102: Dice Man

Brett Harris joins me down the line from Oz to introduce me to the gaming and artistic delights of 2000AD’s Dice Man. Along the way we discuss the multiple talents of Pat Mills and the cartooning genius of Hunt Emerson.

And check out Brett’s reviews on the Geek Syndicate website along with his interview with Dave Gibbons.

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101: Invasion 1984

My guest is Stephen "Buttonman" Watson, the master of the letters to Tharg database, and he's picked a marvellous bit of Space Invaders action from the pages of Battle comic.

Find out which prog your letter or artwork was published in by consulting the Beast, or join in the fun on the forum LettersEntertainYou thread.

And get your copy of Invasion 1984! from the 2000AD store.

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100: The Man from Nowhere

Episode 100! And I'm joined by my guest from the very first episode, Simon Belmont, to discuss the classic adventures of Dan Dare in a collected edition from 1979. Huge thanks to all my guests and contributors so far and please stay tuned for the next 100 episodes.

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99: Hook Jaw

Liam Dempsey from the trek-tastic Spocklight podcast is my guest to discuss the controversial history of Action comic and the runaway success of the lead story, Hook Jaw. We boldly go where no killer great white shark has gone before.

You can still get your copy of the Titan collection, and also check out the sequel story by Si Spurier and Conor Boyle.

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98: True Faith

I'm back in the Betsey Trotwood pub for my annual visit with Alex Frith of the Heroes of 2000AD blog, and we've got some very early Garth Ennis to discuss, as well as some thoughts about the British comic Crisis.

Track down a copy and let us know what you think about the reproduction of Warren Pleece's art, or if you want to review Preacher on the podcast.

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97: Metalzoic

I met up with Nathan Duck in the bar at Lawless to operate on our brains, and to discuss the weird and the wonderful Metalzoic from Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill. If you want to skip our Kingmaker spoilers than jump from 1:25 to 3:45.

Check out Nathan's own writing in the upcoming Scarlet Traces anthology.

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96: Big Finish Comic Adaptations

I've brought Brian Doob back on the podcast to review the Big Finish audio adaptations of two Doctor Who stories by Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons. We previously reviewed the comics themselves on episode 66. Check out Brian's other podcasts at British Invaders and Hooked on Bond

Get the full cast audio adventures from BigFinish.com

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