The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast

Listen at 2000AD.com - 2000ad.com/podcastListen on Spotify - bit.do/thrillcastspotifySubscribe on iTunes - bit.do/thrillcastitunesWelcome to the thirty-fifth 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 Judge Dredd Megazine celebrates 30 years this month and there's celebrations aplenty - we've even got a soundtrack! The creators behind Lawless, the acclaimed Dredd-world frontier series, have teamed up with a band of talented musicians to turn the series all-musical 50th episode into reality! Listen to Dan and actor/musician Jack Gray talk about turning comics into musical chords - and check out the full playlist at 2000ad.com/news/lawlessthemusical/We then talk to Michael Carroll and John Higgins, the team behind Dreadnoughts, the brand new Megazine series that explores the very foundation of Justice Department in an all-too-real story that sees Judges first deployed to the streets as chaos and disorder threaten to overwhelm America.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 thirty-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.comA seminal Judge Dredd artist and a towering figure in British comics, Mick is a remarkably humble and down-to-earth guy who is responsible for the 'big boots' look of Dredd's outfit as well as many iconic covers and key moments for the future's greatest lawman. He also brought a unique look to Sláine and Ro-Busters before going on to co-create the incredible Last American. The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast sits down for a landmark two hour interview with one of the greatest 2000 AD artists of all time.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 thirty-third 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.comAs Molch-R is off to recharge his batteries in isolation for a week, on this episode we return to the biggest interview the Thrill-Cast has ever broadcast - the epic chat with John Wagner from 2016! It’s hard to overstate John’s impact on the industry as co-creator of Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Button Man, and so much more. In this three hour interview, John discusses his life and career, from the beginnings of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, his writing partnership with Alan Grant, why he thinks he’s never made it in American comics, and his thoughts about the future of his greatest creation. It's a feast for the ears, though with some hefty background noise from the pub! 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 thirty-second 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.comDan Abnett and Mark Harrison sci-fi odyssey series, The Out, has become something of a sleeper hit in the pages of 2000 AD. At the furthest edge of the universe, Cyd Finlea is photo-journalist working for the publishers Global Neographic, travelling deep into outer space — otherwise known as THE OUT — and cataloguing the alien societies that she encounters. She left Earth ten years ago and has lost track of how far she is from home, but regardless she keeps going. Dan and Mark discuss the series' serendipitous creation, the influence of 1970s and '80s sci-fi book covers, and how Cyd's journey through The Out tells us something out the here and now.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 thirty-first 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.comComics aimed at female readers once dominated newsstands - now, they're back with a vengeance and their own unique spins. Hosted by New York Comic Con's 'Metaverse' event, Rosie Knight, Joelle Monique, Olivia Hicks, RAMZEE, Claire Napier talk with Molch-R about representation in comics, plus the impact these titles once had and can have again as the audience for comics grows.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 thirtieth 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 portfolio in hand, a young Anthony Williams would travel from Swansea to London to show his portfolio to editors - almost 40 years later and his artistic career has spanned licensed tie-ins such as The Real Ghostbusters, Supernaturals, and Action Force for Marvel UK, as well as Judge Dredd, Babe Race 2000, The VCs, Kola Commandos and Big Dave for 2000 AD, superheroes with 'The Big Two' in America, but then a pivot into using his experience of comics in the world of licensing and marketing. The Thrill-Cast talks to Anthony about his journey, which is one of an artist finding their place in a changing industry, putting food on the table while trying to establish his own reputation.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 twenty-ninth 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 Tammy & Jinty Special is out imminently and the Thrill-Cast talks to the writers behind its two tales - Rachael Smith and RAMZEE. They discuss everything from creating convincing characters to structuring one-and-done stories, from plugging into the legacy of girls' comics of the 1970s and '80s to finding your own voice as a creator.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 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.