2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 628

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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 628 featuring ‘Tharg’s Future-Shocks‘, ‘Sláine‘, ‘Zenith‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 27 May 1989.

Cover Art Robot: Colin MacNeil

Dredd pulls a mopad over on this weeks cover.

My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd

Script Robot: Alan Grant

Art Robot: Colin MacNeil

Lettering Robot: T Frame

Due to the housing crisis in Mega-City One and then the Robot Revolution, Block Mania and then the Apocalypse War, the Willbury family have been on the road non-stop in their mopad while they waited for housing assignment from the Judges. Nearing the ten millionth kilometre milestone of their journey, a TV show called “Star For a Day” offers them up a luxury home when they reach the ten millionth mile and it’s within their grasp until Dredd gets involved just as the host announces “There’s nothing can stop you now!” Dredd is pulling them over as they have a defective rear tyre but the fact they’re so close to winning this amazing prize, they floor it causing the tyre to rupture and the family dies in the crash. Except for the really old granny who inherits the prize!

Prog 628 becomes a star for the day! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 629.

Florix Grabundae!

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