2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic. 2000 AD comic - Overview. 2000AD serialises a number of separate stories each "prog" (see glossary, below) and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC, later Fleetway, continued to produce the title until 1999, when it was bought by Rebellion Developments. Due in part to its weekly publication schedule, it is one of only a few comics to surpass 1000 issues. It has been a successful l ...

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Action was a controversial British comic book published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 14 February 1976-12 November 1977, when it merged with Battle Picture Weekly. It should not be confused with Action Comics, the American comic book which introduced Superman. Action comic - History. The title was created by Pat Mills in response to the changing social and political times of the 1970s, and as competition to DC Thompson's Warlord title. Warlord was a new type of Brit ...

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The title was created by Pat Mills in response to the changing social and political times of the 1970s, and as competition to DC Thompson's Warlord title. Warlord was a new type of British boys adventure comic, focusing on the Second World War and having tougher heroes than what had been seen previously. The title was a huge success and IPC first of all launched Battle Picture Weekly (created by Mills and John Wagner), but the title was based in the Second World War and the idea was for Action ...

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Action comic, Action comic - History, Action comic - Legacy, Action comic - Action - The Story of a Violent Comic, Action comic - Major stories

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2000 AD comic - The 1970s. In December 1975, Kelvin Gosnell, a sub-editor at IPC Magazines, read an article in the London Evening Standard about a wave of forthcoming science fiction films, and suggested that the company might get on the bandwagon by launching a science fiction comic. IPC asked Pat Mills, a freelance writer and editor who had created Battle Picture Weekly and Action, to develop it. Mills brought fellow freelancer John Wagner on board as script adviser and the pair began to d ...

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Hook Jaw appeared in three stories before the ban. The first was set on an oil rig, the second was set on an island resort in the Caribbean, and the third was set just off the south coast of England. Hook Jaw returned after the ban, but no longer ate as many people and if he did it was off panel. The strip also lost the environmental themes Mills had placed in it. BlackJack was created by John Wagner, with art by Trigo. It told the story of Jack Barron, a boxer who fights to help poor kids knowing that he ru ...

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Action comic, Action comic - History, Action comic - Legacy, Action comic - Action - The Story of a Violent Comic, Action comic - Major stories

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2000AD has an extremely lively and thriving fanbase, which has produced a number of independent fanzines. In 1998 W.R. Logan, frustrated at the lack of activity from the comic's publishers both in promoting the title and also in making best use of new talents, decided to create an independent title using 2000AD copyrighted characters and situations. This was titled Class of '79, marking the coming of age of the generation that had bought 2000AD on its original release. The first couple of issues contained work from now-professional co ...

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2000AD serialises a number of separate stories each "prog" (see glossary, below) and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC, later Fleetway, continued to produce the title until 1999, when it was bought by Rebellion Developments. Due in part to its weekly publication schedule, it is one of only a few comics to surpass 1000 issues. It has been a successful launchpad for getting United Kingdom talent into the larger American comics market, and has also been the source of a number of f ...

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2000 AD comic, 2000 AD comic - Overview, 2000 AD comic - History, 2000 AD comic - The 1970s, 2000 AD comic - The 1980s, 2000 AD comic - The 1990s, 2000 AD comic - The 2000s, 2000 AD comic - Glossary, 2000 AD comic - Related publications, 2000 AD comic - Popular characters, 2000 AD comic - Famous creators, 2000 AD comic - Awards, 2000 AD comic - Fanzines

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Well known creators who have worked for 2000 AD include: Dan Abnett Massimo Belardinelli Simon Bisley Brian Bolland Alan Davis Ian Edginton Garth Ennis Carlos Ezquerra Gerry Finley-Day Henry Flint Tom Frame Dave Gibbons Ian Gibson Alan Grant Trevor Hairsine Jamie Hewlett Frazer Irving Jock Cam Kennedy Mike McMahon Peter Milligan Pat Mil ...

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2000 AD comic, 2000 AD comic - Overview, 2000 AD comic - History, 2000 AD comic - The 1970s, 2000 AD comic - The 1980s, 2000 AD comic - The 1990s, 2000 AD comic - The 2000s, 2000 AD comic - Glossary, 2000 AD comic - Related publications, 2000 AD comic - Popular characters, 2000 AD comic - Famous creators, 2000 AD comic - Awards, 2000 AD comic - Fanzines

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