Happy Birthday, 2000AD!

The home of Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog and countless other great characters and stories is now forty-two years old -- and it's just as good as ever!  

Noncomics: Judge Dredd Beginners’ Books

The 1995 Judge Dredd movie -- the one starring Sylvester Stallone -- is generally not highly regarded among Judge Dredd fans. While there are some who do really like it, they're outnumbered by those who dismiss it, or even despise it. And there are those who see it more as a misfire than anything else. …

Marvel UK 70s & 80s Leftovers Timeline

Stop! Before you go any further, please be aware that this article has been replaced by the much more comprehensive Marvel UK 1900s Timeline! A few weeks ago we looked at the Mighty World of Marvel and Spider-Man Comics Weekly family trees, so here's a timeline of the remaining Marvel UK comics of the 70s …

Noncomics: Marvel Chillers – The Frightful Four

When the Fantastic Four's creators Jack Kirby and Stan Lee were on top form -- specifically around the middle of their 102-issue run as a team -- the comic truly was spectacular stuff, with scenes and storylines that have rarely been surpassed since. Not that the rest of their time together was ever less than …

Altered Images: Starlord

Original: Starlord #2, 20 May 1978. Art by Brian Bolland.  

Star Wars in 2000AD, part 2

Due to the huge moderate success of the first part of this series -- in which I explored the appearances of Star Wars-related material in the legendary British science fiction anthology comic 2000AD -- I decided that I would, after all, finish compiling my carefully-researched and luckily-stumbled-upon material into a second, and probably final, part. …