2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 364

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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 364 featuring ‘D.R. & Quinch‘, ‘Sláine‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 14 April 1984.

Cover Art Robot: Ian Gibson

Dredd is sandwiched between the Slummies and those of High Society on this weeks cover!

My pick of the Prog is: D.R. & Quinch

Script Robot: Alan Moore

Art Robot: Alan Davis

Lettering Robot: Steve Potter

This could quite possibly be my favourite D.R. & Quinch story. In the typical and absurd D.R. & Quinch style, we see our pals get swept up by the Hollywood sparkle in a new tale that is as ridiculous as it is entertaining and brilliant. There are faces I probably should recognise, I believe there’s an Alfred Hitchcock chap there, there’s the obvious Marlon Brando but the faces that got me were that of Jake and Elwood Blues aka The Blues Brothers which I was pleasantly surprised with but also love the reference to the restaurant scene in which they are two people who clearly do not belong in that setting but here, they seem less intrusive than our titular characters.

 

Prog 364 gets left on the cutting room floor! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 365.

Florix Grabundae!

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