Episodes

Move out Gorps! It’s the seventeenth in our series of Space Spinner 2000 collections! These collections have all of our coverage for a specific character or storyline, all in one place. They’re a great accompaniment to reading collected versions of 2000AD, or to just hear your favorite thrill all in one place. We’re once again headed back to these halcyon days of late 1980 and 1981 for classic thrill power! Meltdown Man is an epic fantasy written by Alan Hebden with art by Massimo Belardinelli....

In our thrilling hundred and eightieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 571-574 of 2000AD, covering April and May 1988. This episode Dredd gets hit, man, Johnny Alpha rides into the sunset, Rogue Trooper finishes one hit and starts another, the ABC Warriors are taking in the sights of Agartha, and Luke Kirby arrives in a small town in ‘62 for some Summer Magic. This episode we mention John Wagner and Alan Grant’s Kickstarter for Rok th...

In our thrilling hundred and seventy-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 567-570 of 2000AD, covering March and April 1988. This episode Stones and Dogs showdown, Tyranny Rex is mixing genres, Rogue Trooper is back in action, and Supersurf 10 is burning to its conclusion so we’ll finally crown a winner of Oz! This episode we mention John Wagner and Alan Grant’s Kickstarter for Rok the God. Check it out here! Thrills Covered Tyranny ...

In our thrilling hundred and seventy-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 563-566 of 2000AD, covering February and March 1988. This episode The ABC Warriors meet the army, The Strontium Dogs meet the Rockmen, Nemesis might have met his match, we’ll all meet Tyranny Rex, and we’ll get to the meat of Oz, as Supersurf 10 begins! Thrills Covered ABC Warriors Strontium Dog Judge Dredd Nemesis the Warlock Tyranny Rex Future Shocks ...

In our thrilling hundred and seventy-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 559-562 of 2000AD, covering January and February 1988. This episode Purity gets a date, Johnny Alpha gets a new job, the Monad returns, and Dredd goes for a walkabout in the halls of the Judda! Also, it’s our third anniversary of podcasting! Raise a glass and wish us well, and tell Fox how wrong he is about Kraven the Hunter having a PhD! Thrills Covered: A...

Credo! It’s the seventeenth in our series of Space Spinner 2000 collections! These collections have all of our coverage for a specific character or storyline, all in one place. They’re a great accompaniment to reading collected versions of 2000AD, or to just hear your favorite thrill all in one place. It’s been way too long since our last collections episode, especially since the most recent one ended on a cliffhanger with the first half of Nemesis book one complete and another half to finish! ...

In our thrilling hundred and seventy-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 555-558 of 2000AD, covering January 1988. This episode Chopper’s in Oz, Torquemada has a fly problem, Bad Company is headed to the heart of the matter, and the ABC Warriors are back! Spread the word! Thrills Covered: Bad Company Judge Dredd Nemesis the Warlock ABC Warriors Zenith Future Shocks Contact the show at: spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Heaven...

In our thrilling hundred and seventy-fifth episode Fox and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reminisce on the whole of 2000 AD comics for the year 1987. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1987 Spinnies! At the end of every chronological year in our prog timeline we give out awards to the storylines and thrills we liked best over the last year. Stay tuned until the end to hear what’s coming up in 1988 from both 2000AD and our show! Award Catego...

In our thrilling hundred and seventy-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 551-554 of 2000AD, covering December 1987. This episode Chopper takes on the storm, Warlock and homunculus are reunited, the Strontium Dogs are judged, Bradley has some adventures, and there’s a new member of Bad Company, and it’s a lady! Thrills Covered: Bad Company Strontium Dog Judge Dredd Nemesis the Warlock Bradley Future Shocks Contact the show at...

In our thrilling hundred and seventy-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 547-550 of 2000AD, covering November 1987. This episode Bad Company gets some new members, Zenith is burning bright, Johnny Alpha is getting Rammy, the two Torquemadas meet, and Chopper is headed south of the border! Thrills Covered: Strontium Dog Judge Dredd Freaks Nemesis the Warlock Zenith Bad Company Contact the show at: spacespinner2000@gmail.com So...

In our thrilling hundred and seventy-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 543-546 of 2000AD, covering October 1987. This time Zenith does a montage, the Freaks are freaky, The Strontium Dogs start a Rammy, and Chopper returns, as do Nemesis and Toruqemada! Also, I’ve since learned that ERNIE is related to a UK lottery bond. A joke we totally missed! Thrills Covered: Zenith Universal Soldier Freaks Judge Dredd Strontium Dog Bra...

In our thrilling hundred seventy-first episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1988 2000AD Annual. This is the eleventh 2000AD annual and we’re seeing a great combination of new stories and classic thrills in these pages. The highlights of this year’s annual include the classic Ro-Busters story Hammerstein’s War Memories, vacationing with Torquemada, Judge Anderson’s diary, some dirty Strontium Dog work, and some undercover investigations in Mega-City One! T...

