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Who won the 2000 AD talent search at Thought bubble 2024?

What a weekend! The 2000 AD droids have only just recovered from the best Thought Bubble yet!

Held amid the genteel tearooms and healing spa waters of Harrogate, Thought Bubble is the annual celebration of the comics medium – and this year was bigger and better than ever. As well as expanding the show floor and selling out of tickets, the show featured many of Tharg’s greatest creators, plus gave prospective droids that chance to get work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

Virtually cleared out of books over the course of the weekend, the 2000 AD booth was brimming with the best collections and comics in the universe and, hosted by PR droid Steve Morris, the 2000 AD panel featured two veteran and two brand creators – Judge Dredd artists Mick McMahon and Silvia Califano, Judge Dredd and Proteus Vex writer Michael Carroll, and the winner of last year’s Thought Bubble talent search competition, Sinu Senan.

Scream editor Chiara Mestieri, artist Silvia Califano, artist Sinu Senan, writer Michael Carroll & artist Mick McMahon

And once again, Thought bubble played host to the famous (infamous?) talent searches. The prize – paid work with 2000 AD! This year there were an incredible 38 entrants for the script competition, would-be writers vying for the chance to get just two minutes to pitch their idea for a Future Shock to a top panel of creative talent – writers Ned Hartley, Rob Williams, and former script competition winner Laura Bailey – in front of a live audience!

After subjecting ten randomly-selected entrants to the nerve-wracking experience, the judges chose Evie Roebuck as the winner! She’ll now work with 2000 AD editor Matt Smithy to turn her idea into a fully-fledged script that will appear in a future issue of 2000 AD.

Panel judges (from left to right) Ned Hartley, Rob Williams & Laura Bailey with script competition winner Evie Roebuck (second from right)

The art competition was no less hotly contested, with six entrants selected by 2000 AD graphic novel editor Oliver Pickles to go through to the final panel, with artists Jock, Alison Sampson, and DaNi on the judging panel. All the entrants had drawn the same story, and the panel gave them advice in front of a live audience.

And the winner chosen by the judges this year was Adam Stone!

But, for the first time, Tharg the Generous decreed that due to the incredibly high standard of this year’s entries a SECOND winner should be announced. The judges’ pick was Lucas McCoy, who at just 23-years-old is one of the youngest winners ever!

Congratulations to Adam and Lucas, and well done to all our finalists! The standard this year was incredibly high and the audience may well have witnessed the beginning of some illustrious careers!

Alba Ceide

Daniel Saywell

Jason Measures

Yaya

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2000 AD Crashes Harrogate for Thought Bubble 2024!

The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic is returning to Thought Bubble this November!

The annual celebration of comics and comic culture is taking place at the Harrogate Convention Centre from 16th-17th November, and 2000 AD will be there with a packed table, alongside our famous artist and writer talent searches!

This year is a truly special weekend, as Thought Bubble will have a featured exhibition of comics art by the late, great Steve Dillon at this year’s Festival. Curated by Steve’s family, over 50 original pages dating back as far as 1978 will be on display, including his work on Judge Dredd, 2000 AD, Punisher, Preacher and more. We are proud to have worked with Steve’s family to help ensure that special prints and T-shirts will be available to buy, with all proceeds going towards keeping the exhibition touring for his fans.

In fact, everywhere you look at this year’s Festival you’ll be able to find Tharg’s Finest, including: Al Ewing (Zombo) Alex Paknadel (Rogue Trooper) Cam Smith (Bad Company) Fernando Blanco (Judge Dredd) Jock (Judge Dredd) Laura Helsby (The English Astronaut) Lee Milmore (Herne & Shuck) Mike Perkins (Judge Dredd Megazine) Ned Hartley (Department K) Nick Brokenshire (Blue Skies Over Deadwick) Paul Cornell (The English Astronaut) Pye Parr (Intestinauts) Rob Williams (Judge Dredd) Roger Langridge (Pandora Perfect) Rufus Dayglo (The Devil’s Railroad) Silvia Califano (Judge Dredd) Simon Furman (Kelly’s Eye) Steve White (Hookjaw) Tom Eglington (Thistlebone) Tom Foster (Judge Dredd) and more!

