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Posted on 15th October 202416th October 2024 by Steve Morris

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.

Posted on 11th October 2024 by Steve Morris

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!

Click here for more details >>>>>

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!

Posted on 24th July 202424th July 2024 by Michael Molcher

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.

Posted on 19th July 202419th July 2024 by Steve Morris

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!

Posted on 1st July 20241st July 2024 by Michael Molcher

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.

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.

Posted on 25th October 202325th October 2023 by Michael Molcher

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!