Episodes

KLEG HAI! The insane Judge Cal has taken control of Mega-City One and it’s up to Judge Dredd, Judge Giant, and a rag tag team of instructors and kings of underground rivers to stop him in the sixth in our series of Space Spinner 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. This week it’s time for resista...

In our thrilling sixty-fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 215-218 of 2000 AD, covering June of 1981. Join us as the mutant AND the yujee resistance runs into some trouble, we learn more about the mega-rackets of Mega-City One, and we reach the end of Return to Armageddon! Also this episode marks the one year anniversary of our show, we’re every excited! Here’s to many many more! Thrills Covered: Strontium Dog Future Shocks Judge...

In our thrilling sixty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 210-214 of 2000 AD, covering May of 1981. Join us as the mutant army attacks Upminster Palace, we travel the spaceways with Judge Dredd, head north with Meltdown Man, and near the conclusion of Return to Armageddon! Also we have an extended conversation about audio cassette tapes, and Fox’s mind is blown by the existence of cassingles! Thrills Covered: Strontium Dog Futur...

In our thrilling sixty-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 206-209 of 2000 AD, covering April of 1981. Join us as Judge Dredd choppers up Mega-City One’s massive graffiti problem, young Johnny Alpha foments rebellion, our heroes finally Return to Armageddon, we meet lionmen and camelmen along with Meltdown Man, Future Shocks continue with the return of Abelard Snazz, and CROYDON IS MISSING! Thrills Covered: Strontium Dog Future Sh...

In our thrilling sixty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 202-205 of 2000 AD, covering March of 1981. Join us as Judge Dredd deals with out of control superbikes and Pug Uglys, A robot rebellion beings in Return to Armageddon, we start arms running with Meltdown Man, a young Johnny Alpha joins the resistance, and Future Shocks return! I hope you brought your airhorns. Also this episode we reach an awesome milestone, we’ve now read ...

Quack quack, listeners! Bill Savage, Peter Silk, and their band of rag-tag resistance fighters arrive to fight off the evil Volgans in the year 1999 in this, the very first thrill of 2000AD and the fifth in our series of Space Spinner 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. This week it’s time for v...

In our thrilling sixty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 198-201 of 2000 AD, covering February of 1981. Join us as Judge Dredd fights pirates and sows the seeds of the Apocalypse War, we get into showbiz with Return to Armageddon, we meet some animal brigands in Meltdown Man, and we start an amazing new story with Strontium Dog, Portrait of a Mutant! Thrills Covered: Tharg the Might The Mean Arena Return to Armageddon Judge Dr...

Spread the Word! Hammerstein and his team of meknificent robots arrive on Mars in the fourth in our series of Space Spinner 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. This week we’ll roll out with the ABC Warriors, going from the end of the Volgan War to the fontiers of the red planet as an awesome rob...

In our thrilling sixtieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 193-197 of 2000 AD, covering January of 1981. Join us as we meet some old friends as the Fink comes to Mega-City One, learn the history of street football and the Mean Area, beat some bad boys with Strontium dog, and melt down with…Return to Armageddon? Thrills Covered: Strontium Dog Mean Arena Judge Dredd Meltdown Man Return to Armageddon Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales Contact the ...

In our thrilling fifty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reminisce on the whole of 2000 AD comics for the year 1980. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1980 Spinnies! At the end of every chronological year in our prog timeline we’ll give out awards to the storylines and thrills we liked best over the last year. Award Categories: Best Art Best Story Best Overall Thrill Best Month Best Year Contact the show at spacesp...

In our thrilling fifty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 189-192 of 2000 AD, covering December of 1980. Join us as we fight space zombies in Return to Armageddon, party hard with Johnny Alpha and Wulf, hit a pit stop with Judge Dredd, and consult with Abelard Snazz about Robots! Also, this is the month podcast host Conrad born! Hooray! Thrills Covered: Strontium Dog Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales Mean Arena Judge Dredd Meltdown Man Ret...

The pilot of the future blasts off as Dan Dare and his band of space criminals head off for the Lost Worlds in the third in our series of Space Spinner 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. This week we head to back to the very early days of 2000AD, and to deep space as English legacy space explor...