2000 AD will be featured across tables A19-21 in DSTLRY Hall, with both classic and brand new collections available – including mega-early copies of some forthcoming titles, freebie comics, discounts on selected graphic novels, and a back issue longbox for the dedicated collector! Who knows what you’ll find?

On Saturday at 11:30-12:30pm in we’ll bring together a host of 2000 AD talent on the Dead Northern Stage for The Galaxy’s Greatest Panel with Mick McMahon, Mike Carroll, Silvia Califano, Chiara Mestieri and last year’s 2000 AD Talent Search winner Sinu Senan all taking to the stage. Expect announcements and secrets from The Galaxy’s Greatest!

And of course, speaking of Talent Searches, our Writer and Artist Contests will be returning to Thought Bubble again this year. The 2000 AD Writer Talent Search is being held in Panel Room 2 on Saturday from 3:15-4:15pm, with the Right Honourable Judges Rob Williams, Ned Hartley and Laura Bailey presiding over proceedings. Then on Sunday, The 2000 AD Artist Talent Search kicks off in Panel Room 2 between 2-3pm, overseen by our Judge Department members Jock, DaNi and Alison Sampson!

Make sure to check out the application page for the contest ahead of time, to ensure you’re fully prepared and ready when you get to Harrogate! You need to attend the 2000 AD table to register in each case, so check terms and conditions in advance!

Don’t miss this Thrill-powered weekend, Earthlet – make Thought Bubble your mission!

THE 2000 AD THOUGHT BUBBLE SCHEDULE:

SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER

2000 AD – THE GALAXY’S GREATEST PANEL!

11:30AM – 12.30PM // DEAD NORTHERN STAGE
Join Tharg’s Droids as they cover the latest happenings in 2000 AD, Battle Action, Scream, Misty and more! Featuring Mick McMahon (Slaine) Mike Carroll (Dreadnoughts) Silvia Califano (Judge Dredd) Sinu Senan (2024 Talent Search Winner) and Chiara Mestieri (Scream) as well as announcements and surprises!

2000 AD ARTIST TALENT SEARCH – FINALISTS SELECTION

12PM – 1.00PM // 2000 AD TABLES A19-21, DSTLRY HALL
Artists wishing to enter the 2000 AD Artist Talent Search should bring their entries to the 2000 AD booth, where finalists will be selected for Sunday’s judging panel. See how you can enter here.

2000 AD WRITER TALENT SEARCH

3:15PM – 4:15PM // PANEL ROOM 2, QUEEN’S SUITE
Join aspiring comic writers as they make their pitch to our judging panel of Rob Williams (Judge Dredd), Ned Hartley (Department K) and Laura Bailey (Demarco P.I.), with the prize being paid work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! See how you can enter here.

SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER

2000 AD ARTIST TALENT SEARCH

2PM – 3PM // PANEL ROOM 2, QUEEN’S SUITE
Join aspiring comic artists as they submit their work to the scrutiny of our top judging panel, featuring Jock (Judge Dredd), DaNi (Black Beth) and Alison Sampson (The Department of Truth) with the prize being paid work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! See how you can enter here.

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Don’t Miss Our 2000 AD Annual Signing Event with Jake Lynch, Alex Paknadel, Si Spurrier and Phil Winslade this November!

The Thrills will be ringing out across London this November, as an incredible line-up of Tharg’s finest arrive at Gosh Comics for an all-star signing event!

Signing copies of the 2000 AD Annual 2025 on Saturday 30th November from 1pm-2pm will be Alex Paknadel and Jake Lynch, the creative team behind an all-new Rogue Trooper story in the collection; alongside Strontium Dog writer Si Spurrier and Lawless artist Phil Winslade!

