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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 16h

Oh what’s this, just dropped through the letter box? Looks great, @gejwatts.bsky.social and @georgiacooked.bsky.social !

The Deepest Dark, a role playing game, by Ella Watts and Georgia Cook

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 23h

From Prog 446, 1985, an advert for the upcoming #Slaine strip "Tomb of Terror". Written by #PatMils, with art by #GlennFabry, this was Tooth's first - and most extensive - go at doing a #ChooseYourOwnAdventure / #FightingFantasy strip in the comic. #2000ad #houseads

From Prog 446, 1985, an advert for the upcoming Slaine story, Tomb of Terror. Art by Glenn Fabry

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Republic? Over our dead body.”

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

From Prog 1204, 2000, an ad for #ThargsFutureShocks, those bite-sized thrills that exist both to fill in if the comic's running a few pages short, or to launch the careers of creators like #AlanMoore and #GrantMorrison, or, as here, #FraserIrving (drawing a #SteveMoore tale). #2000ad #houseads

Ad from 2000AD Prog 1204, featuring Tharg's Future Shocks. Art by Fraser Irving.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

And that’s pretty much it for this time round. The book feels almost like it’s homaging early 60s Marvel books - “Ok, Larry, now let’s have him fight CABLE and SABRETOOTH! In the SEWERS!” “Great, get drawing, Marc!”. It’s all very frenetic. Frankly, I’m exhausted just reading it. End

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

And then, after #43 (a story that feels like a fill-in) and #44 (an ACTUAL fill-in), it’s non-stop fighting for #45 and #46, as Wolverine takes on Sabretooth AND #LadyDeathstrike AND the #HunterInDarkness (with a bit of help from Jubilee).

Cover of Wolverine #45, by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green

Page from Wolverine #45, by Marc Silvestri

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yep, that’s right. Sabretooth’s back, hairier than ever, and he’s got a secret for Logan: he’s his dad!! Inevitably, a fight occurs, in an issue made all-the-more exciting by a guest appearance by #Cable. And as if that’s not exciting enough, #NickFury turns up to pour scorn on Sabretooth’s claim.

Page from Wolverine #41, art by Marc Silvestri

Page from Wolverine #42, art by Marc Silvestri

Panels from Wolverine #42, art by Marc Silvestri

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In #41, Elsie-Dee saves her new pal, taking him to the relative safety of the sewers under New York, where longtime readers may remember Wolverine’s arch-nemesis, #Sabretooth, was last seen being mostly dead. Well, guess what?

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Albert gets a bit jealous, steals a Stealth Bomber (no, really), and crashes it into Wolverine, who ends up falling into the East River.

Page from Wolverine #40, art by Marc Silverstri

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

But… Elsie-Dee’s smart enough to decide she doesn’t much fancy self-destruction as a career goal, and latches onto Wolverine as his latest kid sidekick. Wolverine and #Jubilee visit with Storm at the X-Mansion (or what’s currently left of it), then go play pool with #Forge, for some reason.

Page from Wolverine #39, art by Marc Silverstri

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"Albert"'s working with another robot, this one in the form of a small child called “Elsie Dee” (geddit?) to lure Wolverine into an ambush. The plan is for Elsie-Dee to blow herself up when she meets Wolverine, because that’ll definitely kill the adamantium-boned regenerating man.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Issues 38-40 guest-star #Storm, who wants to find out why Wolverine has apparently been robbing mob-run casinos. Turns out it’s not Logan, but a robot duplicate called Albert, built by his old enemy, #DonaldPierce.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Right, then, #xmen90s time, and having seen #Wolverine reuniting with the X-Men in “X-Tinction Agenda”, let’s see what the ol canucklehead is getting up to in his own book. All these issues are brought to us by #LarryHama and #MarcSilverstri, so let’s see what they brought us in the summer of 1990.

Cover of Wolverine #38, by Marc Silverstri and Dan Green

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

From Prog 772, 1992, an advert for the #RedDwarf Magazine (inevitably later renamed as the "Smegazine"). Cover art by #JonRushby, with comic strips drawn by #AlanBurrows. It didn't last long, but it's remembered by someone here: reddwarf.co.uk/features/his... #2000ad #houseads

From Prog 772, 1992, an advert for the Red Dwarf Magazine. Art by Jon Rushby

Page from Red Dwarf Magazine #1. Art by Jon Rushby

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

From Prog 2012 in 2017, a look ahead to a new #BillSavage serial, by the legend that is #PatMills, and his regular Savage artist, #PatrickGoddard. "The Thousand Year Stare" was the most recent Bill Savage strip, and, I guess, will be the last?

From Prog 2012, advert for the upcoming Bill Savage strip, "The Thousand Year Start", written by Pat Mills and drawn by Patrick Goddard.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It’s a bit messy in places, and there’s a lot of what #DoctorWho fans would recognise as “running up and down corridors” (killing time because we’ve got another 3 episodes to get through yet), but it’s not bad. Certainly, compared to later “events”, it’s pretty good! End

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

By the end, Storm’s gotten her powers (and adult body) back. Warlock’s dead, Wolfsbane and Havok stay on Genosha to help pick up the pieces, and the X-Teams are all chums again.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

None of his plans quite work, and there’s a lot of “Hodge plans to betray his Genoshan allies, and THEY intend to betray HIM” going on. We get some nice fights, Rob Liefeld gets to draw Jubilee, Cyclops shaves his head and REALLY bulks up, Wolverine and Archangel scrap, and Hodge gets trashed.

Splash page from New Mutants #96, drawn by Rob Liefeld

Panels from X-Factor #61, drawn by Jon Bogdanove

Page from Uncanny X-Men #272, drawn by Jim Lee.

