2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 399

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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 399 featuring ‘Ace Trucking, ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘The Helltrekkers‘, ‘Nemesis the Warlock‘, ‘Stainless Steel Rat‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 5 January 1985.

Cover Art Robot: Bryan Talbot

Nemesis and Mongrol come to blows on this weeks cover!

My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd

Script Robot: T B Grover

Art Robot: Steve Dillon

Lettering Robot: T Frame

Dredd and Anderson continue through the City of the Damned and come across some shuffling zombie types who look like they may bust into the Thriller dance any second. As they roll slowly through the horde of the souls of the damned Dredd spots Anderson crying and makes, what I took to be, an innocent comment and Anderson gets a bit defensive as I guess she’s used to Dredd putting the Judge into judgemental and explains that unlike him, she can’t shut off her emotions but she has no choice due to her abilities she is always on. There was something about this exchange, especially when Dredd doesn’t say anything further – although they did get interrupted by those reptilian monster things we saw in the last Prog – I found it to be quite hard hitting to have her actually call out Dredd in a non-quippy way that she usually does and appear vulnerable and it acts as a brilliant contrast to him as we never see him appear weak. Despite leg wounds, busted arms, werewolf bites he continues on. The stereotypical macho man.

 

Prog 399 does the Monster Mash! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 400.

Florix Grabundae!

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