The Daily Dredds: 1981

In general the aim of this blog is to cover every publication from the House of Tharg (plus a few Tharg-adjacent things that have cropped up over the years) in roughly the order they came out - one blog per publication. When it comes to the newspaper strips, practicality demands a different approach. In 1981, …

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2000AD Prog 288: “Eat 4, lawman!” Dredd vs Destiny’s Angels

Carlos' cover is a recreation of the last panel of last week's episode, including a circular panel and the story logo (Destiny's Angels has it's own oval logo). Tharg's Nerve Centre is half sized and hosted by Roy Tharg (who I'm guessing is based on Roy Race, of the Rovers). The letters are focused on …

2000ad and Tornado Prog 157: “Look out! It’s Earth-side Eddie and the Anti-Matter Kids!” Martian Edition, not for sale on Earth

This Kevin O'Neill cover purports to be from the Martian edition of 2000AD so shows Earth as the enemy (though there's nothing in the actual image to suggest which spaceship is from Earth and which from Mars). In case there's any doubt about who provided the cover art, Tharg's Nerve Centre has an artist credit …

2000AD Annual 1980: It’s wild… it’s sensational… it’s your future!

The cover is apparently by G. Wood, if I'm reading the signature correctly. It has good depictions of Tharg and Bill Savage, and a rendition of Judge Dredd that wouldn't have been out of place in the pre-Cursed Earth stories. There's definitely worse covers to annuals and specials from this period of the prog's history, …

2000AD Prog 85: This Cursed Earth will not break me I am the law I am Dredd… Judge Dredd! Don’t dare miss the thrilling climax to the Cursed Earth in this power packed prog!!! Plus Important news for all readers inside!

As the cover line suggests, this is the last prog of 2000AD (because next week it'll be 2000AD and Starlord) and Prog 85 also brings the last episode of The Cursed Earth, taking the cover (also the last episodes of everything else currently running in 2000AD and Starlord, but more about that in this post …