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Rebellion announces Steve Morris as new 2000 AD and graphic novels marketing manager

Rebellion is delighted to announce that Steve Morris is joining its publishing division as Marketing Manager for 2000 AD & Graphic Novels.

One of the largest independent games development studios in Europe, Rebellion publishes the legendary British comic book 2000 AD every week, as well as its monthly stablemate the Judge Dredd Megazine, while it also maintains the biggest archive of English-language comics in the world.

Steve will work closely with the 2000 AD Brand Manager, Michael Molcher, to market and publicise Rebellion’s growing stable of new comics and extensive archive of more than a century of British comics publishing.

As well as overseeing marketing and advertising activities for new comics and collections, he will be the primary press contact for media outlets, reviewers, and influencers, working with them to boost awareness of the firm’s fantastic comic book brands, as well as establishing a greater presence in markets in both the UK and abroad.

Steve joins the publishing house after a number of years working in marketing and was previously Marketing Manager for Ryley Wealth Management. He has been a noted comics critic for more than a decade, writing for such comics news and review websites as The Beat, Comic Book Herald and many others, and in 2017 he established his own Patreon-funded comics review site, Shelfdust.

Publishing Manager Beth Lewis said: “I’m delighted to have Steve join the team. His knowledge and passion for 2000 AD, and his experience within the comics industry is a great asset to our growing department.”

Steve Morris said: “The deeper I dive down the rabbit-hole of Rebellion’s extensive, surprising, and challengingly prophetic back catalogue, the clearer it’s been to me that the continued success of 2000 AD is one of the most impressive creative achievements in comics history.

“I’m incredibly excited to be able to cross through The Forbidden Door and move from comics criticism into comics marketing, working alongside the (apparently robotic?) teams at both 2000 AD and The Treasury of British Comics to increase global levels of Thrill-Power even further beyond their recommended limits. The other great news is that Tharg promises me the grafts won’t hurt anymore if I just stop scratching them!”

For press enquiries about 2000 AD and the Treasury of British Comics, please contact press@2000AD.com

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The 2000 AD Art of Kevin O’Neill Apex Edition

2000 AD Art of Kevin O’Neill: Apex Edition

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An incredible insight into the art of one of comics’ most unique talents – The 2000 AD Art of Kevin O’Neill: Apex Edition is out now.

O’Neill, who sadly died last year, was an artist without peer. His work on strips in 2000 AD such as Nemesis the Warlock, Metalzoic, Judge Dredd, Ro-Busters and more sealed his reputation even before his wildly popular and influential work on Marshal Law with Pat Mills and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen with Alan Moore.

The Apex Edition will be available from the 2000 AD webshop and comic book stores through Diamond Distribution.

The contents of this 160-page collection were compiled by O’Neill from his own archive, working closely with Rebellion’s editorial and reprographics teams to curate this unmissable testament to his remarkable career.

His innovative, iconoclastic, idiosyncratic, and inventive work for 2000 AD will be showcased in an unmissable over-sized art book, featuring high-resolution scans of original artwork by one of comics most unique talents.

Presented in a deluxe, over-sized facsimile edition, the Kevin O’Neill Apex Edition will reproduce these stunning pages at their actual size – from covers to stunning double-page spreads, from just some of his famous work on Nemesis the Warlock to his final sequential work on Bonjo From Beyond The Stars, giving fans the chance to see these pages in all their glory.

From his concept sketches for 2000 AD’s alien editor ‘Tharg the Mighty’ to complete episodes from robot rescue squad series Ro-Busters, future lawman Judge Dredd, and alien freedom fighter Nemesis the Warlock, O’Neill’s unmistakeable style was influenced by everything from his childhood in the East End of London to the films of special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, from Mad magazine and from the work of British cartoonist Ken Reid.

Editor Oliver Pickles said: ‘There was and is no-one who draws like Kev O’Neill and this new Apex Edition is ample proof of what an amazing talent he was – whether it was his character design or the incredible energy he brought to every page. It is a shame that he never got to see the finished book that he’d worked so hard on over the past year, right up until the end of October in fact, but I think it is fitting that it stands as a true testament to such a unique talent and such a warm, generous man.’

