Today 2000AD celebrates 35 years in print.  The comic emerged when most of us here were kids and so looms large in the imagination.  Of the various strips and characters featured over the years Strontium Dog and Nemesis the Warlock are particular favourites here, but there’s no denying the appeal of  Judge Dredd.  We’ve high hopes for the new movie.  Here’s Derek’s tongue-in-cheek take on the character…

It’s hard to imagine the “British Invasion” of talent into American comics – Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons, Kevin O’Neill, John McCrea, Duncan Fegredo, Glasgow’s own Grant Morrison, Mark Millar & Frank Quitely  and a host of others – without 2000AD being there to showcase their work.  For a brief time we played a tangental role in the history of the comic; former “art droid” Alex Ronald was with us for couple of years and produced pages for 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine in our original premises .

Hats off to Pat Mills, John Wagner and the host of “Thargs” who followed.  Long may the title continue.