In our thrilling three hundred twentieth episode Alex and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reminisce on the whole of 2000 AD comics for the year 1995. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1995 Spinnies! At the end of every chronological year in our prog timeline we give out awards to the storylines and thrills we liked best over the last year. Stay tuned until the end to hear what’s coming up in 1996 from both 2000AD and our show!



Award Categories:




Best Art



Best Story



Best Overall Thrill



MVP of 1995



Best Month



Best Year




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Song: Unchained Melody by Robson & Jerone



39.60

In our mega fifty-seventh episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume three, issues 9 to 12 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering November and December of 1995. This episode  we’re finishing up 1995 and it’s all about the ladies as besides Dredd we’ll go on adventures with Harmony, Judge Hershey, and the Pan-African Judges, all while going to the past with Deathwatch and continued Dredd movie fallout!



Stories Covered:




Judge Dredd (2:01)

Killing Time



Judge Spotters



Bloodsports



Ballad of Cindy Crawlskin





Harmony (25:07)



Judge Hershey (33:23)



Deathwatch (55:01)



Pan-African Judges (1:06:12)



Alien in a Girls’ Dorm (1:22:26)




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Song: Name by Goo Goo Dolls



23.76

In our thrilling three hundred and ninteenth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 968-971 of 2000AD, covering December 1995. This time it’s the final progs of 1995 as we reach conclusions in ABC Warriors, Chopper, and Rogue Trooper, roll forward with PARAsites and Vector 13, check in with Red Razors, and at last begin our coverage of THE PIT.



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (2:21)

The Man Who Broke the Law



The Pit





Rogue Trooper (19:46)



Vector 13 (25:29)



Chopper (56:01)



paraSITES (1:12:57)



ABC Warriors (1:21:17)



Red Razors (1:33:09)




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Song: I Believe by Robson & Jerone



39.63

In our thrilling three hundred and eighteenth episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1995 Winter Special of 2000AD. This time we’ve got a thrills with a theme of alternate universes, stories in different settings or with different protagonists, including Dredd, Durham Red, Venus Bluegenes, and Vector 13, as well as the debut of future big-time thrill Sinister Dexter!



This episode Conrad is joined by friend of the show Dave, also known as THE MONARCH on the 2000AD Forums! Check him out on the Budgeons and Dragons Podcast! An unfair, actual play podcast with a very simple premise – buy a scratch card for Mother! The catch is, everyhing can – and WILL – kill you!



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd

Perchance to Dream (16:17)



The Medieval Dredd (1:08:34)





Sinister Dexter (23:43)



Durham Red (35:50)



The Big Fight (38:49)



Venus Blue Genes (46:15)



Art for Tharg’s Sake (51:46)



Vector 13 (55:28)



Life Cycle (1:01:38)




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Song: Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg



37.98

In our mega fifty-sixth episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume three, issues 5 to 8 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering September and October of 1995. This episode  we’ll finish adventures with the Three Amigos and Anderson, and start a whole bunch of new demonic stories, including Pan-African judges!



Stories Covered:




Judge Dredd (2:19)

The Three Amigos



Tattoo Hell



Compassion Fatigue





Harmony (26:17)



Harke & Burr (37:20)



Anderson, Psi Division (1:01:28)



Pan-African Judges (1:13:14)



Cabal (1:25:15)



Deathwatch (1:32:30)



Judge Karyn (1:36:28)




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Song: Lump by The Presidents of the United States of America



22.98

In our thrilling three hundred and seventeenth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 964-967 of 2000AD, covering November 1995. This time we’re starting new stories with big returns for ABC Warriors, Vector 13, Rogue Trooper, Chopper, Wireheads, Mean Machine and the literal Devil himself!Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (1:54)

Dead Simple



The Ballad of Devil Angel



C-H-A-M-P!





Rogue Trooper (21:43)



Chopper (34:02)



ABC Warriors (53:54)



paraSITES (1:16:54)



Vector 13 (1:27:51)




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Song: Wonderwall by Oasis



39.57

In our thrilling three hundred and sixteenth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 960-963 of 2000AD, covering October 1995. This time we’re opening the Cal Files as Hammerstein smashes the judges, plus big monster fights in Slaine, Maniac 5 AND Luke Kirby, as Durham Red returns to clear her name!



