2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 591

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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 591 featuring ‘Nemesis the Warlock‘, ‘The Daily Dredd‘, ‘Moon Runners‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘Sláine‘, ‘Zenith‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 10 September 1988.

Cover Art Robot: Massimo Belardinelli

A new thrill takes this weeks cover – Moon Runners!

My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd

Script Robot: John Wagner

Art Robot: J Ridgway

Lettering Robot: T Frame

Linus holds Jug hostage resulting in a showdown between Dredd and the Cowardly Linus and injuring Jug in the process. Dredd gets back to Mega-City One with his quarry by clicking his silver boot heels together three times only to find himself in a hospital bed and has the events told to him as they happened and we can see the parallels fitting in with the Oz version we witnessed. Thinking he has Jug McKenzie bang to rights as he has had to enter Mega-City One to be treated at another hospital as well, Dredd is informed that Jug McKenzie will not face the justice Dredd has been so desperate to serve as it was his bullet that forced him to seek treatment and it’s not worth the headache with the Oz authorities.

Prog 591 gets smushed like the Wicked Witch! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 592.

Florix Grabundae!

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