This is a list of minor '' 2000 AD''

stories Story or stories may refer to: Common uses * Story, a narrative (an account of imaginary or real people and events) ** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting * Story (American English), or storey (British ...

Stories

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Absalom

''Absalom'' is a

horror story Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J ...

spin-off from ''

Caballistics, Inc. ''Caballistics, Inc'' is a horror/fantasy story, set in the present day, that has been running in the weekly British anthology comic '' 2000AD'' since December 2002. The strip was created by writer Gordon Rennie and artist Dom Reardon (the latte ...

'' by

Gordon Rennie Gordon Rennie is a Scottish comics writer, responsible for ''White Trash: Moronic Inferno'', as well as several comic strips for '' 2000 AD'' and novels for ''Warhammer Fantasy''. In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate f ...

and Tiernen Trevallion. The stories were "Noblesse Obligie" in ''2000 AD'' #1732–1739 (May–June 2011), "Sick Leave" in ''2000 AD'' Prog 2012 (December 2011), "Ghosts of London" in ''2000 AD'' #1765–1771 (January–February 2012), "Dirty Postcards" in Prog 2013 (December 2014), "Old Pals' Act" in Prog 2014 (December 2013), "Under a False Flag" in #1934–1942 (June–August 2015), "Family Snapshots" in #1961 (December 2015), and "Terminal Diagnosis" in #2053–2060 and #2136–2143 (October–December 2017 and June–August 2019). The first

trade paperback Trade paperback may refer to: * Trade paperback, a higher-quality softcover version of a book * Trade paperback (comics) In comics in the United States, a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade) is a collection of stories originally published ...

, ''Ghosts of London'', was published in June 2012 ().

Ampney Crucis Investigates

''Ampney Crucis Investigates'' is an

occult detective Occult detective fiction is a subgenre of detective fiction that combines the tropes of the main genre with those of supernatural, fantasy and/or horror fiction. Unlike the traditional detective who investigates murder and other common crimes ...

story by

Ian Edginton Ian Edginton is a British comic book writer, known for his work on such titles as ''X-Force'', '' Scarlet Traces'', '' H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'' and ''Leviathan''. Career Ian Edginton is known for his steampunk/ alternate history wor ...

and Simon Davis starring the fictional investigator Ampney Crucis and his

man servant A domestic worker or domestic servant is a person who works within the scope of a residence. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent occupational category. In traditional English contexts, such a person was said to be "in service ...

Eddie Cromwell. It started in ''2000 AD'' #1611 (2008) and up to the end of 2011 has spanned four parts. The first

, ''Vile Bodies'', was published in January 2012 ().

B

Babe Race 2000

''Babe Race 2000'' is a story written by

Mark Millar Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer and television producer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series '' The Authority'', published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written ex ...

, with art by Anthony Williams, which ran in an

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ous story in ''2000 AD'' #883-888 (1994) and a one-off, "Bounty Hunter Mom", in the 1995 ''2000 AD Yearbook''.

Bato Loco

''Bato Loco'' is a story written by

, with art by

Simon Coleby Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

that had two outings in the ''

Judge Dredd Megazine ''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One. Content Like ...

''. It featured Carlito "Bato Loco" Agarra from the Barrio Blocks who was introduced in the story "Bato Loco" in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #202 (February 2003).

C

Carver Hale

''Carver Hale'' was a story about a London mobster possessed by a demon. It was written by Mike Carey with art by

Mike Perkins Mike Perkins is a British comic book artist known for his inking work and full art duties on comic books such as ''Captain America'', ''Ruse'' and Stephen King's ''The Stand''. Career Mike Perkins began drawing at a very early age. After att ...

(with some fill-in inking by

Dylan Teague Dylan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Bob Dylan (born 1941), American singer and songwriter ** ''Dylan'' (1973 album), a 1973 album by Bob Dylan ** ''Dylan'' (2007 album), a 2007 compilation album by Bob Dylan * Dylan (musician), profess ...

). It came about because then editor

Andy Diggle Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series '' 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow'' for DC Comics as well as his creator-owned series '' The Losers'' an ...

was commissioning more horror stories and Carey said he "was aiming to get some of the flavour of ''

Hellblazer ''John Constantine, Hellblazer'' is an American contemporary Horror fiction, horror comic-book series published by DC Comics since January 1988, and subsequently by its Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprint since March 1993, when the imprint was introd ...

'', but in a more in-your-face, action-oriented story." It was published in ''2000 AD'' #1236-1240 and 1247-1249 in 2001 (split because of deadline problems), and collected into a hardback volume in 2005 ().