The complete list of contents:

  • Tharg the Mighty head shot concepts
  • 2000 AD Sci-fi Special 1977 cover
  • Judge Dredd: Judges Graveyard pages 1-6
  • Tharg’s Future Shocks: Hunted pages 1-3
  • Mach Zero Star Scan
  • 2000 AD Annual 1979 cover
  • 2000 AD covers – Progs 40, 71, 84, 88, 97 (unused due to strike action), 103, 112, 167 (sketch & cover) 398, 483, 485, 489, 492, 500
  • Ro-Busters cover – Starlord issues 5 & 16 Cover
  • Ro-Busters Star Scan – Starlord issue 19
  • Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 88, pages 1-4, 6
  • Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 90, pages 1-6
  • Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 103, pages 1-6
  • Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 104, pages 1-6
  • Ro-Busters – Ro-jaws, 2000 AD Prog 106 Star Scan
  • Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 111, pages 1-6
  • Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 112, pages 1-6
  • ABC Warriors – 2000 AD Prog 119, pages 3-7
  • ABC Warriors – 2000 AD Prog 123, pages 1-6
  • ABC Warriors – Titan Book One frontispiece
  • ABC Warriors – Prologue pages 1-3
  • ABC Warriors – Epilogue pages 1-3
  • Shok! – Judge Dredd Annual 1981, pages 1-7
  • Judge Dredd: The Law According To Dredd – 2000 AD Prog 474, pages 3-7
  • Judge Dredd: The Law According To Dredd – 2000 AD Page 475, pages 1-2, 4-7
  • Judge Dredd – 2000 AD Prog 521, page 1
  • Nemesis: Terror Tube – 2000 AD Prog 167, pages 1-6
  • Torquemada The God – 2000 AD Prog 520, pages 1-6
  • Torquemada’s Second Honeymoon – 2000 AD Annual 1988, pages 1-6
  • Tomb Of Torquemada Poster Prog, cover
  • Tomb Of Torquemada Poster Prog, pages 1-6
  • Tomb Of Torquemada Poster Prog, poster
  • Nemesis the Warlock: The Final Conflict – 2000 AD Prog 2000, pages 1-6
  • Bonjo From Beyond The Stars – 2000 AD Prog 2312
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Cover yourself in Thrill-power with the new 2000 AD iron-on patches

Protect your backpack from Thrill-suckers, identify yourself amidst the chem-clouds of Nu Earth, or secure your favourite jacket from light-fingered perps with the new range of 2000 AD iron-on embroidered patches!

Whether it’s identifying as an ‘Increased Leisure Citizen’ or as one of Torquemada’s feared Tube Police, these these three-inch (7.6 cm) embroidered patches are the perfect accessory for any self-respecting Squaxx Dek Thargo, and can be attached simply by ironing, sewing, or securing with a safety pin.

Available worldwide through the Rebellion webshop, these are the first in a new series of patches featuring logos inspired by the myriad, action-packed worlds of 2000 AD, from Judge Dredd and Nemesis the Warlock, to Strontium Dog and Rogue Trooper.

Signal to fellow fans that you’re a true Squaxx Dek Thargo – make sure you get patched up with the new 2000 AD range of iron-on embroidered patches!

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Mega-City One Justice Dept. Property

Keeping the streets safe since 2031, the Judges of Mega-City One’s Justice Department are judge, jury and executioner all rolled into one. This elite force is backed up by legions of Tek, Med and support personnel who ensure that Justice can be quickly dispensed to any who dare break the law!

Whether you’re administering an iso-block, running a clean-up crew, or manning a desk at Control, you can now be a part of the machinery of the state, which bears the classic Justice Department’s eagle shield logo, made famous by 2000 AD‘s Judge Dredd.

Termight Tube Police

They’re the scourge of deviants as they keep Termight’s underground highways clean and pure – they are the Tube Police, and you can now pledge your violent demise to the Grand Master of Termight, Tomás de Torquemada, himself with this embroidered iron-on patch.

Created by Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill, Torquemada is the twisted human despot intent on purging all ‘deviant’ alien life from the galaxy. Once he was the lead enforcer of the feared Tube Police but Torquemada ascended to the position of supreme leader of the Empire. He was assisted in his nefarious cruelty by the Terminators, his quasi-religious police force. His own followers do his vile bidding as they are just as scared of him – if not more so – than the innocent beings that they slaughter on his behalf!

