Whitechapel - 2000AD Recommendations? 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303884#Comment_303884 2011-07-29T18:10:16-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 I'm sure this will get me flogged severely, but as a Canadian, 2000AD wasn't part of my formative comics experience at all. 'Twas all Alpha Flight and Captain Canuck for for me, I'm afraid. So now ... 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303900#Comment_303900 2011-07-29T20:51:15-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 andycon http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10109 Ive been addicted to Judge Dredd since they started publishing them stateside, and one of the editors I talked to at SDCC got me to pick up Halo Jones by Alan Moore. Probably not much help since ...
Probably not much help since I just started getting into them like you but who knows.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303908#Comment_303908 2011-07-29T22:42:00-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Yeah, Halo I've read. Thanks though! Any other suggestions out there? 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303915#Comment_303915 2011-07-30T01:02:43-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 PatrickBrown http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1800 You gotta read Nemesis the Warlock. Kevin O'Neill discovering his genius, and Pat Mills feeding it and watching it grow. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303916#Comment_303916 2011-07-30T01:06:04-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Horrible Warning Si http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1223 D.R. and Quinch. The better Slaine stuff (I'd go for The Horned God). Plus, er... The Simping Detective. D.R. and Quinch. The better Slaine stuff (I'd go for The Horned God).

Plus, er... The Simping Detective.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303917#Comment_303917 2011-07-30T01:10:53-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 PatrickBrown http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1800 Plus, Ace Trucking Co (space haulage comedy) and Meltdown Man (old-fashioned cliffhanger serial about a world full of animal-people), both drawn by the magnificent Massimo Belardinelli, are now ... 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303924#Comment_303924 2011-07-30T02:36:16-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 curb http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1334 If you've read Halo Jones, I think you'd enjoy Skizz, also by Alan Moore. I'd like to add a big 'fuck yeah' for DR and Quinch, too. If you're in the mood for some slightly lovecraftian splatter ... 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303926#Comment_303926 2011-07-30T03:24:11-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 vandalhandle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4586 Stickleback by Ian Edginton/D'Israeli, and Lenny Zero by Andy Diggle/Jock are both good reads with great art 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303930#Comment_303930 2011-07-30T03:53:45-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Darkest http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4849 I'd reccomend Cabalistics Inc but they haven't published the final part of it anywhere. Shakara and Sinister Dexter for action.
Shakara and Sinister Dexter for action.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303933#Comment_303933 2011-07-30T04:28:19-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Warped Savant http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2376 I'm with the people pointing you towards "The Ballad of Halo Jones" and "D.R. and Quinch". I preferred Halo Jones but, sadly, it was supposed to be longer. I preferred Halo Jones but, sadly, it was supposed to be longer.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303935#Comment_303935 2011-07-30T04:37:03-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 muse hick http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=483 rogue trooper - the originals and the first of the reboots "war machine" bad company - anything lobster johnson bad company - anything
lobster johnson]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303936#Comment_303936 2011-07-30T05:11:09-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236 I've been enjoying the complete Ro-Busters. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303949#Comment_303949 2011-07-30T08:10:47-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Awesome, and awesomer. Thanks to everybody for the great suggestions. Some of them I knew about or have read, but lots of them were new to me. Much appreciated!!!!
Thanks to everybody for the great suggestions. Some of them I knew about or have read, but lots of them were new to me.

Much appreciated!!!!]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303963#Comment_303963 2011-07-30T10:33:57-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Oxbrow http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=894 The Bolland-era Judge Dredd, as smmed up by Warren's suggested Greatest Panel In Comics. My current favourite is Nikolai Dante, which generally keeps a light tone despite being a superhuman future ... Judge Dredd, as smmed up by Warren's suggested Greatest Panel In Comics.

