>>103014327>Wait, aren't these series like super old? Don't they have a shitton of continuity I need to wade through?While they did start in the 70s/80s, most classic series have either finished their runs, or have very clear jump-off points. For instance, you can easily stop reading Rogue Trooper once Finlay-Day stops writing it. It helps that 2000AD's publisher tends to only collect the good stuff, too.
Besides, the self-conclusive nature of most stories in 2000AD means you can start and stop pretty much anywhere you want to. Continuity is more of an option than a mandate here, and only some writers indulge in it.
>Is it still going? Are there any newer series?Yes and yes! Though most of the older classic stuff has been phased out, only occasionally showing up for nostalgia's sake, 2000AD is constantly renovating their library with new series like:
- Shakara by Robbie Morrison and Henry Flint: cryptic alien revenant murders his way through the entire galaxy to kill those responsible for the genocide of his race.
- Kingdom by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson: spliced dog-soldiers battle giant bugs in post-apocalyptic Earth while trying to unravel the mystery of their "masters".
- Nikolai Dante also by Morrison and Simon Fraser: dashing swashbuckler in far future Russia learns he's bastard son of cruel ruling family, fights and fucks his way through several adventures.
- Zombo by Al Ewing and Henry Flint: civilian spaceship crashes in deathworld, turns out to be carrying secret government-built mega zombie weapon. Absolute fucking madness ensues.
And many, many more.
In a nutshell, getting into 2000AD means losing most preconceptions of how comic publishers work and not being afraid of what looks at first like a massive monolithic universe. Pick a series that looks your speed, find the collections, and that's all there is to it.
And don't forget to give thanks to Tharg the Mighty, for it is he who blesses us with our weekly gift of thrill-power.
