battling Britons issue 7, and in Comics Rule OK. And keep on eye on Justin Marriott's page for the new issue coming soon.
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Conrad and I have both seen the new Superman movie and we can't stop humming the John Williams theme. Podcasts are the new punk rock!
Find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com
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The book club reaches episode 300, and to celebrate I'm joined by Pete Wells to count down the top ten covers from the first 300 progs as voted for by listeners. There are a couple of surprises along the way and you can view a montage of the top ten covers here. Thank you to everyone who voted, and thank you to everyone for listening, commenting, reviewing, and sharing over the last 300 pods.
You can also see Pete's pages from the Lawman of the Future comic here and here. And the Simon Fraser cover for Prog 1791 here. Please visit Pete's Sensory stories podcast page.
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Dan Stokes joins the book club to discuss the Judge Dredd: Lawman of the Future comic from 1995. What high hopes we all had back then!Find Dan's own art at Stokesy.art on Instagram and at ArtTherapyDan.com
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We're in the film club again as Conrad and Peter briefly discuss Marvel's Thunderbolts (no spoilers) before Peter makes the case for Duncan Jones' Moon with full spoilers for this fantastic film.
Find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com and Peter at the Hindsight Hut including his recent interview with Simon Furman.
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Brian Doob returns to discuss a Panini collection of The Daleks strips that ran in TV Century 21 comic in the 1960s. Check out Brian's work on British Invaders and on the BritTrack at Dragon Con.
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Colin Taylor returns to celebrate reaching the top ten of his massive project to cover 100 comic runs that you should read, and in at number 7 is Animal Man. We cover the 26 issue run by Grant Morrison, Chas Troug and Doug Hazlewood, with spectacular covers by Brian Bolland. We do discuss some mild spoilers including for one of the greatest single issue comics of all time, The Coyote Gospel in issue #5.You can find Colin's list of his top comic runs of all time on the 2000AD forums. Start here for a countdown listing from number 133.
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The hardest working man in British comics returns, Tony Esmond guides me through the history of underground comics and some of the legal difficulties they encountered in the early 1970s. The Trials of Nasty Tales is a 1973 British anthology comic that covers one of the court cases in madcap detail, and it features an early appearance by Dave Gibbons.Find Tony at NeverIronAnything.com including our Never Iron Anything episode about Gerald Scarfe, you can buy Tony's own comics at Tribute Press, and listen in to the weekly Awesome Comics Podcast which has recently celebrated 500 episodes.
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Conrad Leiden joins me to discuss the 30th anniversary edition of the adaptation of the Sylvester Stallone Judge Dredd movie. Find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com and BigMegOne.com
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Dave Wynn makes his third visit to the book club to discuss the Judge Dredd epic that sort of tapered out, and even got lost in a pub. We chat about City of the Damned, four great artists, and what makes a good epic. You can find this story in Case Files vol 8 and read more about the lost and found Steve Dillon artwork at Comic Book Resources.
You can buy the Henge comic with Boo Cook cover here, and their album here. The Strange Days festival takes place in September 2025 and features both Henge and Crab.
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Alan Fisher joins the five star club as he returns to discuss the collected edition of Bryan Talbot's five Grandville stories. Order your copy of the collected Grandville adventures, and look out for the forthcoming prequel series about Stamford Hawksmoor.
If you want one of the few remaining Johnny Alpha statues contact Alan through Fish Collectibles.
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Jon Hymus has come back with a belter of a book from 2000AD. Join us as we marvel over the contributions of Robin Smith to the golden age of the galaxy's greatest comic.And send your votes for the top ten best prog covers of all time to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
The results will be revealed in episode 300!
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Movie time! We have seen Captain America: Brave New World and the first three episodes of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+. Very mild spoilers for the rather dull film but nothing you haven't already seen in the trailers.Most importantly, both Space Spinner 2000 and the Big Meg One are back. Get them back in your podcast apps.
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Brian Walsh is back in the book club, and he's brought cake! We discuss the history of Viz and the existential comedy of the Drunken Bakers by Barney Farmer and Lee Healey. I wouldn't touch that Battenberg sponge if I were you.You can find Brian's own artwork on his website, and on Instagram and Facebook.
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Robert Hagan returns from episode 163 to discuss another comic genius as we look at Dudley D.Watkins and his creation, Lord Snooty. You can find copies of this book very cheaply on the second-hand markets, and also look for their celebration of Watkins' work in the Beano and the Dandy. Read more of Robert's own writing in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.
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Giles Richards returns to discuss a new collection of the Stainless Steel Rat stories, and this time they are in colour. Grab yourself a copy from the 2000AD store.
Check out Giles' new INH records on Bandcamp and read his article about his inspiration for creating his own record label.
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It's a full moon and Brett Harris returns to discuss some werewolf action in Cry Havoc by Si Spurrier and Ryan Kelly. You can read it in an Image paperback collection. And find Brett's own writing on his blog.
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Paul Trimble returns to discuss another volume of Hellman of Hammer Force, this time with stories from the Battle Action merger as Hellman and his crew head towards the end of the war. Grab your copy from the Treasury webshop.
Find details of the Enniskillen Comic Fest on Facebook and Instagram. And join the Battle Fans group to chat about more great war comics.
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Conrad and I have been to see the latest film in Sony's Spider-Verse, and we use it as an excuse to talk about one of the greatest Spider-Man comic stories ever. The movie is optional but the comic book is required reading. Content note: this episode includes brief reference to suicide.Find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com
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Lee Tyler joins the book club to discuss the first Judge Dredd epic from back in 1977. You can find Robot Wars in Case Files 1 from the 2000AD store.
Join the Southern Contingent on Facebook and you can find the Lawless Hotdog Run there as well. Also check out the Forty Hall Vineyard that Lee discusses in this episode.
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Jim Campbell returns for a third visit to the book club with a New Eagle classic, The Tower King by Alan Hebden and Jose Ortiz. The Hibernia collection is now out of print but keep an eye on their Comicsy webstore for new books as they come out, and follow them on Facebook. You can find Jim's own guide to comic lettering here.
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I met up with five star club member Alex Frith in the pub to discuss Necronauts by Gordon Rennie and Frazer Irving. You can buy this story in the collection Tharg's Terror Tales on the 2000AD webshop. Find Alex on his Heroes of 2000AD blog, and the 2000AD forums.
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Conrad is back to discuss two recent films featuring villains but no heroes, maybe? There are spoilers for the ending of Joker 2 between 15:24 and 21:22. Listen to more Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com
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Andrew Stringer is back on board the Spaceship Britannia as we blast off with the Ministry of Space by Warren Ellis and Chris Weston.
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Garth Ennis returns to discuss two volumes of The Sarge from the pages of Battle by Gerry Finley-Day and Mike Western. We also discuss the current run of Battle Action specials and the return of Rogue Trooper to the pages of 2000AD.
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Jonny Cannon returns to talk about his love for Frank Bellamy's inking techniques which he used to great effect on the long running newspaper strip, Garth. Check out the Frank Bellamy website and the Down the Tubes resource on the character.
And find Jonny's own inky noodlings at CannonHillComics on Big Cartel and follow him on Instagram and Threads.
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David Nolan returns to talk about the greatest left foot in football, and to discuss the highs and lows of Melchester Rovers in the early 1980s. It's time to tackle the biggest sporting hero in the history of British comics (sorry, Alf). Second hand copies of this collection are still available.
You can find all of David's own books on Amazon, and his book about Argentinian football is also on Bookshop.org. Follow him on Bluesky and Twitter.
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Damian Lubanski returns to our secret recording facility in London and this time we are following Garth Ennis into one of those American comics. The first volume of his Punisher Max series is still available.
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Acclaimed novelist and comics writer Michael Carroll joins the book club! You can find John Higgins' Razorjack hardback at Forbidden Planet, and Michael's novel from the same universe is on Amazon. Find more of Michael's work on his website, and on his wonderful Rusty Staples blog.
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Jon Hymus, famous as the Man in the Gold suit from Lawless, joins the book club with a bumper volume packed full of British comics. Second hand copies are out there.
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The film club has been to see the big summer blockbuster and we have thoughts about it. The spoiler section starts at 15:20 and finishes at 39:55. And Conrad Leiden will regenerate and return to SpaceSpinner2000.com
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Stephen Last joins the book club to discuss a wonderful collection of all 15 issues of Scream from the Treasury of British Comics. You can find Stephen in the Facebook discussion group of The Evolution of Horror podcast.
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Tony Esmond returns to discuss the best Batman book of the year, and to touch on the huge subject of Italian comics. You can find Tony at Tribute Press, the Awesome Comics Podcast, Never Iron Anything, and as a columnist in American Nature Presents which you should be able to pick up in Gosh comics.
You can hear the Devil's Trills on youtube. It's also in Spotify and iTunes.
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I'm joined by 2000AD artist and colourist John Charles to discuss his own comics and his new Kickstarter for Technofreak Apocrypha. Find Technofreak on Kickstarter, or find more details on the Facebook pageYou can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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Rob Ellis joins the book club to make the case for Junker by Michael Fleisher, John Ridgway and Tim Perkins. This episode was recorded at Lawless 2024, see you at next year's convention.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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I met up with Giles Wright at the Lawless convention to discuss another eclectic mix of Judge Dredd stories from some masters of the form. We talk about how Dredd's world reflects our own concerns about policing, and then take some time to run through the highlights of Lawless. This collection is out of print but it is available digitally from that place. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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Pat Mills! The creator of 2000AD and so much more joins me to discuss his book Pageturners and his advice for creators who want to follow in his mighty footsteps. We also talk about his own first comic book reading experiences, and his latest and upcoming projects. You can buy a copy from the Millsverse Gumroad shop, and follow Pat on his Iconoblast substack.
Thanks to book clubber Tony Esmond for his help setting up this interview.
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Richard Sheaf returns to the book club at the Lawless convention in Bristol to discuss the wonderful Bojeffries Saga by Alan Moore and Steve Parkhouse.
You can find Richard's blog at BoysAdventureComics.blogspot.com including his entries about Steve Parkhouse and his Bruno Brooks cover. There's also his entry about the Bojeffries Saga, and head over to The Book Palace to bask in the wonders of the books that Richard helps out with.
