2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 489

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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 489 featuring ‘Metalzoic‘, ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘Ace Trucking‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘, ‘Sooner or Later‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 27 September 1986.

Cover Art Robot: Kevin O’Neill

Metalzoic action hits the cover this week.

My pick of the Prog is: Strontium Dog

Script Robot: Alan Grant

Art Robot: Carlos Ezquerra

Lettering Robot: Gordon Robson

I love this strip. Johnny finally catches up with Bubba and shoots him in the head. But it turns out it was just a graze and after a stay in hospital, Max is back on his feet and makes for old habits almost immediately. Johnny appears and guns him down again. This time, it’s final.

I kinda wish this had been drawn out a bit longer and have Max Bubba in a perpetual loop of near-death as Johnny tortures him but it’s still a fitting end to this revenge tale and we get a ghostly Wulf scene too.

 

Prog 489 meets its maker! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 490.

Florix Grabundae!

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