Rogue Trooper GI

Bred for war, a legend forged in the poisoned wastelands of Nu Earth – he is the Rogue Trooper! Get the legendary logo of the Genetic Infantrymen on an embroidered iron-on patch.

Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Gibbons, Rogue Trooper is the blue-skinned soldier fighting his own war amidst the choking chem clouds of this tainted planet, trapped between two opposing and intractable armies, his only company the digital personalities of his three dead comrades – Bagman, Gunnar, Helm – encoded into his equipment.

Rogue Trooper Nort

Get the legendary Nort logo of the Greater Nordland Republic, fighting the Southers for control of the strategically vital planet of Nu Earth – in an endless war that has turned this Earth-like planet into a polluted hellhole, where no normal human can exist without an all-over protective bodysuit.

Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Gibbons, Rogue Trooper is the blue-skinned soldier fighting his own war amidst the choking chem clouds of this tainted planet, trapped between two opposing and intractable armies, his only company the digital personalities of his three dead comrades – Bagman, Gunnar, Helm – encoded into his equipment.

Millicom Genetic Engineering Division

Created in the genetic labs of the Southern Cross Confederacy’s orbiting headquarters, Millicom, the Genetic Infantrymen were to be the decisive weapon in the endless war on Nu Earth against the Norts – yet the GIs were betrayed by one of their own!

Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Gibbons, Rogue Trooper is the blue-skinned soldier hunting the Traitor General amidst the choking chem clouds of this tainted planet, trapped between two opposing and intractable armies, his only company the digital personalities of his three dead comrades – Bagman, Gunnar, Helm – encoded into his equipment.

Increased Leisure Citizen

In the 50th Century, The Hoop is a crowded, poverty-stricken housing project tethered off the peninsula of Manhattan. Here, the chronically unemployed – ironically dubbed ‘Increased Leisure Citizens’ – scrape a living in a place where even a shopping trip can lead to death.

Halo Jones is an ordinary, idealistic young woman living on The Hoop, a poverty-stricken housing project tethered off the point of Manhattan. Desperate for a better life, she escapes – and finds an extraordinary universe waiting for her as she goes from star-cruiser stewardess to frontline soldier.

Strontium Dog logo

Rejected by their society due to their radiation-induced mutations, the bounty hunters of the Search/Destroy Agency – known as the Strontium Dogs – take the jobs no-one else wants. This patch pays homage to one of 2000 AD’s most popular series and Carlos Ezquerra’s bold original design for the agency’s logo.

Co-created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, Strontium Dog is an epic sci-fi Western from the pages of 2000 AD, with Alpha hunting down the scum of the galaxy alongside his partner, the Viking warrior Wulf Sternhammer.

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“Delicious prey, a click away” – Portals & Black Goo coming to 2000 AD

What do monsters eat when they’re not feasting on us? A brand new horror comedy series satirising zero-hour contract capitalism is coming to 2000 AD.

Portals & Black Goo is a new seven-part series from John Tomlinson (Judge Dredd) and Eoin Coveney (The Alienist), beginning in 2000 AD Prog 2340 – out on 12 July from all good newsagents, comic book stores, and the 2000 AD webshop and apps.

In a world where monsters live amongst us, what happens when they get a little snacky? Devouroo specialises in the particular foodstuffs specially suited to their clientele – vampires, werewolves, and demons. All they have to do is order through the special app, orders broadcast through eldritch resonances that generate temporary portals large enough for a bike – so it’s one for pickup, one for delivery.

And when the job market is more perilous than ever, you’ll take any job that comes along!

Kroy Plemons is a Devouroo delivery driver, who has to overcome the obstacles and perils of working the kind of zero-hours shift that can often be … lethal to his own health. From bags of fresh plasma for vampires, bloody bones for djinn and steaming viscera for werewolves, Kroy delivers it from the back of his moped – all while dealing with a haemoglobin-intolerant vegan vampire, a self-styled vampire hunter, claim-jumping delivery riders from rival service DaHunga and so much more!

