David Bishop chronicles the history of 2000AD in this unmissable book.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #243092 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 260 pages

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Customer Reviews

Does what it says on the tin
This is a great history of 2k. It's not advertised as a concepts book or a collection of back stories: there are plenty of those around from EEs to The Dredd Files, it is an amazing look behind the scenes and a wonderful way to find out why great stories abruptly finished or really crap stories kept on and on and on appearing.
The art work is great and the colour sometimes better than the orginal comic print. It also shows how close 2k came to being ran into the ground by the accountants... Phew, get it on yer Xmas list!

A Luddite's View
As an avid fan of 2000ad for years, I am enjoying reading this book. Good to see that the creative centre of 2000ad is staffed, as anyplace, with people who have disagreements. I think that it is good to read about these people who are not afraid to say what they mean. Stallone does well worming out of being a rubbish Judge Dredd as well..

I am waiting for something interesting to happen...
I had a flick through in the bookshop and thought "wow - a history of 2000ad full of colour plates - I'm getting this!" I am a fair way through and so far I am waiting for something interesting to happen.

I thought this was going to be like the excellent Dr Who books which review the stories of the decade, the critical and audience response, the viewing figures, the toys and associated ephemera etc.

Instead the book is basically an autobiography of the editors who all criticise each other and try to justify themselves in typical biographical style. It is slightly depressing reading about how the writers and artists whose work I enjoyed were so dysfunctional.

There doesn't seem to be any coverage about the actual characters in the comic - nothing about the development of Dredd, Johnny Alpha, Sam Slade etc, nothing about the art and how it developed over the years, nothing about the toys and collectables available.

Overall, a very strange book. Excellent glossy print with loads of artwork - shame about the negative and rather pointless commentary - I don't know who it is aimed at.