2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 477

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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 477 featuring ‘Ace Trucking‘, ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘Bad City Blue‘, ‘Anderson Psi Division‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘, ‘Sooner or Later‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 5 July 1986.
Cover Art Robot: Cam Kennedy
Kenny Who? arrives in Mega-City One on this weeks cover.
My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd
Script Robot: TB Grover
Art Robot: Cam Kennedy
Lettering Robot: T Frame
Fresh in from the Cal Hab Zone, artist Kenny Who? arrives in Mega-City One looking for fortune and fame. Unfortunately, due to all the red tape, his time is limited and only has 24 hours to do what he needs to do but the Justice Department takes a significant chunk of that time up by processing him and then even more time eaten up due to the fact a citizen clamped their jaws on his leg and he needed to receive bite shots. He finally reaches Big 1 but the doors slam shut as they closed for the day. Poor Kenny can’t seem to catch a break.
Prog 477 gets bit! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 478.
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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