To mark the fortieth anniversary of 2000AD, several of its creators were asked to choose their favourite one-off stories from the comic and this 110 page anthology is the intriguing result.
It's a fascinating mixture of early, character-defining tales of Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog and Nemesis and more obscure stories such as Kevin O'Neill's mind-bending 'Tharg and the Intruder' and the retro-horror Dr Sin case by Johns Smith and Burns.
Selections from more recent times include Dredd stories 'Meat' featuring the wonderfully detailed art of Dylan Teague, the hilarious 'The Heart is a Lonely Klegg Hunter' (both written by Rob Williams) and John Wagner's tragi-comic 'The Runner'.
Having to choose one-off stories obviously imposed strict limits on the contributors - several are taken from sci-fi specials - but the resulting collection still manages to perfectly capture the imaginative, transgressive, and above all, humorous, spirit of the comic.
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