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Conrad and I have been to the movies and we have thoughts about the lows of Madame Web and the heights of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Mild spoilers for Madame Web.
If you have a film double bill for the film club please get in touch. And head to SpaceSpinner2000.com for more great stuff as the boys are back in town!
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Ashley Baker joins me from Japan to discuss one of the lesser known classics from the prog in the 1990s. Follow us into the world of John Smith and Paul Marshall's Firekind, and get your copy from the 2000AD store. Also if you need Japanese translation services contact akt.honyaku@gmail.com
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Keith Richardson is the senior graphic novels editor at Rebellion and the editor of Monster Fun. We take a break from classic British comics to divert into the wonderful world of funny animals with Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew. And then we catch up with some exciting current and upcoming releases from the Treasury of British Comics.
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I spoke to Su Haddrell about her work organising the superb Lawless convention for the last ten years. This year's event is on May 25-26th at the Doubletree Hilton in Bristol. Find tickets at Lawlesscomiccon.co.uk and also support this year's charity at Rewriting.earth.
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Sloe Smycz joins me from Warsaw to discuss reading British comics in Poland, and to focus on a fascinating mix of skateboarding and Pat Mills' politics from the pages of Jinty. We talk about Pat's involvement in creating Jinty and writing this story, and the wonderful black and white artwork by Christine Ellingham.
Check out the Warsaw Avangarda organisation, the Basilisk convention, their fortnightly TTRPG group, and head to Sloe's Instagram to see their own work and creations.
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Colin Maxwell is a comic book creator who writes for Commando comics, and he joins the book club to discuss a recent collection of a classic story from DC Thomson in the 1970s. Find Colin at Maximised Comics and on Instagram.
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Alan Fisher returns to talk me through Bryan Talbot's memoir which he helped design, and to tell me about the new Johnny Alpha statue which you can still buy from Fish Collectibles. Also check out Keith Gainham's Strontium Dog page on Facebook.
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The comic artist Stref AKA Stephen White joins me to discuss the Comic Scene kickstarter for his new graphic novel Tara Togs: The Silence of Unicorns. Follow the link for the kickstarter, find Stephen on his website, instagram and the Tara Togs Facebook page.
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Troy Martin joins the film club to explore 2000AD connections with the Tom Selleck robot movie Runaway, and then to ask whether Skizz is better than E.T. the Extra-terrestial.
You can find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com and check out Troy's comics work at Sweet Nightmares Media, and find him on his fitness site TMfitness.co.uk
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Tim Burnell returns to the book club with one of the earliest collaborations between Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. We recorded this episode in the pub and it's a bit noisy. You can find Tim's own work in DUI #3 on the GlobalComix app and follow his ongoing art project @timotron1on Instagram.
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Peter McKinney joins the book club to help me tackle the most controversial strip in the history of the galaxy's greatest comic. It's time to talk about Big Dave by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Steve Parkhouse. You can find Peter's blog post about the comic at the Hindsight Hut. And the other two articles we mention are by Colin Smith on Sequart and by Will Cooling archived at the Web Archive.
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Broadcasting on the Voice of Fate Giles Richards returns to discuss one of the all-time classics: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. We talk about some of the very emotional moments in this book with spoilers for some big reveals. Pray the future will never need V for Vendetta!
Find Giles on The Gurdian and order his new book F1 Racing Confidential.
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The film club is back as Giles "Snake" Richards helps us Escape from New York and makes the connection between one of John Carpenter's finest films and the prog. We also try and spring Conrad from LA in the sequel. You can find Giles at The Guardian, and order his new book about Formula One. You can find the theme song remix by King DJ that we discussed on Spotify. And, as always, follow Conrad and Fox at SpaceSpinner2000.
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Colin "YNWA" Taylor returns to help me tick off another great British comic as we consider the success, the style, and the humour of The Phoenix. Track down a Colossal collection or some of the many Bunny vs Monkey books. And check out Colin's own project of 133 great comic book runs you should read on the 2000AD forums.
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I was lucky enough to attend this year's Angouleme festival in France, and while there I met with Tony "LeMonde" Esmond for a croissant and a chat about the festival experience, some key creators, and a fantastic book from NoBrow Press. Follow Tony's comic book adventures at Never Iron Anything, and check out his visitors' guide to the festival on the Awesome Comics Podcast.
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Jim O'Brien joins the book club to introduce me to the work of the great European comic book artist Hugo Pratt. We start with the Night of the Devil collection from the Treasury of British Comics, and then cover some of his other works. You can find Jim's own writings about the history of comics in Justin Marriott's Battling Britains and in Comics Rule OK as well as the Paperback Fanatic series.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Conrad and I have been back to the movies to see two recent comic book movies and we chat about them with minor spoilers both above and below the waves! SpaceSpinner2000 will return very soon so please subscribe, like and follow.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Be careful when choosing a new hairstyle just in case you end up causing a madcap reality storm as detailed in a wonderful collaboration between Peter Milligan and Jamie Hewlett. 2000AD writer James Peaty returns to the book club to discuss a classic from the late 1980s. Get your copy from the 2000AD store. And check out James' work on Amazon, at 2000AD, and on the Writers on Film podcast with John Bleasdale.
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Peter Adamson from Where Eagles Dare is back to accompany me on a Helltrek through the Cursed Earth. Watch out for dinosaurs, acid rain, lava, and mutant mayhem along the way! Get your copy from the 2000AD store, join the Where Eagles Dare Facebook group, or follow them on Threads.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
David Nolan is a new member of the book club. He helps me finish a discussion started in episode 243 with the continuing adventures of a Freelance Peacekeeping Agent in his own series. Just don't call him Bounty Hunter, yes?
Find David's book about Argentine football on his Amazon page as well as his Dublin crime novels featuring Tommy Conlan.
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Rob Williams is well known for his wonderful writing for 2000AD, Marvel, DC and Doctor Who comics, and now is the co-creator with Pye Parr of a great new comic called Petrol Head. We chat about the classic Alan Moore and Alan Davis run on Captain Britain and discuss the unstoppable and terrifying Fury. Then Rob tells me all about the plans for Petrol Head going future, jump onboard with issues 1 and 2 now.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
I met up with Michael Crowder at the Thought Bubble convention to tick off another British comic cunningly disguised as a giant robot. And we discuss some great work by Simon Furman, Geoff Senior, Jeff Anderson, Bryan Hitch, Ron Smith and more. Snap up those Titan trades while you still can.
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Luke Williams joins the film club to discuss the first ever feature based on a 2000AD storyline, and then to take us to a hidden valley in a movie that Uncle Pat must have seen at some point. Conrad will return in SpaceSpinner 2000 soon, and check out Luke's writings at ECBT2000AD, Comic Scene, and Down the Tubes.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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Paul Trimble returns to discuss the Rat Pack's adventures in a Titan collection from 2012. Join the Battle Fans Facebook group for more great war comics, and follow the Enniskillen comic fest for information about next year's guest list. Also keep an eye on Peter Duncan's comics site for news of Paul's upcoming comics debut. You can also find Paul writings in the pages of Battling Britains by Justin Marriott.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Troy Martin joins the book club to help me explore the success of Pat Mills in European comics, and to look at Olivier Ledroit's sumptuous artwork on Requiem Vampire Knight. Check it out on the Millsverse and on GlobalComix. Find out about Troy's own comics at Engine Comics, and on Facebook and instagram. You can find Troy on his website, and his book is available on Amazon.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Luke Aldred drops into a tri-continental episode of the film club to discuss a robotic police officer who bears more than a passing resemblance to Judge Dredd. Catch up with Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com and follow Luke on Etsy and instagram.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Matthew Ellis returns to early 1970s British comics with Slaves of War Orphan Farm by Gerry Finley-Day and Desmond Walduck which began in issue one of Tammy in 1971. Expect plucky heroines, escapes and recaptures, and the horrors of repetitive head trauma. You can read more about this comic on the Jinty and Tammy blogs. And find space in your diary for next year's NICE convention.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Tony Esmond rises to the challenge and guides me through The Light and Darkness War by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy. You can find the Strip Artists film we discuss in the episode on YouTube. Check out Tony's work on the Awesome Comics podcast, Never Iron Anything, and buy his comics at Tribute Press. And please support the MIND mental health charity by buying a copy of the DUI3 anthology.
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John Caro is a principal lecturer in the department of creative and cultural industries at the university of Portsmouth. He was on the film club recently talking about 1970s films that influenced 2000AD, and now he makes his book club debut with Martin Barker's history of Action comic and its legacy. Hard copies of the book are hard to find but you can read some sections of it on John Freeman's Down the Tubes website.
Check out John's writing about Action on the Pop Junctions blog, listen to him talk about the 2000AD Action special on Space Spinner 2000 episode 266, and head to the Portsmouth Comic Con website.
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Conrad returns to the film club with the two most recent DC releases. Spoiler warnings, particularly for the many cameos in The Flash movie.
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James Knight joins the book club to discuss the first volume of Hondo City Law, and to talk about the influence of Manga on Robbie Morrison and Frank Quitely's work, and on 2000AD in general.
Check out James' work at the National Sound Archive and the Sound and Moving Image archive. And listen to his own show on BTS radio.
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Damian Lubanski joins me in the book club's secret underground base to discuss possibly the most extreme comic Garth Ennis has ever created. Content warning: this book contains depictions of graphic violence and sexual assault and we discuss some of this during the episode. The three issue mini series we recommend begins with this issue on Kindle/Comixology.
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John Caro joins the film club with two films from the 1970s that give us the chance to discuss some of the DNA of Judge Dredd and 2000AD. Follow Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000, and find John on Twitter and on Mastodon.
And get in touch if you want to discuss a film that relates to 2000AD or British comics in general.
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Dan Ratcliffe joined me in a Cambridge pub to discuss the fascinating history of Sonic the Comic from the 1990 and early 2000s. Check out Sonic the Comic the Podcast as recommended by Dan, and get in touch if you want to see more of his bound collections.
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I met up with Giles Wright at the Lawless convention to discuss another eclectic mix of Judge Dredd stories, this time all written by Al Ewing. Hard copies of the Mega Collection volume 87 are still out there, and you can buy Ewing's other collection Blaze of Glory from the 2000AD store. Giles also recommends Darwyn Cooke's adaptations of Richard Stark's Parker stories.
