2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 261
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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 261 featuring ‘Ace Trucking‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘The Mean Arena‘, ‘Robo-Hunter‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 24 April 1982.
Cover Art Robot: Ian Gibson
Sam Slade is on the trail of the Beast of Blackheart Manor on this weeks cover!
My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd
Script Robot: TB Grover
Art Robot: C Ezquerra
Lettering Robot: Frame
Dredd sneaks into the Hall of Justice where the East-Meg are holding Chief Judge Griffin who is appearing on TV with a hilarious East-Meg equivalent of a real world TV personality – Mikhael Parkinov. As I was reading Mikhael‘s limited dialogue, I couldn’t help but hear Michael Parkinson‘s voice with a Russian twang! This episode in the Apocalypse War is truly fantastic, lots of humour and stealthy espionage antics that would give Solid Snake a run for his money. I’d heard of the demise of Chief Judge Griffin but not in detail so seeing it play out I couldn’t help but think “classic Dredd“. Seeing it on several different monitors from slightly different angles while the East-Meg producers panic was brilliant an then Dredd shoots himself! It’s all going on!
Original published artwork in Prog 261
The colour version from Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files Vol. 5
Prog 261 blasted itself on live TV! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 262.
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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