2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 474

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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 474 featuring ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘Bad City Blue‘, ‘Anderson Psi Division‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘, ‘Sooner or Later‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 14 June 1986.

Cover Art Robot: Brett Ewins

This weeks cover features Judge Dredd?

My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd

Script Robot: TB Grover

Art Robot: Kevin O’Neill

Lettering Robot: T Frame

This tale takes us to Radburg, a settlement out in the Cursed Earth. A mutant has taken on the identity of Judge Dredd and has implemented his own, very harsh, laws. He’s almost like Bizarro Dredd. As this other Dredd is passing sentence, the real Dredd rolls up on his Lawmaster and the two humans about to be sentenced hail him. He recognises them and sentences them to six months as they failed to pay their ‘exit tax’. The other Dredd basically fangasms over Dredd and shows him the origins of his law – from 3000 AD. Unimpressed, Dredd takes umbrage with their ways and it all kicks off. Dredd vs Dredd.

Prog 474 gets a lesson in justice! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 475.

Florix Grabundae!

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