In our thrilling hundred and seventieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 539-542 of 2000AD, covering September and October 1987. This time we meet the Freaks, Judge Dredd has a rematch, Mean Team get what’s coming to them, the Universal Soldier endures, and Johnny Alpha deals with a sorry case! Thrills Covered: Zenith Universal Soldier Tales From Mega-City One Judge Dredd Mean Team Strontium Dog Freaks Future Shocks Contact th...

In our thrilling hundred and sixty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 535-538 of 2000AD, covering August and September 1987. This time the Universal Soldier makes landfall, Mean Team is back in the pit, the Strontium Dog wedding is off, Dredd is heading down the bayou, and Zenith begins-with a bang! This episode we reach an amazing milestone, we’ve now read 25% of 2000AD! We’re halfway to halfway! Thrills Covered: Zenith Strontiu...

In our thrilling hundred and sixty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 531-534 of 2000AD, covering July & August 1987. This time Orlock escapes, Rogue gets his hit, Bad Jack is immortal, Johnny Alpha aids a royal wedding, and the revolution begins, and ends, in Judge Dredd. Thrills Covered: Anderson, Psi Division Mean Team Judge Dredd Rogue Trooper Tales From Mega-City One Strontium Dog D.R. & Quinch’s Agony Page Nemesis th...

In our thrilling hundred and sixty-seventh episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1988 Judge Dredd Annual. This is the eighth Dredd Annual, and features a multi part story with full color art by John Higgins, a prose story by Neil Gaiman, and classic tales from the archive! This episode Conrad is joined by Eamonn Clarke of the Mega-City Book club podcast! Every other week Eamonn and a guest read and review a 2000AD related collection. It’s a great show, esp...

In our thrilling hundred and sixty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 527-530 of 2000AD, covering June and July 1987. This time Orlock is out, Dredd deals with a Fairly Hyperman, Bad Jack learns some very important things about himself, Rogue frees some slaves, and Ronald Reagan is heading home! Thrills Covered: Rogue Trooper Anderson, Psi Division Judge Dredd Mean Team Strontium Dog D.R. & Quinch’s Agony Page Future Shocks...

In our thrilling hundred and sixty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 523-526 of 2000AD, covering May and June 1987. This time Anderson and Hershey fight the wolf, Dredd fights rats and raggedy men, Rogue fights for his life, Torquemada fights the past, and Mean Team fights a bunch of weirdos. Also DR & Quinch are back to give advice! This episode Fox mentions the Alton Towers episode of Defunctland. Check it out here: https://www...

In our thrilling hundred and sixty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 519-522 of 2000AD, covering April and May 1987 . This time Judges do ads, the Wolf comes to Mega-City One, Torquemada gets married, and Reagan drops the soap! Bad Company Strontium Dog Judge Dredd Sláine The Dead Anderson, Psi Division Rogue Trooper Torquemada the God Future Shocks Contact the show at: spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Nothing’s Gonna St...

In our thrilling hundred and sixty-third episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1987 Sci-Fi Special of 2000AD. This Special has some great stories featuring Judge Dredd, some classic Strontium Dog action, and a Nemesis the Warlock photo comic! This episode Conrad is joined by Alex of the Heroes of 2000AD blog! It’s a great resource for information on important 2000AD creators, which can be severely lacking elsewhere on the web. Find his blog at: http://her...

In our thrilling hundred and sixty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 515-518 of 2000AD, covering March and April 1987 . This time Johnny Alpha finds love on the slaughterfield, Bad Company gets in a final battle, Dredd meets the Ripper, Fludd builds an army, and Sláine gets hitched! Bad Company Strontium Dog Judge Dredd The Dead Sláine Future Shocks Contact the show at: spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Let it Be by Ferry Ai...

In our thrilling hundred and sixty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 511-514 of 2000AD, covering February and March 1987 . This time Johnny and Red hit the rapids, Fludd learns to fight, Bad Company gets drunk, and Edgar Allen Poe-body’s Nerfect in Judge Dredd! Thrills Covered: Bad Company Strontium Dog Judge Dredd The Dead Future Shocks Contact the show at: spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Everything I Own by Boy George 24...

In our thrilling hundred and sixtieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 507-510 of 2000AD, covering January and February 1987 . This time Ulysses Sweet is on the case, Danny Franks gets a new hat, the taxidermist is on the job, a king is slain, and the President Reagan is missing! Note: Conrad identifies the artist for the cover of Prog 509 as Carlos Ezquerra, but it’s actually Robin Smith. Don’t believe Conrad’s lies! Thrills Covered:...

In our thrilling hundred and fifty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 503-506 of 2000AD, covering January of 1987. This episode Dredd handles Varks, DJs, and novelists, Nemesis splits the team and Thoth is doing time crimes, Johnny Alpha makes a new friend, Sláine talks old times, and our Bad Company friend Malcolm is having a bad day. Also Conrad tries to explain what’ll be going on behind the scenes of 2000AD in the year 1987, and...