Portals & Black Goo is the SF horror strip with a streak of mordant humour, incorporating a cast of hunger-maddened night creatures as predators and misfits of ancient legend struggle to integrate with a tech-driven post-modern world.

Influenced by classic British characters such as Cursitor Doom, as well as modern films like Attack the Block and Shaun of the Dead, Tomlinson, Coveney, colourist Jim Boswell, and letterer Simon Bowland have crafted a contemporary horror comedy with real bite!

Matt Smith, editor of 2000 AD said: “I thought John’s pitch was very interesting, combining comedy-horror with social satire of the zero-contract culture and the prejudice a section of the populace can face, and Eoin has brought the creatures to life wonderfully, giving them real character.”

John Tomlinson said: “I wanted to combine SF and horror in a familiar urban setting, and it all came together one night when a confused Deliveroo rider stopped me for directions after his phone conked out. Walking home after, it struck me that they must have to deliver to some pretty scary places and people. Later I scribbled down the line ‘Hungry Horrors: food delivery for children of the night. Charnel@£1.99!’ The basic series premise for Portals & Black Goo soon followed.

“I’ve always thought that the best comics artists are also actors, and Eoin has really brought the characters to life. Enhanced by Jim Boswell’s suitably creepy colours he’s done an amazing job – the characters and settings are very ‘real’, thus making the fantastical elements more convincing. I couldn’t be happier with the finished result.”

Eoin Coveney said: “After several read throughs of John’s script, I was struck by the sensibility; an intriguing combination of horror, comedy (I laughed out loud on several occasions!) and the simple drudgery of making one’s way in a big city.

“Big cities at night are quite intimidating, I think. The smells of rubbish and traffic fumes along with the constant noise create quite an unnerving atmosphere and I strove to capture that.

Inner cities in particular have really odd and sometimes surreal landscapes- those narrow dark alleys with lots of old drain pipes, spiked fences and piles of all kinds of strange rubbish are really atmospheric and spooky.

“I must also pay tribute to Jim’s fantastic colouring. I knew I had to use quite a bit of spot blacks to sell the nighttime atmosphere but was slightly concerned that a colourist might use muddy colours which could obscure some of the linework. Jim fed me some details as he worked through it and I was so impressed and happy with his work. I’m excited to see it in print and also to hear what the readers think!”

Grab this issue and more from your local comics shop or newsagent – find your nearest stockist with the 2000 AD storefinder at 2000AD.com/store-finder or locate your local comic book shop at ComicShopLocator.com.

To read 2000 AD, the Judge Dredd Megazine, Monster Fun, fiction ebooks, and hundreds of graphic novel collections, download the 2000 AD app for iOS and Android devices. As well as reading a host of free comics, can read your purchases in the app or download them as DRM-free files from the 2000 AD webshop.

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What if two of Britain’s biggest comics had merged – find out this September!

It’s a clash of the ages – what if two of Britain’s most famous comic books had merged at the height of their popularity in the 1980s?

In a brand new “what if?” crossover featuring some of Britain’s biggest comic book talents this September, 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine find the answer to the question: what would 2000 AD have looked like if it had combined forces with the legendary Battle Action?

Out in the UK on 20 September and in North America on 1 November, 2000 AD Prog 2350 and Judge Dredd Megazine #460 features stories by Ken Neimand, Alex de Campi, Gordon Rennie, Arthur Wyatt, Chris Weston, Staz Johnson and more. (Diamond codes: JUL231919 & JUL231920)

The special 48-page bumper issue of 2000 AD and the 132-page Judge Dredd Megazine will see Judge Dredd take on the anarchic, riotous teens of ‘Kids Rule OK’, the controversial comic strip that helped lead to Action being pulled from shelves in 1976.

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Wraparound Megazine cover art by Henry Flint

The line-up includes Alan Hebden and Carlos Ezquerra’s former enslaved gunslinger El Mestizo and laconic WWII officer Major Eazy, as well as deadly future sport ‘Death Game 2049’, and daring Panzer officer ‘Hellman of Hell Force’, as well as Dreddworld reinventions of strips such as John Wagner and Mike Western’s tale of the ‘Forgotten Army’, ’Darkie’s Mob’, and Tom Tully and Joe Colquhoun’s WW2 air ace ‘Johnny Red’.

