2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 548

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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 548 featuring ‘Zenith‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘, ‘Nemesis the Warlock‘, ‘Bad Company‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 14 November 1987.

Cover Art Robot: Brett Ewins

Bad Company is back and is that Kano on the cover?! Holy shit!

My pick of the Prog is: Bad Company

Script Robot: Pete Milligan

Art Robot: Ewins/J McCarthy

Lettering Robot: Tom Frame

One of my favourites is back! Bad Company returns and we see our recognisable compatriots but they look a bit different. Ararat changed them. Danny seems to be sporting a look akin to that of his fallen buddy Malcolm. They get roped into dealing with a situation in which a monster of some sort is running amok – but that monster is quite obviously Kano. How did he survive? What’s his end game? And also, why does he look even more badass? Kinda like Yojimbo in Final Fantasy X.

Prog 548 settles back in Bad Company! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 549.

Florix Grabundae!

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