The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast

Listen at 2000AD.com - 2000ad.com/podcastListen on Spotify - bit.do/thrillcastspotifySubscribe on iTunes - bit.do/thrillcastitunesWelcome to the twenty-eighth of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comBefore 2000 AD there was Action. Before Action, there was Battle Picture Weekly - created by Pat Mills and John Wagner, the war-themed weekly was the first shoots of what would come to become a comics revolution. On this episode of the Lockdown Tapes we talk to Dave Hunt, who took over as editor of Battle after its launch. From his own childhood amidst the ruins of war in the East End of London to working with artistic greats such as Carlos Ezquerra, Joe Colquhoun and Mike Western, from the fallout after the 'banning' of Action to the relaunch of the legendary Eagle in the 1980s, Dave was at the helm for a vital period of British comics and, despite the challenges the medium faced, had a key role in producing some of the industry's most influential titles.The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you’re keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe – and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy’s Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the twenty-seventh of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comLike last week's guest, Arthur Wyatt is one of the newer generation of writers at 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine. With a background in the 2000 AD fan scene and small press publishing, Wyatt was a winner of the 'pitch-fest' at the DreddCon convention and has gone on to write The 86ers, Judge Dredd, Orlok: Agent of East-Meg One, Tharg's Future Shocks, Samizdat Squad, Tales from the Black Museum. The Thrill-Cast talks to the British ex-pat now living in America about his work, moving from fandom to pro, how he juggles a day job with his writing, and what it's like writing Judge Dredd at a time of great civil unrest in the US.The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you’re keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe – and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy’s Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the twenty-sixth of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comRory McConville is one of the new generation of 2000 AD writers, a previous winner of the Future Shock pitching competition at the Thought Bubble convention and now a regular feature in 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, the Thrill-Cast talks to Rory about his career so far and how his work has evolved in their pages.We then do another deep-dive, this time into Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson's Judge Anderson story, Shamballa, with comics critic Adam Sherif, as he and Molch-R discuss the story's rich symbolism, stunning artwork, and bold message.The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you’re keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe – and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy’s Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the twenty-fourth of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comWith his unique style and storytelling, INJ Culbard has become one of the most striking artists to work for 2000 AD in years. With influences from animation to Manga, his work on series such as 'Brass Sun' and 'Brink' has brought a new European style to the Galaxy's Greatest Comic. The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast talks to Ian about his career, his influences, working with Ian Edginton and Dan Abnett, and how sometimes fever dreams can result in unexpected creative turns!The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you’re keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe – and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy’s Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen at 2000AD.com - 2000ad.com/podcastListen on Spotify - bit.do/thrillcastspotifySubscribe on iTunes - bit.do/thrillcastitunesWelcome to the nineteenth of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you'd like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comThe Smash! Special launches this week, reviving some of the all-time classic British comic book characters! On this episode, we continue our chats with creators about their new stories with this legendary characters, beginning with author Suyi Davies Okungbowa about bringing Mytek the Mighty back to life, from dealing with colonialist attitudes in '60s comics to what life would be like with a giant solar-powered gorilla roaming around.We then welcome the legendary team of comedian and writer Charlie Higson, and The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard to chat about The Steel Claw - the former criminal turned secret agent Louis Crandell, whose metal hand allows him to turn invisible - from their take on British superheroes to the disappointment of the Millennium Dome! The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you're keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe - and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy's Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen at 2000AD.com - 2000ad.com/podcastListen on Spotify - bit.do/thrillcastspotifySubscribe on iTunes - bit.do/thrillcastitunesWelcome to the eighteenth of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you'd like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comWith the Smash! Special bursting onto shelves and digital soon, the Thrill-Cast takes a look at three very British superheroes!Journalist and writer Helen O'Hara talks about her take on the origin story of the new Thunderbolt the Avenger and discusses the cultural impact of superheroes, before