Citi-Def

''Citi-Def'' by

Tony Lee Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...

, with art by Jack Lawrence. The series is set in the

Judge Dredd Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology Comic book, comic. He is the ...

universe, focusing on the City Defence units of armed militia. The first instalment as described as a good start with "cute" and "cartoony" art, and the second part was "an awesome romp" and "a fabulous idea, and here it's executed with great aplomb," although the reviewer felt it was pitched at a younger audience that usual. Another reviewer felt that while the artist "is pretty good at this sort of art, but I hate it" and reiterated concerns about the lack of sophistication but did acknowledge that "there are bags of fun ideas here." The first story, "Field Trip", ran in ''

'' starting in issue #279.

Cradlegrave

''Cradlegrave'' is a

body horror Body horror or biological horror is a subgenre of horror that intentionally showcases grotesque or psychologically disturbing violations of the human body. These violations may manifest through aberrant sex, mutations, mutilation, zombification, ...

comic story which ran in ''2000 AD'' #1633-1644, written by John Smith, with art by

Edmund Bagwell Edmund Bagwell (1966 – 2017) was a British comics artist. Professionally he was also known as Edmund Perryman, EC Perriman, Edmund Kitsune, Anonyman and Anoniman. Bagwell was born in Preston, England, and studied art at Leeds Polytechnic. Hi ...

. It is set in the Ravenglade Estate (nicknamed "Cradlegrave"), somewhere in Lancashire. It follows the story of teenage Shane Holt, who has recently been released from Thorn Hill young offenders institution. The story was collected into a

, with a foreword by

Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...

(). In his foreword Campbell describes the story as one "as simultaneously hideous and desolate as anything in

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

Cursed Earth Koburn

''Cursed Earth Koburn'' is a character who has appeared in an

ous series in ''

'', written by

, with art by

Carlos Ezquerra Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (12 November 1947 – 1 October 2018) was a Spanish comics artist who worked mainly in British comics. He is best known as the co-creator of ''Judge Dredd''. Biography Early work Born in Ibdes, province of Zaragoza, Arag ...

. It is about a

judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...

who has taken the Long Walk into the Cursed Earth.

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Dinosty

''Dinosty'' was the first series

Pat Mills Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather o ...

and

Clint Langley Clint Langley (born July 30, 1970) is a British comic book artist best known for his work on series with Pat Mills at '' 2000 AD'' and as the cover artist for Marvel Comics' ''Guardians of the Galaxy''. He is an artist who combines painting, p ...

had collaborated on (Langley's first job at ''2000 AD'' had been a ''

Future Shock ''Future Shock'' is a 1970 book by American futurist Alvin Toffler, written together with his spouse Adelaide Farrell, in which the authors define the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. The ...

'' with Mills) and they would go on to work together on Mills' long-running stories ''

ABC Warriors ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

'' and '' Sláine''. The story itself was originally supposed to appear in the spin-off comic Earthside 8, but this title was never published. However, this was not the end of the problems as the move to ''2000 AD'' happened when Mills felt his relationship with the editors was breaking down and he came to believe that "''Dinosty'' suffered from covert and non-verbalised editorial opposition, or maybe just disinterest." The story would eventually run in 1994, in issues #873 - 882.

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Glimmer Rats

''Glimmer Rats'' is a

military science fiction Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that features the use of science fiction technology, mainly weapons, for military purposes and usually principal characters who are members of a military organization involved in military a ...

story which appeared in ''2000 AD'', written by

, with art by

Mark Harrison Mark Harrison is the name of: * Mark Harrison (American football) (born 1990), American football player * Mark Harrison (comics) (born 1963), British comic book artist * Mark Harrison (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer * T. Mark Harrison ...

. It was collected into a sixty-page hardcover (). Rennie has described the inspiration for the story as "

Sven Hassel Sven Hassel was the pen name of the Danish-born Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen (19 April 1917 – 21 September 2012) known primarily for his novels focusing on stories of German combatants during World War II. In Denmark he used the pen name ''Sven ...

novels and a certain oblique pretentiousness."

The Grudge-Father

''The Grudge-Father'' was a "lurid" 1994 story written by

, with Jim McCarthy providing the art, which ran in ''2000 AD'' #878-883.

I

Insurrection

''Insurrection'' is a series by

Dan Abnett Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, sinc ...

published in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' starting in January 2009. Abnett explains that "the actual brief was to bring to the Dredd Universe something of the epic war-in-space scale of the stuff I write for

Warhammer 40K ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...

