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2000 ADis a weekly British science fiction-orientedcomicmagazine first published in 1977, which serialises stories in each issue. Although most noted for itsJudge Dreddstories, it has published many others.

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Absalom

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Absalom[1]is ahorror storyspin-off fromCaballistics, Inc.byGordon RennieandTiernen Trevallion.

The stories were "Noblesse Obligie" in2000 AD#1732–1739 (May–June 2011), "Sick Leave" in2000 ADProg 2012 (December 2011), "Ghosts of London" in2000 AD#1765–1771 (January–February 2012), "Dirty Postcards" in Prog 2013 (December 2014), "Old Pals' Act" in Prog 2014 (December 2013), "Under a False Flag" in #1934–1942 (June–August 2015), "Family Snapshots" in #1961 (December 2015), and "Terminal Diagnosis" in #2053–2060 and #2136–2143 (October–December 2017 and June–August 2019).

The firsttrade paperback,Ghosts of London,was published in June 2012 (ISBN1781080429).

Ampney Crucis Investigates

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Ampney Crucis Investigates[2]is anoccult detectivestory byIan EdgintonandSimon Davisstarring the fictional investigator Ampney Crucis and hisman servantEddie Cromwell. It started in2000 AD#1611 (2008) and up to the end of 2011 has spanned four parts.

The firsttrade paperback,Vile Bodies,was published in January 2012 (ISBN1907992944).

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Babe Race 2000

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Babe Race 2000[3]is a story written byMark Millar,with art byAnthony Williams,which ran in aneponymousstory in2000 AD#883-888 (1994) and a one-off, "Bounty Hunter Mom", in the 19952000 AD Yearbook.

Bato Loco

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Bato Loco[4]is a story written byGordon Rennie,with art bySimon Colebythat had two outings in theJudge Dredd Megazine.It features Carlito "Bato Loco" Agarra from the Barrio Blocks who was introduced in the story "Bato Loco" inJudge Dredd Megazine#202 (February 2003).

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Carver Hale

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Carver Hale[5]is a story about a London mobster possessed by a demon. It was written byMike Careywith art byMike Perkins(with some fill-in inking byDylan Teague). It came about because then editorAndy Digglewas commissioning more horror stories[6]and Carey said he "was aiming to get some of the flavour ofHellblazer,but in a more in-your-face, action-oriented story. "[7]

It was published in2000 AD#1236-1240 and 1247–1249 in 2001 (split because of deadline problems[7]), and collected into a hardback volume in 2005 (ISBN1-904265-62-6).

Citi-Def

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Citi-Def[8]byTony Lee,with art byJack Lawrence.The series is set in theJudge Dredduniverse, focusing on the City Defence units of armed militia. The first instalment has been described as a good start with "cute" and "cartoony" art,[9]and the second part as "an awesome romp" and "a fabulous idea, and here it's executed with great aplomb," although the same reviewer felt it was pitched at a younger audience than usual.[10]Another reviewer felt that while the artist "is pretty good at this sort of art, but I hate it" and reiterated concerns about the lack of sophistication but did acknowledge that "there are bags of fun ideas here."[11]

The first story, "Field Trip", ran inJudge Dredd Megazinestarting in issue #279.

Cradlegrave

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Cradlegrave[12]is abody horrorcomic story which ran in2000 AD#1633-1644, written byJohn Smith,with art byEdmund Bagwell.[13]

It is set in the Ravenglade Estate (nicknamed "Cradlegrave" ), somewhere in Lancashire. It follows the story of teenage Shane Holt, who has recently been released from Thorn Hill young offenders institution.

The story was collected into atrade paperback,with a foreword byRamsey Campbell(ISBN1907992464). In his foreword Campbell describes the story as one "as simultaneously hideous and desolate as anything inDavid Cronenberg".[14]

Cursed Earth Koburn

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Cursed Earth Koburn[15]is a character who has appeared in aneponymousseries inJudge Dredd Megazine,written byGordon Rennie,with art byCarlos Ezquerra.It is about ajudgewho has taken the Long Walk into the Cursed Earth.

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Dinosty

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Dinosty[16]was the first seriesPat MillsandClint Langleyhad collaborated on (Langley's first job at2000 ADhad been aFuture Shockwith Mills) and they would go on to work together on Mills' long-running storiesABC WarriorsandSláine.

