Listen to The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast’s epic interview with the mighty John Wagner
John Wagner is the co-creator of legendary comic books such as Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Button Man, and many more.
In an epic three-part interview, The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast talks to him about his life and career spanning more than 40 years of British comics - from the hey days of the 1970s and early 1980s to adult comics of the 1990s, including why he walked away from 2000 AD and eventually returned to help craft its fan-acclaimed “new Golden Age” of the 2000s.
John is one of those figures whose impact on comics it is hard to overstate and his candid and fascinating stories are a real treat for the ears.
Click on the player above to listen to part one of our interview or scroll down for parts two and three.
In the second part of our interview with John Wagner, we go from from the very beginnings of 2000 AD and his writing partnership with fellow Scot Alan Grant to why he thinks he’s never made it in American comics.
We conclude our unmissable interview with John, who talks about his feelings about Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog, as well as his thoughts about his and his characters’ futures - as well as a shock announcement!
The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning five-star-rated podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, publicity droid Molch-R brings you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on iTunes or listen now at www.2000ADonline.com/podcast
The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast Supplemental: Mick McMahon, Part 1
A seminal Judge Dredd artist and a towering figure in British comics, Mick McMahon is a remarkably humble and down-to-earth artist.
Originally brought in to mimic co-creator Carlos Ezquerra’s style on Dredd’s first stories, he went on to develop his own unique style and was 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 new and inventive styles to Sláine and Ro-Busters before going on to co-create the incredible The Last American. The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast sits down for a two-part interview with one of the greatest 2000 AD artists of all time.
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, publicity droid Molch-R brings you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on iTunes or listen now at www.2000ADonline.com/podcast
These ‘straddling buses’ are a great idea! You know what would be an even BETTER idea? Make them into a whole service station - body shop, car wash, restaurant etc. etc. etc.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Tainted: The Fall of Deadworld by Kek-W and Dave
Kendall
When Judge Dredd and Psi-Judge Anderson first travelled to the Dark Judges’ home dimension, it was a barren graveyard known as DEADWORLD — an entire planet had been murdered at the hands of the creatures for whom all life is a crime. But how did the end begin? How did Death and his butchering brothers start their systematic slaughter of their world? And for an ordinary family, how can they hope to survive…?
Following their four-part Dreams of Deadworld series last year - which showed a new side to Judge Death and the other Dark Judges after they killed their world but before they arrived in Mega-City One - writer Kek-W and artist Dave Kendall have returned with a new series that goes even further back in the history of the Dark Judges, before the fall of their civilisation.
And Kendall has given 2000 AD Tumblrites exclusive access to his sketchbook for the series, with everything from character sketches to vehicle designs and more!