Tharg Tharg the Mighty or The Mighty One is the fictional editing, editor of the British science fiction comics anthology, comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. The character was introduced on the cover of the first issue in 1977 and is one of only two c ...

( Matt to his friends) wanted a stonking big space war story that would suit the universe of the Mega-Cities". The series was drawn by artist

Colin MacNeil Colin MacNeil is a People of the United Kingdom, British comics artist, best known for his work on ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' and in particular on ''Judge Dredd'' and other stories within his world like ''Inspector Shimura, Shimura'' and ' ...

, who has also worked on a number of Warhammer 40K stories, and one reviewer notes the similarities suggesting "MacNeil is reprising exactly the same art style that he used on the "

Bloodquest ''Warhammer 40,000'' comics are Spin-off (media), spin-offs and tie-ins based in the ''Warhammer 40,000'' fictional universe. Over the years these have been published by different sources. Originally appearing in ''Inferno!'' and ''Warhammer Mont ...

" strip in the

Warhammer Monthly ''Warhammer Monthly'' was a comics anthology published by Games Workshop's publishing arm, Black Library, from March 1998 to December 2004, running to 86 issues in total. The final two issues were published bi-monthly under the name ''Warhammer Com ...

comic."''Insurrection'' review from ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #280
at 2000 AD Review The reception has been positive with reviews of the first episode suggesting "With cracking art and a storming first episode I have to say ‘Insurrection’ has the potential to be the best Dredd off world spin-off ever" and "This was as good a first episode as I can remember reading and I can see Insurrection having the legs to deliver on that initial promise." Reviews only got better after that, including: "Quite simply, this is the best non-Dredd story ever to run in the Megazine" and "glorious" A sequel series entitled "Lawless" was later published in Judge Dredd Megazine. The first two instalment are being collected into a

().

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Journal of Luke Kirby

''The Journal of Luke Kirby'' was a long-running series, first appearing 1988 and published until 1995. It was written by

Alan McKenzie Alan McKenzie is a British comics writer and editor known for his work at '' 2000 AD''. Biography McKenzie worked for Marvel UK during the early 1980s, editing '' Starburst'', ''Cinema'' and '' Doctor Who Monthly'' magazines. After leaving the ...

and had art by John Ridgway,

Steve Parkhouse Steve Parkhouse is a writer, artist and letterer who has worked for many British comics, especially '' 2000 AD'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine''. Biography Parkhouse has worked in comics since 1967, when he drew the occasional "Power House Pin-Up" ...

and

Graham Higgins Graham Higgins (born 1953) is a British writer and artist, designer and lecturer. Biography Higgins' association with comics began with independent publishers Birmingham's Ar-Zak Press and Knockabout Comics. He has drawn cartoons and covers for ...

. Luke Kirby predates other boy wizards, such as

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

and the

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...

character

Timothy Hunter Timothy Hunter is a fictional character, a comic book sorcerer published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''The Books of Magic'' #1 (January 1990), and was created by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton. Publication history Tim Hunter was created by ...

M

Maniac 5

''Maniac 5'' was, along with ''

Red Razors ''Red Razors'' is a comic strip appearing in the British anthology '' 2000 AD''. Created by Mark Millar, it is set in the Judge Dredd universe, fifty years after the events detailed in the current Judge Dredd comics. The series debuted in ''Jud ...

'', one of

's major solo series at ''2000 AD'', the others being co-written with

Grant Morrison Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, w ...

. It formed part of the "Summer Offensive" in 1993, along with ''Judge Dredd'': "

Inferno Inferno may refer to: * Hell, an afterlife place of suffering * Conflagration, a large uncontrolled fire Film * ''L'Inferno'', a 1911 Italian film * Inferno (1953 film), ''Inferno'' (1953 film), a film noir by Roy Ward Baker * Inferno (1973 fi ...

", ''Slaughterbowl'', '' Really & Truly'' and '' Big Dave''. The initial, eponymous story was drawn by ''Red Razors'' artist

Steve Yeowell Steve Yeowell () is a British comics artist, well known for his work on the long-running science fiction and fantasy weekly comic '' 2000 AD''. Biography Having trained in 3D design (specialising in silversmithing and jewellery), Yeowell bega ...

