Episodes

In our thrilling twenty-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the Dan Dare Annual 1979. Conrad struggles mightily to not call the protagonist of every story “Dan Dare” and fails surprisingly often! Also deep thoughts about the meaning of the thrills featured in 2000 AD. Dan Dare Invasion Rick Random UFO Agent Judge Dredd Recruiting Agency Survivor Any number of features on space exploration and technology Contact the show at: spaces...

In our thrilling twenty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 76-79 of 2000 AD, covering August 1978. Also Conrad totally burns Fox for making an incorrect reference! FEEL THE BURN! Thrills Covered: Robo-Hunter Dan Dare Judge Dredd Future Shocks Ant Wars Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Three Times a Lady by The Commodores 3.91

In our thrilling twenty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 71-75 of 2000 AD, covering July 1978. Also we have a very heady discussion about anti-colonial subtext in Giant Ant comics, and we cover two of the most controversial 2000 AD thrills of all time, Inferno and the Judge Dredd Burger Wars! Thrills Covered: Ant Wars Inferno Judge Dredd Mach Zero Dan Dare Future Shocks Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: ...

In our thrilling twentieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1978 Sci-Fi Special of 2000 AD. Also we have a spirited discussion about the nature of these special issues and if they are even meant for young readers. Thrills Covered: For a Fistful of Groats Dan Dare MACH Zero Rick Random MACH One Judge Dredd Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: The Smurf Song by Father Abraham and the Smurfs 3.46

In our thrilling nineteenth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 67-70 of 2000 AD, covering June 1978. Also we go in-depth about why MACH Zero’s art is awesome, and Conrad keeps spoiling the line-ups of 39 year old comic books. Thrills Covered: Dan Dare MACH Zero Judge Dredd Walter the Robot Death Planet Inferno Future Shocks Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: You’re the One That I Want by John Travolta and Olivia...

In our thrilling eighteenth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with progs 63-66 of 2000 AD, covering May 1978. Also we go in depth about why Death Planet leaves a lot to be desired in terms of strong female characters. Thrills Covered: Dan Dare MACH 1 MACH 0 Judge Dredd Death Planet Inferno Future Shocks Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Rivers of Babylon by Boney M Happy 40th birthday 2000 AD!!!

In our thrilling seventeenth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with progs 58-62 of 2000 AD, covering April 1978. Also we discuss the…let’s say “direct”…nature of Dan Dare’s approach to dealing with hostile aliens. Thrills Covered Dan Dare MACH 1 Colony Earth Judge Dredd Future Shocks Inferno Death Planet Walter the Wobot, Fwiend of Dwedd Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs by Br...

Due to a recording error the audio for episode 15 was lost. We’re going to re-record it and will post this lost episode next week. In our thrilling sixteenth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with progs 54-57 of 2000 AD, covering March 1978. Also we discuss the nature of the Prime Directive and the relative dangers of quicksand in the modern world. Thrills Covered: Dan Dare MACH 1 Colony Earth Judge Dredd Future Shocks Inferno Walter the W...

Here’s the replacement for the episode we lost last week. Sorry for the inconvenience! In our thrilling fifteenth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with progs 50-53 of 2000 AD, covering February 1978. Also we deal with the problems of time travel as it relates to recap based podcasts. Fox endangers the space-time continuum at least once. Thrills Covered: Dan Dare The Visible Man Walter the Wobot, Fwiend of Dwedd Future Shocks Judge Dredd In...

In our thrilling fourteenth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with progs 46-49 of 2000 AD, covering January 1978. Also the awesome power of Future Shocks force us to deploy air horns. Probably too many air horns. Thrills Covered: Dan Dare Future Shocks MACH 1 Bonjo from Beyond the Stars Judge Dredd Invasion Inferno Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Uptown Top Ranking by Althea & Donna

In our thrilling thirteenth episode Fox and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reflect on the year of 2000 AD comics for the year 1977. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1977 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 (Placeholder for next year!) Co...