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After an absence of three decades, the first 2000 AD Annual of the 21st Century arrives this November – in plenty of time to make it under the tree – from all good comic book stores, as well as the 2000 AD webshop!

This gorgeous hardcover collection will feature a mix of brand new and classic stories from top creators – including John Wagner (A History of Violence), Alan Grant (Batman), Simon Spurrier (Hellblazer, Coda), Dan Abnett (Warhammer 40k), Phil Winslade (Lawless), Fernando Blanco (Detective Comics), Ian Gibson (Halo Jones), Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Mick McMahon (The Last American), and Emma Vieceli (Life Is Strange).

Don’t miss out on a Thrill-Powered day, Earthlets – get it in your diary now!

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Exclusives, panels, signings & freebies – don’t miss 2000 AD at San Diego Comic Con 2024!

It’s the greatest show on Earth – and San Diego Comic Con is going to be extra Thrill-powered as 2000 AD lands at Booth #2121!

The publisher of the legendary 2000 AD returns to the greatest comics and culture show on Earth with high-profile guests, signings, exclusive collections, freebies and more – and with comics megastars Simon Bisley, Gail Simone, Kevin Eastman and Ram V headlining three fantastic panels!

Check out the details below of our fabulous signings, panels, and exclusives!

SIGNINGS

All signings will take place at Booth #2121 and will be run on a first-come-first-served basis.

GAIL SIMONE

  • Thursday: 12.15pm – 1.15pm

SIMON BISLEY

  • Friday: 12.30pm – 1.30pm (TBC)
  • Saturday: 12.30pm – 1.30pm (TBC)
  • Sunday: 12.30pm – 1.30pm (TBC)

PANEL SCHEDULE

Comics fans shouldn’t miss this year’s three incredible Rebellion panels:

2000 AD: The Galaxy’s Greatest Panel

🗓️ Thursday July 25, 2024 2:00pm – 3:00pm PDT

📍Room 23ABC

Comics superstars Simon Bisley (Sláine, Lobo) and Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Red Sonja) talk about the powerhouse of comics, 2000 AD, and its new and classic comics from horror and romance to war and fantasy! Featuring exclusive announcements from across Rebellion’s comics range.

Heavy Metal Comics With Simon Bisley and Kevin Eastman

🗓️ Thursday July 25, 2024 7:00pm – 8:00pm PDT

📍Room 32AB

Make some noise for comics’ rock ’n’ roll superstars—Simon Bisley (Sláine, Lobo) and Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)—as they discuss the swords, sorcery, and legacy of one of comics history’s most beloved, and most rock n roll, anthologies, 2000 AD!

Roxy and Misty: Horror and Romance Collide

🗓️ Saturday July 27, 2024 5:00pm – 6:00pm PDT

📍 Room 4

Horror! Romance! Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Red Sonja) and Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Detective Comics) head up a panel of creators and critics to explore the worlds of 2000 AD‘s new genre anthologies Misty and Roxy, from reviving classic scares to kickstarting spicy stories of love and intrigue!

SHOW EXCLUSIVES & MERCH

This year’s show-exclusive edition is the complete Rogue Trooper: Blighty Valley, and features a stunning brand new cover by artist Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle, Batman) in a hardcover collection from Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher) and Patrick Goddard (Battle Action, Judge Dredd) featuring 2000 AD’s legendary blue-skinned Genetic Infantryman, Rogue Trooper. This edition will be exclusively available at Booth #2121 at San Diego Comic Con and for 2000 AD subscribers to log in and purchase direct through the 2000 AD webshop.

The stunning 35th anniversary edition of Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s Sláine: The Horned God will be available from the Rebellion booth in both over-sized paperback and breathtaking three-volume slipcase editions. This brand new, over-sized collection features art scanned from the original archive film and printed at a size closely matching Bisley’s original artwork – giving readers the opportunity to see the greatest Sláine epic in unparalleled detail.