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I met up with Richard Sheaf at Lawless to discuss the work of one of his favourite artists. Get your copy of The Art of Frank Bellamy from The Book Palace. Check out Norman Boyd's blog all about Bellamy. And follow Richard's work at Boys Adventure Comics.
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Conrad Leiden joins me for a remotely recorded film club in which we briefly cover John Wick 4, and then get onto two of the big summer movies with minor spoilers throughout for Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3, and Spider-Man:Across the Spider-Verse.
Check out Conrad's latest adventures with Fox at SpaceSpinner2000.com
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Luke Aldred is a new addition to the book club, and he takes me through the first volume of Frank Miller's Sin City in which he sees strong parallels with Judge Dredd. Check out Luke's own art on Etsy and instagram.
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I met up with Paul Trimble at his Enniskillen Comic Fest to have a quick chat about the first issue of the new Battle Action specials. And then I took my microphone on to the convention floor and spoke with Garth Ennis, Keith Burns, John Wagner, Dan Cornwell and Gerry Finley-Day. Apologies for my poor microophone technique in places.
Head to the 2000AD and Treasury store to get your copy and make sure we get more of these splendid comics.
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John Wagner joined me at the Lawless convention in Bristol for a brief chat about the Bogie Man and the forthcoming collected edition. There is some background noise on this episode but it's worth it for a chance to listen to the great man himself. Check out The Bogie Man website and the Kickstarter organised with the assistance of The77.
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I'm delighted to welcome Garth Ennis back to the book club to discuss the fourth Titan collection of Johnny Red by Tom Tully and John Cooper.
Get your copy from your local book shop, be sure to order the new Battle Action specials, and visit the Enniskillen comic fest page on Facebook. Thanks to Paul Trimble for help setting up this interview.
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Pete Wells returns for a record breaking eighth appearance on the book club with a literal monster of a book. Tune in as we tackle From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell.Buy a copy of the 2000AD Covers Uncovered annual from the 2000AD store. And check out Pete's remarkable Sensory Stories for children with special educational needs at HelpKidzLearn.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Jamie Beamish is back with a classic tale of Dredd in the Emerald Isle by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. Check out the Garth Ennis collection on kindle, or Casefiles 15.
And you can watch Jamie on screen in Bridgerton, the absolutely wonderful Derry Girls, and Halo.
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Steve Tanner is the editor in chief of Time Bomb Comics and he joins me to discuss Quantum, a new comic you can find on the newsstands. We also talk more Spectrum comics, the Kickstarter for Brawler #3, and upcoming appearances of his splendid jackets at British comic conventions.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Justin Marriott is the editor of the Battling Britons fanzine which you can find on Amazon. He joins the book club to discuss a 1978 book of comic art by P.R."Doc" Garriock.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comThe intro and outro music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Conrad Leiden from Space Spinner 2000 joins me to discuss our two most recent movie trips. Spoilers abound for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and Shazam: Fury of the Gods. (Note: we recorded this before the assault allegations against Jonathan Majors were announced.)You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
It's film club time as Conrad Leiden and I met up with the co-directors of Judge Minty from 2013 and Search/Destroy from 2016. Steven Sterlacchini and Steve Green discuss how the two fan films came about, and some of the challenges and adventures they had during production. And check out their new comic project with Mike McMahon, Joe and his Killer Robot Dad.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Tharg's very own publicity droid and brand manager Michael Molcher joins me to discuss his book about the genesis of Judge Dredd, and how he reflects the history and politics of policing on both sides of the Atlantic. You can buy I am the Law from the Rebellion store or your local bookshop.
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Andy Cowburn becomes a new member of the book club to discuss the career of Richard Starkings and his Elephantmen series with the first volume, Armed Forces. Check out Andy's Facebook group devoted to the series. And head to your nearest bookshop to start your own Elephantmen journey.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Peter Gouldson joins the book club to discuss a golden period for Marvel UK as we go through the 11 issues of The Daredevils magazine from 1983.
Check out Peter's writing on ComicScene magazine which you can now get on the Kindle.
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Chris Hunneysett helps me complete the adventures of Dan Dare in the pages of 2000AD, a project started in the very first episode of this podcast. This gives us a chance to discuss the wonderful black and white art by Dave Gibbons, and to talk about the history of Dan Dare as a British comic book hero.Get your copy of the lovely hardback from the 2000AD store, and check out the development of Chris's Nemo's Fury game on his website and on Facebook and Twitter.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Michael Crowder joins the book club to discuss a horror classic from Ian Edginton and D'Israeli.Get your copy from the 2000AD store, check out my annotations to the series, and find Michael's letters to Tharg in the Beast database.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Mastodon, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
The Film Club has moved to the Betsey Trotwood pub in London and recruited Alex Frith to discuss Hell Drivers from 1957, and Damnation Alley from 1977. These films have connections to 2000AD and we have opinions about both of them. You can watch Damnation Alley on Amazon video and email me if you want to borrow the Hell Drivers DVD.
Get a copy of Alex's Two Heads from your local book shop, and check out Conrad's work on SpaceSpinner2000
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I'm joined by Samuel George London from the Comics for the Apocalypse podcast to discuss the work of Aly Fell in A Trick of the Light. Check out Aly's work on darkrising.co.uk and follow him on Facebook and Instagram for news of his upcoming kickstarter.And find Sam’s own comics at Signal Comics.
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Jake Ebeling returns to the book club to help me celebrate the extraordinary life and works of the late Kevin O'Neill.We use the first volume of the League's adventures as our jumping off point to discuss O'Neill's work in 2000AD and beyond, and to pick out some favourites from his artwork.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
I met up with Simon Belmont at the Thought Bubble convention to talk about British comics and focus on Dr Mesmer's Revenge by Donne Avenell and Carlos Cruz. Check out the Warlord group on Facebook, and get your copy of the book from the 2000AD store.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Conrad and I have been to see two more comic book movies, and we talk about them with spoiler details. Please check out Conrad's podcast at SpaceSpinner2000.com
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Paul Deadeye joins the book club to discuss Cassandra Anderson's adventures in Shamballa. And we talk about Paul's friendship with the late Alan Grant, and Alan's great legacy as a writer, editor, and mentor to so many in the comics industry.
Grab a copy from the 2000AD store and listen to the audiobook from Penguin Random House audio.
Check out Paul's model work in the 1977-2000AD Facebook group and contact him there if you are interested in collaborating on his new comic.
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David Robertson from That Comic Smell podcast takes me through a recent release from Hibernia Comics and the life and works of artist Brian Lewis.
Check out David's own Fred Egg comics at his BigCartel store.
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Luke Williams is back to guide me through the post-apocalyptic landscape of The Last American by Wagner, Grant and McMahon. Get your copy from the 2000AD store.
And please check out Luke's own writing on the Comic Scene, Down the Tubes, and the ECBT2000AD sites.
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Giles Wright is back with another eclectic selection of Dredd stories. And these tell us a lot about the different aspects of Joe's character as reflected in his extended family members.
Get your copy from the 2000AD store.
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Graham Cannon joins me in the Peterborough Close Encounters comic shop to discuss that time when pesky Xenomorphs arrived in Mega-City One. And we get to discuss what makes a great crossover in comics.
You can read this story in Case Files 36, or in the digital version of the Predator vs Aliens collection. And you can find Graham's Alien story if you can track down a copy of Zarjaz 39.
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Matthew Ellis joins me in a somewhat noisy London box room to discuss an obscure comic from the first 12 issues of Battle Picture Weekly. We get to talk about early plot reveals, the differences between boys' and girls' comics from the 1970s, handling problematic racial stereotypes, and other difficulties with collecting comics from this period. Note: I did what I could with the background noise on this episode but there are a lot of sirens in London!
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Space Spinner 2000 takes us to Mars as Conrad Leiden returns with the further adventures of Judge Anderson from Psi Division. Spoiler alert early on for a big character reveal in this story.
This episode was recorded before the sad passing of Alan Grant, stay tuned for a book club tribute to Alan later in the year.
Tune in to Space Spinner 2000 and the Big Meg One wherever you get your podcasts. You can find the Childhood's End story in Psi Files volume 2
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The book club celebrates 200 episodes and invites Brett Summers back to answer a question we posed in episode 13, is Case Files volume 5 the best Judge Dredd book to hand to a new reader? Check out Brett's blogging and podcast at CultFaction.com and Apple podcasts.
Buy your copy of Case Files 5 from your local comic or book shop, or from the 2000AD webstore.
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Tony Esmond from the Never Iron Anything podcast joins me to discuss a new small press anthology comic that grew out of the Awesome Comics Podcast community, and is raising money for cancer research UK.
Get your copy from https://duicomic.bigcartel.com/ and if you are interested in submitting a pitch for next year's issue 3 then email duicomic3@gmail.com
And get Tony's comics, including the highly recommended Hidden Figures, from Tribute Press.
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Sheridan Kelly joins me at London's Cartoon museum to discuss Bryan Talbot's Adventures of Luther Arkwright, and a wide variety of releases since the 1970s. The Talbot exhibition continues at the museum until October 2022. Thank you to Emma Stirling-Middleton and Steve Marchant at the Cartoon museum for their help with this episode.
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I met up with Damian Lubanski in an echoey London dungeon to discuss Thistlebone book 2, the art of Simon Davis, and the subject of folk horror in film, television, and comics.
Note: this book and episode refer to the subject of child abuse. Listener discretion advised.
Get your copy of Thistlebone 2 from Bookshop.org
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Andrew Stringer joins the book club to introduce me to the DC Thomson comic Bullet and the exploits of its lead character, Fireball. Seek out the Warlord and Battle Fans groups on Facebook, and follow the Fireball page for more great 1970s comics discussion.
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The demon letterer himself, Jim Campbell, returns to the book club with a Hibernia comics collection of the House of Daemon by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Jose Ortiz. We discuss how Ortiz achieves such superlative art, how Jim identified the letterers on the series, and the fact that Wagner & Grant were writing just all the British comics back then. This episode was recorded before the sad news of the death of 2000AD legend Alan Grant.
You can see Jim's tutorials on his blog, and find him on instagram, and get the Nate Piekos guide to comic book lettering from Blambot.