The story itself was originally supposed to appear in the spin-off comicEarthside 8,but this title was never published. However, this was not the end of the problems as the move to2000 ADhappened when Mills felt his relationship with the editors was breaking down and he came to believe that "Dinostysuffered from covert and non-verbalised editorial opposition, or maybe just disinterest. "[17]The story would eventually run in 1994, in issues #873 - 882.

Doctor Sin

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Doctor Sin was originally created by writer Pat Mills; the character first appeared in the 19792000 AD AnnuaLand has made only sporadic appearances since.

In early planning for2000 AD,Mills devised an occultist character called Judge Dread (named afterthe reggae artist) who would star in a mystical strip called "Black Magic". However, as2000AD developed into more of a science fiction during planning the character was dropped.[18][19]At the suggestion of editorKelvin Gosnell,the name was modified toJudge Dreddand used for another 2000 AD character, a futuristic lawman devised byJohn Wagner.[20][21]Some time later, with2000 ADfirmly launched, Mills revisited the idea and reworked it as Doctor Sin.[19]

A single strip featuring Doctor Sin appeared in the 19792000 AD Annual,written by Mills and with art by Horacio Lalia.[19]No further appearances followed until 1992, when a revamped version appeared in the2000 AD Action Special,which features several re-imaginings of extantFleetway Publicationscharacters. This version was written by John Smith and John M. Burns, and looked considerably different, leading to some confusion as to whether they were intended to be the same character.[19][22][23]

Doctor Sin then undertook another long hiatus before returning in the 2017 one-shotScream and Misty Halloween Special,where his spirit appeared to transfer his powers to his grandson, and resembled the 1979 version. His grandson, the hip-hop artist Sin Tax, became the new Doctor Sin, a change written byRob Williamsand with a redesign by Luca Pizzari.[24]The character was now owned byRebellion Developments,and the new Doctor Sin was then part of their super-teamthe Vigilant.[19]The original version's debut appearance was reprinted inThe Vigilant: Origins,a pack-in comic included withJudge Dredd Megazine#421.[25]Mills would complain he was not paid or credited for the use of Doctor Sin by Rebellion.[26]

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Glimmer Rats

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Glimmer Rats[27]is amilitary science fictionstory which appeared in2000 AD,written byGordon Rennie,with art byMark Harrison.It was collected into a sixty-page hardcover (ISBN1904265006). Rennie has described the inspiration for the story as "Sven Hasselnovels and a certain oblique pretentiousness. "[28]

The Grudge-Father

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The Grudge-Father[29]is a "lurid"[17]1994 story written byMark Millar,withJim McCarthyproviding the art, which ran in2000 AD#878-883.

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Insurrection

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Insurrection[30]is a series byDan Abnettpublished inJudge Dredd Megazinestarting in January 2009.[31]Abnett explains that "the actual brief was to bring to the Dredd Universe something of the epic war-in-space scale of the stuff I write forWarhammer 40K.Tharg(Mattto his friends) wanted a stonking big space war story that would suit the universe of the Mega-Cities ".[32]

The series was drawn by artistColin MacNeil,who has also worked on a number of Warhammer 40K stories, and one reviewer notes the similarities suggesting "MacNeil is reprising exactly the same art style that he used on the"Bloodquest"strip in theWarhammer Monthlycomic. "[33]

The reception has been positive with reviews of the first episode suggesting "With cracking art and a storming first episode I have to say ‘Insurrection’ has the potential to be the best Dredd off world spin-off ever" and "This was as good a first episode as I can remember reading and I can see Insurrection having the legs to deliver on that initial promise."[34]Reviews only got better after that, including: "Quite simply, this is the best non-Dredd story ever to run in the Megazine"[33]and "glorious"[35]

A sequel series entitled "Lawless" was later published inJudge Dredd Megazine.

The first two instalment are being collected into atrade paperback(ISBN1907992499).

