Are Heavy Metal and 2000 AD Showcase still worth a sub?
May 18, 2019 5:24 PM Subscribe
I have been out of the new comics game for a long time now, but need a shot of cynical absurdist escapism. Heavy Metal the magazine and 2000 AD Showcase were a comfort to me long ago as the age of Regan was imploding under Spymaster Bush I.They are both still in publication. Are these still worthy anthologies I should ask for as a father's day subscription? Alternates worth the cash, online or paper?
Response by poster: It felt really similar, both Continental and British. Like that, only more absurd and over the top.
posted by Slap*Happy at 7:44 PM on May 18, 2019
posted by Slap*Happy at 7:44 PM on May 18, 2019
2000ad writer here, of course it’s worth it.
Though if you don’t want to take my word for that 2000ad app and websites both have a Free Issues section that should give you a taste for both modern and classic 2000ad, as well as a story of mine set I. The movie Dredd universe.
If you’re interested in getting into the weekly comic I’d keep an eye out for a “jumping on Prog”, which is something they’ll do semi-regularly where every strip in the issue is episode 1 of a story. Looks like we are due one of those pretty soon.
There’s also a full range of graphic novels with completed stories - Blink is a recent one that’s pretty great.
posted by Artw at 10:06 PM on May 18, 2019 [6 favorites]
Though if you don’t want to take my word for that 2000ad app and websites both have a Free Issues section that should give you a taste for both modern and classic 2000ad, as well as a story of mine set I. The movie Dredd universe.
If you’re interested in getting into the weekly comic I’d keep an eye out for a “jumping on Prog”, which is something they’ll do semi-regularly where every strip in the issue is episode 1 of a story. Looks like we are due one of those pretty soon.
There’s also a full range of graphic novels with completed stories - Blink is a recent one that’s pretty great.
posted by Artw at 10:06 PM on May 18, 2019 [6 favorites]
Alternates worth the cash, online or paper?
I also like Image's 12-issue run of the Island anthology/grabbag.
https://hyperallergic.com/369006/remembering-island-the-magazine-that-shook-up-the-comics-industry/
posted by sebastienbailard at 2:31 AM on May 19, 2019
I also like Image's 12-issue run of the Island anthology/grabbag.
https://hyperallergic.com/369006/remembering-island-the-magazine-that-shook-up-the-comics-industry/
posted by sebastienbailard at 2:31 AM on May 19, 2019
Response by poster: 2000ad writer here, of course it’s worth it.
Are they still accepting Future Shocks to the slushpile? Because I have two from when the Boy-Clinton was in charge I never got around to sending in. One involves a physical structure that encompasses star-systems entire and Chinese ghost stories, and the other was based on an MC 9000' Jesus song. Well, there's three, but the third is about a video-game nerd who sucks but wins cash prizes as he hires Gibson-style street samurai to kill his opponents mid-game. That's more modern crime than a Future Shock, these days.
posted by Slap*Happy at 7:10 AM on May 20, 2019
Are they still accepting Future Shocks to the slushpile? Because I have two from when the Boy-Clinton was in charge I never got around to sending in. One involves a physical structure that encompasses star-systems entire and Chinese ghost stories, and the other was based on an MC 9000' Jesus song. Well, there's three, but the third is about a video-game nerd who sucks but wins cash prizes as he hires Gibson-style street samurai to kill his opponents mid-game. That's more modern crime than a Future Shock, these days.
posted by Slap*Happy at 7:10 AM on May 20, 2019
Submission guidelines - competition is pretty tough and there’s often a long delay before they get back to you, but everything gets read. I’d also suggest considering submitting to Future Quake.
posted by Artw at 12:20 PM on May 20, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 12:20 PM on May 20, 2019 [1 favorite]
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