Saturday 19 February 2022

2000 A.D. at 45

2000 A.D. Prog 1 was published 45 years ago. And not, as one might think, 22.

I started with it probably a bit too young judging by my reaction to a cliffhanger involving the Dark Judges and not getting another issue again for months, but many of its series stand out.

The adverts for Lone Wolf also nudged me towards that gamebook series, and the early GW Judge Dredd RPG may have informed a bit of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. (And indirectly there’s a lot of Nemesis The Warlock among others in early 40K.)

Dredd has been the big star since Prog 2, with a spinoff magazine running for decades and two movies of varying quality among other things, including games. Having run all that time has led to a kitchen sink setting with a lot of options, though games naturally tend to focus on Judges. Other series and universes like Strontium Dog, Rogue Trooper and Sláine have received some gaming attention over the years as well - the latter has a new miniatures game on the way.

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