2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 370
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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 370 featuring ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘The Art of Advertising‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 26 May 1984.
Cover Art Robot: Kim Raymond
Judge Dekker swears to protect football players on this weeks cover.
My pick of the Prog is: Strontium Dog
Script Robot: Alan Grant
Art Robot: Carlos Ezquerra
Lettering Robot: Jack Potter
Things heat up majorly for Johnny Alpha, Wulf and Middenface McNulty as they make their way for the Antarctic Spaceport. I love me some Middenface and the heavy usage of Scottish slang. I must admit, being from the south of Scotland, some of the slang is lost on me as well but I have a lot of time for “scunners” and “laldy”. It makes me wonder how many kids understood what he was saying or if they just skimmed over it. So far, I am thoroughly enjoying this storyline and seeing more of the other bounty hunters that fill this universe.
Prog 370 gets big licks! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 371.
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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