2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 253
Borag Thungg Earthlets! Please be aware that this post contains Amazon affiliate links – any purchases made via these links go towards supporting me and my content at no extra cost to yourself. You can also support me over on Ko-Fi, Patreon or PayPal if you wish and any donations are greatly appreciated and will be put to good use towards web-hosting costs and new content ideas.
Welcome to my personal Prog slog through 2000AD. Here, I post daily about my favourite story from each Prog. I started doing this as a means of focusing my attention on something. A hobby, if you will. Something that will bring joy and fond memories for fans as well as draw attention to and hopefully bring in new readers to The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. I have never read these Progs before. I recall reading some of Flesh at some point in my childhood, knew of Judge Dredd from a PlayStation One game and then the 1995 Movie, Rogue Trooper from the PlayStation 2 Game and had heard of other stories and seen other characters from seeing posts online. So I’m pretty much experiencing most of these stories as an intergalactic virgin. Or something. So if you are an established reader whose loyalty to Tharg has been unwavering, or if you’ve dropped off reading 2000AD, lie somewhere in between or if you are a newcomer to The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic then please let me know via the comments or hit me up on my socials!
Without further ado…
Welcome to Prog 253 featuring ‘Ace Trucking‘, ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘Nemesis the Warlock‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘The Mean Arena‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 27 February 1982.
Cover Art Robot: Colin Wilson
Who is this fella going Rogue on this weeks cover?
My pick of the Prog is: Nemesis the Warlock
Script Robot: Pat Mills
Art Robot: Redondo
Lettering Robot: S Potter
In a sinister web of deceit (see what I did there?), Torquemada possesses the arachnid form of Zelotes, the caretaker of Arachnos. Zelotes was going to inform the Cabal that humans can be reformed and avoid war but Torquemada cannot allow humans and aliens to co-exist. Out of all of the stories of their time, I think Nemesis remains timeless in that xenophobia and fascism has never gone anywhere and, if anything, has worsened since these tales were conceived. It holds a mirror up to society and shows you how unbelievably stupid and wrong these beliefs are. Fantastic work as always from Pat Mills and co.
Prog 253 possessed by a fascist! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 254.
Florix Grabundae!
Have you read this Prog? If so, what was your favourite strip? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Latest posts by Craig Stewart (see all)
- 2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 271 - October 4, 2024
- 2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 270 - October 3, 2024
- 2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 269 - October 2, 2024
Recent Comments