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Conrad from Space Spinner 2000 is back for another Mega City film club. And we have to talk about two Judge Dredd movies that, actually, we both quite like a lot. And stay tuned to the end for our Thor: Love and Thunder review.
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Chris Hallam is a freelance writer on comics and films. He joins me to discuss the great Ace Trucking Co. by Wagner, Grant and Belardinelli. Track down your own hard copy from Hachette.
Check out Chris's blog, you can buy the History of Comics magazines from Get My Comics, and you can find his own Judge Dredd story in Zarjaz 39.
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I'm back in the Betsey Trotwood pub with Alex Frith and this time the book club is entirely devoted to a guest project. Alex has created a graphic novel about neuroscience with his parents Uta and Chris Frith, and the artist Daniel Locke. It's a fantastic look at how our brains work, both by themselves, and in cooperation with others. We talk about the process of writing the book, and the collaborative process that reflects his parents’ scientific endeavours. Order your copy from Bookshop.org or your local book shop. Check out Alex's Heroes of 2000AD blog, his ranking of Judge Dredd epics, and his comparison of the end of year progs.
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Paul Trimble joins me for some bonus Battle Action. We discuss the new hardback collection without any spoilers, and then move on to talk about what might come next from Rebellion and the Treasury of British Comics.
Follow the Enniskillen Comic Fest on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Check out volume 3 of Battling Britons, and get a copy of Blazing Battle Action while stocks last.
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Andy Janes is a character designer and story board artist for Aardman animations, and a published Beano artist. He joined me at the Lawless convention to discuss a huge hardback collection of Cam Kennedy's Judge Dredd stories, and to reflect on Kennedy's wonderful artwork and storytelling. Google tells me there was a second volume of Kennedy stories from IDW but that is also out of print and very hard to find.
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Giles Richards is a sports journalist, and the Formula One correspondent for the Guardian newspaper. He joins me over a slightly crackly Zoom link to discuss a new collection of classic Judge Death stories which features some peak Brian Bolland artwork.
Buy your copy of the Essentials trade paperback from your local book shop, or from 2000AD.
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It's a speedy return for the Don of British comics, Richard Sheaf, as we take a brief time-out from the Lawless convention to discuss John Sanders' memoir of his 25 years as a publisher in the British comics industry.
Check out Richard's daily blog, and get your copy of the book from 2000AD
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Conrad from Space Spinner 2000 joined me at the Lawless convention to discuss some recent comic book movies. We also added some post match discussion about the convention itself so stay tuned right to the end for some car-casting!
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Richard Sheaf is a renowned scholar of British comics and publishes a daily blog at boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com He is back in the book club with a huge, gorgeous volume by David Roach. We drool over the artwork and discuss some of the forgotten history of British comics.
Get your copy from your local book shop or the 2000AD store.
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Alan Fisher is back to discuss Jaegir by Gordon Rennie and Simon Coleby. And we get to talk about the idea of expansion stories from the 2000AD universe.
Get your copy from the 2000AD store, and watch out for all of Bryan Talbot's upcoming releases.
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A bonus episode to talk to Jo Heeley about a new comic called Pandora that launchs at the Lawless convention, and features work from Alan Hebden, Anna Morozova, and many more. You can get your copy from The 77 store, and follow the comic on Twitter for regular updates.
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Colin Taylor is known as Colin YNWA on the 2000AD forum. He joins me to discuss the most 2000AD comic that DC ever published. We talk about this less well known but wonderful series from Wagner, Grant & Kennedy.
You can find Chloe Maveal's article about Outcasts here. And head to the 2000AD forums to see the results of the board's favourite thrills.
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Steve Tanner from Time Bomb comics is my guest to discuss an amazing new collaboration with Anderson Entertainment to produce a comic based on the works of Gerry Anderson. Check out the Kickstarter while there is time, and look out for Steve's multicoloured jackets at a comics event near you soon.
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Dave Wynn returns with a stone cold classic in the shape of Strontium Dog: Portrait of a Mutant by Alan Grant, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. We really get into some of the politics and real life parallels of this great story.
You can find Portrait of a Mutant in the Strontium Dog Agency Files volume 2 or the pocket digest edition.
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Sarah Harris joins me to talk about the great legacy of Misty comic, and to focus on the latest release from the Treasury of British Comics, the Jaume Rumeu collection. Check out Sarah's own work on her website, and get a digital copy of the DUI comic to help the charity Refuge.
You can get the Jaume Rumeu collection and other Misty books from the Treasury store.
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Ian Dunt is an author, a political journalist, and a columnist for the I newspaper. He is also a regular panelist on The Bunker and Oh God, What Now? podcasts. He joins me to discuss one of the best comics in 2000AD, or indeed anywhere at the moment, as we get into the second volune of Brink by Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard.
Get your copy from the 2000AD Store, and check out Ian's own books at Bookshop.org
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Dan Butcher from the Awesome Comics podcast joins me to discuss Marshal Law by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill. Check out Dan's own work at VanguardComic.Com, and the upcoming Vyper kickstarter.
You can find the Deluxe edition of Marshal Law in digital format from Comixology.
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James Peaty returns to the book club to complete the Battle & Action miniseries with a look at HMS Nightshade by John Wagner, Mike Western and Ron Tiner. This is a relatively obscure gem from Battle in the late 1970s. Seek out your copy from Bookshop.org, and keep an eye on James' own books including Diamond Dogs in the Megazine, and the upcoming Skip Tracer digital collection.
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Scott Montgomery is a writer, journalist and the author of the new 2000AD Encyclopedia. Get your copy from the 2000AD store, and check out Scott's other books on his Amazon page.
This is a bonus episode for the Comic Scene I Love Comics event on Faecebook.
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Paul Trimble returns with a classic story from the pages of Action! We discuss Kurt Hellman and the challenges of telling war stories from the German point of view in the 1970s. Get your copy of the new collection from the Treasury webstore.
For more great discussion of Action and Battle comics join the Battle Fans group on Facebook. And also watch for announcements from the Enniskillen comic fest. You can also read Paul's interview with Garth Ennis in the latest issue of Battling Britons.
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Garth Ennis is my very special guest to discuss the first Titan collection of Johnny Red from 2011. We also talk about other great stories from Battle, and Garth updates me on some of his new projects that are due out this year.
Get your copy of this lovely hardback from Bookshop.org, and also check out Garth's own books including Johnny Red: The Hurricane, The Stringbags and Out of the Blue. And keep your eye on the 2000AD and Treasury specials page for upcoming releases.
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Conrad from Space Spinner 2000 returns with one of the absolute highpoints of Strontium Dog and 2000AD history. Get your digital copy of the Agency Files volume 3 from the 2000AD store. And follow Space Spinner 2000 and the Big Meg One on social media to hear more of Conrad's adventures in the UK.
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Tony Esmond makes a third visit to the book club with a new masterpiece by Dave McKean. Check out Tony's own podcast at Never Iron Anything, support some great small press comics from Tribute Press, and listen in to more great comics talk on the Awesome Comics Podcast.
And buy your own copy of Raptor from Bookshop.org.
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Jonny Cannon joins me to discuss Alan Davis' run on Excalibur from the early 1990s. Check out Jonny's own comics at CannonHill comics, and on Twitter. And get a digital copy of Excalibur here.
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Brian Doob, the host of the British Invaders and Hooked on Bond podcasts, returns to the book club with an interesting choice from a 1960s comic called Diana. Get your copy from the Big Finish site and listen to the trailers for the audio adaptations of these stories.
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Jordan Thomas joins the book club to discuss the fifth volume of Slaine's adventures and to talk about Pat Mills' writing and Glenn Fabry's artwork in some detail. Check out Jordan's own comics work including Frank at home on the Farm and Quarantine on his Kickstarter page and follow him on Twitter
You can buy Slaine: Demon Killer from the 2000AD store.
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We drift off-piste to cover some American comics as Comicbook Sam joins me to discuss possibly the greatest Daredevil story of them all. Get your copy from Bookshop.org And check out Sam's YouTube channel and his interview with John Wagner.
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It's a real pleasure to welcome one of Tharg's greatest art droids to the book club. Colin MacNeil takes me through his illustrious career so far, and then we focus in on Insurrection which he created with Dan Abnett.Get your copy of Insurrection from the 2000AD store and check out Colin's Facebook art page.
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Giles Wright is back and this time we are investigating the cursed earth craziness of Fink Angel and his son, Ratfink. Content note: this collection does contain some strong implications of sexual violence. Get your copy from the 2000AD store.
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Barry Nugent from Geek Syndicate helps me travel back to The Apocalypse War which is fully coloured and available with Block Mania in an Essential volume.Check our Barry's author webpage and get on board with his new book series.
And you can get your copy of the Judge Dredd Essential from the 2000AD store.
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Tom Stewart from That Comic Smell podcast joins the book club with the third Judge Dredd and Batman crossover from 1995. Check out That Comic Smell on Soundcloud, Twitter, and their comic at Big Cartel.
And track down a collection of the Batman Dredd stories on Comixology.
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Robert Hagan is my guest to discuss a great collection from one of the true legends of British cartoon art. We talk about Ken Reid's career and focus in on the first 100 scrunges from the Treasury of British Comics.Get your copy from the 2000AD store, and check out Robert's published paper on Ann Nocenti's Daredevil run.
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David McDonald from Hibernia comics joins the book club with their latest publication, a collection of The Indestructible Man by Scott Goodall and Jesus Blasco which ran in Jag comic from 1968-69.
Head to the Comisy store to buy your copy and other publications from Hibernia, but be quick as they sell out fast. And keep up with their latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
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Rob Foster joins me from Canada to discuss the return of Johnny Alpha in The Project and Dogs of War. We discuss great work by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, as well as chatting about resurrecting comic book characters, and who is the best Strontium Dog sidekick.
Check out Rob's collection on ComicArtFans, and get your copies of these two trades from the 2000AD store.
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Tony Esmond is back in the book club with the 2000AD folk horror of Thistlebone. Check out his work at Never Iron Anything, and on the Tribute Press site, and the Awesome Comics Podcast.
Get your copy of T.C.Eglinton and Simon Davis' lovely hardback book from the 2000AD store.
