The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast

So that was 2024 – but what were some of the highlights of the past 12 Thrill-powered months? Molch-R and KLO-E are joined by critic and journalist Sam Thielman as they pick their favourites from 2000 AD and the Treasury of British Comics this year, as well as a top pick from beyond the House of Tharg. Join them as they give their opinions on what tickled their Thrill-receptors in 2024!And stay tuned to the end for some exciting news about what's in store from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast in 2025!The 2000 AD and Treasury of British Comics titles named in this episode:Nemesis the Warlock Definitive Edition Vol.1 https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB858Hugo Pratt: The Iron Fist https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/RCA-B0215Sláine: The Horned God Anniversary Edition https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB864Judge Dredd: A Better World https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB893Rogue Trooper: Blighty Valley https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB867Misty Special https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/RCS2352PPrevious interviews referenced in this episode:Gail Simone on Misty: https://youtu.be/X-6qOW_jyI0Rob Williams, Arthur Wyatt & Henry Flint on Judge Dredd: A Better World: https://youtu.be/q_NXP6DY8x8The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, including Apple, Spotify and all good podcast apps. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or can watch at youtube.com/2000adonlineGet FREE COMICS when you subscribe to the 2000 AD newsletter: 2000ad.com/newsletterSubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Spotify: spoti.fi/2Six37ISubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3wOvX1zGot a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.com

Acid rain that will strip skin from bone! Killer viruses that strike without warning! Marauding bands of mutants! Herds of hungry dinosaurs! Could YOU survive the irradiated wasteland outside the walls of Mega-City One?That's the question on the lips of the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast's Steve Morris and his special guest, Brad Gullickson from the podcast Comic Book Couples Counselling, as they discuss John Wagner, Alan Grant, José Ortiz and Horacio Lalia's THE HELLTREKKERS. They're diving into this visceral monumental survival story – one of the earliest spin-off strips from the world of Judge Dredd.Get your copy of The Helltrekkers from the 2000 AD webshop at https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB794 or download on the 2000 AD app https://2000ad.com/get-the-app/The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, including Apple, Spotify and all good podcast apps. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or can watch at youtube.com/2000adonlineGet FREE COMICS when you subscribe to the 2000 AD newsletter: 2000ad.com/newsletterSubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Spotify: spoti.fi/2Six37ISubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3wOvX1zGot a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.com

We're gonna need a bigger boat! With the third issue of Battle Action out now, Molch-R talks to writer Steve White and artist John McCrea about their one-shot story featuring the infamous shark from the pages of Action.Hook Jaw is the murderous great white shark, created by Pat Mills and Geoff Kemp, that debuted in Action in 1976. A 'dead crib' of the movie Jaws but with a hook lodged in its lower jaw, Hook Jaw is the scourge of the seas – a comic strip so violent, with frequent dismemberments and maulings, that it helped bring down the censors on Action.The latest issue of Battle Action sees White and McCrea join Garth Ennis and Keith Burns in another issue packed with thrilling action! Get it from your local comic shop or check out the details here!Don't forget that you can download the 2000 AD app, where all the latest titles from Rebellion can be found at the tap of a screen! Go to 2000AD.com/get-the-app and download nowThe 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, including Apple, Spotify and all good podcast apps. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or can watch at youtube.com/2000adonlineGet FREE COMICS when you subscribe to the 2000 AD newsletterSubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on SpotifySubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Apple PodcastsGot a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.com

The moon is high, the mists are settling, and the season for spine-chilling stories is upon us! We're getting in the Halloween mood on the latest episode of the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast, as Molch-R and special guest Rosie Knight discuss the horrific, the monstrous, and the terrifying (and we're not talking about Molch-R's beard!), giving you the best recommendations for comics books about things that go bump in the night, specifically the most chilling 2000 AD collections but also our top tips for thrillers far and wide.Don't forget that you can download the 2000 AD app, where all our recommended titles from Rebellion can be found at the tap of a screen! Go to https://2000ad.com/get-the-app/ and download nowThe titles Molch-R and Rosie recommend in this episode are: 40 Years of Scream https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/RCA-B0228Leviathan by Ian Edginton & D'Israeli https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/GRN397Misty: 45 Years of Fear https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/RCA-G0021Thistlebone by TC Eglington & Simon Davis https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB691Cradlegrave by John Smith & Edmund Bagwell https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB419Caballistics Inc. By Gordon Rennie & Dom Reardon https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/GRN594Darlin' And Her Other Names by Olivia Stephens https://www.olivia-stephens.com/darlinDwellings by Jay Stephens https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dwellings-jay-stephens/7592185The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, including Apple, Spotify and all good podcast apps. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or can watch at youtube.com/2000adonlineGet FREE COMICS when you subscribe to the 2000 AD newsletter: 2000ad.com/newsletterSubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Spotify: spoti.fi/2Six37ISubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3wOvX1zGot a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.com

