2000AD Winter Special To Feature Nano-Roads, Lots Of War and A Man Having His Throat Violently Bitten Out (Guaranteed)

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The 2000 AD Winter Special, published Wednesday 2 November 2005 priced £2.99, is a 64 page collection of stories focusing on new writers and artists.

Five new stories appear in the Winter Special - rising star writers and artists were given a title and a loose outline and set the challenge of coming up with a five-page opening strip that introduced the world and established the characters...

BLADE WARRIOR
Writer: Ben Counter Artist: Dave Kendall
Dark and violent fantasy as the mysterious Blade Warrior - the last of his kind - comes looking for his old master...

BONES OF EDEN
Writer: Al Ewing Pencils: Russell Hossain Inks: Lee Townsend
A post-apocalyptic world, in which mankind has literally been bombed back into the Stone Age... (WARNING FEAUTURES THROATS BITTEN OUT IN A BLOODY SPRAY)

ROAD WARRIOR
Writer: Arthur Wyatt Artists: Inaki Miranda & Eva De La Cruz
Insane nano-technology has sent the self-creating roads haywire – only the Road Warrior knows the safest route...

EARTH WAR
Writer: Jaspre Bark Artist: Rufus Dayglo
Mankind at war with a deadly alien race on a hostile planet - and one squad of soldiers are about to become guinea pigs in a lethal experiment...

UNHOLY WARRIORS
Writer: Stu Taylor Pencils: Kev Crossley Inks: Jamie Grant
The dead have risen and are causing havoc - it's up to a team of warriors to send them back to Hell...

The Winter Special also includes two Judge Dredd stories written by John Wagner and illustrated by the winners in the Stabilo 'Design a Judge Dredd Villain' competition, as well as an all-new Rogue Trooper story by Gordon Rennie and Richard Elson, plus much, much more!

64 pages £2.99.

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― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

ARTERIAL THRILLPOWER

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

Is that some kind of l33t Kid Tharg Jr on the cover????

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

Those all totally sound like really low budget 80s sci-fi films. Think I might have to buy it.

― chap who would dare to violate the least amount of laws of physics (chap), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

That's Boo Cook's art, and he's letting me kip on his sofa during the Brighton convention so nobody is allowed to say anything bad about him.

Besides, Old Fart Tharg has always desperately tried to be wicked, crucial, street etc so this is no major change for him.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

TODAY IS THE DAY!!

DON'T ASK!! JUST BUY IT!!

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 00:08 (twenty years ago)

WILL DO!!

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)

Most early reviews are excellent, apart from this:

"I have no sympathy for any of the characters. All the "goodies" are people that f*cked up the entire planet, and the "baddie" is an insane cannibal."

He misunderstands. The insane cannibal is THE HERO.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 23:12 (twenty years ago)

Oh that I could buy this.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 23:18 (twenty years ago)

Surely the real hero is Mick Talbot aka the Tower King.

I will be buying this tomorrow. I have been following the reviews with great excitement.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

They don't like the flashbacks. But I love a good flashback me.

Yeah, I still don't know how to fit Mick Talbot AKA The Tower King into it. It's going to be Book II at the earliest.

In fact why not just cut to the chase with TOWER KING II: POWER CUT IN BASILDON

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 23:29 (twenty years ago)

THARG'S ELECTRICITY GRID TWISTERS

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 23:45 (twenty years ago)

My local newsagent would appear to be a Grexnix :(

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 3 November 2005 10:29 (twenty years ago)

i looked for this in two WHSmiths - only the regular 2000ad and a judge dredd mag :-(

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 3 November 2005 12:11 (twenty years ago)

I couldn't get it yesterday either. It's ultra scarce and Smiths are being twats about it - no copies in my local Borders either. Bah. If it's not in the comic shop today I might have to kill a man in a terrifying 'life imitates art' stylee.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Thursday, 3 November 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

I'm off to town in a minute, so I'll get the scoop on you fuckers by buying it in Forbidden Planet.

― chap who would dare to spy on his best mate's ex (chap), Thursday, 3 November 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

I couldn't find it anywhere in the West End! That'll teach me to be cocky.

― chap who would dare to spy on his best mate's ex (chap), Thursday, 3 November 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

I did not kill but merely bowed my head and shuffled out. This is getting completely insane if you can't get a copy in LONDON'S FAMOUS WEST END home of GOSH for christ's sake. Are they trying to kill me?

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:50 (twenty years ago)

perhaps by a strange mix-up it is on-sale only in COUNTER-EARTH's LONDON'S FAMOUS WEST END home of ALTERGOSH

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 4 November 2005 00:40 (twenty years ago)

The distribution of Rebellion's specials is just plain awful, really. I haven't been able to get any of the Extreme Editions where I live in Luton, but I found one on sale in Cromer of all places. So I'd say the chances of picking this one up are rather slim, unfortunately.

