2000 AD

2000 AD is a science fiction comic that began in 1977 and, against the odds, is still running.

After reading a newspaper article predicting a rise in public interest in science fiction, IPC employee Kevin Gosnell hit on the idea of a sci-fi comic. Editorial director John Sanders put Pat Mills in charge of the project. Early talks between Mills and John Wagner produced the ideas of reviving Dan Dare and the inclusion of a new strip named Judge Dredd.

Preparations for the first issue's release coincided with moral outrage over Action, and so a number of its strips had to be reworked so as not to offend Disgusted of Tumbridge Wells.

Features
A sampling of the many strips that have appeared in the publication:


 * The ABC Warriors
 * Ace Trucking Co.
 * Bad Company (first appeared 1986)
 * The Ballad of Halo Jones (first appeared 1984)
 * Big Dave
 * Button Man
 * Cradlegrave
 * Dan Dare (first appeared 1977)
 * Defoe
 * Durham Red
 * Flesh (first appeared 1977)
 * Harlem Heroes (first appeared 1977)
 * Indigo Prime
 * Invasion (first appeared 1977)
 * Judge Dredd (first appeared 1977)
 * Lobster Random
 * MACH-1 (first appeared 1977)
 * Maniac 5
 * Nikolai Dante
 * Nemesis the Warlock
 * Really and Truly
 * The Red Seas
 * Robo-Hunter
 * Ro-Busters
 * Rogue Trooper
 * Second City Blues
 * Sinister Dexter
 * Sláine
 * Skizz (first appeared 1983)
 * Stickleback
 * Strontium Dog
 * Tyranny Rex
 * The V.C.s
 * Zenith (first appeared 1987)
 * Zombo

Dredd spin-offs
There have also been a large number of Dredd spin-offs, often appearing in the sister title, Judge Dredd Megazine:


 * Anderson: Psi Division
 * Brit-Cit Babes
 * Cal-Hab Justice
 * Citi-Def
 * Devlin Waugh
 * Harke & Burr
 * Harmony
 * Inaba
 * The Inspectre
 * Insurrection
 * Jack Point: Simping Detective
 * Johnny Woo
 * Judge Death
 * Judge Hershey
 * Judge Karyn
 * Judge Janus
 * Juliet November
 * Low Life
 * Marauder
 * Missionary Man
 * Pussyfoot 5
 * Red Razors
 * Shimura
 * Tales From The Black Museum
 * Tempest

Creators
A large number of British comics creators have worked at 2000 AD including:


 * Dan Abnett
 * Simon Bisley
 * Brian Bolland
 * Alan Davis
 * Garth Ennis
 * Carlos Ezquerra
 * Gerry Finley-Day
 * Neil Gaiman
 * Dave Gibbons
 * Alan Grant
 * Brendan McCarthy
 * Mike McMahon
 * Mark Millar
 * Pat Mills
 * Alan Moore
 * Grant Morrison
 * Peter Milligan
 * Kevin O'Neill
 * Bryan Talbot
 * John Wagner
 * Kev Walker
 * Chris Weston

Fanzines
The comic has also inspired a number of small press comics:

Fanzines featuring 2000 AD characters and settings:


 * Class of '79
 * Dogbreath, a Strontium Dog fanzine
 * Zarjaz

The active fanbase has also been inspired to produce original comics and comics magazines:


 * The End is Nigh
 * FutureQuake
 * MangaQuake
 * Omnivistascope
 * Solar Wind
 * Something Wicked

Online reference

 * BritishComics.com