2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 317

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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 317 featuring ‘Robo-Hunter, ‘Skizz‘, ‘Time Twisters‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 21 May 1983.

Cover Art Robot: Cam Kennedy

Rogue encounters a slightly different threat on this weeks cover!

My pick of the Prog is: Time Twisters

Script Robot: EE Quinch

Art Robot: Alan Davis

Lettering Robot: Steve Potter

Ah, D.R. & Quinch we meet at last. Albeit, not in the way I thought. I had heard of the duo but didn’t realise they started out as a Time Twister but I guess it makes sense given a lot of beloved characters and stories started off as a singular entity as a Future-Shock and so on. In typical Moore fashion there is a lot of incredibly clever, witty and dense writing but it isn’t just the writing that’s dense. The panels are jam-packed with details and every page is a busy depiction of the story. It feels frenetic, much like the characters and their tale and works bloody well. What was even more enjoyable was the time, effort and thought that went into what is basically a middle finger at one person who pissed them off. The ultimate grudge played out beautifully over centuries.

 

Prog 317 sent hurtling back through time! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 318.

Florix Grabundae!

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