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David Grice returns to the book club to continue our journey through Zenith. This time it's Phase 2 and a very James Bond style romp from Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell. Get your copy from the 2000AD store.And please contact the Samaritans if you need someone to talk to.
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Peter Adamson from the Where Eagles Dare podcast is back to continue our exploration of The Thirteenth Floor by Wagner, Grant & Ortiz. There are dark horrors to be found in Max's virtual nightmares.
Go to the Lawless covention website to see Peter and Phillip Vaughan's interview with Pat Mills and Ian Kennedy.
And head to the 2000AD store for your copy of the book.
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Distinguished man of letters Jim Campbell joins me to discuss a classic story from the first year of Strontium Dog. He also takes me through some of the basics of comic book lettering from the 1970s to today, including how he did the re-lettering on the first volume of the Rebellion Charley's War collections.
You can donate to the Justgiving page for Dave Evans here, or check out the forum tribute thread here.
Check out Jim's lettering website, or the Nate Piekos resources on Blambot. And you can read Journey into Hell in the first Agency Files collection.
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Jules Boyle returns to the book club with the third volume of Slaine's adventures, and to talk about Glenn Fabry's wonderful art which includes an image of Jules himself in the Slaine the King story.
Check out Jules' writing about horror movies at the Big Comic Page and on the We Belong Dead site. And get your copy of Slaine the King from the 2000AD store.
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Roland Ungoed-Thomas returns to the book club with the classic Bad Company by Milligan, Ewins and McCarthy. And we get to discuss some of the genetic history of the strip and future war stories from the pages of 2000AD
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Paul Trimble is my guest in the book club to discuss one of the most brutal and controversial war comics from the 1970s. A story that reflects the harsh and uncompromising circumstances of the Burmese campaign, Content note: this John Wagner and Mike Western comic is not for the faint-hearted.
This episode is dedicated to the memory of British comics collector, historian, and all round good guy, Colin Noble.
The Darkie's Mob Titan collection is still available from Bookshop.org Keep an eye on Paul's Enniskillen comic fest facebook page for details of when the convention will return. And join the Battle Fans facebook page for more information about this fascinating British comic.
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The effervescent Fox from Space Spinner 2000 is back in the book club to discuss the only Alan Moore 20000AD story we haven't covered yet. There's an Alien on the loose in Burmy Garn. Flippy Neck!Get your copy of the complete Skizz from the 2000AD store.
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This is a bonus episode with an interview I did with Mark McDermott who is lucky enough to own the original Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott artwork for the first page of Fantastic Four #51 from 1966. I recently appeared on Tony Esmond's Never Iron Anything podcast to talk about this issue. You can also find Tony on the Awesome Comics Podcast.
Check out Mark's ComicArtFans gallery, and his own website for more wonderful art.
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I persuaded Tony Foster to come back to the book club and chat about Moore, Totleben, Bissette, and Wood's great run on Swamp Thing from the 1980s.
The History of Comics Kickstarter is still live or you can join the Comic Scene comic club to get the History of Comics magazines. And join the Comic Scene community on Facebook.
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I chat with the great 2000AD artist Mike Collins about his career, and about his wonderful graphic novel about Apollo 11. We also talk about his work for American comics and television.Pick up a copy of Apollo from bookshop.org or from your own independent book shop, and find more of Mike's work at http://www.freakhousegraphics.com/home
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I sat down with Jenny Clarke to revisit The Ballad of Halo Jones again. This time in an exciting new audiobook version from Penguin Random House.
You can get a copy from Penguin, Audible, or the Google Play store.
And subscribe to the Handful of Dust podcast for more episodes coming soon.
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A bonus episode! Pete Wells and I review the new full cast adaptation of America from Penguin Random House audiobooks.Get your copy from Penguin, Audible or Google Play and buy the other 2000AD titles from them as well.
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Damian Harvey joins me to discuss a classic from Dredd's early years. Having survived the Cursed Earth can the Mega-City One lawman overcome Chief Judge Cal and the Kleggs? We discuss John Wagner's gift for comedy, and the great line-up of artists on this story.
Read this epic in Case Files volume 2, or in the Digest edition
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I got the chance to record a short interview with legendary 2000AD artist John M Burns. Thanks to Tony Foster at Comic Scene magazine, and to Steve Tanner at Time Bomb comics for arranging this. And you can find The Art of John M Burns at The Book Palace.
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Vince Hunt from the Awesome Comics podcast joins me to consider a Treasury of British Comics reprint of Death Wish from the short-lived Speed comic by Barrie Tomlinson and Vanyo. We also take a huge left turn to discuss the artistic wonders contained in Bernie Wrightson's illustrated Frankenstein.Get your copy of Death Wish, look out for the new paperback version of Wrightson's Frankenstein coming soon. And check out the ACP interview with Barrie Tomlinson in episode 147. And please consider Vince's own comics and look for Blak the comic on instagram.
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I got the chance to catch up with Misty and Gothic expert Dr Julia Round. We discussed the two recent Misty specials from Rebellion, as well as events going on during the 13th and 14th February "I Love Comics" event on Facebook. Thanks to Tony Foster at Comic Scene for help arranging this interview.
Check out the I Love Comics event on Facebook and head to JuliaRound.com for details of all of her work including the searchable Misty database. Julia's next online lecture will be on the Romancing the Gothic website on February 21st.
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James Peaty is a writer for 2000AD, Supergirl, Doctor Who comics, and is also an independent filmmaker. He returns to the book club to consider John Wagner and Alan Grant's run on Batman in Detective Comics from the late 1980s, and to talk about some great artwork by one of the definitive Batman artists, Norm Breyfogle. Check out James' short films on the Ealing film festival site and watch out for the return of Skip Tracer and Diamond Dogs in 2021
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Damian Edwardson brings along the Steve Dillon memorial sketchbook so we can discuss the great artist's stellar career and the many lovely tributes in this book. We also talk about John McCrea's IDW Deviations one-shot based on the classic Dredd story Cry of the Werewolf.Support the Hero Initiative if you can, and check out Damian and Helena's own art and comics at ArtNineTwo.com
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Peter Duncan from the Sector 13 fanzine joins the book club with a classic mixture of British sports comics and science fiction violence in the Mean Arena.Check out all the issues of the Sector 13 fanzine. Also get yourself a copy of the Splank! compilation for NHS charities and check out Peter's comics blog and his page about Gary K Wolf's KillerBowl.
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I'm joined by Ed Doyle and Alan Holloway, the artist and writer on Sentinel comic which has just released its fifth issue. Get yours from Get my Comics, or from their Facebook page. And check out Alan's book and comic shop site.
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Julius Howe is back in the bookclub but instead of the ABC Warriors we consider Grant Morrison's nineties classic The Invisibles, with art by Steve Yeowell and Jill Thompson.
Check out Julius' comedy on his YouTube channel and at his website.
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Pete Wells is back to help me review two new editions of one of the greatest Judge Dredd stories of all time. We look at the first volume of the Essentials series which provides lots of context leading up to and beyond America. And then we turn to the publication of the original scripts which give us some insight into the creative process of John Wagner and Colin MacNeil.
Get your copies from the 2000AD store. And check out Pete's Sensory Stories podcast on his website.
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Emergency broadcast. If you have bought raffle tickets and haven't emailed me yet please send a copy of your donation receipt to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com I found out that the justgiving platform does not share your email addresses with me unless you already have a justgiving account.
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A short bonus episode to announce the details of this year's Christmas raffle to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Thank you to everyone who donated prizes, sketches or signatures. Head over to Justgiving to get your ticket. Or go to YouTube to see the prizes.
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Max Lieberman joins me all the way from Portland, Oregon to discuss a challenging take on the H.P.Lovecraft mythos by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows.Content note: this comic includes a depiction of rape and we discuss the difficult issue of sexual violence in Alan Moore's comics. We also talk about Lovecraft's racism and his other deplorable opinions.
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Mr Jim Moon from Hypnogoria.com is back with a review of this year's Misty & Scream special and the spooktacular thrills within. We also chat about his many podcasts and some upcoming projects he has planned.Get your copy of the Misty & Scream specials, including the Winter special from the 2000AD store.
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Tony Esmond has escaped from The Village and brought along the new book from John Wagner, Alan Grant, Dan Cornwell, Abby Bulmer, Jim Boswell and Jim Campbell. We also talk about Kickstarter and the pros and cons of crowd funding an independent comic.
Find Tony’s own comics at Tribute Press, listen in to the Awesome Comics podcast, and join in the fun on his Never Iron Anything blog and podcast.
You can get your copy of Rok the God from www.rokofthereds.com
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James McMurtry is my guest to discuss a fabulous new collection of the Strontium Dog stories from Starlord. Get your copy from the 2000AD store, and check out James' music at Soundcloud for The Sotonian and My Life in England.
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Garry Hill returns to the virtual book club with the dark side of superheroics in Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's The Boys. Please come and join the 2000AD Eastern Contingent on Facebook (or email me if you don't do Facebook). Also check out the 1977-2000AD group for the friendliest group of fans on the internet.
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After 130 episode I've finally got Judge Dredd's number one super-fan John Burdis on the show to discuss a compilation of three Rico Dredd novels by Michael Carroll.We also discuss his Cellar of Dredd blog, the ECBT2000AD podcast, and the Southern contingent meetings on Facebook.
Get your copy of Rico Dredd, The Titan Years from the 2000AD store.
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Phillip Vaughan from the University of Dundee is my guest to discuss the history of the new Eagle comic and a collection of Doomlord and the Deathlords of Nox from the Hibernia comics imprint. Get your copy from David McDonald's Comicsy store.
And also check out the Dundee comics creative space, and Phillip's Comic Scene podcast series.
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Terry Mack is back from the land of Oz to discuss one of the classic thrills from the very first prog. What happens when cowboys meet dinosaurs in the pages of Flesh?Check out Terry's eBay store for lots of back issues of the galaxy's greatest comic, and get your copy of Flesh from the 2000AD store.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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Chris Wright is my guest to talk about the first two volumes of Janus Stark from the Treasury of British Comics. We also review the 2020 Smash! special and reminisce about those wonderful things called comic conventions.
