So there's no way you could just lock the forum for archival's sake?

I'll never give up.

Ever.

Well, its been a ride. When I was getting into 2000AD back in 04/05, this place was invaluable to breaking me into the Zarjaz world of ol' Tooth. Its not hyperbole to say that without 2000 AD review I wouldn't be as big a fan as I am.

My only regret is only ever writing one review for the site. I never did get around to writing that Droid Life review. Opps. My bad.

I will miss the collection reviews, the camaraderie on the forum, and the feature articles. So long 2000 AD Review.

Late to the news as well (been out of the 2000AD loop for a year or so) this is very disheartening news. When I was getting into 2000AD around 2004/2005 this site was an invaluable resource it getting me up to speed. A great forum, great reviews, great features. Sad day to see it go.

Good luck with all your future plans Gavin.

The sub-titled one (The Avenger) is the paperback with the first three stories. Non-Sub-Titled Shakara is a hard cover with just the first story in it.

Also, check the book specs, the one with more pages is the one you want.

I enjoy both of course. I think they both have their strengths on certain kind of stories, and I think sometimes they get the wrong stories for their strengths. I honestly prefer Burns more over all, I think he's done more of the iconic Dante moments. And I'm not a huge fan of modern Frasier. Something about his coloring these days leave me cold then what he did on the start of the series.

Basically I don't actually think, at this point, you can't have one without the other. Burns is more then a filler artist on Dante at this point, and of course Frasier is the original artist. Burns does the best big epic sweeping moments, Frasier does the better character and reserved stories.

Also Nikolai Dante, but I gotta put my favorite moment more during the Tzar Wars. Specifically this moment...

Its got Mongoose's logo on the cover. Its a Pen & Paper RPG Source Book. I wouldn't worry about the Case Files or anything.

Bec & Kawl!

Especially for Steve Roberts art, but the stories were often entertaining too. Needs to come back!

Owned = Rocks. Is Awesome.Amazing. Great.

You know, its 'Good'.

How can one character at the end of the story (who technically didn't have any part in the story) ruin the entire story? Also, Lobster Random owns, and the reveal at the end of The Vort owned. To bad it came a little to close to the end of Malone, which also owned. Everyone was waiting for the 'twist reveal' shoe to drop on The Vort.


Bad City Blue probably gets my vote. First of all the main character (who's name I forget) went through a complete personality change midway through the story, which killed a lot of my interest in the character. And then the story just ends with the world blowing up and practically nothing resolved. What a twist.

SHAKARA!!!

Ahem.... I mean, Shakara is the greatest ultra violent gonzo sci-fi series I've ever read.

*spit take*

Jena Makarov

The naming/numbering of the Year End 100 page kick off Progs has always stuck me as a bit odd. They are integral issues of the main 2000AD series, but because they have a unique naming/numbering (I call them all 'Prog 20XX' as a general naming scheme) they don't appear chronologically on the 2000AD Prog database website, they get their own little section (and currently the under-construction main 2000AD site omits them all).

Honestly, they should just number the damn things as part of the ongoing series. Save on the issue numbering/referencing headaches. Then retroactively call all the previous ones Prog *insert previous issue number*B (example, Prog 2009, would become Prog 1616B for filing purposes). That way they will show up as part of the main 2000AD series on the various 2000AD Prog databases.

But that's just my opinion on the matter.

All the missed Year Book/Annual/Specials\ stories maybe?

Maybe for people who have never visited a 2000AD related website or forum. Unfortunately Dead Man's surprise was spoiled for me years ago. Oh well can't wait to finally read it anyway. I'm rather pleased Necropolis is getting put into the Case Files instead of a standalone (kinda like what happened to The Final Solution). Granted I personally assumed that the case files would reprint only up to Necropolis itself, then end. And then Rebellion would only reprint various stand alone story collections.

I almost see this as a suggestion that they are really going to go the distance, and really do Case Files all the way to modern era, though how they will deal with Megazine era is still up in the air. Also, if they do this, there will be some serious double dipping as they reach stuff already reprinted in stand alone trades. Which... might be a problem

Ah, Sinister Dexter, the one strip that can galvanize readers like no others. But wither you love or hate it, its long run has to be respected. As far as I can tell, only Nikolia Dante came out of the same general era and is still alive and kicking today.

I got my first taste of Sin-Dex with the DC/Rebellion trades (hell, I got my first taste of 2000AD in general from those things), I'd just come off reading Nikolia Dante, Devlin Waugh, and Robo-Hunter and was jonesing pretty hard for my next Thrill Power fix. Sinister Dexter offered an interesting mix of action and black comedy (and some fairly juvenile pun comedy too), but for the most part it felt like a book full of filler material. Until I got to the first big story arc, Gunshark Vacation. Between telling a solid story, paired with Simon Davis's excellent artwork I found myself hooked. After that it was on to Gunshark 101, and that trade's lead story was another cracking read. After that though, between the rest of 101 and Slay Per View, it felt like it'd mostly gone back to filler material. But at that point I'd started reading Sinister Dexter in the Prog (2004/2005, give or take), and there was so much going on with the Downlode's premier Gunsharks. Especially once we reached ...and Death shall have no dumb minions and Malone. Basically I was finding that Sinister-Dexter was at its best when it was doing long stories and was plotty. (To say nothing of the most recent Moses Wars stuff, that's been great, and personally I've been loving Anthony Williams being the one drawing it. He's no Simon Davis, but at least he's consistent and there aren't a million mediocre filler artists being tasks with drawing it.)

Which brings me to Eurocrash, when the DC deal broke down in the end, and Rebellion took of the task of doing their own trades I was kind of expecting a Sinister Dexter Vol.4 to come along soon enough. Especially when I found out about Eurocrash being pretty much a Sin-Dex "Mega Epic", and filled in a lot of background I was missing reading the more recent stories. But it never materialized. Until now. My copy of Eurocrash is in the mail right now, should arrive with in a week, and I can not wait to delve back into the world of Downlode again.

SWEET CHRISTMAS!

Touche

Having to double dip on Red Razors will be the worst day.

More then likely the Psi Files will reprint all the early Anderson stories not done by Grant/Ranson( and beyond)

Its only a double dip in the sense that it replaces the DC/Rebellion Anderson Psi-Division trade. Which is fine, as Rebellion should be looking to reprint any of those DC/Rebellion books that have gone completely out of print. Need me some Rebellion Trade Dress spines. Some day all DC/Rebellion books will be replaced, and it will be a good day.

Most important quote of the whole interview.

I thought Pat Mills loathed people playing with his characters? Even in Small Press fan-comic form.

I said I'd do a Droid Life review a year+ ago. Guess what I never did? I really wish I could focus more on the review process, but I've only ever managed to do one, Judge Death: Boyhood of a Super Fiend. But its so easy to get distracted

I apparently am one of the new readers who missed the tedious pirate days. I started reading just about the time of Agent of Destruction. And for me, Dante has always been a stalwart icon of 2000AD. Always having several shorter and at least one long story per year. Like Sin-Dex.

I for one enjoyed the Pirate stuff. Especially reading it after the end of Tzar Wars. Dante needed to go underground and regroup. Its like going back to his early Romanov days, but on his Mother's side. And his pirate allies will surely be important as the strip builds to its inevitable conflict with the Tzar.


EDIT: Also, personally, the sudden jump back to Tzar politics was rather jarring. All the characters set up during Dante's pirate days were just left in limbo back on that island with nary a peep heard since. Very distracting.