There will also be limited copies of Misty, the classic horror series for young women revived in a brand new 48-page anthology, featuring megastar writer Gail Simone alongside Carola Borelli (The Deadliest Bouquet, Spider-Woman), Aly Fell (A Trick of the Light) and Marianna Ignazzi (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Letty Wilson (Owl People), with a spectacularly spooky cover from Eisner-winning artist Tula Lotay (Barnstormers)!

The booth will have free collectible tote bags featuring the Judge Dredd art of Robin Smith, free poster tubes sporting an iconic Judge Dredd cover by Brian Bolland, and free copies of Rebellion’s huge range of comic book titles.

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Announcing 2000 AD Signings with Simon Bisley, Dave Gibbons and Gerry Finley-Day in August

Forbidden Planet in London will be going Thrill-powered this August, with two signing events featuring three of 2000 AD‘s greatest creators!

It’s your chance to meet some of 2000 AD‘s most admired creators, as this August Forbidden Planet in London hosts signings celebrating the lasting legacy of Rogue Trooper and Sláine! Rogue Trooper‘s creators Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons will be arriving in the capital to sign copies of Essential Rogue Trooper Volume 1 on Saturday 17th August, before the following week Simon Bisley hits London to sign Sláine: The Horned God Anniversary Edition, celebrating 35 years since it was first published in 2000 AD!

On Saturday 17th August, Forbidden Planet London will welcome Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, the creators of The Genetic Infantryman himself, Rogue Trooper, for a signing of Essential Rogue Trooper Volume 1 from 1pm to 2pm!

Head here for more info on our Rogue Trooper signing event and pre-orders >>

Then the following week, Simon Bisley will be at Forbidden Planet London to sign copies of Sláine: The Horned God Anniversary Edition, which celebrates its 35th publication Anniversary this year! On Saturday 24th August he’ll be signing The Horned God‘s new Anniversary Edition, which is available as a trade paperback or as an incredible slipcase edition! There’ll also be copies of Joe Pineapples available on the day, his most recent work with 2000 AD.

Head here for more info on our Simon Bisley signing event and pre-orders >>

Two weeks – two incredible events! Don’t miss them, Earthlets!

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Simon Bisley, Gail Simone & Kevin Eastman to headline Rebellion’s San Diego Comic Con

Comics megastars Simon Bisley, Gail Simone and Kevin Eastman are headlining Rebellion’s panels at San Diego Comic Con this year – just part of its presence at the massive US comics show!

The publisher of the legendary 2000 AD returns to the greatest comics and culture show on Earth with high-profile guests, signings, panels, exclusive collections, freebies and more!

Celebrating 35 years since the debut of his groundbreaking, industry-changing work on Celtic-lore fantasy series Sláine: The Horned God, Simon Bisley will be Rebellion’s guest of honour at San Diego Comic Con, with exclusive signings.

And Bisley will join Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creator Kevin Eastman for an unmissable panel as they discuss the swords, sorcery, and legacy of one of comics’ most rock’n’roll anthologies, 2000 AD!

To celebrate the release of her revival of the classic horror series for young women, the game-changing Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Red Sonja) will be signing copies of the brand new Misty anthology as well as joining Simon Bisley on the official 2000 AD panel, and heading up a panel focusing on the twin worlds of horror and romance comics!

Rebellion and 2000 AD will once again be at the heart of the San Diego show floor, with show-exclusive products, signings, free merch, free comics, and the best comics available anywhere.

This year’s show-exclusive edition is the complete Rogue Trooper: Blighty Valley, and features a stunning brand new cover by artist Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle, Batman) in a hardcover collection from Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher) and Patrick Goddard (Battle Action, Judge Dredd) featuring 2000 AD’s legendary blue-skinned Genetic Infantryman, Rogue Trooper. This edition will be exclusively available at Booth #2121 at San Diego Comic Con and for 2000 AD subscribers to purchase direct through the 2000 AD webshop from 1 July.

The stunning 35th anniversary edition of Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s The Horned God will be available from the Rebellion booth in both over-sized paperback and breathtaking three-volume slipcase editions. This brand new, over-sized collection features art scanned from the original archive film and printed at a size closely matching Bisley’s original artwork – giving readers the opportunity to see the greatest Sláine epic in unparalleled detail.