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Journal of Luke Kirby

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The Journal of Luke Kirby[36]is a long-running series, first appearing in 1988[37]and published until 1995. It was written byAlan McKenzieand has art byJohn Ridgway,Steve ParkhouseandGraham Higgins.Luke Kirby predates other boy wizards, such asHarry Potterand theVertigocharacterTimothy Hunter.[38]

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Maniac 5

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Maniac 5[39]was, along withRed Razors,one ofMark Millar's major solo series at2000 AD,the others being co-written withGrant Morrison.It formed part of the "Summer Offensive" in 1993,[40]along withJudge Dredd:"Inferno",Slaughterbowl,Really & TrulyandBig Dave.[41]The initial, eponymous story was drawn byRed RazorsartistSteve Yeowell,who would also draw the final story "Maniac 6".[42]Other artists worked on the one-offs:David Hineon "War Journal", in2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1993,andRichard Elsonon "Maniac 6 Prologue", in2000 AD Winter Special 1993.

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Necrophim

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Necrophim[43]is a story byTony Lee,with art byLee Carter.The prologue ran in2000 AD#1628-1632, with the main story starting in #1655.

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Pulp Sci-fi

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Pulp Sci-fi[44]is anotherFuture Shock-style series, designed byDavid Bishopto replaceVector 13.[45]It would be the launch pad for other series likeRose O'Rionbut failed to prove popular with writers and ended two years after it started.[46]

Purgatory

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Purgatory[47]is aJudge Dreddspin-off that focuses onJudge Grice,written byMark Millar,with art byCarlos Ezquerra.The series ran in2000 AD#834-841 in 1993 and led straight into up the Judge Dredd story "Inferno",with Ezquerra remaining on art andGrant Morrisontaking over writing duties.

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Rain Dogs

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Rain Dogs[48]is ascience fictionstory set in a flooded New York, which appeared in2000 ADprogs 1213–1222. Written byGordon Rennie,with art byColin Wilson,it was later collected into a fifty-two page hardcover.

Rose O'Rion

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Rose O'Rion[49]spun out ofPulp Sci-fi,was written byKek-W,with art byAndy Clarke.The character returned in the2000 ADfanzineZarjaz#10 as an illustrated text story, with art fromDylan Teague.

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Sancho Panzer

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Sancho Panzer[50]is a story which ran in seven consecutive stories in2000 AD#1112-1123 in 1998. It was written byDan Abnett,withHenry Flintproviding the art, and features the eponymous character, who pilots a giant tank calledMojowith the assistance of his technician Tool. He is pursued by reporter Lynx Fahren/Farren, who is trying to get to the truth behind the legend, and General Herman Spurn, who was defeated by Panzer and is looking for revenge. Everyone has to pull together when the planet, Vainglory Five, is invaded by giant worms.

Abnett had tried to repeat the success ofSinister Dexterby seeing what worked and basing another story on those elements:

I looked at what was popular with Sinister Dexter - extreme violence and witty dialogue, catchphrases galore and as many puns as you can fit in. Then I added heavy artillery action, something Henry did well. It should have been a blast, but wasn't popular... I assume Sancho's failure was due entirely to the strength of the story, because the art was so good.[51]

Silo

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Silo[52]wasMark Millar's first series at2000 ADwhich was greenlit after he had had just twoFuture Shockspublished,;[53]it was drawn byDave D'Antiquis.The story ran in issues #706-711 in 1990 and was reprinted inExtreme Edition#14 and involved two American soldiers in anuclear missile siloapparently haunted by the ghost ofEdward Bulwer-Lyttonwho was intent on ending the world.

Slaughterbowl

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Slaughterbowl[54]is a story byJohn SmithandPaul Peartthat ran in2000 AD#842-849 as part of their "Summer Offensive".It features convicts piloting cybernetic dinosaurs as a sport of the future.

Snow/Tiger

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Snow/Tiger[55]is a story featuring "a mixture of paranoid politics and extreme violence" written byAndy Diggle:originally pitched toVertigo,it was turned down as being "too mainstream".[56]He reworked it, "I just took out the politics and left in the extreme violence", but the politics that remained still proved controversial,[57]although Diggle concludes that "the fact the story pissed people off on both sides of the political spectrum suggest I probably pitched it about right."[58]

Only one story was published, "Pax Americana", in2000 AD##1336-1342 and it was collected in a free trade paperback given away in theJudge Dredd Megazine#276.