My current favourite is Nikolai Dante, which generally keeps a light tone despite being a superhuman future exaggeration of the Russian Civil War.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303968#Comment_303968 2011-07-30T11:29:05-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Just read the first Nikolai Dante trade. Nice stuff. Good solid adventure stories. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303980#Comment_303980 2011-07-30T12:31:43-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 ian holloway http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6961 i'm going to second Caballistics Inc it's very good (note to 2000AD - please publish the rest of it) The Simping Detective that was so modestly pimped above is good too but would probably make more ... The Simping Detective that was so modestly pimped above is good too but would probably make more sense if you have some familiarity with the Dredd universe.
Dredd is always worth a look especially as they've been doing those anthologies - the Chopper and the Dark Judges stories are personal faves.
and I'm really surprised that no-one's pointed you in the direction of Strontium Dog. the first anthology is, to my mind, pretty much perfect.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=303986#Comment_303986 2011-07-30T13:13:27-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 James Puckett http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2911 Sláine the Horned God is a great book with stunning art that will introduce you to one of the great long-running 2000AD characters. The writing can be stilted, but it's still a story about a ... 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304005#Comment_304005 2011-07-30T16:17:26-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Thanks for the info re: Slaine. There's a lot out there so it's good to know where to start. Appreciate everybody's help here, now don't tell my wife that more comics are on the way :-) 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304020#Comment_304020 2011-07-30T21:03:18-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Luke http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=193 I've got to second Ace Garp Trucking, and chastise everyone for failing to mention Devlin Waugh. Simply frightful oversight, chaps. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304036#Comment_304036 2011-07-31T03:11:01-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 curb http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1334 Dash it all sir, you're quite right. I'd highly recommend the Red Tide trade. Queer supernatural adventure of a very high calibre. Red Tide trade. Queer supernatural adventure of a very high calibre.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304045#Comment_304045 2011-07-31T07:39:21-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Luke http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=193 There only are two trades, so you should really start with Swimming in Blood. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304049#Comment_304049 2011-07-31T09:36:04-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Will I need to know Judge Dredd in order to enjoy Devlin Waugh or the Simping Detective? I just started Caballistics Inc, based on the recommendations here. Good stuff so far! I've got ...
I just started Caballistics Inc, based on the recommendations here. Good stuff so far!

I've got Stickleback and Red Seas on order right now, and I think I'm going to try to tackle Strontium Dog....]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304051#Comment_304051 2011-07-31T10:11:27-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 ian holloway http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6961 re. Simping Detective - i'd say it wouldn't hurt to know some dredd - even to understand the whole 'Simping' thing. and the story ties in with some previous Dredd storylines and characters. i've ...
Devlin Waugh - not so much.

absolutely do the first of the big Strontium Dog anthologies. (i'm such a fanboy)]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304052#Comment_304052 2011-07-31T10:19:34-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Osmosis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866 For what it's worth, I really, really enjoyed Leviathan, and it's out in a very nice hardcover collection, so that's my tip. As much as there is any "type", it's not really standard 2000AD ... Leviathan, and it's out in a very nice hardcover collection, so that's my tip. As much as there is any "type", it's not really standard 2000AD fare, though.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304054#Comment_304054 2011-07-31T10:23:09-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 ian holloway http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6961 ^me too. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304060#Comment_304060 2011-07-31T11:51:51-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 @ian Holloway - Ok, thanks. I'll check the Simping and Devin out after I finish up the ones I've ordered or started on. @Osmosis - Yeah, I have the Leviathan softcover (I think it's the North ...
@Osmosis - Yeah, I have the Leviathan softcover (I think it's the North American edition), and love it. That and Button Man are probably my favourite of the 2000AD stuff I've read thus far. I "discovered" Scarlet Traces a few years ago and really enjoyed it, so it's probably no surpise that it's Edgtinton's stuff that I've responded to the most.

The big problem is availability of trades. Even the ones that are technically in print in North America are hard to track down. Still, I'm having fun tracking all of this "new" stuff down. I found the Button Man trades on line and should be getting those this week.

Thanks for all the help, and feel free to keep the suggestions coming!]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304063#Comment_304063 2011-07-31T12:12:48-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 ian holloway http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6961 i enjoyed the second volume of Button Man even more than the first. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304070#Comment_304070 2011-07-31T13:16:20-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Osmosis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866 Mmm, I would like to get into Button Man. I read Book III (I think) in real-time in the comic, but this was pre-Rebellion, pre-huge-collections-of-everything days, so I didn't have the backstory ... Button Man. I read Book III (I think) in real-time in the comic, but this was pre-Rebellion, pre-huge-collections-of-everything days, so I didn't have the backstory down. I've noticed them out in the shops. I remember Arthur Ranson's obviously-photoref'ed art making Harry look like Mel Gibson a lot of the time. It was kind of a fun secondary part of the story to figure out who he was using for supporting characters ...]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304284#Comment_304284 2011-08-02T14:56:36-07:00 2011-08-02T14:57:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Ok. So I've finished a few books, based on the suggestions of those here, and elsewhere. - The Bendatti Vendetta - A well-executed, if not terribly original thriller. The premise and characters ...
- The Bendatti Vendetta - A well-executed, if not terribly original thriller. The premise and characters are strong enough to warrant the trade, though I can't say I'm screaming for more.

