The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast

Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White from the podcast 'Through the Square Window' visited Rebellion Publishing in Oxford to explore the relationship between British comics and television. In the latest In Orbit Every Wednesday listeners can enjoy a special bonus audio-only episode as they delve deeper into the archive with the help of Rebellion's chief archivist, Charlene Taylor and Head of Publishing, Ben Smith.

Watch the original Through The Square Window episode.

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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It's terrifying! And we're not just talking about Molch-R's facial hair ... the Scream! Hallowe'en Special is out on 28 October and our own Gruesome Twosome dive into why it's the best horror comic you'll read this scare-filled season, featuring the talents of Babs Tarr, Alejandro Aragon, Mattia Monaco, Chloe Brailsford, Vic Malhotra, Oliver Gerlach, Alex Paknadel, Zac Thompson, Zoe Tunnell & Michael Gorman!

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Listen to our interview with Zoe Tunnell and Chloe Brailsford about their collaboration

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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It's time for Indigo Prime! Molch-R & KLO-E finally get around to the latest stage of their John Smith lovefest by diving into the mind-melting series about reality-bending teams who do everything from standing in the way of gentrification to fighting Jack the Ripper on a time-travelling train!

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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SOTH! Time to break out the stone axes and loin cloths, as professional storyteller Jason Buck joins Molch-R & KLO-E to talk about adapting Pat Mills and Angie Kincaid's Celtic barbarian for his own brand of show, how you bring Simon Bisley's stunning art to life through words, the origin of 'warp-spasm', and how his mustache is so much more impressive than Molch-R's!

See Jason's next tour dates here and on Facebook.

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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Don’t miss the amazing creator signings for The Day of Dredd, the international celebration of the ultimate lawman of the future on 3 October!

Also on this episode, Molch-R & KLO-E discuss the new2000 ADcollaboration with Palace Skateboards in a way that makes them sound like two real cool doods...

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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A mighty milestone for the galaxy's greatest comic — and what better way to celebrate than a bumper issue with a stonking line-up of new stories! Molch-R & KLO-E dive into the landmark Prog, salivate over new 'Judge Dredd' by Rob Williams, Arthur Wyatt and Henry Flint, and pore over new 'Azimuth', 'Durham Red', 'Ghosted', 'Thistlebone', and 'Herne & Shuck' — plus a special one-off 'Silent Hill' tie-in story!

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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A mea cupla episode as Molch-R & KLO-E repent for their cruel omissions from their episode on 2000 AD's wildest artists (watch it here: https://youtu.be/qoSeZmAmQa4), including Simon Harrison's mind-melting art and the under-appreciated genius of 'Meltdown Man' and 'Ace Trucking Co.' artist Massimo Belardinelli!

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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What do medieval history and 2000 AD have in common? Public educator, podcaster and history expert Prof. Eleanor Janega joins Molch-R & KLO-E to talk her love of 2000 AD and how it has influenced and intersected with her work as a medievalist — plus, they get to nerd out about Nemesis the Warlock and Halo Jones!

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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SHOCK! HORROR! There's a new Scream! special coming this October and on this episode Molch-R & KLO-E welcome writer Zoe Tunnell and artist Chloe Brailsford on to chat about horror comics, their careers, working for Ghastly McNasty for the first time, and how Zoe gave herself two black eyes while watching a movie...

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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Since they BOTH forgot to mention Simon Harrison and Massimo Belardinelli, Molch-R & KLO-E are in the dog house (not the one from Strontium Dog either!) — but they still found loads of time to wax lyrical about the wildest, weirdest and most innovative artists ever to grace the pages of 2000 AD. While they cover everything from Mick McMahon's endless evolution to John Hicklenton's unhinged anatomy, there are bound to be artists they've missed so let us know your favourites in the YouTube comments and on social media, Earthlets!

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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Simps, crazies, talking babies, and the corrupt — this week Molch-R & KLO-E introduce The Wally Squad, Mega-City One Justice Department's crack (or, rather, 'cracked') band of misfit undercover operatives!

Collections mentioned in this episode:

Mega-City Undercover Vol.1

Mega-City Undercover Vol.2

Mega-City Undercover Vol.3

Judge Dredd: Trifecta

Judge Dredd: Titan

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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After almost FIFTY years of continuous publication — what ARE the best Judge Dredd stories? Molch-R & KLO-E explain their picks and some of them may surprise you...

Follow up their recommendations with the Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files series!

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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Atten-HUT! At ease, soldier — Molch-R & KLO-R head to Nu-Earth to talk to writer Alex de Campi and artist Neil Edwards about Rogue Trooper: Ghost Patrol, the new collections that's perfect for anyone who wants to gen up on 2000 AD's classic genetically-engineered warrior ahead of the new movie by writer/director Duncan Jones!

Order Rogue Trooper: Ghost Patrol now!

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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We're off to the secluded rural village of Harrowvale with creators Tom Eglington and Simon Davis to talk Thistlebone — the folk horror series that's getting a complete collection this autumn! Come for the discussion about what 'folk horror' actually is, stay for the harrowing stories about nature...

Order Thistlebone - The Complete Collection now!

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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Prog review! Prog review! Molch-R & KLO-E dive into this week's 2000 AD to talk about how the past is the future is the past, Molch-R's favourite New York museum, and how the current crop of 2000 AD stories are all coming together.

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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Holy Lawgiver, Batman — it's our most SHOCKING episode yet!

This week, Molch-R and KLO-E welcome Alex Jaffe, columnist for DC.com, host of the Insert Credit podcast, DC comics expert and Batman aficionado, to talk about the brand new oversized edition of the legendary crossover Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham — and at one point he leaves them SPEECHLESS.

Strap in, Earthlets!

Get the Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham Anniversary Edition (only available in the UK, sorry Earthlets!)

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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From trips into nuclear wastelands to holiday camps on the sun, with the summer holidays upon us Molch-R and KLO-E discuss 2000 AD characters going on trips — relaxing or otherwise! And which world in the 2000 AD multiverse would YOU want to take a break in? Tell us in the comments...

Mentioned in this episode and available in collection:

Devlin Waugh: Blood Debt

Strontium Dog

The Ballad of Halo Jones

The Out

DR & Quinch

Indigo Prime

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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This week's HOT topic on the official 2000 AD podcast is ... climate change! As Molch-R and KLO-E swelter through the respective UK and US weather to talk about series that take climate breakdown seriously (or otherwise), from 'Trash' and 'Dead Meat' to 'Rain Dogs' and 'Revere'.

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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We know what you like — it's a summer DOUBLE WHAMMY as Molch-R and KLO-E go DEEP on the latest issues of 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine. And it gets DARK!

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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From battling undead superfiends to dealing with the most difficult cases in Mega-City One, Molch-R & KLO-E dive into the history of Judge Cassandra Anderson and her colleagues in Justice Department's Psi Division — what does it mean when a load of cops can read minds??

Get Judge Anderson collections from the 2000 AD webshop and app

Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday from the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast goes live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics, exciting special guests, and chat about the sheer love of comics! At half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started. Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app!

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