PAge from X-Factor #62, drawn by Jon Bogdanove

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And what is his plan? Well… * Kidnap some X-People. * Put them on trial. * Use Warlock’s transmode virus to turn into a freaky shapeshifter. * Lure the other X-Men into attacking Genosha, to raise the level of anti-mutant fear. * Engineer a hook-up for Wolverine and Jean Grey, to make Cyclops sad.

Double-page spread from Uncanny X-Men #272, drawn by Jim Lee

Page from New Mutants #95, drawn by Rob Liefeld

Panels from X-Factor #60, drawn by Jon Bogdanove

Page from X-Factor #61, drawn by Jon Bogdanove

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The plot’s pretty straightforward: #CameronHodge, X-Factor’s former public relations manager hates mutants, and he’s taken over the island of #Genosha (where mutants are used as slaves by the definitely-not-apartheid-era-South-Africa), from where he’s planning to wipe out the various X-Teams.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

...the current team of X-Men ( #Gambit, #Banshee, #Forge, and kid #Storm - who’s still currently pre-teen and unpowered), and the OTHER team of X-Men ( #Jubilee, #Wolverine and #Psylocke, all finally back from their tour of Asia).

Splash Page from X-Factor #61, drawn by Jon Bogdanove.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The 9-part story unites #Cable ’s increasingly militaristic New Mutant team ( #BoomBoom, #Sunspot, #Cannonball, #Wolfsbane, #Warlock and #Rictor) and X-Factor ( #Cyclops, #Beast, #Iceman, #Archangel and #JeanGrey), as well as...

Cover of New Mutants #97, by Rob Liefeld

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The creative teams are pretty consistent for this run. #ChrisClaremont is on writing duty for #UncannyX-Men, which both #NewMutants and #X-Factor are written by #LouiseSimonson. Art comes from #JimLee, #RobLiefeld and #JonBogdanove, with one issue filled-in by #GuangYap.

Cover of New Mutants #96, by Rob Liefeld

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#xmen90s hits “X-Tinction Agenda”, the first of the 90s crossovers, something that will become a fixture of the next decade. And we’re at the point where, after a couple of years of the X-Teams doing pretty much their own thing, they’re going to start being a lot closer for a while. #xtinctionagenda

Cover of Uncanny X-Men #270, drawn by Jim Lee

Cover of New Mutants #95, drawn by Rob Liefeld

Cover of X-Factor #60, drawn by Jon Bogdanove

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

From Prog 1045, 1997, an ad for #GordonRennie and #GregStaples' #WitchWorld. Rennie's first work for Tooth (he'd done #MissionaryMan for the Megazine), it's not something that he has a lot of love for, as he mentions here: viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2007/02/28-d... #2000ad #houseads

From 2000AD Prog 1045, house ad for upcoming strip "Witch World". Art by Greg Staples

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I like that Anderson strip, though (or perhaps because) it had a bit of a grim ending.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've been reading Dredd since I was 7 years old. Other than enjoying Doctor Who, it's the thing I've done consistently most in my life, for which I can only thank #JohnWagner, #AlanGrant, #PatMills, #GarthEnnis, #RobWilliams, #AlEwing, #KenNiemand, #MichaelCarroll, #GordonRennie and #IanEdginton!

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Finally, Z is for Lenny Zero, an ex-Judge who hasn't (yet) been sent to Titan. Maybe one of these days. Art by #Jock

Page from Judge Dredd Megazine 3.68, featuring Lenny Zero. Art by Jock.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Y is for Yassa Povey, a helpful kid from the Cursed Earth, who save Dredd's life, and got blinded for his trouble. Art by #SteveDillon, one more time.

Cover of 2000AD Prog 702, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Steve Dillon

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

X is for Xanadu, the planet where Dredd finally tracked down the Judge Child, the kid prophesised to save the city, and promptly left him there. Art by #RonSmith

Double page from 2000AD Prog 180, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Ron Smith.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

W is for Walter the Wobot, Dredd's sometime-manservant, who's mostly forgotten, though occasionally he turns up these days. Art by #ChrisWeston

Panels from 2000AD Prog 2260, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Chris Weston

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

V is for Vienna, Dredd's niece. Who occasionally brings out his human side. Art by #IanGibson

Page from 2000AD Prog 116, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Ian Gibson

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

U is for Uggie Apelino, a monkey gangster. Art by #MikeMcMahon, one more time.

Art from 2000AD Prog 39, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Mike McMahon

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

T is for Tweak, a cute alien who helped Judge Dredd cross the Cursed Earth. Art by #BrianBolland again.

Page from 2000AD Prog 81, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Brian Bolland

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

S is for Smiley, a top-secret, double-undercover Judge who occasionally helps to stop crooked Judges from taking over the city. Art by #HenryFlint

Art from 2000AD Prog 2100, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Henry Flint.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

R is for Rico, Dredd's evil twin. And also the not-evil clone who came later. Art by #CliffRobinson again.

Cover of 2000AD Prog 1187, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Cliff Robinson.

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Q is for Quincy, who, on the orders of Chief Judge Cal, shot Dredd, and was rewarded by dressing only in his undies for the rest of his career. Art by #MikeMcMahon (again)

Page from 2000AD Prog 89, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Mike McMahon

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

P is for PJ Maybe, a psychopath who was a thorn in Dredd's side from a surprisingly young age. Art by #CliffRobinson

Cover of Extreme 2000AD #2, featuring Judge Dredd. Art by Cliff Robinson

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Ianlovescomix @ianlovescomix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

O is for Orlok, a mysterious assassin who was mostly to blame for Block Mania, as well as killing one of Dredd's best mates. Art by #SteveDillon again.