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Jon Clark joins the book club to discuss the first book published by the Treasury of British Comics, and to talk about one of Judge Dredd's forerunners, One-Eyed Jack McBane. Get your copy from the Treasury shop. And check out the Stockport Garrick theatre website for more information of Jon's other project.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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As this episode explains I have started another podcast with my daughter Jenny where we are going to cover all the collected editions of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and this is the first episode of that podcast. If the Sandman is not your thing then don't worry, normal service will be resumed next week with an episode about One-Eyed Jack and Valiant comic.If you are interested in hearing us discuss the rest of the Sandman then the podcast is called A Handful of Dust and you can find it in the usual places or use the following feed address to subscribe directly.http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/ahandfulofdustYou can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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Giles Wright is my guest to help me wrap up the Tour of Duty storyline that started in episode 64 with Santiago Mayaud. This time we follow Dredd into the mutant townships of the cursed earth, and discuss the different types of villains he encounters, as well as talking about Dredd's prospects as a Chief Judge.Get your copy from the 2000AD store, and check out Giles' film blog at Sometimes they go to eleven.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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Brother Sheridan Kelly is back with the second volume of the Hachette collected Nemesis the Warlock. We discuss the wonderful Bryan Talbot artwork and the complicated past history of Satanus the dinosaur. You can find Luke Williams' article about the 2000AD dinosaur family tree on the ECBT website. Check out Sheridan's prog slog blog. Credo!
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Alan Fisher is back to discuss the conclusion of the Absalom story that we started on episode 90. We try to keep spoilers to a minimum but the title may give some of it away. Get your copies of these marvellous trades from the 2000AD store. And check out Alan's rural American adventures on his blog.
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My guest is Dr Julia Round who has written a fascinating book about the comic Misty. She shares some of her insights into how gothic works in British girls' comics and we also discuss the four Misty collections released so far by the Treasury of British Comics.
Do check out Julia's work and her Misty database on her website, and please get in touch if you can help with the hunt for some of the unknown writers. Dr Round's book Gothic for Girls: Misty and British Comics is available from all good bookshops, and the four Misty collections are available from the 2000AD online store.
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Conrad Leiden from the Space Spinner 2000 podcast makes a fourth appearance on the book club to talk about the second collected volume of MACH 1 stories, and the dark tragedy of MACH Zero. We also get very excited about the Action 2020 special, with an added Foxy bonus right at the end.
Get your copy of both books from the 2000AD Store.
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I'm joined by the Mighty One himself to discuss his time in the nerve centre, his novel the Sheerglam Conspiracy, and his work for The 77 comic. Then editor Ben Cullis tells me more about the creation of The 77 and their plans for future issues.
Contact Steve to buy a signed copy of The Mighty One or The Sheerglam Conspiracy, and get your copy of The 77 from GetMyComics.
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Rebellion's senior graphics novel editor, Keith Richardson, joins me on skype to discuss an overlooked gem he discovered in the Treasury of British Comics. We also chat about all the upcoming releases from the Treasury in 2020, and how the lockdown is affecting the comics industry.
Get your copy of Johnny Future from the 2000AD store and check out the specials bundle as well.
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2000AD superfan Stacey Dutton-Whittle is my guest to discuss a cracking Dredd epic from the middle of the much maligned 1990s. Join us if a spoiler free chat about The Pit. And get your copy from the 2000AD shop.
Check out Whittle Waffle on youtube and read Stacey's interview with a number of 2000AD droids about the best volume of Dredd to start reading with on the Games Radar site here. Also check out Mark Dutton-Whittle's Evil Dead blog Within the Woods.
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I'm joined by one of Tharg's top art-droids Chris Weston to discuss a fabulous new collection of The Trigan Empire by Mike Butterworth and Don Lawrence. We discuss Lawrence's superlative work and his lasting legacy as a great artist, mentor and teacher.
Get your copy of this wonderful book from the 2000AD store. And look out for those concept art pieces that Chris produced for a television version of Trigan Empire that never got to the screens.
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I took my mini recorder to a slightly noisy coffee shop in Cambridge to meet Tim Burnell and discuss a highly controversial story from the Strontium Dog canon. Along the way we discuss the fantastic contributions to the galaxy's greatest comic from Alan Grant, Simon Harrison and Colin MacNeil.
Get your copy of the Final Solution from the 2000AD online store. And check out the Fans of the Eastern Front meetups on Facebook.
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The book club has gone football crazy (again). Richard Sheaf is my guest to discuss a Treasury of British Comics hardback collection of the first year's worth of Billy's Boots strips.
Check out Richard's fabulous blog including the list of all his published articles and his work on John Freeman's Down the Tubes site.
And get your copy of Billy's Boots from the 2000AD online store.
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Carl Reeder joins me with another slice of British comics history and the comic that threw up, blazed brightly, but then burnt out too soon.
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My guest is writer James Peaty who guides me through an interesting DC comic by Peter Milligan, Steve Dillon and Brett Ewins. James also talks about his own writing for the galaxy's greatest comic and gives some useful advice to aspiring script droids.
And check out James' latest graphic novel about Chanakya from Campfire.
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I’m joined by David Page to discuss Mark Millar’s early works for the galaxy’s greatest comic, and whether Kek-W made a better job of the Canon with the gold right hand. We also discuss Chris Weston’s wonderful artwork. Stay tuned to the socials for details of David’s own podcast launching soon.
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Luke Williams is back in the book club with Bryan Talbot's magnum opus, Alice in Sunderland, a towering pinnacle of British comics. Hunt down a copy of this glorious hardback for yourself.
And check out Luke's writing on the ECBT2000AD site, in Comic Scene magazine, and on John Freeman's fabulous Down the Tubes site.
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Duncan Nimmo is back in the book club to discuss the Ian Edginton and D'Israeli story that somehow crept under the radar. A wonderful story of a corrupted fantasy world with glorious artwork.
Get your copy from Comixology and check out my Kingdom of the Wicked annotations as well as Duncan's own artwork on Artstation.
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Graham Cannon is my guest to discuss the Dredd epic that broke the internet (well almost). Spoilers abound as we discuss Trifecta.
Find out what the fuss was about with your own copy from the 2000AD store.
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This is a bonus episode for the 2000AD forum advent calendar. Mostly recorded at the Thought Bubble convention where I asked a number of famous creators and fans to give me their favourite stories, characters, moments or personal memories of the late, great Carlos Ezquerra.
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I went to the splendid Thought Bubble convention in Harrogate to meet up with Gareth A Hopkins and discuss an offbeat creation from John Smith and Simon Harrison, Revere the Witch-Boy of London.
Check out Gareth's own comics at www.grthink.com and his Alpha Flight podcast is on apple podcasts.
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Pete Wells is back and he wants to discuss a controversial mega-epic. It's time for Judgement Day!
And check out Pete's own Sensory Stories podcast, and the 2000AD Covers Uncovered blog on the news site.
And you can read Judgement Day in Case Files 17 from the 2000AD store.
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Conrad from SpaceSpinner2000 returns to the book club to discuss the epic adventures of Meltdown Man by Alan Hebden and Massimo Belardinelli. Along the way we discuss the title, the cover, Yujee character design, and resolve the burning question of who is the galaxy's greatest polar bear!
Get your copy of Meltdown Man from the 2000AD store.
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Art droid Mark Sexton joins me down the line from Oz to discuss an all time classic 2000AD story. Beware there are major spoilers within!
Check out Mark's impressive list of movies he has worked on, as well as his Barney profile. And get your copy of The Dead Man from the 2000AD online store.
And back the Rok the God kickstarter if you are listening in October 2019.
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On a sunny August morning I visited Huntington to run 5K and then popped into Niche comics to record an episode about the first volume of The Fall of Deadworld by Kek-W and Dave Kendall. Garry Hill tells me all about the book, about the wonders of Parkrun, the joys of an independent comic shop, and the upcoming first meeting of the 2000AD Eastern contingent.
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Brett Harris joins me down the line from Oz to introduce me to the gaming and artistic delights of 2000AD’s Dice Man. Along the way we discuss the multiple talents of Pat Mills and the cartooning genius of Hunt Emerson.
And check out Brett’s reviews on the Geek Syndicate website along with his interview with Dave Gibbons.
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My guest is Stephen "Buttonman" Watson, the master of the letters to Tharg database, and he's picked a marvellous bit of Space Invaders action from the pages of Battle comic.
Find out which prog your letter or artwork was published in by consulting the Beast, or join in the fun on the forum LettersEntertainYou thread.
And get your copy of Invasion 1984! from the 2000AD store.
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Episode 100! And I'm joined by my guest from the very first episode, Simon Belmont, to discuss the classic adventures of Dan Dare in a collected edition from 1979. Huge thanks to all my guests and contributors so far and please stay tuned for the next 100 episodes.
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Liam Dempsey from the trek-tastic Spocklight podcast is my guest to discuss the controversial history of Action comic and the runaway success of the lead story, Hook Jaw. We boldly go where no killer great white shark has gone before.
You can still get your copy of the Titan collection, and also check out the sequel story by Si Spurier and Conor Boyle.
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I'm back in the Betsey Trotwood pub for my annual visit with Alex Frith of the Heroes of 2000AD blog, and we've got some very early Garth Ennis to discuss, as well as some thoughts about the British comic Crisis.
Track down a copy and let us know what you think about the reproduction of Warren Pleece's art, or if you want to review Preacher on the podcast.
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I met up with Nathan Duck in the bar at Lawless to operate on our brains, and to discuss the weird and the wonderful Metalzoic from Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill. If you want to skip our Kingmaker spoilers than jump from 1:25 to 3:45.
Check out Nathan's own writing in the upcoming Scarlet Traces anthology.
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I've brought Brian Doob back on the podcast to review the Big Finish audio adaptations of two Doctor Who stories by Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons. We previously reviewed the comics themselves on episode 66. Check out Brian's other podcasts at British Invaders and Hooked on Bond
Get the full cast audio adventures from BigFinish.com
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I met up with artist Damian Edwardson at the Lawless convention to talk about the funniest robot saga of all time by John Wagner and Ian Gibson. There is some background bar noise which I have suppressed as best I can.
Do check out Damian and Helena's work at artninetwo.com and on their Facebook group.
And get your copy of the first volume of Sam Slade's adventures from Hachette or digitally from the 2000AD store.
