#2000ad

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What do you think of 2000AD comics?

2000AD is great, Judge Dredd is one of those comics you can just get really into at any point in your life, if you ever want a glimpse into UK comics scene it's always worth looking at, especially the Judge Death stories with Brain Bolland art.

Mag-freaking-nificent.

Okay, formalities out of the way? We've said Judge Dredd is cool?

Right.

Sit the fuck down and let me tell you about my favourite 200AD comic.

Let me tell you about:

NEMESIS THE WARLOCK

NEMESIS THE WARLOCK!

FIGHTING THE EVIL OF THE CHIEF TERMINATOR

TORQUEMADA

Look let me get into this. Most people know Kevin O'Neill because of his work on League of Extraordinary Gentlemen with Alan Moore. I know him most for Nemesis.

Nothing comes close to the absolute insanity and creativity of Nemesis the Warlock. It is some of the greatest design work ever done and speaks volumes of the environment it was created in.

Every panel, every scene has new and inventive characters, environment, objects. It doesn't stop surprising you with how it portrays everything. They mess with scale a lot, having huge sculptures of people as buildings or just making people tiny on Moebius inspired planes

Have a look at this shot of Nemesis at his writing desk

There is so much going on there it's fantastic. Anyway. Plot? Plot. Nemesis is the leader of the revolutionary army fighting Torquemada, who wants to exterminate all alien life so that only "pure" humans exist. Sounds pretty straightforward right?

Except Nemesis is a Warlock, he only does things in the most over the top evil way to combat him. And not in a "sacrifice your troops" evil way, but in a "haunt this guy and make him think I'm the devil so he does my bidding" way

(I want a church organ with a "brimstone" intonation)

Nemesis also comes through a matriarchal society, and when they attack his family he does indeed go ballistic. I feel it's important you know what the females of his species look like.

Awesome.

Any way thank you for giving me an excuse to talk about Nemesis, I highly recommend it it's an absolute blast.

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concept art for the new rogue trooper movie by ben smith

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Nemesis the Warlock ass shoes!?!

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Nemesis The Warlock Art by Kevin O'Neill

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[anadapta]

My page for Rebellion's 45 Years of 2000AD artbook! They asked me to do Nemesis the Warlock, which might be due for a renewal, the philosophy of that feels increasingly relevant

[humanoidhistory]

Remembering artist Ian Kennedy, born on this day in 1932. He passed away in 2022.

[nelc]

Judge Anderson and Judge Death, by Bill Sienkiewicz

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Shai.Daniel The Judge

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my dad's collection of 2000AD annuals from 1978 - 1983

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Judge Anderson, private commission, A4, ink on paper

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The most comic of all times. Haven't posted in a while because of that AI-tumblr thing, but y'know what, I DON'T CARE.

[pat1dee]

Judge Dredd Annual 1981

Fleetway Publications

Cover by Brian Bolland

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Judge Anderson commission by Bill Sienkiewicz

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The Madness that is Brian Bolland’s Judge Dredd