Geek Culture Reviews

Rob reviews The Best of 2000 AD Vol.3… The ‘Ultimate Mix-Tape’ of 2000 AD’s greatest hits is back for its third volume. Packed with an array of specially curated strips,  The Best of 2000 AD series does its very best in introducing you to the world of Tharg, and his Thrillverse. Much like its predecessors, this volume offers up an enticing mixture of strips and feature that draw across all corners of the wider 2000 AD mythos. While we do get a couple of standard trips to Mega-City 1 with Judge Dredd, series Editor Owen Johnson shows us the anthologies more “Tales of the Unexplained” side as things get a little bizarre.  Personally, this third volume has been my favourite out of the series so far. Not only does it feature a Judge Dredd written by Michael Carroll, we also have the debut of Ian Edginton  and D’Israeli. While you’d think that Johnson would of opted to include the duo’s phenomenal Scarlet Traces, he’s instead swapped the Earth/Mars war for the Atlantic Ocean, ...

Rob reviews The Best of 2000 AD Vol. 2... It's been a few months since Rebellion 's first attempt at luring new readers to the phenomenon that is 2000 AD. The Best of 2000 AD Vol.1 offered an accessible mix tape of thrills that had been made up from a small snippet of the long-running comic book defining stories.  Much like its predecessor,  The Best of 2000 AD Vol. 2 boasts yet another trip across Tharg's Thrillverse for those looking to test the waters. For the uninitiated, series editor Owen Johnson has curated a veritable mix of tales that showcases 2000 AD without needing vast amounts of knowledge to understand. However, for veteran readers, The Best of 2000 AD Vol. 2 offers a brilliant way to reacquaint with old favorites, while allowing for plenty of potential passing of the torch discussions. Taking on the style of an oversized version of the weekly Prog, The Best of 2000 AD Vol. 2 features six strips pulled from the publications past and present. Once...

Rob reviews The Best of 2000 AD Vol. 1... The Best of 2000 AD Vol. 1 is a quarterly graphic novel that promises a mix of material across the publication's diverse history. Collecting both classic and modern strips across 6 volumes, ' The Best of... ' aims to entice new readers into discovering why 2000 AD is synonymous with British comic books.  For new readers, it's the perfect gateway into the vast 'Thrillverse'. Not only does it dispense with the serialized nature of the 2000 AD Progs for a graphic novel presentation. It also doesn't require any in-depth knowledge of the characters to simply pick up and read. For existing 2000 AD fans it's also perfect for reacquainting yourself with old friends or reminiscing about stolen youth.  Until the last couple of years, I've never been an avid reader of 2000 AD. While I'm familiar with characters such as Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper, I never paid any attention. Instead, I was drawn into t...