- Shakara. Or Shakara! if you'd prefer. Man, did I enjoy this. I think a case could be argued that as a space epic, there aren't enough twists and turns to justify as many pages as it got, but the premise is so entertaining, so action-packed, so full of emotional impact that one doesn't care. How is this not a movie? Seriously? I think Cate Blanchett could pull off the lead, yes?

- Nikolai Dante - I read the first trade. Enjoyed it for the most part. Not really sure if I'm going to continue however. What say you all? How do the rest of the trades compare to the first?

- Button Man - I've read the first thrill and second thrills, and am ordering the rest in trade. More than any other thrill I've read, this is the one that I think would translate to North American audiences the most. Really simple concept, and one that is ripe for the pickings of TV or movie producers, I think. The more John Wagner I read, the less I understand how he's not more well known on my side of the pond. And I haven't even touched the Dredd stuff yet. Great action comic.

- The Simping Detective - Just read this today, in fact, as my comic shop actually had it in stock. It took me a little while to realize why this had been pimped earlier, since I'm relatively new to this board. Duh. Ok, here goes: this thing was fantastic. Irving is known to me for his occasional DC work, and so the beauty of the piece wasn't really a surprise. But the writing was. My internet hat is off to you, sir. What I liked about it is that this is a true noir first, Judge Dredd spin-off second. An extremely well-written noir to boot. Although it would be easy to rest on the concept (it's a clown that solves crimes, yay!), that would be the coward's way out. And this is definitely not the work of a coward. Despite the noir truisms, the sheer ballsiness of the writing makes this come across as fresh as a daisy. Did I struggle a little due to not knowing anything about the Dredd world? A little, sure. But just a little common sense helped with that, and I rarely (although not never, if I'm being honest) felt as if the Dredd connections detracted from the story. However, there is just enough Dredd baggage to ensure that non Dredd readers would be hesitant to give this a shot. All in all, a great read.

- Caballistics, Inc. Not done yet, but I'm definitely enjoying this. I always love the old "I fell in love with a demon!" chestnut, and I'm curious to see how it's going to play out.

- Leviathan - As previously mentioned, this was probably the first one I read, and I'm glad. Like The Simping Detective, this works as a murder mystery first and foremost. That the murderer is a 50 metre tall immortal demon only adds to the story.

So far, I'm really enjoying this "new" comic book that I've discovered. I'll be checking out the Dredds, and Slaines, and ABC Warriors, and Strontium Dogs out soon. One question: If I only was to get the VERY best Dredd stories collected, what should they be? The casebooks? Or the ones by Wagner that have Zombie-Dredd on the cover? Everyone seems to like those?]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304289#Comment_304289 2011-08-02T15:35:12-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 ian holloway http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6961 Zombie-Dredd? do you mean the Judge Death ones - guy with a portcullis on helmet instead of visor? personally, and this is unfortunately the expensive option, I'd try and work my way through the ...
personally, and this is unfortunately the expensive option, I'd try and work my way through the complete case-files and just sit back and watch at how good John Wagner was, got and is.

oh and the Judge Death (four dark judges) storyline crops up in one of the early volumes (#3 i think) so you wouldn't have long to wait.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304293#Comment_304293 2011-08-02T15:48:07-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Yes, that's the one. I'm tempted by the Case Files, but I'm really trying to avoid them. Not so much money as space. That's a lot of shelf space taken up by one character :-) 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304299#Comment_304299 2011-08-02T16:23:07-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 ian holloway http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6961 it would be a very easy thing to step in at the third volume as back then the stories were predominantly self contained and yeah they do take up some serious shelf space. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304371#Comment_304371 2011-08-03T04:43:25-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 curb http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1334 Glad you're enjoying yourself, chap! I reckon it's worth persevering with Dante. To my mind, it's only got richer, darker and more epic in scale as time's gone on. Once you're familiar with the ... 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304394#Comment_304394 2011-08-03T08:40:32-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Good to know @curb, thanks. That's basically what I was hoping for. The first trade works well as a light hearted adventure story, but I was hoping for a little more pathos. I'll give them a shot. ...
Oh, you Englishers...first you inflict Will and Kate on my country all summer, and now this.