writer Rob Williams and artist John McCrea return to the Thrill-Cast to talk about reintroducing the 'King of Crooks', The Spider, and the different ways you can breath new life into classic characters. We're then joined by journalist Abraham Riesman to take a deep-dive into Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell's superbrat Zenith, examining its satire of superheroes and the comic book industry, taking the mickey out of Richard Branson to Morrison's place as post-modernist prophet.The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you're keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe - and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy's Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen at 2000AD.com - 2000ad.com/podcastListen on Spotify - bit.do/thrillcastspotifySubscribe on iTunes - bit.do/thrillcastitunesWelcome to the seventeeth of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you'd like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comThree legends - one podcast! The Thrill-Cast plays host to artists Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, and Mick McMahon for just under two hours of chat and laughs! Whether it's reminiscing about their different routes into their careers or Dave's impression of a mechanical eraser, these acclaimed creators are an absolute delight to listen to.It's hard to overstate how this trio has shaped the comics industry, from Bolland's stunning brushwork and Mick's unique style on Judge Dredd to Gibbons' multi-layered storytelling in Watchmen, their work has influenced generations of comic book artists and writers.The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you're keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe - and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy's Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen at 2000AD.com - 2000ad.com/podcastListen on Spotify - bit.do/thrillcastspotifySubscribe on iTunes - bit.do/thrillcastitunesWelcome to the sixteenth of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you'd like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comThe Smash! Special is out at the end of May, bringing some of the all-time classic British comic book characters back for stunning new adventures! Simon Furman and Chris Weston join the Thrill-Cast to talk about their revival of The House of Dolmann. Created by Tom Tully and Eric Bradbury, the series featured inventor Eric Dolmann and his small army of robot puppets who fought crime!We're then joined by Jarrod and MJ from comics site Doomrocket to take a deep-dive into The Ballad of Halo Jones, Alan Moore and Ian Gibson's stunning series which began as an antidote to 2000 AD's usual male-dominated action characters and became a fascinating, emotional journey of an 'ordinary' women's attempts to escape her humdrum life.The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you're keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe - and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy's Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen at 2000AD.com - 2000ad.com/podcastListen on Spotify - bit.do/thrillcastspotifySubscribe on iTunes - bit.do/thrillcastitunesWelcome to the fifteenth of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you'd like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comAlthough Colin Wilson's initial time at 2000 AD was brief, his work on strips such as Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper was an influential hit with readers. From Judge Dredd: The Sweet Taste of Justice in the 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1981 to Rogue Trooper: Marauders in Progs 282 to 289, Wilson's style - influenced by European comics such as those by Jean "Moebius" Giraud - showcased his dystopian techno-futurism and fascinating eye for design. Going on to work on the iconic French Western series 'Blueberry', Wilson is unusual in having success in British, French, and American comics, including work on Star Wars and with writers such as Matz, Ed Brubaker, and Andy Diggle. Wilson joins the Thrill-Cast to delve into his fascinating career, from squatting in London to being mentored by Brian Bolland, from living and working in Provence to settling in the Australian city of Melbourne.The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you're keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe - and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy's Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen at 2000AD.com - 2000ad.com/podcastListen on Spotify - bit.do/thrillcastspotifySubscribe on iTunes - bit.do/thrillcastitunesWelcome to the fourteenth of The Lockdown Tapes as The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast continues to broadcast the joys of Thrill-power during the COVID-19 pandemic! Got a theme or interview you'd like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.comWith the misadventures of primate Noam Chimpsky running in 2000 AD right now, the Thrill-Cast talks to artist PJ Holden about his latest work, his career, and putting crazy citizens back on the streets of Mega-City One.Then we're joined by comics critic Steve Morris from Shelfdust to do a deep-dive into Si Spurrier and Frazer Irving's Dredd-world comedy series The Simping Detective, exploring its influences, how it interacts with the greater world of Mega-City One, and how it deals with satire and parody.The Thrill-Cast is increasing its broadcasts during this difficult time, so make sure you're keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe - and stay tuned for more from the Galaxy's Greatest Podcast!The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes and Spotify, you can listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.