Matt Smith, editor of 2000 AD, said: “The history of comics on the UK’s newsstand is marked by the practice of merging titles, where two great anthologies combine. In the case of Starlord joining 2000 AD, it meant the Prog gained Strontium Dog and Ro-Busters. When Tornado’s Black Hawkjoined the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, it led to a radical reinvention of the strip.

“Writer Ken Niemand suggested to me a special asking what would’ve happened if Battle Action merged with 2000 AD in the early eighties, with its war stories getting something of a science-fiction/fantasy makeover, and I couldn’t resist!

“Major Eazy, Hellman of Hammer Force, El Mestizo, Dredger – all these great characters get the 2000 AD treatment in Prog 2350, courtesy of the likes of Niemand, Simon Coleby, Chris Weston, Dan Cornwell, Jake Lynch and more. And over in Judge Dredd Megazine #460, we’ve got Dreddworld reinventions of ‘Rat Pack’, ‘Darkie’s Mob’ and ‘Johnny Red’ – it’s a ‘What if…’ that fans of both Battle and 2000 AD won’t want to miss.”

‘Death Game 2049’ by Nick Dyer (top left), ‘El Mestizo’ by Chris Weston (top right), ‘Judge Dredd: Return to Billy Carter’ by Nick Percival (bottom left) and ‘Judge Dredd: Juves Rule OK!’ by Simon Coleby (bottom right)

Battle Picture Weekly and Action were two of Britain’s most groundbreaking comics, both tearing up the rulebook on how comics should be in an age of conformity and falling sales. Their action-packed pages delighted young readers as much as they horrified parents and moralists. Following national controversy over the violence in Action, it was effectively banned by its own publisher, neutered and eventually merged with Battle, to create Battle Action.

For this was the age of “hatch, match and dispatch” – when new comics would be launched, then merged into more successful titles. 2000 AD itself absorbed its stablemates Starlord and Tornado, with strips such as ‘Strontium Dog’ and ‘Ro-Busters’ becoming some of its most popular ever series.

This mega-crossover will then be followed by a brand new ‘jumping on’ issue of 2000 AD – the perfect point for new readers to jump on board with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, featuring an all-new line-up including ‘Poison’, a new ‘Judge Dredd’ story by Rob Williams and PJ Holden, more ‘Feral & Foe’ by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson, the return of ‘Helium’ by Ian Edginton and D’Israeli, plus a special one-off clash between two classic characters by Garth Ennis & Henry Flint!

Grab 2000 AD and more of Rebellion’s comic book titles from your local comics shop or newsagent – find your nearest stockist with the 2000 AD storefinder at 2000AD.com/store-finder or locate your local comic book shop at ComicShopLocator.com.

To read 2000 AD, the Judge Dredd Megazine, Monster Fun, fiction ebooks, and hundreds of graphic novel collections, download the 2000 AD app for iOS and Android devices. As well as gorging on a host of free comics, you can read your purchases in the app or download them as DRM-free files from the 2000 AD webshop.

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It’s Hell on (Cursed) Earth – pre-order The Helltrekkers collection now!

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Acid rain that will strip skin from bone! Killer viruses that strike without warning! Marauding bands of mutants! Herds of hungry dinosaurs! Only the bold and the foolish hate Mega-City One enough to brave the hell of the Cursed Earth – but the Helltrekkers are willing to take the chance!

Written by Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner and his writing partner Alan Grant, with art by José Ortiz (The Thirteenth Floor) and Horacio Lalia (Planet of the Damned), The Helltrekkers is a monumental survival story and one of the earliest spin-off strips from the world of Judge Dredd.

The Helltrekkers are the new frontiersmen—men and women who hated life in Mega-City One so much that they were willing to travel 2000 kilometres across the desolate irradiated desert known as the ‘Cursed Earth’ in order to start a new life.

The chances of reaching the new territories on the other side are slim – the hostile environment is full of danger, including acid rain downpours, killer viruses, mutants and hungry dinosaurs! To increase their chances of survival, Helltrekkers set off in large convoys … but sometimes fellow travellers can cause just as many problems as the threats from outside!