― Philip Alderman (Phil A), Friday, 4 November 2005 00:49 (twenty years ago)

I've never had a problem getting the Extreme Editions when I've wanted them, although the Megazines are always on sale in Borders a week before they are in the comic shop. This one just seems to be generally scarce for some bizarre reason, and considering they've bollocksed up the submissions as well, it means just about anyone who wants one can't get one, which negates the point of a 'special' slightly.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Friday, 4 November 2005 00:57 (twenty years ago)

Hurrah I nominate my other local newsagent for a KTT. Copy found. Comments to follow.

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 4 November 2005 10:15 (twenty years ago)

I have now commented on the Brown Wedge.

In summary - even if Bono Vs Eden WASN'T good (and it IS!) it would probably be the best one by a LONG CHALK.

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 4 November 2005 11:41 (twenty years ago)

Still not got one! I nominate York Travelling Man for a Rigellian Hotshot.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Friday, 4 November 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

I plead guilty to Movie Dialogue 101. Exposition is a cruel mistress. Terror Tales I agree are wanky, but they seem to sell like hotcakes and Tharg's stated in interviews that he wants more and more horror.

I'm a lot happier with MURDERDROME 1997 which I'm doing for Solar Wind - it's a violent deathsport of the future where the only way to scre a goal is with a severed head! One of the opposing team's, or one of your own! IN THE FUTURE MURDER IS TEH NATIONAL SPORT etc etc.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Friday, 4 November 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)

I think your Terror Tales are very good for Terror Tales, but it's kind of like if you were making great Emo records, it's never going to be my 'thang'.

The exposition page was only one page anyway, the stuff with DOG was ACE, also it was a model of subtlety compared to some of the other exposition, Blade Warrior I'm looking at you.

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 4 November 2005 12:28 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, more Dog and less chat in coming episodes, I'll tell you that. Also giant scorpions. You heard it here first.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Friday, 4 November 2005 12:33 (twenty years ago)

How likely are these coming episodes to appear in a form other than "recounted down the pub" then?

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 4 November 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)

So far the chances are good - reviews are splendid, anybody who didn't like Bono's Eden (on account of the VIOLENCE) was blown away by the Terror Tale, and I'm winning an unofficial poll on which strip should continue. So I've actually been doing some serious thinking about where to go next, and it involves a couple more of the biblical references but more importantly, giant scorpions and Dog tearing hearts out of chests to eat them.

There's every chance Tharg will turn around and say 'actually budget means none of these will happen', or he might say 'can you write this series I invented instead', but knock wood, Bones Of Emo has a good chance to happen in 2006.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Friday, 4 November 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

Bonus! (of Eden)

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 4 November 2005 12:57 (twenty years ago)

this is terrific news mr fluoro. i still haven't nabbed a copy. i might try the newsie over the road again...

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Friday, 4 November 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

Vic are you in York? So am I.

I often find that train stations are the best place to find this kinda thing for some reason that I don't understand.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Friday, 4 November 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

Didn't knock enough wood. It's not going to happen.

Apparently the inclusion of a giant scorpion creature was pretty much the dealbreaker.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Thursday, 5 January 2006 18:44 (twenty years ago)

Damn it. Tharg has forgotten his roots. :(

I hope none of the other shite is getting a continuing series.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 5 January 2006 19:13 (twenty years ago)

I hope something does - Art Wyatt and Rufus Dayglo are both friends of mine who could use the work and exposure.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Thursday, 5 January 2006 19:44 (twenty years ago)

i never got to read the special :-(

also :-(

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 13:44 (twenty years ago)

He never mind Vic, now you and your good mate Larry Young at like that, someone else can publish your stuff.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Ait / PlanetLair presents ... TARKUS ATTACKUS!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 14:25 (twenty years ago)

I've already forgotten all about it, to be honest - I've got the novel to work on now. (Although it's still at a pre-commitment stage so I shouldn't jinx it.)

Pete, remember when we took Rich J0hnson's name in vain and he turned up? This is what you're risking with your loose tongue. Believe me, I know.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 21:03 (twenty years ago)

It was crap, then?

― chap who would dare to work for the man (chap), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 00:33 (twenty years ago)

Yes, cwwdtwftm, you've hit the nail on the head! It sucked. I suck. I'm the worst writer ever and Tharg cleverly picked up on that and told me to piss off before I lost him any more readers. I'm retiring from all forms of writing now and I'm going to spend the extra time sitting in front of my PS2 with a glazed expression.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 12:32 (twenty years ago)

Oh no, I feel bad now!

― chap who would dare to work for the man (chap), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 13:37 (twenty years ago)

(Get him back with the power of love, he's a sucker for that).

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 14:00 (twenty years ago)

And anyway, there must be hundreds of Larry Young (that's LARRY YOUNG, THE COMIC PUBLISHER AND WRITER OFASTRONAUTS IN TROUBLE AND Ait / PlanetLar FAME WHER ETHE LAR BIT STANDS FOR LARRY "LAROLD" YOUNG) on the internet, he'll never find us.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 16:28 (twenty years ago)

vic, have you read any Steve Aylett?

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 17:11 (twenty years ago)

You should feel bad! Thanks to you I have a new career as 'the horse whisperer'.

I've not read any Steve Aylett, but what I've googled looks very interesting indeed.

― Vic Fluro (Vic Fluro), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 18:33 (twenty years ago)

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