Welcome to the eleventh 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.comBrian Bolland is one of the all-time greatest 2000 AD artists. Alongside Carlos Ezquerra and Mick McMahon, he is one of the definitive Judge Dredd artists and his work remains evocative and universally acclaimed. As the co-creator of Judge Anderson, Judge Death, and Judge Hershey, he has also had a major influence on the strip's history and his art has adorned everything from skateboards to band T-shirts, from wall posters to prints. The Thrill-Cast chatted with Brian about his long career in comics, from his love of DC superheroes to his work alongside Dave Gibbons on the Nigerian caped crusader Powerman, from his work for 2000 AD to helping lead the 'British Invasion' into American comics in the 1980s.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

Love manga? Then you need to check out Full Tilt Boogie – planet-conquering, prince-rescuing, and ramen-eating all-ages space opera!On the latest episode of The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast, PR droid Steve is joined by Lisa Gullickson from the Comic Book Couples Counseling podcast to take a deep dive into Alex de Campi and Eduardo Ocaña's Full Tilt Boogie. Tee, along with her grandmother and cat, is a wannabe bounty hunter, odd-jobbing across the galaxy in her ship the Full Tilt Boogie, constantly on the lookout for the bigger, better payday. Accidentally sparking an intergalactic war, Tee suddenly finds herself chased across the universe by sacred knights and unstoppable undead warriors!Get the Full Tilt Boogie collection: https://2000ad.com/news/out-now-jump-on-board-with-the-full-tilt-boogie/Download the 2000 AD app now: https://2000ad.com/get-the-app/The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, whether that is Apple, Google, Stitcher, or Spotify. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000adonline Get FREE COMICS when you subscribe to the 2000 AD newsletter: 2000ad.com/newsletterSubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Spotify: spoti.fi/2Six37ISubscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3wOvX1zGot a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.com

It's the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, but where's the best place to start reading 2000 AD?Fear not, Earthlets – Molch-R and KLO-E are here with their recommendations for graphic novel collections to pick up in print and on the new 2000 AD app, from the best way to get into Judge Dredd to folk horror, World War Two action, and slow-burn conspiracies at the edge of extinction.And don't miss the latest 2000 AD jumping on issue – Prog 2401 is available in print and on the 2000 AD app, with new stories tailormade for new readers to get their first taste of regular Thrill-power!Download the 2000 AD app now: https://2000ad.com/get-the-app/The books Molch-R and KLO-E recommend are: Best of 2000 AD https://2000ad.com/best-of-2000-ad/ Brink https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB615 The Out https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB798 Judge Anderson: Shamballa https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB829 Nemesis the Warlock https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB845 Battle Action https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/RCA-B0231 Judge Dredd: Titan https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/GRN573 Judge Dredd: The Small House https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB669 Judge Dredd: Trifecta https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/GRN476 Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/graphic-novels/dredd-case-files Essential Judge Dredd https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/graphic-novels/more-dredd Thistlebone https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB691 For more reading recommendations, check out our videos at https://bit.ly/3pphwivThe 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, whether that is Apple, Google, Stitcher, or Spotify. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at  youtube.com/2000adonline  * Get FREE COMICS when you subscribe to the 2000 AD newsletter: 2000ad.com/newsletter* Subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Spotify: spoti.fi/2Six37I* Subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3wOvX1zGot a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.com

2000 AD welcomed two giants of the comics world to a panel at San Diego Comic Con this year – Sláine and Lobo artist Simon Bisley, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creator Kevin Eastman – to discuss one of the most famous comics of all time,. Heavy Metal.Kevin was Heavy Metal's owner/publisher for more than 20 years and in a candid and wideranging discussion, they talk about working together in the 1990s and the freedoms they and the title enjoyed, but Kevin divulges some fascinating information about the Heavy Metal movie and how it eventually became Netflix's Love, Death & Robots.Please be aware that audio quality is variable due to the live nature of the panel.The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, whether that is Apple, Google, Stitcher, or Spotify. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000adonline* Get FREE COMICS when you subscribe to the 2000 AD newsletter: 2000ad.com/newsletter* Subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Spotify: spoti.fi/2Six37I* Subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3wOvX1zGot a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.com

Horror! Romance! At San Diego Comic Con, Gail Simone, Ram V & Abz Harding headed up a fantastic panel exploring the worlds of 2000 AD‘s incredible new genre anthologies Misty and Roxy: from reviving classic scares to kickstarting spicy stories of love and intrigue!Get the Misty collection: https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/RCS2352P/misty-2024-specialRoxy late pledges on Kickstarter coming soon: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rebellionpublishing/roxy-new-romance-comics-from-the-hottest-creatorsPlease be aware that audio quality is variable due to the live nature of the panel.The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, whether that is Apple, Google, Stitcher, or Spotify. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000adonline* Get FREE COMICS when you subscribe to the 2000 AD newsletter: 2000ad.com/newsletter* Subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Spotify: spoti.fi/2Six37I* Subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3wOvX1zGot a theme or interview you’d like to hear? Let us know at thrillcast@2000AD.com