Thanks again for all the help, folks!]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304395#Comment_304395 2011-08-03T08:44:35-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 ian holloway http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6961 Britishers please 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304396#Comment_304396 2011-08-03T08:47:08-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Yes, right. Apologies all around. Britishers, indeed! Thanks for the help sir! 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304444#Comment_304444 2011-08-03T15:11:41-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Emperor http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1503 I was going to throw in a link to my answers to a recent remarkably similar request for recommendations. Then I realised you'd started both threads. Then I thought "sod it, someone might find it ... here.

I'd definitely recommend you continue with Dante it is a great sprawling epic - the early episodes now seem a little rough around the edges, when compared to the slick beast it is today, but you really need to read this and from the beginning. It is one of the best things from after the mid-90s slump (in fact it was one of the early glimmers that the great ship 2000AD had been slowly steered around onto a more promising course) and quite possibly in the top ten of best 2000AD stories ever.

Button Man - I've read the first thrill and second thrills, and am ordering the rest in trade. More than any other thrill I've read, this is the one that I think would translate to North American audiences the most. Really simple concept, and one that is ripe for the pickings of TV or movie producers, I think.


The film prospects look hopeful, although I'd have thought they might have got this greenlit after the success of A History of Violence.

The big problem is availability of trades. Even the ones that are technically in print in North America are hard to track down.


The current run of US-printed trades distributed by Simon and Schuster should all be easy enough to find. The older DC material can get tricky. Possibly the best bet for international buyers is the Book Depository, as it is free worldwide shipping. If you are in the UK then check out Mongoose's sale. There are also digital trades at the 2000AD shop and at DriveThruComics (who recently had a sale).]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304454#Comment_304454 2011-08-03T16:21:16-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Awesome. Thanks Emperor, for you help both here and elsewhere. You've gone above and beyond, sir. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304495#Comment_304495 2011-08-04T01:14:02-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Flabyo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306 If you're going with just a single Dredd story, then I still think 'America' is the one to go for. We're still a good number of volumes away from that turning up in the collections, but it's been ... America' is the one to go for. We're still a good number of volumes away from that turning up in the collections, but it's been collected in trade on it's own a few times now.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304547#Comment_304547 2011-08-04T10:49:14-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Osmosis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866 Hey, EvilPants -- if you liked Frazer Irving (as I certainly do), you could do far worse than looking at Necronauts. Charles Fort, Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini and HP Lovecraft fighting Old ... Necronauts. Charles Fort, Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini and HP Lovecraft fighting Old Ones with cricket bats.

.... shit, that makes it sound amazing! Need to reread it ...

I'm ploughing through the Judge Dredd Case Files with the help of the local library (sorry, Rebellion) - the investment of £10-12 a throw for 18 volumes and counting is just too much for me. Despite pangs of freeloading guilt, I can only sing their praises. The Apocalypse War, the attack of the Fatties, the Dark Judges are all incredible. Like Ian says, it's very satisfying watching the strip become more self-aware, John Wagner become more confident, and the stories become sophisticated and treacle-dark.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304571#Comment_304571 2011-08-04T16:01:29-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Emperor http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1503 Hey, EvilPants -- if you liked Frazer Irving (as I certainly do), you could do far worse than looking at Necronauts. Charles Fort, Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini and HP Lovecraft fighting Old Ones ... Hey, EvilPants -- if you liked Frazer Irving (as I certainly do), you could do far worse than looking at Necronauts. Charles Fort, Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini and HP Lovecraft fighting Old Ones with cricket bats.

.... shit, that makes it sound amazing! Need to reread it ...

That's because it is and you should. It is in the Tharg's Terror Tales Presents volume coming to the US this Halloween if anyone wants to pick it up. Not 2000AD-related but if you liked that then pick up Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained, which also features a younger Fort along with a whippersnapper called HP all drawn by Irving (oh and keep an eye on Zarjaz, the 2000AD fanzine, for Necronauts sequels ;) ).

