What we want from 2008

Gavin Hanly: Apart from a better Megazine (obviously) I'd like to see Wagner and Rennie do some significant building on the various plot-threads that both have left lying around their respective Dredd continuity and see Dredd stories embrace a more continuity led approach and less one-offs. There's a lot of groundwork that they've put in place and I'd like to see some real development for the lawman in 2008.

I'd also like to see some fresher writers appear in the Meg. While Mills, Wagner et al have done a great job this year, I'd certainly like to see promising upstarts like Ewing get a bigger foothold in 2000AD this year.

As for the 2000AD Review website - a few people willing to take on some editorial duties (good grammar and very very basic HTML skills a must!) would be a great assist this year, as I will have less time than ever to maintain the site. Payment in trade collections only - plus the gratitude of 100s of 2000AD fans!

James Mackay: I have to say that I hope that 2000AD isn’t too thrilling. I’ve given up my subscription for a year, you see. So these are my final words for 2000AD Review for quite some time. Stay safe, y’all.

Adam Crabtree: A greater commitment to informing the readership of upcoming strips would suit me fine. Teasing “Thrills of the Future” panels and tentative comments gleaned from the gruddamn letters page don’t really cut it when great strips like Harry Kipling just go missing for a year and counting (I just can’t put that one down ;-)).  Otherwise, it’s been strangely quiet on the Simon Spurrier front this year; that right there needs some fixing.

Charles Ellis: The Megazine keeping up the quality of issue 266 throughout the whole year. Secondary wants are more Dredd subplot development by Rennie and Wagner, and a big news headline saying “2000AD readership & profits soar due to web initiative; Rebellion management and editors go swimming in money”.

Robert Cornell: It ain’t gonna happen but what I really, REALLY, want is for Sinister & Dexter to a take a gunshark vacation. They are tired, dated and I hate them. Yet they seem to have a legally binding slot on the roster while quality strips like The Ten Seconders and Lobster Random haven’t featured at all.

I desperately want to see the Megazine back on track. I remain convinced that all it will take is a couple of good back up stories and some
strong Dredds but we've been waiting two years now.

In general, more of the same. New thrills. Old faves. Quality thrill-power.

Alex Frith: Matt Smith to stay where he is and keep doing what he's doing. Oh, and a new series of Lobster Random, please.

Daniel Payne: 2000AD's clearest need is for new writing talent. 30 years on from its inception, co-founder John Wagner is still supplying the comic's best material. It is not clear how its custodians will fill this gap when he eventually has to stop writing. An excellent article in prog 2001 offering advice to potential new writers does not seem to have borne much fruit, nor do an of the other channels. In the short term, however, the comic would benefit from:

• At least one strong new character
• Further development of the current Judge Dredd storyline
• Further worthwhile development of Nikolai Dante's adventures
• More good material from Edginton, Morrison, and Wagner
• More artwork from Irving, Ranson, Reardon, Rufus, Siku, and Walker
• Less artwork from Clint Langley
• Boo Cook returning to pen and ink, or coming up with a better style of colouring
• A new Deadlock story, preferably drawn by Henry Flint

Pete McCosh: More Boo Cook on Dredd. An extended run of Rennie Dredds to get some of his ongoing storylines marching. The TPB of The Final Solution to have the final episodes redrawn by Simon Harrison.

WR Logan: More Dave Taylor, More Henry Flint and a new future war story

Steven Denton: I would like to see some kind of crazy explosion of creativity, new talent and vibrancy. Like all old punks, 2000AD can’t really cut it with the kids any more and it’s dancing with it’s thumbs in the air. More new talent less of the old guard.

Martin Charlton: Value for money from the Meg. £3 is nice, but with only 3 strips contained therein (excluding reprint/small press etc.) I’ve been left wanting this year. A subscription gift prevents me from cancelling, but I can’t help but think how others feel…