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (2:47)

The Cal Files



Hammerstein





Durham Red (36:35)



Luke Kirby (54:38)



Maniac 5 (1:05:00)



Sláine (1:12:48)




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Song: Fairground by Simply Red



39.43

In our thrilling three hundredd and fifteenth episode podcast worlds collide as Alex, Eli, and Conrad join together to talk about a pair of big Judge Dredd events: The third Judge Dredd/Batman crossover, The Ultimate Riddle, and the long-awaited Judge Dredd movie! We’ll be discussing the comic and the film in-depth. I hope you enjoy our coverage, we were had to call it a bit early, so will try to pick up this conversation in a later episode, as well as discussing new 2000AD film rumors!



Thrills Covered:




Dredd/Batman: The Ultimate Riddle



Judge Dredd (1995)




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Song: Dredd Song by the Cure



39.29

In our mega fifty-fifth episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume three, issues 1 to 4 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering July, August, and September of 1995. This episode it’s a whole new volume of the Megazine as we start new adventures with Harmony and Missionary Man as we get two barrels of Dredd and Anderson deals with Satan!



Stories Covered:




Judge Dredd (1:38)

Family Feud



Get Me to the Church on Time



The Wall



Hot Pursuit



Stalking the Law



The Three Amigos





Harmony (34:42)



Missionary Man (51:40)



Harke & Burr (1:07:50)



Anderson, Psi Division (1:11:46)




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Song: Comedown by Bush



22.25

In our thrilling three hundred and fourteenth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 956-959 of 2000AD, covering September 1995. This time we’re continuing with double Dredds, Slaine continues to Misrule as Luke Kirby continues on the Straight Track, we’ll check in briefly with Strontium Dogs, get mysterious with Vector 13 and a new enemy appears in Maniac 5!



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (1:36)

Bad Frendz



To Thing With Love



The Decision



Awakening Angels



The Cal Files





Luke Kirby (30:26)



Vector 13 (49:06)



Sláine (1:03:47)



Maniac 5 (1:13:42)



Strontium Dogs (1:20:50)




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Song: Boombastic by Shaggy



39.32

In our thrilling three hundred and thirteenth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 952-955 of 2000AD, covering August & September 1995. This time we’ve got a bushel of one-off Dredds, ghosts and aliens in Vector 13, Slaine enters a new land, we’ll start a new Luke Kirby adventure as Rogue Trooper does some dogfighting and Judge Janus fights a big toad!



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (3:11)

Megalot



The Return of Rico



Jigsaw



Caught Short



Statue of Judgement



Blaster Buddy



My Son the Hero



Bad Frendz





Rogue Trooper (37:21)



Vector 13 (39:22)



Sláine (1:06:55)



Urban Strike (1:19:36)



Janus: Psi Division (1:28:23)



Luke Kirby (1:35:02)




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Song: Country House by Blur



39.17

In our mega fifty-fourth episode we continue our patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with the 1995 Judge Dredd Mega-Special. Unlike the sci-fi special this is completely ignoring the movie, with 8 big Dredd stories with big magazine artists including Dean Ormston, John Hicklenton, and Shaky Kane!



This episode we’re joined once again by friend of the show Dustin Du Caine! Find him and his blog about history, war, law and politics: https://bsky.app/profile/dustinducane.bsky.social and https://fallout.ghost.io/



Stories Covered:




Raptaur Returns (9:50)



O’Rork (14:40)



Through the Perphole (18:39)



Confessions of a Vegetarian (21:17)



Devil Man (25:11)



Sleeping Satellite (30:08)



Die Painfully (33:36)



Fat Bottom Boys (39:41)



Judge Planet II (45:28)




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Song: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me by U2



21.41

In our mega fifty-third episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume two, issues 81 to 83 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering June and July of 1995. This episode we’re at the end of Volume 2 with double Dredd, Plagues of Necropolis, Missionary Man, and more as we get ever closer to the movie!



Stories Covered:




Judge Dredd (1:57)

Whatever Happened to Bill Clinton?



Repeat Offender



Bug Crazy



Skedway Madness



Face of Justice





Pandora (25:18)



Plagues of Necropolis (29:36)



Missionary Man (42:34)



Mean Machine (53:00)



Harke & Burr (56:36)




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Song: You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette



21.41

In our thrilling three hundred and twelfth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 948-951 of 2000AD, covering July & August 1995. This time the Judge Dredd movie is finally here and we’re starting all new thrills including Slaine, Urban Strike, and a debuting Vector 13!



