2000 AD: 2 Decades of Thrill-Power

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2000 AD 1092 - Cover Date April 29th to May 5th 1998 Cover art by Dermot Power

Welcome to Hell! Cursed Earth Justice With Judge Dredd

Inside this issue:

Judge Dredd: Down On Sausage Tree Farm Script: John Wagner / Art: Paul Marshall / Colours: Gary Caldwell / Letters: Tom Frame

Sláine: Secret of the Grail Script: Pat Mills / Art: Steve Tappin / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Missionary Man: Mardi Gras Script: Gordon Rennie / Art: Alex Ronald / Colours: Gary Caldwell / Letters: Steve Potter

Sinister Dexter: Mother Lode and the Red Admiral Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Calum Alexander Watt / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Next Issue: Praise The Law - High calibre action in Missionary Man

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2000 AD 1091 - Cover Date April 22nd to 28th 1998 Cover art by Paolo Parente

Hack to the Future! Sláine Battles The Time Worm Terror

2000 AD picks up a Megazine ex-pat as Missionary Man moves across to continue his adventures in the weekly prog. As of now Cain is the sheriff of New Orleans but his enemies are circling and this may not end well.

Inside this issue:

Judge Dredd: Angel of Mercy Script: John Wagner / Art: Alex Ronald / Colours: Gary Caldwell / Letters: Tom Frame

Sláine: Secret of the Grail Script: Pat Mills / Art: Steve Tappin / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Missionary Man: Prologue Script: Gordon Rennie / Art: SB Davis/ Letters: Steve Potter

Sinister Dexter: Drop Dead Gorgeous Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Greg Staples / Letters: Steve Potter

Next Issue: Welcome to Mutie Country - Dredd Brings Justice to the Cursed Earth

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2000 AD 1090 - Cover Date April 15th to 21st 1998 Cover art by Duncan Fegredo

Kiss Me Deadly! Can Judge Dredd Catch The Angel of Mercy?

Sláine returns! Our favourite Celtic warrior is still hanging around in 13th century France, trying to find a way to free Niamh's soul from its prison within the embalmed corpse of Simon De Montfort. Looking at it written down like that, it's a wierd idea for a story, eh?

Inside this issue:

Judge Dredd: Angel of Mercy Script: John Wagner / Art: Alex Ronald / Colours: Gary Caldwell / Letters: Tom Frame

Sláine: Secret of the Grail Script: Pat Mills / Art: Steve Tappin / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Anderson, Psi Division: The Great Debate Script: Alan Grant / Art: Steve Sampson / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Sinister Dexter: Drop Dead Gorgeous Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Greg Staples / Letters: Steve Potter

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2000 AD 1089 - Cover Date April 8th to 14th 1998 Cover art by Mark Harrison

Planet Killer! Read the apocalyptic conclusion of Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos

The Scarlet Cantos concludes this prog seeing Durham Red escape the galactic war being fought in her name. I think this version of Durham comes back but I can't remember how. All will be revealed in time I'm sure!

Inside this issue:

Judge Dredd: Revenge of the Taxidermist Script: John Wagner / Art: Trevor Hairsine / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Anderson, Psi Division: Witch Script: Alan Grant / Art: Steve Sampson / Letters: Steve Potter

Sinister Dexter: To The Devil A Detour Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Andy Clarke / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Next issue: Femme Fatale! Will the Angel of Mercy slip through Dredd's fingers?

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2000 AD 1088 - Cover Date April 1st to 7th 1998 Cover art by Duncan Fegredo

Witch Hunt - Mortal Danger For Psi Judge Anderson

R.I.P. Jacob Sardini - legendary Taxidermist and Mega-Olympic gold medalis.

Inside this issue:

Judge Dredd: Revenge of the Taxidermist Script: John Wagner / Art: Trevor Hairsine / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Anderson, Psi Division: Witch Script: Alan Grant / Art: Steve Sampson / Letters: Steve Potter

Sinister Dexter: To The Devil A Detour Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Andy Clarke / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Next issue: Death world! Is this the end for mutantkind?