There will also be limited copies of Misty, the classic horror series for young women revived in a brand new 48-page anthology, featuring megastar writer Gail Simone alongside Carola Borelli (The Deadliest Bouquet, Spider-Woman), Aly Fell (A Trick of the Light) and Marianna Ignazzi (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Letty Wilson (Owl People), with a spectacularly spooky cover from Eisner-winning artist Tula Lotay (Barnstormers)!

The booth will have free collectible tote bags featuring the Judge Dredd art of Robin Smith, free poster tubes sporting an iconic Judge Dredd cover by Brian Bolland, and free copies of Rebellion’s huge range of comic book titles.

Comics fans shouldn’t miss this year’s three incredible Rebellion panels, with times and dates to be announced:

Heavy Metal Comics With Simon Bisley & Kevin Eastman

Make some noise for comics’ rock ‘n’ roll superstars – Simon Bisley and Kevin Eastman – as they discuss the swords, sorcery, and legacy of one of comics history’s most beloved, and most rock n roll, anthologies, 2000 AD.

Roxy and Misty: Horror and Romance Collide!

Horror! Romance! Gail Simone heads up a fantastic panel of creators and critics to explore the worlds of 2000 AD‘s incredible new genre anthologies Misty and Roxy: from reviving classic scares to kickstarting spicy stories of love and intrigue!

2000 AD: The Galaxy’s Greatest Panel!

Comics superstars Simon Bisley and Gail Simone headline a panel of top talent to talk about the powerhouse of comics, 2000 AD, and its new and classic comics: from horror and romance to war and fantasy! Featuring exclusive announcements from across Rebellion’s exciting comics range!

And to make sure that fans unable to attend don’t succumb to FOMO, the Rebellion webshop will also be celebrating San Diego Comic Con with exclusive Sláine: The Horned God T-shirts featuring Simon Bisley’s unmistakable art in fresh new designs, exclusively available online!

So stay tuned for dates and times for our fantastic schedule of panels and signings – with so much going on for San Diego Comic Con, it truly will be an unmissable and Thrill-powered year!

Rebellion/2000 AD will be at Booth #2121 in the main show hall at San Diego Comic Con from Previews Night on 24 July until close on Sunday 28 July.

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2000 AD heads to Thought Bubble 2023!

The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic is returning to Thought Bubble this November!

The annual celebration of comics and comic culture is taking place at the Harrogate Convention Centre on 12th and 13th November, and 2000 AD will be there with a packed booth and its famous artist and writer talent searches!

This year’s show features a veritable Nerve Centre of 2000 AD talent, lead by the legendary John Wagner and Mick McMahon, as well as Rob Williams (Judge Dredd), Steve Yeowell (Zenith), Charlie Adlard (Savage), Andy Diggle (Lenny Zero), D’Israeli (Scarlet Traces), Ian Edginton (Scarlet Traces), Al Ewing (Zombo), Jock (Judge Dredd), Roger Langridge (Pandora Perfect), John McCrea (Judge Dredd), Leah Moore (Storm Warning), Anna Morozova (Lowborn High), Sean Phillips (Devlin Waugh), John Reppion (Black Shuck) and more!

The 2000 AD booth will be located in the main Redshirt Hall, with both classic and brand new collections – including mega-early copies of some forthcoming titles – as well as freebie comics, discounts on selected graphic novels, and a back issue longbox for the dedicated collector!

And as well as “The Galaxy’s Greatest Panel” on the Sunday – with writers Rob Williams and El Sandifer and artists Anna Morozova and Tom Foster – the 2000 AD writer and artist talent searches return with would-be droids battling it out in front of two panels of top creative judges deciding who wins paid work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! See how you can enter now!

Don’t miss a Thrill-powered weekend, Earthlet – head straight for Thought Bubble!

