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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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How To Take Part in 2000 AD’s Writer and Artist Talent Searches at Thought Bubble 2024

The 2000 AD writer and artist talent searches return for Thought Bubble 2024!

Do you have what it takes to be a 2000 AD creator?

The 2000 AD talent search is BACK at Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2024! The search for the next generation of talent offers the prize of paid work with 2000 AD, where legendary creators such as Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Jock, Brian Bolland, Frazer Irving, Charlie Adlard, and many more got their big break.

Previous winners like Rory McConville, Laura Bailey and Will Morris have all gone to regular work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic and beyond – and you could be joining them! Whether you’re into sci-fi, horror, fantasy or anything in between: everyone is welcome, and we’re especially looking for pitches from women and creators from marginalised communities.

Click the link below to find full details of how to enter – for writers, we’re looking for you to bring a pitch to the 2000 AD booth ahead of the judging session on Saturday 16th November; while for artists we have a trial Future Shocks comic script from the fantastic Ned Hartley for you to download and pencil, before bringing to our booth ahead of the judging session on Sunday 17th November.

Good luck, Earthlets!

Read the full competition details and terms & conditions here!

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2000 AD at Thought Bubble 2023: All Our Announcements, Talent Search Winners, and More!

The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic soared back into Harrogate this past weekend for Thought Bubble Comics Festival 2023, with the return of our Writer and Artist Talent Searches – the only contests of their kind anywhere in the country, offering new creative talent the chance to be published in the Prog! We also ran The Galaxy’s Greatest Panel, revealing secrets and surprises for everything that our editor Tharg the Mighty has planned in 2024 and beyond…

2000 AD: The Galaxy’s Greatest Panel!

Panellists (l-r): El Sandifer, Anna Morozova, Rob Williams, Laura Bailey and Tom Foster

Featuring the all-star creative lineup of 2000 AD droids El Sandifer (Tharg’s Future Shocks), Anna Morozova (Lowborn High), Rob Williams (Judge Dredd) Laura Bailey (DeMarco, PI) and Tom Foster (Judge Dredd), The Galaxy’s Greatest Panel looked at some of our recent stories, and what Earthlets can expect from 2024!

For a full read-through of everything discussed by our panellists, head to Popverse, who live-blogged the entire panel! For anyone who is interested in future art contests in particular, there’s some zarjaz hints and tips – both Laura and Tom started their 2000 AD careers through the Thought Bubble Talent Search, so there’s plenty of great advice!

But for now – onto the future…

With Dredd currently closing in on his target in Judge: Dredd Poison by Rob Williams, PJ Holden, Peter Doherty and Simon Bowland, his life isn’t going to get any easier in the new year. Even with Hershey’s killer discovered, there are plenty of other problems rising up in Mega-City One. The Williams Droid revealed that in 2024 he will be teaming up with Arthur Wyatt and Henry Flint for Judge Dredd: A Better World, continuing Judge Maitland’s interest in funding education and social reform. Would it actually improve Mega-City One if the Judge Department were de-funded as a result?

That isn’t everything Dredd will be contending with in the new year, however! Judge Dredd: Rend & Tear with Tooth & Claw pairs Williams with artist RM Guera (Scalped) and Giulia Brusco (The Goddamned) for a multi-part survivor horror story! Dredd and his team head out into the wilderness for a mission, only for things to go wrong in the snowy wilderness of the territory which once was called Alaska…

If it’s horror you’re looking for, then make sure you’re picking up the Prog in January! T.C. Eglington and Simon Davis‘ acclaimed folk horror story Thistlebone will be returning next year for the third book in the series, called “Thistlebone: The Dule Tree”.

And finally at the panel, artist Tom Foster announced that next year the trilogy of stories featuring former Judge Asher will be collected into a huge collection, called Judge Dredd: A Penitent Man. Written by Kenneth Niemand, this story follows Kyle Asher as he returns from the Titan penal colony, determined to find new ways to serve the city he once swore his oath to. Is Asher truly penitent, or will this all end in disaster? The collection will be released on 12th March 2024, with pre-orders available from our webshop now!

The 2000 AD Writer Talent Search 2023!

Judges Laura Bailey and Leah Moore with winner Ed Whiting and 2000 AD’s Trusty Droid Mike Molcher

Every year at Thought Bubble we run a Writer Talent Search, where new creative talent have the chance to vie for a place in the Prog! Presided over by writers Laura Bailey, Leah Moore and Andy Diggle, this year saw us return to the pitching room, as writers were challenged to stand in front of the room and pitch their idea for a Tharg’s Future Shock. These five-page stories were the way into 2000 AD for many legendary talents in the comics industry: from Alan Moore to Al Ewing, Neil Gaiman and more. So mastering the Future Shock is key to finding Tharg’s favour!