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2000 AD Prog 1086 - Cover Date 25th March to 31st March 1998 The Hitmen And Her! Cover art by Sean Phillips

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Revenge of the Taxidermist Script: John Wagner / Art: Trevor Hairsine / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Anderson, Psi Division: Witch Script: Alan Grant / Art: Steve Sampson / Letters: Steve Potter

Sinister Dexter: Hand Maid In Downlode Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Andrew Currie / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

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2000 AD Prog 1085 - Cover Date 18th March to 24th March 1998 Judge, Jury and Excecutioner Cover art by Jason Brashill

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Pup Fiction Script: John Wagner / Art: Cliff Robinson / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Sinister Dexter: Lyrical Bollards Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Alex Ronald / Colours: Aloson Kirkpatrick / Letters: Steve Potter

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2000 AD Prog 1085 - Cover Date 11th March to 17th March 1998 Double Trouble - Durham Red Stalks Her Impostor Cover art by Mark Harrison

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Pup Fiction Script: John Wagner / Art: Cliff Robinson / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Sinister Dexter: The Big Stiff Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Alex Ronald / Colours: Aloson Kirkpatrick / Letters: Steve Potter

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2000 AD Prog 1084 - Cover Date 25th February to 10th March 1998 True Brit! 2000 AD Explodes the Cool Britannia Myth Cover art by Dermot Power

Happy 21st Birthday 2000 AD! This is how we partied in 1998 - Judge Dredd and Mean Machine Angel go to Scotland and butt heads with a mutant clan; Nikolai Dante visits Britannia and saves the mad King Henry from being deposed; and Sinister Dexter go after Bob Hoskins and Michael Caine.

Meanwhile B.L.AI.R. 1 features a procession of late nineties pop culture cameos - Mystic Meg! Bob Monkhouse! Emma Bunton! Wotsisname Keith from The Prodigy! Paul McCartney!

B.L.A.I.R. 1 might just be the ultimate dodgy joke stretched way too far and I hope this is now the last we'll see of it.

Durham Red takes a break this week as there is no way it would have fit into the Cool Britannia theme but we will get a double-length episode next prog - but that’s not next week because in 1998 this issue was on sale for a fortnight! A precursor to the xmas progs of the 2000′s.

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Headbangers Script: John Wagner / Art: Alex Ronald / Colours: Gary Cauldwell / Letters: Tom Frame

Nikolai Dante: Cruel Britannia Script: Robbie Morrison / Art: Simon Fraser / Colours: Alison Kirkpatrck / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

B.L.A.I.R. 1: Criminal Record Script: Alan Grant / Art: SB Davis / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Sinister Dexter: London Town Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Greg Staples / Letters: Ellie De Ville

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2000 AD Prog 1083 - Cover Date 24th February 1998 Watch The Skies! Is This The End For The Men In Black? Cover art by Dermot Power

In regards to the question posed by the cover - no, this is not the end for the Men in Black. However, we are nearing the end. Vector 13 closes it's current run this prog but it will be back for at least one more batch of episodes later this year.

Judge Dredd: Missing also concludes this week with a satisfying wrap up involving a weaponised chandelier. Sinister Dexter was a bit of a weird one this week but a superb one-off Nikolai Dante more than compensates.

Next week is going to be interesting as 2000 AD celebrates it's 21st birthday with a 48 page special - which was on sale for two weeks, a precurser to the 21st century's christmas specials perhaps.

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Missing Script: John Wagner / Art: Lee Sullivan / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Sinister Dexter: The Merry Weirdo Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Neal Brand / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Nikolai Dante: The Trouble With Arbatovs Script: Robbie Morrison / Art: Simon Fraser / Colours: Alison Kirkpatrck / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Vector 13: Case Six - Godhead Revisited Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Neal Brand / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Steve Potter

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

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2000 AD Prog 1082 - Cover Date 17th February 1998 Last Stand! Cover art by Steve Yeowell

Judge Dredd: Missing reaches a turning point this week as the circumstances around Dredd's kidnapping are revealed and DeMarco, Giant and Guthrie start to close in on the Cronix the people-collector.