Stalag 666

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Stalag #666[59]is a fifteen-part story, with a double-length (ten page) first instalment, byTony Lee,with art byJon Davis-Hunt.Lee describes it as "a futuristic space story that happens to be set in a prison camp. and it's (and I'll be honest here) a mash of clichés and homages as let's be truthful here, you couldn't do a prison camp story and not be like that."[60]

The story ran in2000 AD#1600-1614, between August and November 2008.

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Tales from Beyond Science

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Tales from Beyond Science[61]is a series of one-offFuture Shock-style stories all drawn byRian Hugheswith scripts byMark Millar,Alan McKenzieandJohn Smith.The story was devised by Millar and then-editor McKenzie who brought Smith and Hughes in as the last members of the team.[62] The series was published in 1992 in2000 AD#774-779 and as part of a couple of special issues. Hughes has had these stories collected, along with new material, byImage Comics(ISBN1607064715).

Thirteen

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Thirteen[63]is a one-off story written byMike Carey,with art byAndy Clarke.The story had been on Carey's mind for seven years before appearing in the comic. The writer has said "I wanted to do a story that was an insane, over-the-top space opera combined with the seventies paranoid thriller. I also had this idea for a narrative structure that would start small and then just keep on opening outwards like Chinese boxes until it was working on a cosmic level"[64]

The story appeared in 2002 in2000 AD#1289-1299 and has been collected into atrade paperback(ISBN1-904265-36-7)

Tyranny Rex

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Tyranny Rex[65]is a story byJohn SmithandSteve Dillon.The main character is an artist and reptile, whose story crossed over withIndigo Prime.The stories appeared between 1988 and 1994, with a number of artists includingWill Simpson,Dougie Braithwaite,Steve Sampson,Duncan Fegredo,Mark Buckingham,Paul MarshallandRichard Elson,and the character made a comeback in 2004, withSteve Yeowellon art duties but no further stories appeared.

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Witch World

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Witch World[66]is a series that appeared twice in2000 AD,written byGordon Rennie,with art provided bySiku,Paul Johnson,Will SimpsonandJohn M. Burns.

Rennie describes the origins of the story (one of his first in2000 ADafter stories being published inJudge Dredd Megazine): "It came about when I and a number of other writers were asked to put together pitches for a new fantasy strip, with guidelines suggested by the editor".[28]However, he does not rate the story highly:

I didn't think my idea was much cop when I came up with it, I still didn't think much of it when I pitched it, and I absolutely fucking hated it while I was writing it. [...] Chopping and changing artists every few episodes didn't help, but the fact that the series was generally just crap to begin with was probably the biggest drawback. Of everything I've ever written,Witch Worldis easily the one thing I wish I hadn't done. One or twoVector 13saside, it was the first thing I did for2000 AD,a comic that's been part of my life for 25 years, and the fact that it was hackneyed old rubbish is still a source of eternal mortification.[28]

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Zombo

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Zombo[67]is a story written byAl Ewing,based on ideas by series artistHenry Flint,who also provided the art. The first series was set on a "death planet", one of a number of hostile and malevolent living planets, where the eponymous character has to lead the passengers of a crashed space ship to safety.[68]

Zombofirst appeared in2000 AD#1632.

