2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 299

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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 299 featuring ‘Abelard Snazz‘, ‘Harry Twenty on the High Rock‘, ‘Robo-Hunter‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 15 January 1983.

Cover Art Robot: Alan Davis

Harry Twenty tries to bust free on this weeks cover!

My pick of the Prog is: Abelard Snazz

Script Robot: Alan Moore

Art Robot: Mike White

Lettering Robot: Jack Potter

For anyone who has followed these posts, you’ll know I’m a sucker for an Abelard Snazz story. Pretty much any time he pops up he makes my pick. Perhaps it’s my affinity with the great Alan Moore and his work. And this tale delivers. In what seems like a trial overseen by the Manager of the Universe, listing Abelard’s encounters as if it were a rap sheet for which he will be punished, the tale takes a turn and finds Abelard receiving the mosyt gracious of gifts for passing the six million year mark of existence.His hopes and dreams are soon diminished when it turns out they have restored his robot assistant Edwin. Oh, poor Abelard.

 

Prog 299 is overcome with emotion and despair! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 300.

Florix Grabundae!

Have you read this Prog? If so, what was your favourite strip? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!