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Missing Script: John Wagner / Art: Lee Sullivan / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Sinister Dexter: Taking The Mick Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Steve Yeowell / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Nikolai Dante: The Gulag Apocalyptic Script: Robbie Morrison / Art: Henry Flint / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Vector 13: Case Five - Seal of Solomon Script: Gordon Rennie / Art: Alex Ronald / Colours: Gary Caldwell / Letters: Steve Potter

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

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2000 AD Prog 1081 - Cover Date 10th February 1998 Bitch! Vamp Durham Red Goes Ballistic Inside Cover art by Mark Harrison

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Missing part 4 Script: John Wagner / Art: Lee Sullivan / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Sinister Dexter: Taking The Mick part 3 Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Steve Yeowell / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Nikolai Dante: The Gulag Apocalyptic part 3 Script: Robbie Morrison / Art: Henry Flint / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Vector 13: Case Four- Einstein's Monsters Script: Gordon Rennie / Art: Cyril Julian / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Steve Potter

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos part 4 Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

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2000 AD Prog 1080 - Cover Date 3rd February 1998 Cutting Edge! Cover art by Henry Flint

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Missing part 3 Script: John Wagner / Art: Lee Sullivan / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Sinister Dexter: Taking The Mick part 2 Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Steve Yeowell / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Nikolai Dante: The Gulag Apocalyptic part 2 Script: Robbie Morrison / Art: Henry Flint / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Vector 13: Case Three - Shades of Grey Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Robert McCallum / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Steve Potter

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos part 3 Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

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2000 AD Prog 1079 - Cover Date 27th January 1998 Have You Seen This Judge? Joe Dredd - Dead? DeMarco Investigates Cover art by Jason Brashill

Nikolai Dante joins the new 1998 line-up this prog as the second phase of his adventures begins as he travels to Romanov controlled space and the gulag world of Samovar!

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Missing part 2 Script: John Wagner / Art: Lee Sullivan / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Sinister Dexter: Taking The Mick part 1 Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Steve Yeowell / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Nikolai Dante: The Gulag Apocalyptic part 1 Script: Robbie Morrison / Art: Henry Flint / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Vector 13: Case Two - Chill Out Script: D McDonagh / Art: Charles Gillespie / Letters: Steve Potter

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos part 2 Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

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2000 AD Prog 1078 - Cover Date 20th January 1998 Vamp - Durham Red Returns In A Star-Spanning Saga, The Scarlet Cantos Cover art by Mark Harrison

The big action this prog is the first part of Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison's Durham Red series - sending the vampiric Strontium Dog off into a completely new direction set in the far far future. I remember this being a bit of an epic and I'm excited to read it again. The Judge Dredd story is also fairly important as it reintroduces Galen DeMarco (still a judge at this time - but for how much longer?).

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: Missing part 1 Script: John Wagner / Art: Lee Sullivan / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Sinister Dexter: Dressed To Kill Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Siku / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Vector 13: Case One - Houdini Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Robert McCallum / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos part 1 Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Ellie De Ville

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2000 AD Prog 1077 - Cover Date 13th January 1998 In The Year 2120 - Special 24 Page Thriller Cover art by Jason Brashill

Judge Dredd takes over the entire prog this week as the final chapter in the story of the Judge Child sees The Mutant seemingly attack Mega-City One - as predicted by Psi-Judge Feyy back in prog 156. However, not all is as it seems...

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: In The Year 2120 Script: John Wagner / Art: Jason Brashill / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Tom Frame

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2000 AD Prog 1076 - Cover Date 6th January 1998 Anderson is Hot! Can Psi-Judge Cassandra Survive a Disco Inferno? Cover art by Angel Unzueta

Published 20 years ago! Clear the decks! Everything's ending this prog - we even get to Sinister Dexter's to fill the space. Next prog is the Judge Dredd special - In The Year 2120 and the week after it's all-new thrills including Durham Red: The Scarlet Cantos!

In this prog:

Judge Dredd: To Die For part 3 Script: John Wagner / Art: Paul Marshall / Colours: Alan Craddock / Letters: Tom Frame

Sinister Dexter: Downlode Blues Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Alex Ronald / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Vector 13: Case Fifteen - Time's Arrow Script: Gordon Rennie / Art: Patrick Woodrow / Colours: Dondie Cox / Letters: Ellie De Ville

Sinister Dexter: F.A.Q. Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Clint Langley / Letters: Steve Potter

Anderson, Psi-Divison: Danse Macabre Script: Alan Grant / Art: Angel Unzueta / Letters: Annie Parkhouse