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It's free comic book day in London and I'm joined in a noisy cafe by Brother Sheridan Kelly to discuss the Hachette collections's first volume of Nemesis stories by Brothers Pat Mills, Kevin O'Neill, and Jesus Redondo.
Gheck out Brother Sheridan's Prog slog blog, and get your Nemesis copy from Hachette, or from the 2000AD online store.
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Tony Esmond from the Awesome Comics podcast is my guest to discuss some science fiction soccer action by Wagner, Grant, Cornwell, Bulmer and Campbell. Check out his podcast and the Awesome Comics anthology, and get your own copy of Rok of the Reds.
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Peter Adamson from the splendid Where Eagles Dare podcast joins me to review volume one of the Thirteenth Floor by Wagner, Grant and Ortiz. Horror is taken to the Max!
Check out the Where Eagles Dare podcast and facebook page.
And get your copy from the 2000AD store.
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Paul Trimble is the organiser of the Enniskillen Comic Fest, and he has chosen a great book, El Mestizo by Alan Hebden and Carlos Ezquerra, which is now getting the attention it deserves thanks to a fine new collection from the Treasury of British Comics.
Check out the Facebook page for Enniskillen Comic Fest.
And get your copy of El Mestizo from the 2000AD online store.
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Alan Fisher joins me from sunny California to discuss the supernatural police adventures of Harry Absalom by Gordon Rennie and Tiernen Trevallion. Cleaning up his manor one demon at a time!
And check out Tweeterhead to vote for your favourite character for a new range of high quality maquette statues based on some of Tharg's greatest thrills.
You can get your copy of Absalom from the 2000AD online store.
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Ben K Sy is the owner and chief admin of the 1977-2000AD Facebook group, the friendliest place to discuss the galaxy's greatest comic on the internet. And he's brought Judge Dredd: Origins to the book club to discuss Wagner and Ezquerra's 30th anniversary classic that delves back to the earliest days of the judges' takeover of America.
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Tony Foster is the editor of the fabulous Comic Scene magazine which is jam-packed full of great articles about 2000AD and comics of all varieties. He joins me to talk about the behind the scenes work that goes into producing the magazine. Get your copy from your local newsagent or comic shop, or shop for back issues and digital issues at the Comic Scene online store.
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It's another pubcast as I meet up with Damian Lubanski to chat about 2000AD in some fabulous Polish hardback editions, and then to discuss The Simping Detective by Si Spurrier and Frazer Irving. Check out both Damian and the Southern Contingent on Twitter.
Get your copy from the 2000AD store.
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Julius Howe is back on the podcast to talk about original art collecting, the legacy of Carlos Ezquerra, and the third volume of the ABC Warriors. Check out the art of Carlos Ezquerra facebook page for more details.
And pick up your copy of the Mek Files from the 2000AD online store.
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Jamie Beamish is my guest to talk about a journey into modern noir by John Wagner and Vince Locke. We also discuss Jamie's own career as an actor.
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I'm back in a London pub with Keith Richardson to discuss Black Max from the pages of Thunder comics, and to talk about some great upcoming releases from the Treasury of British Comics in 2019.
Get your copy of Black Max from the 2000AD store.
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Ian Grant joins me to celebrate a terrific book by the great Carlos Ezquerra and Alan Hebden about their laconic war hero, Major Eazy from Battle comic in the 1970s. Here's hoping for a new Treasury of British Comics edition in the future.
Check out Ian's work on The Big Tech show podcast in the British Tech Network.
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It's game night in the book club and my guest Jim Hawkins has brought the Rogue Trooper board game. He also fills me in on all the recent, exciting news in the world of 2000AD tabletop gaming with releases from both Warlord Games and EN Publishing.
And check out Westernoir by Gary Crutchley and Dave West.
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It's the results of the top ten votes as I reveal your favourite Judge Dredd stories and other 2000AD thrills, as well as your favourite series from over 40 years of the galaxy's greatest. Thanks to Alex Frith for the original idea, check out his work at Heroesof2000AD.blogspot.com and a huge thank you to everyone who voted.
Check out the 2000AD forum advent calendar and also look for my Chrsitmas charity raffle on my JustGiving page.
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David Broughton, the creator of Slaughter Hawk, Shamen Kane and many more comics, joins me for a chat about a bonkers, brilliant space opera by Robbie Morrison and Henry Flint.
Check out David's comics at his Comicsy store, and follow him on Twitter @DBroughtonDavid.
Get your copy of Shakara the Avenger from the 2000AD online store, or from Hachette in the Ultimate Collection.
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Dave Heeley from the 1977-2000AD Facebook group joined me at the Birmingham ICE convention to discuss a great Dredd epic that nearly saw the end of the character. This episode was recorded before the sad news of the passing of Carlos Ezquerra who was one of the true legends of British comics. His beautiful work on Necropolis is just one of the many stunning creations we have to remember him by.
Find Dave's review work on the Word of the Nerd site, and get your copy of Necropolis from the 2000AD online store, or in a Hachette hardback.
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It's a Halloween special as Mr Jim Moon and myself sink our teeth into a bloodcurdling collection from the Treasury of British Comics. Check out Jim's 400+ podcasts at Hypnogoria.com
And get your copy of The Dracula File from the 2000AD online store.
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Just in time for the release of a brand new edition I talk all things Mazeworld with one of Tharg's newest art droids Paul Williams, the Sketchy Magpie himself. We also discuss the Thought Bubble 2000AD writing and art competitions, and how Paul won in 2017.
Get your copy of the brand new collection from the 2000AD store, and if you can go to the Arthur Ranson art exhibition at Orbital comics in London.
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Cosplayer Matt Davies joined me at the Lawgiver convention in May to discuss the fourth volume of Dredd's Restricted files and in particular that Dredd of Drokk Green story. Check out Matt's video channel on youtube.
Get your copy at the 2000AD online store.
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Dr Chris Collazo is my guest to discuss the two volumes of Nikolai Dante that marked a real turning point for the character as written by Robbie Morrison, with great art by
Simon Fraser, John Burns, Steve Yeowell and Simon Davis.
Check out Chris's collection of original artwork on the Comic Art Fans site, and get your copies of the Tsar Wars volumes from the 2000AD online store.
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I'm back in the Betsey Trotwood pub on a warm London day with some gentle Jazz in the background to meet up with Alex Frith and chat about some great science fiction from Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard. Check out Alex's work on the Heroes of 2000AD blog, and on his amazon author page.
And get your copy of Brink from the 2000AD store.
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The book club adjourns to a slightly noisy London pub to meet Keith Richardson and discuss all the wonders coming up from the Treasury of British Comics. We focus on a gem of a story from the early 1970s, Tom Tully and Eric Bradbury's fantastic Von Hoffman's Invasion.
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Paul Goodwin directed and edited the fabulous 2000AD documentary, Future Shock, and he joins me in the book club to discuss the behind the scenes process of making the film and all of the great extras on the Blu-ray.
Get your copy from Arrow Films, and check out producer Sean Hogan's We always find ourselves in the sea which is currently showing on Shudder
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It's time for the other half of the SpaceSpiner2000 cross-over as Conrad joins me for more rampaging giant animal action. Shako is the only bear on the CIA kill list, find out why. And check out Conrad and Fox every week on SpaceSpinner2000.
Get your copy of Shako from the 2000AD online store.
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Fox Galassi from the fabulous Space Spinner 2000 podcast is my guest to discuss some old school thrill-power as giant, ravenous ants go on the rampage in Ant Wars by Gerry Finley-Day and a host of great artists. Get your copy from the 2000AD online store and join in the fun.
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Jules Boyle is my guest to discuss the second volume of Slaine's chronicles, and to tell me how he came to be immortalised in the pages of the prog by Glenn Fabry.
There are some audio issues with this episode for which I apologise, fortunately Jules has plenty of interesting stuff to say about the history of Slaine and his own adventures as a teenage fan of the Galaxys' greatest comic.
Check out Jules' own work on his Big Comic Page, and get your copy of Time Killer from the 2000AD online store.
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My daughter Jenny is back in the book club to follow Neil Gaiman and Bryan Talbot into the world of the Sandman, and the fifth collected volume, A Game of You, which allows us to pick up on some of the interesting issues about representation in comics that we started in our Halo Jones chat.
You can find the Autostraddle article Jenny references here. And A Game of You is available from all good comic and book shops.
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I caught up with Rachael Bullmore on free comic book day to chat about a digest collection of Otto Sump stories and to glory in the wonders of Ron Smith's art.
Look out for a Hachette collection hardback which includes all the Sump stories, or check out Case Files 3, 4, 6 and 8 from the 2000AD online store.
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Brian Doob from the British Invaders science fiction podcast is my return guest and he's chosen a great collection of Doctor Who stories by Pat Mills, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons and Steve Moore.
The Panini edition is still available through all good bookstores and you can also track down the IDW coloured versions.
Check out Brian's other podcast Hooked on Bond and his essay in the upcoming Children of Time book about the Doctor's companions.
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A very short bonus episode to do some housekeeping and to ask you to submit your top ten Judge Dredd stories, and also your top ten non Dredd 2000AD stories to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com so that we can compile our book club list of the best of the best. You are the academy of law and your vote counts!
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Santiago Mayaud joins me down the line from Buenos Aires to discuss a huge turning point in the history of Judge Dredd, backed up by some great art from the pick of the current artist droids.
You can find Santi's history of female Judges in Mega-City One here, check out all his work for Zarjaz and Dogbreath, and his new work on Filthy Sleeves Studios.
And get your copy of The Backlash from the 2000AD online store.
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I met up with Julius Howe in a musical London pub to discuss the second volume of the Mek Files and the subject of artwork collecting. The audio quality is not up to my usual standard (apologies) but the discussion is fun.
Check out Julius' Inky Fingers podcast about original comic book artwork, and buy your copy of the Mek Files from the 2000AD online store.
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Pete Wells is back, and he's brought a collection of stories about that constant thorn in Dredd's side, P.J.Maybe. There are spoilers along the way as we admire John Wagner's writing and artwork by a host of Tharg's finest droids.
Get your copy at the 2000AD online store, or the Hachette version. And check out Pete's 2000AD covers uncovered blog.