Out on 7 December, brand new collection comes in two formats – a standard paperback edition and a special webshop exclusive hardcover edition, whose specially designed cover evokes the famous Haynes Manuals.

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Meet the Void Runners – the new series beginning this week in 2000 AD

A substance like no other. A harsh galactic regime reliant on its supply. A captain and her crew given an offer they can’t refuse. A Revolution that can’t be stopped!

VOID RUNNERS is the new series for 2000 AD from the warped minds of writer David Hine (Crossed, X-Men, Bulletproof Coffin) and artist Boo Cook (X-Factor, Judge Anderson, Elephantmen).

Beginning in 2000 AD Prog 2334, out now from all good comic book stores and newsagents, the eight-episode psychedelic sci-fi series follows the adorable Captain Shikari and their crew of alien misfits as they search the cosmos for Kali’s Dust – the drug that essentially holds the universe together. 

Uptight and repressive, the Ankorites are shared-mind entities that rely on the drug called Kali’s Dust – a magical medicine that feeds their psychic visions and allows them to rule over the network of planets and systems known as The Federation. However, supplies are running dangerously low and so their ruthless foot soldiers, The Subjugators, call on notorious Void Runner Captain Alice Shikari to track down the pleroma – the deep-space creatures that are the source of Kali’s Dust.

But Shikari has a vision of her own and it involves spreading joy and enlightenment to the masses – the revolution is here!

David Hine said: “When Boo asked me to come up with something a bit psychedelic to pitch to 2000 AD it seemed blindingly obvious that the world needs a sci-fi version of Ken Kesey’s Magic Bus trip across the USA in the 1960s. This time around the bus is a spaceship, crewed by Captain Shikari and her piratical crew of Void Runners. See fascistic cops who share one mind between three bodies, gigantic jellysquids who are also the oldest, wisest creatures in the cosmos, a battle with kamikaze space sharks and an actual vision of the ultimate meaning of the Universe. WARNING: Do not lick the pages!”

Boo Cook said: “Having been a big fan of David’s work for years I figured he would be the guy to ask about doing a space strip that was extremely psychedelic. This was a correct assumption – he did not disappoint! Void Runners it’s a sprawling space epic in the true 2000 AD tradition, full of irreverence, anarchy and mayhem. there’s vibes of ‘D.R. and Quinch’, ‘Nemesis the Warlock’, Moby Dick and Dune but they come out of the pipe like an exotic firework straight to the frontal lobe – I think I’ve had to invent some new colours during the course of it! Hopefully it’ll read like a hallucinogenic space manual on how it’s a real pain in the arse to live full of hate – no doubt that will annoy some people but ‘I’d like to think the affable Shikari could win round any galactic despot.”

Matt Smith, editor of 2000 AD, said: “The fevered imaginations of David Hine and Boo Cook are the perfect combination for a Dune-style surreal space adventure, full of weird beings and psychedelic cosmic vistas. Don’t miss this voyage into the void, Earthlets!”

Void Runners begins in 2000 AD Prog 2334, which is out now. Grab 2000 AD and more of Rebellion’s comic book titles from your local comics shop or newsagent – find your nearest stockist with the 2000 AD storefinder at 2000AD.com/store-finder or locate your local comic book shop at ComicShopLocator.com.

To read 2000 AD, the Judge Dredd Megazine, Monster Fun, fiction ebooks, and hundreds of graphic novel collections, download the 2000 AD app for iOS and Android devices. As well as gorging on a host of free comics, you can read your purchases in the app or download them as DRM-free files from the 2000 AD webshop.

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Rebellion unveil new merch to mark Strontium Dog’s 45th anniversary

For 45 years they’ve been taking down the scum of the galaxy and to celebrate the anniversary of the debut of Strontium Dog, Rebellion has unveiled a brand new slate of merchandise!

From T-shirts to pint glasses, from mugs to iron-on patches, the new anniversary Strontium Dog range is the perfect gift for the mutant bounty hunter in your life.

This new line of merchandise is inspired by and pays homage to one of 2000 AD’s most popular ever series, an epic sci-fi Western created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra that debuted in Starlord, 2000 AD’s short-lived sister title, in 1978. 