, who would also draw the final story "Maniac 6". Other artists worked on the one-offs:

David Hine David Hine (born 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on ''Silent War'' and ''The Bulletproof Coffin''. Career Hine has been working in comics since the early 1980s. For ''Crisis'', he drew the series ''Sticky Fin ...

on "War Journal", in ''2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1993'', and

Richard Elson Richard Elson (born 1962) is a British comic book artist best known for his work on ''Sonic the Comic'', '' 2000 AD'' and ''Thor''. Biography Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over sixteen years experience as an artist and illustrator ...

on "Maniac 6 Prologue", in ''2000 AD Winter Special 1993''.

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Necrophim

''Necrophim'' is a story by

, with art by

Lee Carter Lee Carter may refer to: *Lee Carter (baseball), American baseball player *Lee Carter (comics), British fantasy artist * Lee Carter (''EastEnders''), fictional character *Lee J. Carter (born 1987), member of the Virginia House of Delegates *Viper ( ...

. The prologue ran in ''2000 AD'' #1628-1632, with the main story starting in #1655.

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Pulp Sci-fi

''Pulp Sci-fi'' was another

-style series, designed by David Bishop to replace ''

Vector 13 ''Vector 13'' is a comic strip published in the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. It featured the eponymous agency set up to investigate anomalous phenomena and conspiracy theories. It was influenced by American TV drama ''The X-Files'' (which was at t ...

.'' It would be the launch pad for other series like Rose O'Rion but failed to prove popular with writers and ended two years after it started.

Purgatory

''Purgatory'' was a ''

'' spin-off that focused on

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and was written by

, with art by

. The series ran in ''2000 AD'' #834-841 in 1993 and led straight into up the Judge Dredd story "

", with Ezquerra remaining on art and

taking over writing duties.

R

Rain Dogs

''Rain Dogs'' is a

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

story set in a flooded New York, which appeared in ''2000 AD'' progs 1213-1222. Written by

, with art by

Colin Wilson Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was an English writer, philosopher and novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal, eventually writing more than a hundred books. Wilson called his phil ...

, it was later collected into a fifty-two page hardcover.

Rose O'Rion

''Rose O'Rion'' span out of ''

Pulp Sci-fi Pulp magazines (also referred to as "the pulps") were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 to the late 1950s. The term "pulp" derives from the cheap wood pulp paper on which the magazines were printed. In contrast, magazine ...

'' and was written by Kek-W, with art by Andy Clarke. The character returned in the ''2000 AD''

fanzine A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by fan (person), enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) ...

Zarjaz ''Zarjaz'' is a comics anthology fanzine for the long-running British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''. Publication history ''Zarjaz'' was started in 2001 by Andrew J. Lewis. The fanzine contained comic strips based on various ''2000 AD'' ...

'' #10 as an illustrated text story, with art from

S

Sancho Panzer

''Sancho Panzer'' is a story which ran in seven consecutive stories in ''2000 AD'' #1112-1123 in 1998. It was written by

, with

Henry Flint Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

providing the art, and featured the eponymous character who pilots a giant tank called Mojo with the assistance of his technician Tool. He is pursued by reporter Lynx Fahren/Farren, who is trying to get to the truth behind the legend, and General Herman Spurn, who was defeated by Panzer and is looking for revenge. Everyone has to pull together when the planet, Vainglory Five, is invaded by giant worms. Abnett had tried to repeat the success of ''

Sinister Dexter ''Sinister Dexter'' is a long-running comic series in British comics anthology '' 2000 AD'', created by Dan Abnett and David Millgate. Set in the near future, it features the exploits of gun sharks (hitmen) Finnigan "Finny" Sinister and Ramone ...

'' by seeing what worked and basing another story on those elements:

Silo

''Silo'' was

's first series at ''2000 AD'' which was greenlit after he had had just two ''

Future Shocks ''Tharg's Future Shocks'' is a long-running series of short strips in the British weekly comic '' 2000 AD'' in 1977. The name originates from the fictional editor of 2000 AD and the book titled ''Future Shock'', written by Alvin Toffler, publi ...

'' published,; it was drawn by

Dave D'Antiquis Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the ...

. The story ran in issues #706-711 in 1990 and was reprinted in ''Extreme Edition'' #14 and involved two American soldiers in a

nuclear missile silo A missile launch facility, also known as an underground missile silo, launch facility (LF), or nuclear silo, is a vertical cylindrical structure constructed underground, for the storage and launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM ...

apparently haunted by the ghost of

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC (25 May 180318 January 1873) was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secret ...

who was intent on ending the world.