THE 2000 AD THOUGHT BUBBLE SCHEDULE:

SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER

2000 AD WRITER TALENT SEARCH

11AM – 12PM // PANEL ROOM 1, QUEEN’S SUITE
Join aspiring comic writers as they make their pitch to our judging panel of Leah Moore (Storm Warning), Andy Diggle (Lenny Zero) and Laura Bailey (Demarco P.I.), with the prize being paid work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! See how you can enter here.

2000 AD ARTIST TALENT SEARCH – FINALISTS SELECTION

1PM – 2.30PM // 2000 AD BOOTH, BOOTH #2 REDSHIRTS HALL
Artists wishing to enter the 2000 AD Artist Talent Search should bring their entries to the 2000 AD booth, where finalists will be selected for Sunday’s judging panel. See how you can enter here.

SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER

2000 AD ARTIST TALENT SEARCH

11:15AM – 12:15 PM // PANEL ROOM 1, QUEEN’S SUITE
Join aspiring comic artists as they submit their work to the scrutiny of our top judging panel, featuring Jock (Judge Dredd), Tom Foster (Judge Dredd), Anna Morozova (Lowborn High), with the prize being paid work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! See how you can enter here.

2000 AD: THE GALAXY’S GREATEST PANEL

2PM – 3PM // PANEL ROOM 2, QUEEN’S SUITE
2000 AD lands at Thought Bubble 2023 with an out-of-this-world panel! With very special guests including Rob Williams, Anna Morozova, Tom Foster, El Sandifer and Laura Bailey discusses the latest blockbusters from The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, with secrets revealed exclusively during the panel.

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Don’t miss the ‘I Am The Law’ signing tour

I Am The Law is the new non-fiction paperback from Rebellion taking 45 years of Britain’s most famous comic book character and blending them with radical theories on policing and politics to demonstrate how Judge Dredd warned us about the chilling endgame of today’s ‘law and order’ politics.

Author Michael Molcher is embarking on a signing tour over the coming months, with the official launch of the book taking place at Gosh Comics on Saturday 11 February at 1pm with Molcher and cover artist Pye Parr.

Check out the signing and talk dates below and be sure to grab your copy of I Am The Law.

11 February — Gosh Comics, London

17 February — OK Comics, Leeds

23 February — The Cartoon Museum, London (sold out)

25 February —Forbidden Planet, Birmingham

28 February — Bookhaus, Bristol (talk with Rob Williams)

2 March — Lighthouse Books, Edinburgh (talk)

4 March — Forbidden Planet International, Glasgow

11 March — Forbidden Planet, Newcastle CANCELLED

27 April — Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford (talk)

Judge, jury and executioner, Judge Dredd is the brutal comic book cop policing the chaotic future urban jungle of Mega-City One, created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra and launching in the pages of 2000 AD in 1977.

But what began as a sci-fi action comic quickly evolved into a searing satire on hardline, militarised policing and ‘law and order’ politics, its endless inventiveness and ironic humour acting as a prophetic warning about our world today – and with important lessons for our future.

Blending comic book history with contemporary radical theories on policing, I Am The Law by writer and comics critic Michael Molcher takes key Dredd stories from the last 45 years and demonstrates how they provide a unique wake up call about our gradual, and not so gradual, slide towards authoritarian policing.

From the politicisation of policing to ‘zero tolerance’, from violent suppression of protest to the rise of the surveillance state, I Am The Law examines how a comic book warned us about the chilling endgame of today’s ‘law and order’ politics.

The paperback of I Am The Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future is out on 23 February 2023 and is available to pre-order now!

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Cloonan, Adlard, Culbard & Ewing – don’t miss the Best of 2000 AD Vol.2 launch signings!

The second volume of the best-selling Best of 2000 AD hits book and comic book store shelves on 31 January – and to celebrate there are great events on both sides of the Atlantic with some of the top talent in this volume!