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  1. ^Absalomat Barney
  2. ^Ampney Crucis Investigatesat Barney
  3. ^Babe Race 2000at Barney
  4. ^Bato Locoat 2000 AD online
  5. ^Carver Haleat 2000 AD online
  6. ^Bishop 2007,p. 217.
  7. ^abBishop 2007,p. 220.
  8. ^Citi-Defat 2000 AD online
  9. ^Citi-Defreview fromJudge Dredd Megazine#279at 2000 AD ReviewArchivedMarch 21, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  10. ^Citi-Defreview fromJudge Dredd Megazine#280at 2000 AD ReviewArchivedMarch 8, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  11. ^Citi-Defreview fromJudge Dredd Megazine#281at 2000 AD ReviewArchivedFebruary 25, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  12. ^Cradelgraveat 2000 AD online
  13. ^Cradlegrave- script to pageat 2000 AD Review (July 23, 2009)ArchivedJuly 27, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  14. ^Smith, John (2011). "Introduction".Cradlegrave.Art by Edmund Bagwell. Oxford: Rebellion. pp. [iii].ISBN9781907992469.
  15. ^Cursed Earth Koburnat 2000 AD online
  16. ^Dinostyat 2000 AD online
  17. ^abBishop 2007,p. 167.
  18. ^Swierczynski, Duane (7 November 2013)."Judge Dredd #3 – Dredd's Comportment Chapter 3: The Birth of the Law – Douglas Wolk".Duane Swierczynski.
  19. ^abcdeFreeman, John (April 20, 2018)."Who's Who in Rebellion's" The Vigilant "classic comic character revival – and who created the characters".downthetubes.net.
  20. ^Judge Dredd: The Mega-History,by Colin M. Jarman and Peter Acton (Lennard Publishing, 1995), p. 17.
  21. ^"DREDD – THE KILLING MACHINE".Pat Mills.Archived fromthe originalon 1 January 2016.
  22. ^"Doctor Sin".internationalhero.co.uk.
  23. ^"BARNEY -- thrill zone".2000ad.org.
  24. ^Robinson, Sam (August 10, 2018)."Who are The Vigilant? Meet Doctor Sin!".
  25. ^Freeman, John (March 4, 2020).""The Vigilant" saga to conclude in Judge Dredd Megazine ".downthetubes.net.
  26. ^"Be Vigilant!".April 18, 2018.
  27. ^Glimmer Ratsat 2000 AD online
  28. ^abcBishop, David(February 28, 2007a)."28 Days of 2000 AD #28.1: Gordon Rennie".Vicious Imagery.Retrieved2010-06-24.
  29. ^The Grudge-Fatherat 2000 AD online
  30. ^Insurrectionat 2000 AD online
  31. ^Judge Dredd Megazine#27 (January 2009)
  32. ^Dan Abnett onInsurrectionat 2000 AD Review (March 7, 2009)ArchivedSeptember 8, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  33. ^abInsurrectionreview fromJudge Dredd Megazine#280at 2000 AD ReviewArchivedMarch 8, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  34. ^Insurrectionreview fromJudge Dredd Megazine#279at 2000 AD ReviewArchivedJanuary 19, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  35. ^Insurrectionreview fromJudge Dredd Megazine#281at 2000 AD ReviewArchivedFebruary 25, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  36. ^Luke Kirbyat 2000 AD online
  37. ^2000 AD#571-577
  38. ^Singh, Arune (August 6, 2002)."Wizard of Hicksville: Horrocks talks 'Hunter: Age of Magic'".Comic Book Resources.Retrieved2009-10-23.There was even a story in2000AD(called the Journals of Luke Kirby) which came out a few years before the 'Books of Magic,' which was extremely similar to both the 'BoM' and 'Harry Potter.'
  39. ^Maniac 5at 2000 AD online
  40. ^2000 AD#842-849 (1993)
  41. ^Bishop 2007,p. 160.
  42. ^2000 AD#956-963
  43. ^Necrophimat 2000 AD online
  44. ^Pulp Sci-fiat 2000 AD online
  45. ^Bishop 2007,p. 201.
  46. ^Bishop 2007,p. 202.
  47. ^Purgatoryat 2000 AD online
  48. ^Rain Dogsat 2000 AD online
  49. ^Rose O'Rionat 2000 AD online
  50. ^Sancho Panzerat 2000 AD online
  51. ^Bishop 2007,p. 204.
  52. ^Siloat Barney
  53. ^Bishop 2007,p. 140.
  54. ^Slaughterbowlat Barney
  55. ^Snow/Tigerat Barney
  56. ^Bishop 2007,p. 230.
  57. ^Andy Diggle Q&A,conducted by Richmond Clements, 2000 AD Review (July 27, 2003)
  58. ^Bishop 2007,p. 230-231.
  59. ^Stalag #666at 2000 AD online
  60. ^"Lee's Prisoners of Stalag #666".Comicon.September 25, 2008.
  61. ^Tales from Beyond Scienceat Barney
  62. ^Truitt, Brian (September 19, 2011)."Artist revisits 'Tales from Beyond Science' in new book".USA Today.RetrievedNovember 24,2011.
  63. ^Thirteenat Barney
  64. ^Bishop 2007,p. 225.
  65. ^Tyranny Rexat Barney
  66. ^Witch Worldat 2000 AD online
  67. ^Zomboat 2000 AD online
  68. ^Zombo!at 2000 AD Review (May 31, 2009)ArchivedJune 7, 2011, at theWayback Machine

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