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@2REMEMBER THE BEGINNING OF 2000AD?
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I still have my copy of issues 1-5 of 2000AD (except ish. 2,
which for some reason I never got), and the original stories are still
pretty good now !
The way I remember it was that it was a definate British attempt at an
'American-style' action/adventure comic as opposed to a
Dandy/Beano/Topper/etc. clone, and as such, made a big impact on me. I
used to read a fair few Marvel comics, and several DC comics, and
watch loads of T.V. - when 2000AD appeared, I remember making several
comparisons:
a) The Harlem Heroes - There had been a 'one-off' story in an "Amazing
Tales" (or similar) comic I remember, not so long before 2000AD came
out, about a game called 'Space Ball', which basically had two teams
playing in this large glass rectangular anti-gravity tank, where they
had to score by getting the ball into these scoring 'baskets'. I
immediately remembered this strip and thought that the Harlem Heroes
was a conglomeration of this idea, "Rollerball" and the Harlem
Globetrotters Basketball team.
b) M.A.C.H. 1 - obviously based completely on "The Six Million Dollar
Man" T.V. series, but without the Bionics. Even John Probe's clothes
were from the same wardrobe as Steve Austin's !
c) Judge Dredd - almost certainly then, and now, the most original
character to emerge from British comics - but his name was the same
as a 'pop group' around at that time, "Judge DreAd".
d) Flesh - probably my fave story in the comic at the time, which I
remember as being a very original idea. In the light of the recent
'Dinosaurmania' led by "Jurrassic Park", Flesh would make a great
idea for a movie, even today.
You've probably gathered that I had this feeling of non-originality when
I first read 2000AD, but I must stress that I did well enjoy reading it,
as the strips were a complete breath of fresh air, and the artwork &
storylines were well good. I bought it avidly for many years, with a
brief hiatus in the mid-80's, after which I started getting it again
with a mate of mine, up until about 18 months ago, when I stopped buying
it again :-(
Are you a fan of the ABC Warriors? I believe that they were
*not* originally 2000AD characters, were they ? At several points in
its life, 2000AD has merged with other comics (all of which came out on
it's bandwagon). AFAIR, the first merger was with a comic called
'StarLord', from where I reckon, the ABC Warriors came. However, in them
days, the strip featuring Ro-Jaws, Hammerstein and Mek-Quake was *not*
called 'ABC Warriors'. They were portrayed as being ex-soldier/worker
robots who found themselves on 'civvy street' after the end of the ABC
Wars, and got jobs working with a 'International Rescue' type firm,
where their boss was called something like 'Mr 10 Percent'.
I can`t remember the title of the strip though!!!
And now they propose a movie with Stallone in the title role.
I just can't imagine that they will go all the way through the movie
without showing Sly's face - in all the years of 2000AD, never once have
we seen J.D.'s fizzog ! I always thought that Clint Eastwood would have
made a good Dredd, although he is getting on a bit now. Arnie would also
have been a feasible choice but, although he certainly has the chin for
the role, he may be a bit *too* muscular .....?
Gary Siddall