Also ones to watch out at the end of the year: Cradlegrave (a stand alone urban horror story from John Smith and Edmund Bagwell) and Insurrection (a Dreddworld story that is basically WH40K set in the same universe as Dredd, by Dan Abnett and Colin MacNeil, who previously worked together on the WH40K story Bloodquest) - both universally acclaimed at the time with both the art and writing firing on both barrels. Pre-order them now, you won't be disappointed.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304579#Comment_304579 2011-08-04T16:49:33-07:00 2011-08-05T01:51:00-07:00 ian holloway http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6961 the very first thing I posted on Whitechapel was a request for recommendations for good new brit comics to use in a set of lectures. most replies were telling me Cradlegrave which was running in the ...
i only found out about Insurrection a week or so ago and i'm pretty stoked about that too - abnett does space war very well (at least in novel form) - it was Gordon Rennie who wrote Bloodquest though.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304602#Comment_304602 2011-08-04T19:47:13-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 EvilPants http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9761 Emperor, is it ok if I just follow you around the internet getting reading suggestions from? I'm sure that's not creepy at all, is it? Just finished Necronauts. Loved it loved it loved it. Really ...
Just finished Necronauts. Loved it loved it loved it. Really well done. Is the other Fort you recommended similar?

Just finished Cradlegrave, and I can't say that I enjoyed that as much. Sorry.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304731#Comment_304731 2011-08-05T08:13:28-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Emperor http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1503 Emperor, is it ok if I just follow you around the internet getting reading suggestions from? I'm sure that's not creepy at all, is it? Only a little bit ;) I'm afraid that once away from 2000AD I ... Emperor, is it ok if I just follow you around the internet getting reading suggestions from? I'm sure that's not creepy at all, is it?

Only a little bit ;) I'm afraid that once away from 2000AD I doubt I have much original to offer on the comics recommendations front (we are all reading Ellis, Moore, Morrison and Mignola according to preference), although if you enjoy the more Lovecraftian aspects of Necronauts then Self Made Hero's Lovecraft Anthology is an excellent sampler of adaptations (and their Mountains of Madness has, rightly, had praise rained down upon it).

On the 2000AD front it might be worth keeping an eye on eBay for Extreme Editions (folks in the UK can pick them up from the 2000 AD shop) as they often collect stories that don't make it to the trade. Details are on Barney. I'd recommend Firekind in #8 (which has made some suspicious about its influence on Avatar), Shako in #18 (for old school polar bear mayhem, a little close to the bone with today's news), Revere in #20 (John Smith takes a lot of acid, goes a bit mad and writes one of the odder 2000AD stories), The Dead in #21 (Peter Milligan teaming up with Belardinelli, a meeting of weird minds from two different generations of 2000AD creator, you also get early Tyranny Rex stories which have yet to be reprinted despite my campaigning for it), Armoured Gideon in #23 (giant robots killing monsters, with added Slaughter Bowl, one of the better stories in the Summer Offensive) and possibly Times Flies in #19 (for a fun Garth Ennis romp with lovely art from Philip Bond although being humour of the rather wacky variety people's mileage varies a lot).

Just finished Necronauts. Loved it loved it loved it. Really well done. Is the other Fort you recommended similar?


It's less explicitly Lovecraftian but an enjoyable romp with some seriously nice art. The trade isn't as lovely as the Rebellion one but that is a bit special (large glossy, pages with the extra folding bit on the cover) but we can't let that spoil our enjoyment. I did an interview with Frazer and reviewed both comics for the Fortean Times website but a redesign has made them disappear in a manner suggesting the universe is odder than we think. I keep meaning to bung them up elsewhere.

Just finished Cradlegrave, and I can't say that I enjoyed that as much. Sorry.


