2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 520

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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 520 featuring ‘Anderson Psi Division‘, ‘Nemesis the Warlock‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 2 May 1987.

Cover Art Robot: John Higgins

We’re treated to a mahoosive cake on this weeks cover to celebrate 10 years of The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

My pick of the Prog is: Strontium Dog

Script Robot: Alan Grant

Art Robot: C Ezquerra

Lettering Robot: Kid Robson

Johnny and Red have Reagan but Johnny is not completing the mission just yet as he wants to help the Kaiakans rid humans from their home planet as he can relate to them after the treatment he and other mutants had on Earth. Soa plan is afoot to sneak out of the city and have to navigate through a police checkpoint. There’s a lot going on within the panels and mucho dialogue but I absolutely love the bottom panel where Red is telling Reagan to shut up and ducks his head under the water. I’m sure there are many politicians we would like to tray that with. And maybe not let some back up for air…

 

Prog 520 gets ducked under! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 521.

Florix Grabundae!

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