2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 255
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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 255 featuring ‘Ace Trucking‘, ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘Nemesis the Warlock‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘The Mean Arena‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 13 March 1982.
Cover Art Robot: Ian Gibson
GBH is in the jaws of danger on this weeks cover!
My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd
Script Robot: TB Grover
Art Robot: C Ezquerra
Lettering Robot: T Frame
I absolutely loved the start to this episode. Raining down on the Mega-City One refugees is futuristic propaganda in the form of talking leaflets. I couldn’t help but read the refugees dialogue in the voices of the cast of Monty Python as this could easily have been a sketch of theirs. There’s just as much action as there is comedy, however, as Judge Dredd and the other Judges take out access routes to slow the East Meg forces while also rallying the help of Citi-Def units to bolster their ranks. Walter comedically carries Maria as he tries to catch up with Dredd while Maria appears to now be the only person suffering from BLOCK MANIA.
Prog 255 defects to the other side! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 256.
Florix Grabundae!
Have you read this Prog? If so, what was your favourite strip? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
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