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Journalist, editor, and podcaster Andrew Harrison joins me to discuss everybody's favourite story from the Ro-Busters Disaster Squad, written by Pat Mills and beautifully illustrated by Dave Gibbons. As you will hear it's a tale that has particular significance for my guest, including the ending which we do spoil a bit.
Check out Andrew's Bigmouth podcast and follow him on twitter @nndroid. And get your copy of Ro-Busters: the complete nuts and bolts vol 2 from the 2000AD online store.
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Mr Spongejoshing himself is back in the book club with the masterpiece that is the first volume of Zombo by Mr Henry Flint and Mr Al Ewing. When we manage to control our giggles we discuss the wonders of the big green death machine himself and we manage to avoid spoilers along the way.Check out Josh's blogging at Spongejoshing.blogspot.co.uk and buy your copy of Zombo from the 2000AD online store.
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The book club is back in Dublin's fair city as Brian Walsh returns to discuss one of the greatest of Rogue Trooper's adventures, Cinnabar by John Smith, Steve Dillon and Kev Walker.
Check out Brian's artwork on our facebook page and at his site.
And get your copy of Tales of Nu-Earth 4 from the 2000AD online store.
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It's time for a science fiction classic as Jake Ebeling joins the book club to discuss Harry Harrison's Stainles Steel Rat as brought to the pages of the prog by Kelvin Gosnell and Carlos Ezquerra. We visit all three of Slippery Jim's 2000AD adventures. Get your copy from the 2000AD online store.
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It's the most famous page in the history of British comics and I spoke to the lucky chap who owns it. We chat about his collection and how he met Brian Bolland and acquired some key pages from him. You can check out Chris's astonishing collection of pages and commissions on his ComicArtFans page.
And of course you can read the Judge Death Lives story in a variety of collections from the 2000AD online store.
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The voice of Tharg returns as David Bishop makes his third visit to the book club to give his insights into the conception of Al's Baby in the Meg, and the subject of creator owned strips. You can find details of his creative writing course at Edinburgh Napier university, and find all David's books on his Amazon author page.
Al's Baby is still on the 2000AD online store.
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It's the weirdest pregnancy to ever appear in the pages of the Meg and the Prog as Ben Penfold-Marwick joins me from Oz to discuss a comedy classic from our heroes, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra.
You can find Ben's musical work on Bandcamp with Celestial Shadows and Flatus
Hurry to the delivery ward on the 2000AD online store to get your bouncing copy of Al's Baby.
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In the last of my three Thought Bubble episodes I met with Tim Jacobs to talk about some Victorian underworld weirdness from Ian Edginton and D'Israeli as we meet the Pope of crime, Stickleback.
Get your copy of the first collection from the 2000AD online store.
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The pod a week trend continues and nepotism rules in the book club as I invite Jenny Clarke to discuss Halo Jones and the impact it had on her when she read it as a 2000AD newbie in her teens.
As ever Halo Jones is available in multiple formats, including from the 2000AD online store.
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Duncan Nimmo returns to the Thought Bubble book club and brings along the first parts of Chopper's history in the prog as we discuss some wonderful story telling and superb artwork by Cam Kennedy.
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It's another bonus episode for the wonderful 2000AD forum advent calendar organised by our very own not-so-secret Santa, Pete Wells. Here is another collection of Tharg's droids talking about their favourite thing from 40 years of the galaxy's greatest comic.
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I met up with Phil Lloyd at the Thought Bubble convention to talk about some soaring sports action from the earliest days of the prog. It's those wonderful Harlem Heroes.
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More Fiends action from the voice of Tharg himself, David Bishop. We talk about the original series, his four Fiends of the Eastern Front novels, and his sequel series for the Megazine with Colin MacNeil's art, Stalingrad.
Stalingrad is available in the current Fiends collection, all of David's four Fiends novels are on the 2000AD app and on Amazon Kindle, and you can find Blazing Battle Action here.
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Glen Lees returns to the book club with a classic mash-up of war and horror comics from the early days of the prog. We discuss some great work by Gerry Finley-Day and Carlos Ezquerra and we keep it mostly spoiler free.Get your digital copy of the Fiends from the 2000AD online store.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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Class is in session again as Nathan Duck returns to teach me about space war in 2000AD. Along the way we discuss some great sci-fi novels and we also touch on the Dan Abnett and Henry Flint sequel series. Don your suit and get ready to vape some geeks!
And pick up a copy from the 2000AD online store.
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Simon Belmont joined me on the terrace outside of the London super comic-con to talk about the first volume of Ro-Busters, with some marvellous art by Dave Gibbons, Kevin O'Neill, Ian Kennedy and many more.
Get your copy from the 2000AD online store.
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Chris McAuley is my guest to discuss the first volume of Judge Anderson's solo adventures, and to talk about his own site Talking ComicsAnd you can find more of his reviews on the Sector House 13 blog
Get your copy of the Psi Files from the 2000AD online store.
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Matt Sharp makes a successful D20 roll to get into the book club and guide me through the intricacies of the Dredd role playing game. He describes the gaming system, and a variety of adventures he has taken part in and run as the games-master. He also talks about some great 2000AD stories which provided background information for his group of 2000AD newbies.
You can find Matt's work for Futurequake Press here.
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It's a 2000AD podcasts cross-over event as Conrad Leiden joins me to discuss the very first thrill from Prog one. "His name is Bill Savage, husband to a murdered wife, father to a murdered child, and he will have his vengeance in the year 1999!"
Check out Conrad and Fox's marvelous Space Spinner 2000 podcast here. And buy your copy of Invasion from the 2000AD online store.
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Brian Walsh steps into a run down sink estate version of the book club to discuss a masterclass in hoodie horror by John Smith and the late, great Edmund Bagwell. We try and keep spoilers to a minimum in our discussion of one of 2000AD's greatest scary stories.
You can make donations in Edmund's memory at Pancreatic Cancer UK. And pick up your copy of his legacy at the 2000AD store. And check out Brian's own artwork at http://brianwalshpictures.com/
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Roland Ungoed-Thomas joins me to celebrate one of the defining moments in the history of 2000AD and British comics. It's a largely spoiler free discussion of this Slaine classic from Pat Mills and Simon Bisley. Check out Roland's own illustration work at http://ungoed.com
Get your DRM free digital copy from the 2000AD online store, or head over to the Ultimate Collection page and secure a hardback version for only £1.99!
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David Grice returns to the book club with a lovely hardback volume of tales from the Dredd 2012 movie-verse. There is great work from Matt Smith, Arthur Wyatt, Henry Flint, Paul Davidson and Chris Blythe, which builds on the movie and starts to introduce elements of classic Dredd.
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Chris Thompson, the Pop Culture Hound himself, is my guest to discuss the first collection of Rogue Trooper's adventures on Nu-Earth. Check out Chris's impressive roster of comics interviews at PopCultureHound.com
And get your copy of Rogue Trooper volume one from the 2000AD online store.
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Keith Richardson, the graphics novel editor at Rebellion, joins me in a London cafe to discuss the latest release from the Treasury of British Comics. It's time to don a cat costume, grab your claw cord, and take to the rooftops for some great 1970s British comics action.Order your copy of the Leopard of Lime Street from the 2000AD online store, and check out the other titles in the Treasury. And there are more details of upcoming releases here.
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It's a welcome return visit for Alex Frith from the Heroes of 2000AD blog as we go undercover in a London pub to discuss the Wally squad and one of the most memorable characters of recent years, Dirty Frank.
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Terry Mack joins me from the southern hemisphere to discuss the mega epic from the middle part of the Chopper saga. We're off to the wonderful world of Oz. Dredd tackles the Judda, and Supersurf 10 is go!
You can read Oz in the Hachette Mega collection, or in case files volume 11.
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Mr Jim Moon travels from the great library of dreams to the book club and brings with him the Dredd epic to end all epics.
Check out Jim's fabulous podcast about all forms of weird fictions, Hypnogoria.
And get your copy of the Apocalypse War in Case Files volume 5, or in the Hachette collection hardback.
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Owen Watts follows a 2000AD creator off piste with an Eisner award winning book by Bryan Talbot, a tale of one young woman overcoming a history of abuse through the power of art, the English Lakes, and the kindness of strangers.
Check out the 2000AD forums art competitions here, or on Facebook. And you can check out Owen's own podcasts on Mixcloud.
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Steve Green, the co-director of the upcoming Strontium Dog fanfilm: Search Destroy, brings along the first volume of Johnny Alpha and Wulf's adventures to the book club.
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Brian Doob from the British Invaders science fiction podcast is my guest and he's thought outside the box and chosen two splendid Strontium Dog full cast audios from Big Finish. Check out Brian's new Hooked on Bond podcast.
You can find the 2000AD audio range at BigFinish.com or audiobooks.com.
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Matthew Ellis converts me to the cult of Nikolai Dante with the first volume of his swashbuckling adventures. Bojemoi!
All eleven Dante collections are available from the 2000AD online store.
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I welcome back Pete Wells, the P-WLS covers uncovered droid himself, for his third visit to the book club. And this time he's brought along an absolute stonker of an art book covering Dredd's covers from the first 35 years of 2000AD. It's our longest episode yet with a few audio problems for which my apologies.
Buy the Art of Judge Dredd from the 2000ADonline store. Listen to Pete on the Megacast podcast and find his covers uncovered blog on 2000ADonline.comFind a list of episodes so far and upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow along on Twitter, or email MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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Luke Williams, who posts as Seth73 on the ECBT2000AD blog, is my guest to discuss book 4 of Nemesis the Warlock by Pat Mills, Kevin O'Neill and Bryan Talbot, with some pretty big spoilers along the way.
Check out Luke's potted histories of key 2000AD characters on the ECBT site. And buy your copy of the complete Nemesis the Warlock voulme 1 from the 2000AD online store.
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Art droid Mark Sexton joins me in that London pub to discuss one of the absolute classics of British comics history, Charley's War by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun.
You can find a full listing of Mark's comics work on is ComicBookDB page. Charley's War is available in ten lovely hardbacks from Titan books.
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I took my digital recorder to the 40th anniversary festival in London and played at being a comics journalist. Listen in as some of the creators, staff and fans of 2000AD discuss the highlights of the day and their favourite moments from 40 years of 2000AD.
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