218: Judge Minty & Search/Destroy

It's film club time as Conrad Leiden and I met up with the co-directors of Judge Minty from 2013 and Search/Destroy from 2016. Steven Sterlacchini and Steve Green discuss how the two fan films came about, and some of the challenges and adventures they had during production. And check out their new comic project with Mike McMahon, Joe and his Killer Robot Dad.

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217: I am the Law

Tharg's very own publicity droid and brand manager Michael Molcher joins me to discuss his book about the genesis of Judge Dredd, and how he reflects the history and politics of policing on both sides of the Atlantic. You can buy I am the Law from the Rebellion store or your local bookshop.

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216: Elephantmen

Andy Cowburn becomes a new member of the book club to discuss the career of Richard Starkings and his Elephantmen series with the first volume, Armed Forces. Check out Andy's Facebook group devoted to the series. And head to your nearest bookshop to start your own Elephantmen journey.

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215: The Daredevils

Peter Gouldson joins the book club to discuss a golden period for Marvel UK as we go through the 11 issues of The Daredevils magazine from 1983.

Check out Peter's writing on ComicScene magazine which you can now get on the Kindle.

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214: Dan Dare vol 2

Chris Hunneysett  helps me complete the adventures of Dan Dare in the pages of 2000AD, a project started in the very first episode of this podcast. This gives us a chance to discuss the wonderful black and white art by Dave Gibbons, and to talk about the history of Dan Dare as a British comic book hero.

Get your copy of the lovely hardback from the 2000AD store, and check out the development of Chris's  Nemo's Fury game on his website and on Facebook and Twitter.

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213: Leviathan

Michael Crowder joins the book club to discuss a horror classic from Ian Edginton and D'Israeli.

Get your copy from the 2000AD store, check out my annotations to the series, and find Michael's letters to Tharg in the Beast database.

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212: Hell Drivers and Damnation Alley

The Film Club has moved to the Betsey Trotwood pub in London and recruited Alex Frith to discuss Hell Drivers from 1957, and Damnation Alley from 1977. These films have connections to 2000AD and we have opinions about both of them. You can watch Damnation Alley on Amazon video and email me if you want to borrow the Hell Drivers DVD.

Get a copy of Alex's Two Heads from your local book shop, and check out Conrad's work on SpaceSpinner2000

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