The Best of 2000 AD: Hundreds of Classic Strips From the Galaxy's Greatest Comic [Hardcover]

Tharg the Mighty (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2008 | Series: 2000 Ad

With hundreds of comic strips, features, and articles from the utterly original and anarchic cult comic that defined a generation, this astronomical book pays homage to the greatest sci-fi magazine of them all. Following an introduction by Tharg the Mighty, 2000 AD’s long-standing alien editor, all the best strips are included, including ABC Warriors, Bad Company, D.R. and Quinch, Flesh!, Halo Jones, Harlem Heroes, Invasion!, Judge Dredd, MACH1, The Mean Team, Nemesis the Warlock, Robo-Hunter, Rogue Trooper, Slàine, Strontium Dog, The V.C.s, and more!

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About the Author

The comic selection has been made in conjunction with Rebellion Inc., the publishers of 2000AD magazine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Prion (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853756687
• ISBN-13: 978-1853756689
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Strips; Poor Organisation, December 28, 2008

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G. YEO "gyeo" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of 2000 AD: Hundreds of Classic Strips From the Galaxy's Greatest Comic (Hardcover)

2000 AD was, and remains, largely a UK phenomenon. Nonetheless, the 2000 AD team created some of comicdom's most intriguing characters. Beyond the famous Judge Dredd, you had Rogue Trooper, Strontium Dog, Robo Hunter, M.A.C.H. 1 and Flesh...the list goes on and on.

The Best of 2000 AD essentially undertakes a mammoth but incomplete task: it compiles 22 different series into one 300 plus page book. The plus side? If you haven't seen these for a while, you'll be struck at how original and dynamic they are. 2000 AD was a really progressive comic that forged its own following.

The downside to this collection? While providing a glimpse of the brilliance of 2000 AD, this book is poorly organised. The strips are laid out randomly - so reading a Harlem Heroes series of stories is broken up into 4 different parts of the book: pages 8,117,180, and 247. I have to refer back to the contents page just to follow up on where to read the next part. Dumb - when you consider that the book should be compiling the stories in a coherent whole and not serving us a pile of weekly issues. Who's going to read through 109 pages of other comics before continuing on with part 2 of a story???

What the publishers need to do is give each character their own compiled graphic novel and dispense with this all in one sampler approach. For what it is - a compendium of black and white strips - this book is tremendously overpriced. The characters are truly brilliant but deserve to be rescued from poor packaging. Give them their own books!

PS - most of the hardworking writers and artists are not credited for their work or their creations - a shame. At least Marvel does that when they reprint their comics.