In our thrilling twelfth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with progs 41-45 of 2000 AD, covering December of 1977. Also we ring in the new year…the year 2100 that is! Thrills Covered: Judge Dredd Invasion Future Shocks Bonjo from Beyond the Stars Dan Dare MACH 1 Inferno Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.coom Song: Girls’ School by Wings

In our thrilling eleventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with progs 37-40 of 2000 AD, covering November of 1977. Also we begin our long term discussion on the rules for Inferno. It is complicated! Thrills Covered: Inferno Judge Dredd Invasion Dan Dare MACH 1 Future Shocks Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.coom Song: The Name of the Game by ABBA

In our thrilling tenth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with progs 32-36 of 2000 AD, covering October of 1977. Also we discuss the mysterious nature of Dan Dare’s eyebrows. Thrills Covered: Invasion Judge Dredd Shako Dan Dare MACH 1 Future Shocks Inferno Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Silver Lady by David Soul

In our thrilling ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1978 2000 AD Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). We also further discuss stamps and the key elements about what makes Flesh so excellent (it’s the combo of cowboys AND dinosaurs). Also, we cover the most thrills ever, with eighteen total! Thrills Covered: Dan Dare General Non-Fiction Space Stuff Invasion Hunted MACH 1 Harlem Heroes More General Non-Fiction Space...

In our thrilling eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with progs 28-31 of 2000 AD, covering September of 1977. Also we discuss how coolness is the primary things that US Air Force pilots learn. Thrills Covered: Invasion Judge Dredd Shako Dan Dare MACH 1 Future Shocks Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Way Down by Elvis Presley

We’re back from our holiday break! In our thrilling seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with progs 24-27 of 2000 AD, covering August of 1977. Also we discuss how a bear can be justified in killing a bunch of humans, but a human helping that bear is a traitor to the species. Thrills Covered: Invasion Harlem Heroes Shako Future Shocks MACH 1 Judge Dredd Contact the show at: spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Float On by the Floaters

In our thrilling sixth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic by looking at the 2000 AD Summer Sci-Fi special and the Dan Dare Poster Prog. These extra issues aren’t that super, but provide an interesting perspective on the actual progs. Also we discuss stamp collecting and how/if that hobby exists. Thrills Covered: Harlem Heroes Judge Dredd Invasion Dan Dare MACH 1 Phantom Patrol Flesh Dan Dare Poster Prog Contact the show at: spacespinner200...

In our thrilling fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with progs 19-23 of 2000 AD, covering July of 1977. In this episode we discuss the existential nature of exciting heroism, and specifically how it relates to MACH 1 not being that great, while Shako is fantastic. Thrills Covered: -Invasion -Flesh -Shako -Harlem Heroes -Dan Dare -MACH 1 -Judge Dredd Contact the show at: spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: So You Win Again by Hot Chocolat...

In our thrilling fourth episode Conrad and Fox continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 15-18 of 2000 AD, covering June of 1977. In this issue we also discuss the providence of laser swords, circa early summer 1977. Thrills Covered: -INVASION -FLESH -Harlem Heroes -Dan Dare -MACH 1 -Judge Dredd Contact the show at: spacespinner2000@gmail.com Song: Show You the Way to Go by The Jacksons

What’s a better than an April Fools Day prank? Doing it in mid-May! Conrad and Fox have once more tangled with a time machine and lost! They find themselves once again at the start of their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 11-14 of 2000AD, covering May of 1977. This episode we once more walk the path of early thrill power, as Dredd’s robot war intesifies, MACH 1 goes driving, the Heroes battle some Scotsmen, Bill Savage heads to Dartmoor, Flesh deals with SPIDER ATTACK, and...

In our thrilling third episode Conrad and Fox continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, with Progs 11-14 of 2000 AD covering May of 1977. Also some brief discussion about what makes an exciting 2000 AD character vs what makes a boring one. Thrills Covered: Invasion Flesh Harlem Heroes Dan Dare MACH 1 Judge Dredd Contact the show at: SpaceSpinner2000@gmail.com Song: I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Rod Stewart

In our thrilling second episode Conrad and Fox continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic from the very start, with Progs 6-10 of 2000 AD covering April of 1977. Also some brief discussion about the existential nature of the dinosaur attacks in Flesh. Thrills Covered: Invasion Flesh Dan Dare MACH 1 Harlem Heroes Judge Dredd Contact the show at: SpaceSpinner2000@gmail.com Song: Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA

On this April Fool’s Day Fox and Conrad have once more fallen through a time portal! They find themselves once again at the start of their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 6 to 10 of 2000AD, covering April of 1977. This episode we once more walk the path of early thrill power, as murderous robots and cyborgs, as well as dinosaurs and Volgans, threaten our various heroes! Thrills Covered: Invasion Flesh Dan Dare MACH 1 Harlem Heroes Judge Dredd Contact the show at: s...