No need to apologise (not to me anyway, you've probably made John Smith cry ;) ), I know a couple of people that didn't enjoy it (perhaps I should have said "almost universally acclaimed"), so it isn't for everyone - the setting/genre might not be some people's cup of tea and I know some are put of by the Smithian word salad (although I'm a fan and think it is well worth persisting with - just keep the first bit of the sentence in mind with my recommendations if you discover you aren't much of a fan of us work).]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304815#Comment_304815 2011-08-05T13:19:40-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 roadscum http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7712 has anyone mentioned the Cursed Earth? Complete with token punk and Matchbox toy plug, it's an excellent snapshot of early 2000AD and late 70s Britain. And it upset McDonalds and the Colonel. Go, ... 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=304884#Comment_304884 2011-08-05T16:44:04-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Emperor http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1503 Although it upset enough American corporations that you'd need to buy the original progs to read the entire story as it has never been reprinted whole. A great story without those bits though. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=305792#Comment_305792 2011-08-11T13:03:22-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Osmosis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866 Ha! I remember Armoured Gideon .... memories. 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=306511#Comment_306511 2011-08-17T07:33:28-07:00 2011-08-17T07:34:08-07:00 Emperor http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1503 The Cradlegrave collection details are released along with the cover (it is a paperback though) and they bagged Ramsey Campbell for the introduction (John is a big fan of his so really wanted to get ... The Cradlegrave collection details are released along with the cover (it is a paperback though) and they bagged Ramsey Campbell for the introduction (John is a big fan of his so really wanted to get him for this and Robo-Keef managed to get him).

Also I forgot you can embed video in here, so this is the original Cradlegrave trailer released in the run-up to the story's original launch:



As I said, I think this and Insurrection are going to be the big hits of the upcoming releases at the end of the year. If anyone is going to ThoughtBubble I think Colin MacNeil is going (artist on Insurrection) and I'm trying to pester John Smith into going (he went last year when he had nothing to promote, thanks to Peter "no I'm not him" Doherty's persuasive powers), so anyone attending might be able to get them signed too (although no promises at this stage ;) ).]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=307707#Comment_307707 2011-08-27T21:16:16-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 oga http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3803 As a long-time 2000AD reader, with my collection from approx #350-1450, which is in boxes somewhere in Christchurch (thank God the storage faculty didn't get munted in the earthquakes), I've been ...
All of Nemesis: The Warlock. A.B.C Warriors: The Black Hole, and also the more recent HC collections of the Volgan War, painted by Clint Langley (who's also done amazing work on Slaine).

For those of you who said Button Man, a resounding SECONDED. And you know that Mazeworld is finally being collected, right? I also love Ranson's Cassandra work, but the trades are so hard to find.

My only beef with the recent phonebook reprints of series like Strontium Dog, Rogue Trooper, Casebooks, is that the art is not in its original size. This makes me cry sometimes.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=307747#Comment_307747 2011-08-28T10:08:05-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 kek http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3673 Halo Jones. And most things by John Smith. John's bloody wonderful.
And most things by John Smith. John's bloody wonderful.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=307761#Comment_307761 2011-08-28T14:34:33-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 jimmyjungle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4591 I was just gonna say that... JOHN SMITH! Great writer. Great writer.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=308283#Comment_308283 2011-09-03T08:33:32-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Mister Andersen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2745 Judge Anderson: Childhood's End is one of my favourites for a number of reasons. First, it takes place on Mars. Second, it's a dungeon delve into ancient alien ruins. Third, while it's a tad overly ...

Judge Anderson: Childhood's End is one of my favourites for a number of reasons. First, it takes place on Mars. Second, it's a dungeon delve into ancient alien ruins. Third, while it's a tad overly stylised the art is quite striking. Finally, it's about Cassandra Anderson and is the culmination and payoff of years of plotlines about her, her roles as a psion and a Psi Judge, and certain key events in the life of Mega City-1. Critically, while with pretty much all of Dredd's big events life continued on unchanged for old Stoney Face after they were over, this ends with a genuine change of the status quo.




Judgement on Gotham is pure crack: Batman accidentially ends up in Mega City-1 and loses a pissing contest with Dredd only to be rescued by Anderson and returned to Gotham so they can track down and stop Judge Death & the Scarecrow from slaughtering the world. The art by Simon Bisley is a pitch perfect accompaniment to a script that effortlessly captures the essence and personality of its characters.]]> 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=308314#Comment_308314 2011-09-03T18:51:39-07:00 2013-06-19T18:45:37-07:00 Emperor http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1503 Just a note to say 1750 is another jumping on point and it sees the return of Indigo Prime and Dirty Frank, as well as Dredd and Ampney Crucis. Also after a double-length opener from, Mr Crucis ... 2000AD Recommendations? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10084&Focus=308646#Comment_308646 2011-09-06T20:34:31-07:00 2012-03-20T14:04:04-07:00 flecky http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8949 @ I grew up on 2000 A.D. I imagine everyone has recommended everything i would put forth..Toby the robot dog scared the shit out of me when reading HALO JONES..The early BAD COMPANY was a blinding ...