Slaughterbowl

''Slaughterbowl'' is a story by John Smith and

Paul Peart Paul Peart (also known as Paul Peart-Smith) is a People of the United Kingdom, British comics artist who has done some work for ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', Nelson, H.P Lovecraft, and many other publications. Bibliography *''Judge Hershey'': ...

that ran in ''2000 AD'' #842-849 as part of their " Summer Offensive". It featured convicts piloting cybernetic dinosaurs as a sport of the future.

Snow/Tiger

''Snow/Tiger'' was a story featuring "a mixture of paranoid politics and extreme violence" written by

: originally pitched to

, it was turned down as being "too mainstream". He reworked it, "I just took out the politics and left in the extreme violence", but the politics that remained still proved controversial, although Diggle concludes that "the fact the story pissed people off on both sides of the political spectrum suggest I probably pitched it about right." Only one story was published, "Pax Americana", in ''2000 AD'' ##1336-1342 and it was collected in a free trade paperback given away in the ''

'' #276.

Stalag 666

''Stalag #666'' is a fifteen-part story, with a double-length (ten page) first instalment, by

, with art by

Jon Davis-Hunt Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan (name), Jonathan, derived from "Tetragrammaton, YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John (given name), John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".

Tales from Beyond Science

''Tales from Beyond Science'' was a series of one-off ''

''-style stories all drawn by

Rian Hughes Rian Hughes is a British graphic designer, illustrator, type designer, comics artist and novelist. Overviews Hughes has written and drawn comics for '' 2000 AD'', Vertigo CMYK and Batman: Black and White, and designed for DC Comics and Marvel ...

with scripts by

and John Smith. The story was devised by Millar and then editor McKenzie who brought Smith and Hughes in as the last members of the team. The series was published in 1992 in ''2000 AD'' #774-779 and as part of a couple of special issues. Hughes has had these stories collected, along with new material, by

Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...

().

Thirteen

''Thirteen'' was a one-off story written by Mike Carey, with art by Andy Clarke. The story had been on Carey's mind for seven years before appearing in the comic. The writer has said "I wanted to do a story that was an insane, over-the-top space opera combined with the seventies paranoid thriller. I also had this idea for a narrative structure that would start small and then just keep on opening outwards like Chinese boxes until it was working on a cosmic level" The story appeared in 2002 in ''2000 AD'' #1289-1299 and has been collected into a

()

Tyranny Rex

''Tyranny Rex'' is a story by John Smith and

Steve Dillon Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on ''Hellblazer'', ''Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''. Early life Dillon was born in London in 1962 and raised i ...

. The main character is an artist and reptile, whose story crossed over with ''

Indigo Prime ''Indigo Prime'' is the umbrella name for a series of stories written by John Smith for British comics magazine '' 2000 AD''. It is about an agency - existing out of time and whose members are dead - which police the multiverse of parallel reali ...

''. The stories appeared between 1988 and 1994, with a number of artists including Will Simpson,

Dougie Braithwaite Doug Braithwaite is a British comic book artist. Career Braithwaite started out working on British comics, like '' 2000 AD'' and '' A1'', but is best known for his Marvel Comics work on the ''Earth X'' sequels, ''Universe X'' and ''Paradise X ...

Steve Sampson Mark Stephen Sampson (born January 19, 1957) is an American soccer coach. He is also the former head coach of both the United States men's national team and the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Collegiate career Sampson attended UCLA ...

Duncan Fegredo Duncan Fegredo (; born 1964) is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book artist. Career Born in Leicester, Fegredo first managed to get into comics after showing his portfolio around UKCAC in 1987 and meeting Dave Thorpe. Together th ...

, Mark Buckingham, Paul Marshall and

, and the character made a comeback in 2004, with

on art duties but no further stories appeared.

W

Witch World

''Witch World'' is a series that appeared twice in ''2000 AD'', written by

, with art provided by Siku, Paul Johnson, Will Simpson and John M. Burns. Rennie describes the origins of the story (one of his first in ''2000 AD'' after stories being published in ''Judge Dredd Megazine''): "It came about when I and a number of other writers were asked to put together pitches for a new fantasy strip, with guidelines suggested by the editor". However, he does not rate the story highly:

Z

Zombo

''Zombo'' is a story written by

Al Ewing Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...

, based on ideas by series artist

, who also provided the art. The first series was set on a "death planet", one of a number of hostile and malevolent living planets, where the eponymous character has to lead the passengers of a crashed space ship to safety.''Zombo!''
at 2000 AD Review (May 31, 2009) ''Zombo'' first appeared in ''2000 AD'' #1632.

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References

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