Cover artist Becky Cloonan will be signing at Floating World Comics in Portland, Oregon on 8 February, and the following Saturday webshop exclusive cover artist Charlie Adlard, artist INJ Culbard, and writer Al Ewing will beat Worlds Apart in Birmingham, UK for a special launch talk and signing.

Best of 2000 AD is the essential gateway into the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic for a new generation of readers and each volume contains a mix of modern classics and gems from the vault, fresh essays by prominent popular culture writers, and a vintage Dredd case.

In this volume: Judge Dredd hunts untraceable assassins firing ‘Magic Bullets’ by Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk) and Colin Wilson (Blueberry); even robots get the ‘Red Planet Blues’ from Alan Moore (Watchmen), Steve Dillon (Preacher) and John Higgins (Judge Dredd); not even Mega City One’s brightest can escape ‘The Vampire Effect’ by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Alan Grant (Batman) and Mick McMahon (The Last American); and join the front line of the resistance against intergalactic bigots in the Gothic masterpiece Nemesis The Warlock by the creative team behind Marshal Law, Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill!

Out on 31 January from all good book and comic book stores, as well as digitally from 2000 AD‘s webshop and apps, Best of 2000 AD Vol.2 is a must have for comic book readers new and old!

Best of 2000 AD Vol.2 Release Party & Signing

Wednesday 8 February, 5pm-7pm

Floating World Comics, 400 NW Couch St. Portland, USA

Guest: Becky Cloonan (Gotham Academy, Punisher)

Join a fantastic line-up of incredible talent for the launch of the second volume of the landmark graphic novel series from the cult comic, 2000 AD. Join Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), INJ Clubard (Brink), Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), series editor Owen Johnson and comic journalist Olly MacNamee for a not-to-be-missed evening!

Best of 2000 AD Vol.2 Launch Signing & Talk

Saturday 11 February, 5pm-7pm

Worlds Apart Birmingham, 14-16 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham B5 4EN

Guests: Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), INJ Clubard (Brink), Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), series editor Owen Johnson and comic journalist Olly MacNamee

Join a fantastic line-up of incredible talent for the launch of the second volume of the landmark graphic novel series from the cult comic, 2000 AD. Join Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), INJ Clubard (Brink), Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), series editor Owen Johnson and comic journalist Olly MacNamee for a not-to-be-missed evening!

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Who were the winners of 2000 AD’s Thought Bubble 2022 talent search?

For the first time since the pandemic, 2000 AD returned to the Thought Bubble convention in Harrogate with the only talent search of its kind in the UK – with the prizes being paid work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

It’s Dragons’ Den meets the Nerve Centre as Tharg the Mighty’s droids sit in judgement on hopeful writers and artists looking to join their ranks.

The script competition, at which would-be writers have two minutes to pitch their idea for a four-page ‘Future Shock’, took place on the Saturday afternoon in front of a panel made up of 2000 AD editor and writer Matt Smith, writers Leah Moore, John Reppion and Al Ewing, hosted by 2000 AD publicity droid Molch-R.

Congratulations to Tom Watts, whose pitch ‘Love Bird’ impressed the judges and will now be published in a future issue of 2000 AD!

Winner Tom Watts (left) with Molch-R and 2000 AD editor Matt Smith

And this year, entrants for the art competition had to draw pages from writer Kek-W’s Tharg’s Terror Tales: Music Of The Spheres, originally drawn by Dan Cornwell. After getting through a HUGE line of would-be contestants, Matt Smith chose seven entries to go forward to the judging panel on the Sunday.

In front of a live audience the panel – made up of artists Steve Yeowell, Liana Kangas and Anna Morozova – went through each entry and gave advice to the artists on how to improve their work. 

But in the end there could be only one winner – and the panel unanimously chose the entry by Mike Walters! Here are his pages:

Thanks to all the contestants of both competitions – we’ll be back to Thought Bubble next year on the hunt for new talents for the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

And here are the other entries who made it through to the judging panel – which is your favourite?

Andrew Strachan:

Daniel Saywell:

Elodie Dow:

Ewan Power:

Jack Davies:

Russ Dobson: