2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 557

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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 557 featuring ‘ABC Warriors‘, ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘Nemesis the Warlock‘, ‘Bad Company‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 16 January 1988.

Cover Art Robot: John Hicklenton

Nemesis, Purity and Torquemada take to this weeks cover.

My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd

Script Robot: Wagner & Grant

Art Robot: Barry Kitson

Lettering Robot: Frame

Chopper makes it to Oz to a fanfare of admiration but Dredd slaps his hand on him to take him back into custody. Mega-City One is in an uproar while the Oz cits demand he be let go. A shocking turn of events shows the Oz Judges take aim at Dredd and insist he let Chooper go and Dredd himself is taken into custody. I love the fact that the Oz Judge in question is called Bruce – I know its a common way of referring to an unnamed/unknown Aussie but it always makes me think of Bruce the shark in Finding Nemo who was named after the shark in Jaws. Anyway, Chopper shall compete!

 

Prog 557 enters the race! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 558.

Florix Grabundae!

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