In our thrilling fifty-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 184-188 of 2000 AD, covering November of 1980. Join us as we meet a new entrepreneur on the scene of Mega-City 1, the Strontium Dogs go on travels with Hitler, the revolt begins in Meltdown Man, and we get thrown in the deep end immediately as we Return to Armageddon! Thrills Covered: Strontium Dog Mean Arena Judge Dredd Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales Return to Armageddon Meltdo...

The world’s most wanted polar bear is on the loose in Shako, the second in our series of Space Spinner 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. This week we head to frozen north and the dawn of 2000AD as murderous bear Shako evades and destroys everything the CIA can throw at him! Listen to his adven...

In our thrilling fifty-sixth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 180-183 of 2000 AD, covering October of 1980. Join us as we finish the quest for the Judge Child, figure out how robots fit into the Mean Arena, and go to the vats with Meltdown Man! Also Johnny Alpha accepts a bounty on Hitler. LET THE SHOW BEGIN! Thrills Covered: Strontium Dog Meltdown Man Judge Dredd Mean Arena Tharg the Mighty Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales Contact the show a...

Judge Dredd heads out into the deadly wastes of the former United States in The Cursed Earth, the first in our series of Space Spinner 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. This week we load up our Land Raiders to head to Mega-City 2, and fight all the mutants, giant rats, dinosaurs, and relics of...

In our thrilling fifty-fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 178-179 of 2000AD, covering September 1980. This episode is also designed for new listeners, with explanations about the nature of both the show and 2000AD. If you’re interested in getting into either, this is a great place to start! As well as a recap and recommendations of thrills and episodes to listen to, this episode also marks the start of several classic 2000AD stories...

In our thrilling fifty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1981 Judge Dredd Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). It’s the first Dredd Annual, after a few years of Dan Dare Themed ones. Join us for the first great 2000AD annual, featuring Dredd, the whole Dredd, and nothing but the Dredd! Thrills Covered: PinBOING® Wizard The Judge Dredd Story The First Dredd Max Normal the Pinstripe Freak The Cursed Earth, You Are A...

In our thrilling fifty-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1981 2000 AD Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). We’ve been pretty tough on annuals over the years, and this one has some pretty rough sections, but also has some extremely neat comics, articles, and features. For the first time ever we have two non-comics as the top thrill! Thrills Covered: Night of the Blood Freaks The Mumps From Beyond The Moon! Ro-Busters ...

In our thrilling fifty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 173-177 of 2000 AD, covering August and September of 1980. Join us as we clear the decks in advance of a thrill refresh in the second half of September! All thrills must end! (Except Judge Dredd, natch.) Thrills Covered: The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World The Mind of Wolfie Smith Judge Dredd The V.C.s Robo Hunter Ro-Jaws Robot Tales The Great Human Rip-Off! Con...

In our thrilling fifty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 168-172 of 2000 AD, covering July and August of 1980. Join us as the Stainless Steel Rat saves the world, for the first time, but not the last time, Wolfie Smith opens an evil door, the Geeks go undercover, the robot war begins, and we trip balls on Oracle Spice! Thrills Covered: The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World The Mind of Wolfie Smith Judge Dredd The V.C.s Robo...

In our thrilling fiftieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1980 Sci-Fi Special of 2000 AD. This Special contains the 2000AD premiere of both Alan Moore and Steve Dillon, and has some cool stories without a ton of filler. Thanks to all our listeners for helping us get to fifty episodes! Here’s to a whole lot more! Thrills Covered: Judge Dredd Tharg Meets Harry Harrison The Robot Revolution A Holiday in Hell The Wanderer Strontium Do...

In our thrilling forty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 163-167 of 2000 AD, covering May, June and July of 1980. Join us as Dredd travels the spaceways, we get 6 times the Sam Slade, MACH Zero reunites with his son, and the Stainless Steel Rat begins his next quest, to save the world! Also we have a revelation about the nature of time travel, and how it relates to beating up bikers. Thrills Covered: Robo-Hunter M.A.C.H. Zero J...

In our thrilling forty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 159-162 of 2000 AD, covering April of 1980. Join us as we say goodbye to Captain Klep and the Fiends of the Eastern Front, and hello to returning thrills MACH Zero and Wolfie Smith. We’ll also head off into deep space with both the VCs AND Judge Dredd! Also, this episode contains an easter egg for next episode, can you spot it? Thrills Covered: Robo-Hunter The V.C.s Judg...