2000AD 100 page Xmas Mega Special
Various (w) & (a)
With Christmas nearly upon us the last of the weekly British adventure comics brings us it's oversized seasonal edition with the usual 100 pages of action and some humour for us (mainly) adult kids. Subscribers normally get their copies earlier than the shops do which is why I am able to review and recommend this comic to everyone. Go and grab a copy or you'll miss out on:
Judge Dredd starts off this appropriately square bound volume with Jingle All The Way where Dredd comes across Gareth Hue Block celebrating Christmas. There's one small problem. It's mid-March And why is everyone living their afraid of Mr Jingles. And why are they all suffering from malnutrition?
Caballistics Inc has it's last chapter in Visiting hour some years after it officially "ended" with this sort of Epilogue tale to wrap everything up. All due to the fact Rebellion are about to publish a collected edition in February next year and needed a proper ending. I'll be buying that as I certainly didn't read the original story.
Deadworld returns with a short story Running scared. Set in the world of the Dark Judges the remainders of mankind fight for their survival as the penalty for the crime of life is death!
Skip Tracer begins a new story line with part one of Louder Than bombs which sees Skip chasing down drug runners but runs into a major little problem down the underground.....and counting down...
Slaine returns as a wanderer in The Bogatyr and we discover where Ukko comes from as our hero confronts a dragon warrior seeking the thief who stole a precious treasure. I wonder who that was. We are promised a new on-going serial of Slaine in the new year. Tell the Earth Goddess his fans await!
Brink continues it's long running story line, High Society which will continue into the new year.
Fiends of the Eastern Front return in a story set during the first world war. Now this is interesting as an old villain from Thunder and Lion is woven into their continuity and it involves giant bats and a certain Baron. Need any more clues? Highlight of the issue! Worth the entry fee alone!
Durham Red bookends the prog with a second "festive" tale, Three Gifts which is at least set in the snow. The blood is spilled indoors as she helps out an old friend. Cute.
Add to that some lengthy interviews with creative droids Kevin Gosnell and Richard Burton plus a double letter page and that's a feats for the eyes that readers won't forget. Highly recommended.
The weekly schedule starts again on January 2nd! Get this and reserve a copy at your newsagents or comic shop.
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