2000 AD (comics)
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2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic magazine. As a comics anthology it serialises stories in each issue (known as "progs")[lower-alpha 2] and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February.[lower-alpha 3] Since 2000 it has been published by Rebellion Developments.
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2000 AD | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Formerly IPC Magazines Fleetway Publications Currently Rebellion Developments |
Schedule | Weekly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | |
Publication date | 26 February 1977 to present |
No. of issues | 2,341 regular issues, plus 16 irregularly-numbered issues,[lower-alpha 1] 73 special issues and 36 annuals (as of July 2023) |
Main character(s) | Judge Dredd, Tharg the Mighty, Strontium Dog, Rogue Trooper, Nikolai Dante, Sláine, ABC Warriors, Nemesis the Warlock |
Creative team | |
Created by | Kelvin Gosnell, Pat Mills, John Wagner |
Written by | John Wagner, Alan Grant, Pat Mills, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Ian Edginton, Alan Moore |
Artist(s) | Mike McMahon, Carlos Ezquerra, Dave Gibbons, Massimo Belardinelli, Jock, Frank Quitely, Frazer Irving, Dom Reardon, Ian Gibson, Cam Kennedy, Simon Bisley, Kevin O'Neill, Ron Smith |
2000 AD is most noted for its Judge Dredd stories, and has been contributed to by a number of artists and writers who became renowned in the field internationally, such as Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Grant Morrison, Brian Bolland, Mike McMahon, John Wagner, Alan Grant and Garth Ennis. Other series in 2000 AD include Rogue Trooper, Sláine, Strontium Dog, ABC Warriors, Nemesis the Warlock and Nikolai Dante.