• The Rogue Trooper: Quartz Zone Massacre compueterr game based on the popular 2000AD character will be launched across Europe on Friday 27th February 2009. Rogue Trooper, a genetically engineered super-soldier, represents Reef’s first foray onto the Nintendo Wii platform…. Read More ›
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New Judge Dredd Movie: First Look
(via Rufus Dayglo and I09): 2000AD artist Jock has posted some designs for the new Judge Dredd film online, prompting excitement from fans hoping this time round the movie won’t turn into the disappointment for many of the Sylvester Stallone… Read More ›
Unhappy Farewell to “Stalag 666”
Hope Falls and Doctor Who comics writer Tony Lee has bid an acrimonious farewell to Stalag 666, his first strip for 2000AD, which finishes its 15-part run this week. Drawn by Jonathan Davis Hunt, the Prisoner of War camp-inspired strip… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 24 November 2008
• Kieron Gillen talks about writing the new Warhammer Crown of Destruction comic series from Boom Studios over on comiccon.com, the series inspired by on Nottingham-based Games Workshop’s hugely popular gaming system and figures. “It’s a world that lives on… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 18 November 2008
• Happy Birthday, Alan Moore. The comics legend and mage, writer of Top Ten, Lost Girls, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing, Doctor Who, Maxwell the Magic Cat, Watchmen and much, much more is 55 today. • (via Kasterborous): Would… Read More ›
Foss First for Compalcomics Auction
Rare triptych cover art by acclaimed science fiction illustrator Christopher Foss for 2000AD is just one item in the Winter 2008 auction of London-based Compalcomics that also includes Dan Dare and Desperate Dan art and a number of first issues… Read More ›
Baillie debuts in 2000AD
Comics artist and writer David Baillie, creator of indie strips such as Writer and Monkey and already a contirbutor to titles such as Judge Dredd: The Megazine, Tripwire and Accent UK’s anthologies Zombies, Robots and Westerns, has his first ever… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 28 October 2008
• Voting is now open for the 2008 podcast awards (www.podcastawards.com) and comics podcast Geek Syndicate has been nominated in the best entertainment category, which is great nes — the team there have done a brilliant job of promoting British… Read More ›
‘Comic Timing’ Exhibition Continues
Harrods “Comic Timing” Exhibition is continuing until 31st October 2008
Silverfin Graphic Novel announced
(with thanks to Reuben Willmott): Penguin Books will publish a graphic novel version of Charlie Higson’s first Young James Bond story, Silverfin, in October. Drawn by 2000AD‘s Kev Walker, the story begins with James Bond’s first day at Eton, and… Read More ›
Thrill Powered Paperback!
Former 2000AD and Judge Dredd: The Megazine editor, author and comics writer David Bishop reports that his massive book about the history of 2000AD, Thrill-Power Overload, will be released in paperback next year. “Steady reorders mean Rebellion is down to… Read More ›
2000AD Owners Interviewed
Game site Develop reports that British independent developer Rebellion, publishers of the Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd games and also owners of cult comics 2000AD and Judge Dredd: The Megazine, has hit out at reports saying that the UK is… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 12 July 2008
• Artist Rufus Dayglo has posted a message on the official 2000AD Forum revealing the new Tank Girl: Skidmarks series will begin will be making its debut in Judge Dredd Megazine #275.Meanwhile, Tank Girl – Visions of Booga #3 will… Read More ›
2000AD Online Makeover Nears Completion
The 2000AD Online web site seems to have almost completed its month-long makeover, with a cleaner layout that integrates more obvious links to some of Rebellion’s other services such as ipod comic site Clickwheel. “About a year ago, we had… Read More ›
2000AD Extreme Edition: R.I.P.
2000AD’s reprint title is no more
2000AD Playing Cards For Free
The August issue of SFX, number 172, comes with a nice little freebie of a set of 2000AD playing cards. Nicolai Dante is, appropriately, the Jack of Hearts while Halo Jones is the Queen of Hearts, although that perhaps should… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Remembering Michael Turner, Virgin’s Dan Dare Collection
Scurrying around the web for comic related news, so you don’t have to
Dredd goes Dynamite
US publishers Dynamite Entertainment, whose titles include Red Sonja, Xena and Battlestar Galactica, and who recently announced a new Buck Rogers title, have just secured the rights to produce an all-new Judge Dredd comic for the American market, likely to… Read More ›
Ian Rankin and Alan Grant
(with thanks to Matthew Badham): Author Ian Rankin returns to the Borders Book Festival in Melrose, Scotland later this month, but not, this time, to talk about Inspector Rebus. Instead he will pose questions about Judge Dredd, Batman, The Terminator,… Read More ›
Enter the Vort
(with thanks to Matthew Badham): This week’s 2000AD contained an announcement that ‘Israeli’s latest project, The Vort, will be one of the slew of new stories staring next week in the UK’s weekly SF comic. Over on his blog, ‘Israeli… Read More ›