jamesmason01:

My Free Comic Book Day grabs:

2000AD (2000AD): I really enjoyed parts of this, but as you’d expect from an anthology comic, some tales seemed significantly better than others. I’d been planning on trying 2000AD for a while, but this didn’t quite push me over the line to adding it to my pull. Some of the stories were good, though:

• Judge Dredd: On the Job: This was alright, but I’ve read better Dredd (Judge Death) and better takes on futuristic journalism (Transmet) so all in all it didn’t blow me away
• The Grievous Journey of Ichabod Azrael (and the Dead Left in his Wake): The first couple of pages were alright; good-looking, standard cowboy fare. It was slowly growing on me until the last couple of pages, when a twist occurs in the story, and the page design really steps up a notch; I’m definitely curious as to how the rest of the series will be. It definitely grabbed my attention.
• Zombo: The Day the Zombo Died: Part One: This was a reasonably creepy concept for a villain, but the OBMOZ character didn’t grip me at all. I’ve never read any Zombo material before, which might have been part of the problem.
• Ro-Busters: Pretty standard Moore sci-fi fare. It was alright, and definitely a pretty good example of the genre, but I didn’t particularly enjoy it that much.
• Future Shocks: The Green Pedestrian Palm: By far the best part of the issue, this was a great short both art- and story-wise.

If you are unsure about putting it on your pulllist you could always check out a few digital progs first. Or have a read of the Forbidden Planet blog Prog Pledge, which gives a new reader’s perspective on jumping into 2000AD. Or track down any graphic novel collections that take your fancy. Basically, lots of different ways to ease into the galaxy’s greatest comic.

stomm2000ad:

Chris is not only a great artist but also a great writer as shown in a couple of short stories he has penned(and drawn!)for 2000ad..
The first,Tharg’s Terror Tales(Prog1645,Aug’09):”Counts as One Choice”a cautionary take about the dangers of joining magazine book clubs,which I guarantee all comic readers will be aware of.
The second,equally darkly comic is a lightly scathing attack on superheroes who take themselves too seriously:”Whatever Happened to the Green Pedestrian Palm?”(first printed in Prog2010 and reprinted recently in this years 2000ad Free Comic Book Day-get a copy for more of Chris’ art..)

Comics Bulletin review all the FCBD offerings, including 2000AD’s and they liked it:

The British sense of humor is the greatest sense of humor in the world, sod you America, and hurray for 2000AD. YEAH. I’m putting that out there. Feel offended, you guys. The offering this year comes in the form of a mini-magazine, compiling a few of the stronger characters from the past few years and getting top-notch writers like Al Ewing and Rob Williams to write them. Both writers create the standout stories from the issue, with Williams’ Ichabod Azrael western story a particular delight. There’s not only a devilish sense of humor through all these stories — which is compounded by the adverts, which are just as much fun in some cases — but a sense of meanness you just don’t get in American comics. The writers are free to do whatever cruel things they want to their characters, and create unfair landscapes for these genre-driven pieces to inherit. It’s a great advert for 2000AD as a whole, with a new intro from original Judge Dreddcreator John Wagner and interesting stories. Also there’s a black-and-white Alan Moore story at the back, if that’s the sort of thing you like. 

mylongboxes:

Free Comic Book Day 2012 Haul Part 1:

2000AD, Archaia (Mouse Guard, Labyrinth, Etc.) Avengers: Ultron War Point One, Dark Horse Flipbook (Star Wars, Serenity)

Good haul. Sorry to hear that not everyone in North America got their chance to pick up the FCBD edition because of a delivery truck crash.

A reminder that today is FCBD and the 2000AD offering has a new Dredd story. Here is the breakdown from Comic Vine:

Second Free Comic Book Day edition of 2000AD. Unlike last year (which was all reprint), this issue has a brand new Judge Dredd story by original creator John Wagner.

Cover: Jock (Judge Dredd - Zombo - Ichabod Azrael)

Backcover poster: Chris Weston (the cast of 2000AD)

• Judge Dredd - On the Job (all new story) (John Wagner - Rufus Dayglo)
• The Grievous Journey of Ichabod Azrael (and the Dead left in is Wake) (part 1) (reprint from 2000AD prog 1677) (Rob Williams - Dom Reardon)
• Zombo - The Day the Zombo Died (part 1) (reprint from 2000AD prog 1740) (Al Ewing - Henry Flint)
• Ro-Busters - Bax the Burner (reprint from 2000AD Annual 1982) (Alan Moore - Steve Dillon)
• Tharg’s Future Shocks - Whatever Happened to the Green Pedestrian Palm? (reprint from 2000AD annual Prog 2010) (script/art: Chris Weston)

Comic Book Resources have a preview of the Free Comic Book Day covers, including the first glimpse at the 2000 AD one above.

Grant Goggans reviews the 2000 AD FCBD offering:

Here’s a book that, if I may say so, is long overdue. Every year for about the last decade, the principal comic book distribution company, Diamond, has sponsored this event where retailers order a bunch of comics to be given out freely to customers. The idea is that the comic shops will promote a big event at their store and guests will arrive to reacquaint themselves with how great it was to read funnybooks, and established customers will pick up a couple of new titles. 2000 AD, despite being the most consistently entertaining and rewarding comic book published over the last three decades, has never joined the party until this year. At last, there’s a free 2000 AD comic to promote in the US.

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As an introduction, I think this does a pretty good job, although I might quibble that it emphasizes the over-the-top, hyperviolent side of 2000 AD perhaps a little more than I might like. This led at least one store in Atlanta to restrict the freebie to adults only. (I protested that all Earthlet children should be exposed to thrillpower at the earliest possible age.) While 2000 AD, it must be said, isn’t for everybody - and a regularly-scheduled, stereotype-avoiding, female-led series is long overdue and would help there - many of its best series are nowhere as dementedly gruesome as the offerings suggested here, and I’m not sure that this really gives readers a feel for how broad the scope of 2000 AD is.

Another eight pages could have introduced readers to the classical pirate adventure of The Red Seas or the weird Victorian crime drama of Stickleback or the Western-in-Hell Ichabod Azrael or the brand new cops vs. demons Absalom, all of which are certainly violent, but not quite as visceral and outlandish as what’s on offer here, and I think that might have been a bit more of a balance. Well, now we know for next year! Certainly recommended.

blitzenius:

…dan sebenarnya, ada sekotak, banyak title sebenarnya. yang satu ni, sebab Slaine. macam tak cukup slaine dalam Juxtapoz.

RT @TheOrbitingPod: In our #FCBD round-up we discuss @Chris_Roberson & @BoomStudios’ #ELRIC, @2000AD’s debut effort, and much much more! http://bit.ly/mco3NO

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