There were some ghafflebette pitches at this year’s contest, but congratulations ultimately go to Ed Whiting, who was chosen as the winner for his pitch “Essence of the Piece”. Look out for Ed’s debut in the Prog in the near future, Earthlets!

The 2000 AD Artist Talent Search 2023!

Across the weekend we also held portfolio reviews for our 2023 Artist Search, with entrants challenged to draw Al Ewing’s script for The Gifts of The Magi, a Tharg’s Future Shock originally drawn by Lee Townsend and colourist Chris Blythe. After whittling down the huge lineup of entrants to a few finalists, the artists progressed through to our Talent Search Panel, presided over by judges Jock, Anna Morozova, and Tom Foster.

Each entrant got to hear feedback from the judges, giving them all some real experience from some of the most talented artists in the industry today, before the very deserving winner was chosen: massive congratulations to the judges’ choice Sinu Senon!

Here are Sinu’s pages which won the contest this year – and will now lead to him working directly with Tharg in 2024!

Andrei:

Lucas M:

Rose Plaxton:

Russ Dobson:

Tom Crielly:

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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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The 2000 AD Talent Search Returns at Thought Bubble 2023

The 2000 AD talent search is BACK at Thought Bubble 2023!

Attention writers and artists!

The search for the next generation of talent with the prize of paid work with the comic book 2000 AD, where legendary creators such as Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Jock, Brian Bolland, Frazer Irving, Charlie Adlard, and many more got their big break, is on. If you want to join them then read on!

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. All online and all Thrill-powered!

Previous winners have gone to regular work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic – and you could be joining them! Whether you’re into sci-fi, horror, time twisters, or anything else, we’re especially looking for pitches from women and creators from marginalised communities.

Good luck, Earthlets!

Read the full competition details and terms & conditions here!

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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:

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The 2000 AD Thought Bubble 2022 schedule announced!

Thought Bubble is just around the corner and Rebellion returns with panels, signings, and more at the two-day convention in Harrogate!

The annual celebration of comics and comic culture is taking place at the Harrogate Convention Centre on 12th and 13th November.

Along with signings from Jamie McKelvie (Captain Marvel, The Wicked & The Divine), Pye Parr (Intestinauts), and Ramzee (2000 AD Regened), the 2000 AD writer and artist talent searches return to the in-person show again this year, 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!

We are delighted to announce that Gerry-Finley Day, the co-creator of Rogue Trooper, The VCs, and Harry Twenty on the High Rock, will be our guest of honour this year. He will be signing at the 2000 AD booth (Booth #4, Redshirt Hall) from 3.45pm-4.15pm on the Saturday, where copies of The Best of Gerry Finley-Day will be available to purchase. And on the Sunday morning, Gerry will be taking part in a Q&A session at the Mercer Art Gallery, close to the convention centre. Running from 11am-12noon and hosted by 2000 AD‘s Michael Molcher, there are just 20 seats available for this special event, which will be first-come-first-served and open to weekend/Sunday Thought Bubble ticket holders only.

And this year sees a special Sunday morning workshop for kids, with writer Ramzee helping the comic creators of the future MAKE THE BEST SCI FI COMIC EVER!

Saturday

  • 11:00-12.30 Artist Talent Search Portfolio Selection
  • 12:30-13:15 Writer talent search
  • 12.45-13.15 Pye Parr ‘Intestanuts’ signing
  • 13.30-14.15 Jamie McKelvie ‘Best of 2000 AD’ signing
  • 15:45-16:15 Gerry Finley-Day signing

Sunday

  • 11:00-12:00 Gerry Finley-Day Q&A (Mercer Gallery)
  • 12:00-12:45 MAKE THE BEST SCI FI COMIC EVER! kids’ workshop with RAMZEE
  • 13:00-13.30 Ramzee ‘2000 AD Regened’ signing
  • 13:30-14:15 Artist Talent Search Panel
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Gerry Finley-Day to be 2000 AD Guest of Honour at Thought Bubble 2022

2000 AD is delighted to announce that Gerry-Finley Day, the co-creator of Rogue Trooper, The VCs, and Harry Twenty on the High Rock, will be its guest of honour at the Thought Bubble convention this year.

One of the most inventive writers in British comics, Gerry’s influence on British comics and the development of 2000 AD cannot be understated. He will be 2000 AD‘s special guest at the Thought Bubble show, which is taking place in Harrogate on 12-13 November.

He will be signing at the 2000 AD booth (Booth #4, Redshirt Hall) from 3.45pm-4.15pm on the Saturday, where copies of The Best of Gerry Finley-Day will be available to purchase.

And on the Sunday morning, Gerry will be taking part in a Q&A session at the Mercer Art Gallery, close to the convention centre. Running from 11am-12noon and hosted by 2000 AD‘s Michael Molcher, there are just 20 seats available for this special event, which will be first-come-first-served and open to weekend/Sunday Thought Bubble ticket holders only.