2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 423

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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!

I’ve recently started working on a Letterboxd list, compiling movies that have/may have influenced strips within 2000 AD and adjacent titles such as Misty and Scream! Feel free to check it out here, drop me a follow and let me know of any other titles I should add.

Without further ado…

Welcome to Prog 423 featuring ‘Anderson Psi Division‘, ‘Sláine‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 22 June 1985.

Cover Art Robot: Cliff Robinson

Things look grim in Dorm 2 on this weeks cover as the Dark Judges strike!

My pick of the Prog is: Rogue Trooper

Script Robot: G Finley-Day

Art Robot: Jose Ortiz

Lettering Robot: Tony Jacob

Rogue slept through the encounter with the Nort creatures I’ve come to call RhiNorts (I don’t know what they’re actually referred to as, if they are) so he missed them but no chance now as he spots captured Southers. One of them makes a break for it and heads in Rogue’s direction. In a fortuitous turn of events, Rogue manages to take out the pursuing soldier and takes his uniform. Sadly, the fleeing prisoner was killed. Rogue then clocks a horse-like alien who sports a patch indicating their involvement with biowarfare. The captured aliens in the top panel below gives me major Meltdown Man vibes.

Prog 423 merges into formation! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 424.

Florix Grabundae!

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