2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 605

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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 605 featuring ‘Tales of Mega-City One‘, ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘Nemesis the Warlock‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘, ‘Zenith‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 17 December 1988.

Cover Art Robot: Steve Yeowell

Zenith spins among the stars on this weeks cover.

My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd

Script Robot: John Wagner

Art Robot: John Ridgway & T Perkins

Lettering Robot: T Frame

Another darker story line comes to us here as black comedy meets horror in a tale that would suit a Tales From the Crypt episode or a perfect fit for a movie in the 80’s or early nineties akin to Fright Night or The ‘Burbs or, and I haven’t seen these yet, some new horror fare such as The Home and The Rule of Jenny Penn. But, despite the bleak story it is not bereft of comedy. The most obvious being a rip on Miss Marple and her uncovering the sinister ongoings in the Greta Garbo Home where residents are mysteriously being taken by “Black Bag“. She approached Dredd to inform him and he takes her back to the home where the Matron basically gaslights him, using the fact the facility homes Alzheimer’s sufferers who are impacted by various degrees of the disease. So Dredd heads off and that appears to be that. But we get a bit of eldster flashing which is aptly timed as a distraction so Miss Marple can skip her meds as she sets out to obtain actual proof of the dodgy dealings.

Prog 605 investigates! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 606.

Florix Grabundae!

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