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One of the most iconic strips in the history of British comics, the bounty hunters of the Search/Destroy Agency – derisively dubbed ‘Strontium Dogs’ – are members of a persecuted minority of mutated humans, their bodies warped by Strontium 90 fallout, who are despised by the ‘Norm’ population, barred from public life, and herded into ghettos.

The only job open to them is as bounty hunters and, from the orbiting ‘Doghouse’ base, Johnny Alpha and his Viking partner, Wulf Sternhammer head out to track down criminals for cold, hard cash – from deep space to Hell itself, from Adolf Hitler to Ronald Reagan! 

The series has had a cultural impact far beyond its pages, with director Edgar Wright and actor Simon Pegg famously citing the death of Johnny Alpha in their acclaimed comedy TV series Spaced.

The new line of merchandise, available from the Rebellion online store, pays tribute to this popular and influential series, referencing key locations and individuals from the rich history of the last 45 years, all of it coming from the fertile imaginations of Ezquerra, Wagner and his writing partner, the late Alan Grant. 

Designed by Salvador Lavado – who has worked with major brands and international artists including John Williams, Metallica, Jay-Z, Mercury Records and many more – the new merchandise digs deep into the history and lore of the strip to produce designs that will delight fans while remaining intriguing to those unfamiliar with the landmark series.

The new T-shirts reference just some of the series’ legendary weaponry – including ‘Westinghouse’, the supplier of Johnny Alpha’s preferred Variable Blaster firearm, and the iconic ‘Electronux’ electrical stun knuckle-duster, while posing as an employee of the famous ‘Doghouse’ space station. There is a fun ‘Sternhammer Ale’ design which pays tribute to Wulf’s legendary thirst and love of good company, while another advertises the services of the Gronk, Alpha and Sternhammer’s weak-hearted medic.

And thirsty bounty hunters will be able to quench their thirst with the first Strontium Dog pint glasses – featuring the ‘Sternhammer Ale’ and the ‘Property of The Doghouse’ designs – as well as a mug from the Doghouse Canteen and others sporting the ‘Doghouse’ and ‘Westinghouse’ designs.

The new range of Strontium Dog merchandise is available now from the Rebellion online store at shop.rebellion.com

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Find your nearest 2000 AD stockist with this handy online tool!

Need a dose of 2000 AD Thrill-power but don’t know where to find it? Make sure you consult the 2000 AD Store Finder – the brand new online tool that’ll help you zero in on the nearest copies of Tharg’s mighty publications!

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Just type in your postcode into our online store finder and the Nerve Centre’s spotter drones will deploy and triangulate the locations of your nearest stockists of 2000 AD, the Judge Dredd Megazine and Monster Fun – whether it’s your local newsagents, supermarket, or corner shop!

Or if you’re looking instead for your nearest specialist comic book store – either within or outside of the UK – you can use the Comic Shop Locator online search tool.

Never miss an edition of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comics again – use the new 2000 AD Store Finder tool and ensure your Thrill-power levels are keep at maximum levels!

And don’t forget that you can also subscribe to 2000 AD and the Megazine and get issues delivered direct to your door!

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Want to get into reading Judge Dredd? You’ll need the Essentials!

ESSENTIAL JUDGE DREDD

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Essential Judge Dredd is the ideal series for those looking to discover the greatest stories of the ultimate lawman of the future!

From the war against democracy to fighting murderous undead superfiends, from the origins of Mega-City One to all-out nuclear war – it’s all here in gorgeous new collections.

Created by John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher), Judge Dredd is one of the world’s most famous comic book characters but 45 years of continuous weekly storytelling it can be difficult to know where to begin.

Essential Judge Dredd is specially curated to make it easy to jump on board and catch up with the classics from this groundbreaking, massively-influential comic book series. The series features some of the key storylines and most important mega-epics, including:

  • Essential Judge Dredd: America
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  • Essential Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
  • Essential Judge Dredd: Necropolis
  • Essential Judge Dredd: Judgement Day

So pick up the Essential Judge Dredd collections now and dive into the future-shocked world of Mega-City One – available in print from book stores, comic book stores, and online retailers or digitally through 2000 AD‘s webshop and app!

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