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (2:00)

Goodnight Kiss



Blowout



Language Barrier



The Return of Rico



The Neon Man





Rogue Trooper (35:27)



Finn (48:27)



Tracer (53:11)



Sláine (1:13:10)



Urban Strike (1:29:28)



Vector 13 (1:36:47)



Future Shocks (1:41:16)




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Song: Never Forget by Take That



39.06

In our thrilling three hundred and eleventh episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 944-947 of 2000AD, covering June and July 1995. This time we’ll reach the end of Mambo and the Grudge-Father, Friday heads to space as Finn fights space monsters, the Strontium Dogs part ways, and Dredd kicks Marshal ass!



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (2:10)



Mambo (14:55)



Strontium Dogs (29:25)



The Grudge Father (51:18)



Finn (56:16)



Rogue Trooper (1:11:30)




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Song: Boom Boom Boom by The Outhere Brothers



38.91

In our mega fifty-second episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume two, issues 77 to 80 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering April and May of 1995. This episode we’ll meet Judge Pal, reach climaxes in Maelstrom and Shimura, go undercover with Pandora, and weather the plagues of Necropolis! 



Stories Covered:




Judge Dredd (4:02)

Poor Johnny



The Secret Life of Judge Pal



Terror with Mrs. Gunderson





Maestrom (24:41)



Shimura (34:21)



Pandora (48:06)



Anderson, Psi Division (59:43)



Plagues of Necropolis (1:07:07)




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Song: Good by Better Than Ezra



20.83

In our thrilling three hundred and tenth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 940-943 of 2000AD, covering May and June 1995. This time we’re continuing Finn and starting a bunch of new thrills as Strontim Dogs, the Grudge Father, and Mambo return, and we start a new Dredd story as Jonni Kiss and the Cursed Earth Marshalls return!



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (1:33)



Mambo (19:51)



Strontium Dogs (30:10)



Finn (1:00:37)



The Grudge Father (1:13:48)




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Song: Dreamer by Livin’ Joy



38.77

In our thrilling three hundredth and ninth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 936-939 of 2000AD, covering April and May 1995. This time Dredd gets a message from god and takes on a city block, Finn fights the Crusadeer, Rogue Trooper gets his back story solidified, we prologue the heck out of Strontium Dogs, reach climaxes for Brigand Doom and Harlem Heroes, and Future Shocks return!



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (1:45)



Finn (24:52)



Brigand Doom (29:48)



Harlem Heroes (34:12)



Rogue Trooper (55:36)



Strontium Dogs (1:03:29)



Future Shocks (1:14:13)




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Song: Some Might Say by Oasis



38.63

In our thrilling three hundred and eighth episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1995 Sci-Fi Special of 2000AD. In this special we’re definitely on the road to the Judge Dredd movie, this would have come out right before the film did. Besides movie hype we’ve got new stories for Dredd, Durham Red, Mean Machine, and Rogue Trooper!



This episode Conrad is joined by Tom Ewing of FreakyTrigger! Freaky Trigger is a website dedicated to smart, informal writing about pop culture – music, film, TV, food and drink, books, art, science and anything else they fancy writing about.



Check it out here: https://freakytrigger.co.uk/, and Tom’s coverage of early 2000AD thrills at: https://freakytrigger.co.uk/series/discourse-2000



and find Tom on BluSky where they’re @tomewing.bsky.social



Thrills Covered:




Judge Dredd (25:55)



Reel Dredd (33:27)



Durham Red (40:37)



Venus Bluegenes (55:08)



Mean Machine (1:03:30)



We Are the Holo Men! (1:11:42)



Ace Trucking (1:15:09)



Rogue Trooper (1:20:18)



The Way We Whirr! (1:33:39)




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Song: Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio



38.48

In our mega fifty-first episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume two, issues 73 to 76 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering February and March of 1995. This episode we’ll hunt monsters with Judge Dredd, have some adventures with Shimura, head to a new town with Harmony, go to space with Maelstrom and return from space in Anderson!



Stories Covered:




Judge Dredd (2:19)

Skar





Maestrom (11:38)



Shimura (27:52)



Harmony (51:46)



Anderson, Psi Division (1:03:28)




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Song: Lightning Crashes by Live



20.04