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Best of 2000 A.D. #10
This is a monthly reprint book ,reprinting stuff from the British weekly comic 2000 A.D. Before this comic I had read some Judge Dredd and a few Rogue Trooper stories. I saw this on a online comic shop for a buck and took a chance.
First off we get a 6 part story starring Sam Slade Robo Hunter. Written by Grant Grover and art by Ian Gibson. Set in the future. The story is about the World Cup. It is being held in England. And most teams are made up completely with robots. Well the 4 star players on the UK team have been acting very very strange. So someone hires Sam to find out what is happening. He goes and first checks the soccer robots. Nothing is wrong with them. So he figures out someone in the stands must be using some device to control them. So we get a long adventure with him trying to figure out who is doing this. And he finally does. But by then the 4 robots get damaged. So in part 6 of the story Sam Slade must join the UK team and try to help the UK win the World Cup. Now I have never been into soccer.Mainly cause to me soccer is hockey with less action and a slower pace. But this was a fun and funny story. It is also the first time I have read Sam Slade and I would like to read more of his adventures.
Next we get the Judge Dredd story "Gunge". Written by T.B. Grover and art by Ron Smith. Some sleazy company has figured out a way to take stuff like slime,bacteria,mould,body hair and other gross stuff and make it into food. Well there is nothing against the law with this. But still Judge Dredd wants to stop it. So he uses the law and some clever thinking and in the end manages to stop it. This was one of the shorter Dredd stories I have read. And it has the normal humor I have come to expect from Dredd stories.
We get a 5 part Rogue Trooper story. Written by Gerry Finley-Day and art by Cam Kennedy. Early on Rogue Trooper get a major injury. And while Bagman is healing him ,Rogue Trooper in his injured state starts telling stories about when he was first created and being trained. It seems he has been holding secrets back from Bagman and the others that work with Rogue Trooper. This story is smartly written and has amazing artwork. And a great ending.
The last story is Tharg the Mighty this is your life. Tharg is the host of each issue of 2000 AD. And this is most a joke story. But it is perfect for what it is.
I really enjoyed this issue. The Robo Hunter and Rogue Trooper stories are the standouts. I am not sure if Best of 2000ad still comes out. If it does I would love to get it every month. I would subscribe to the weekly 2000ad but the cost is more than I can afford. Best of 2000AD 10 gets a B+.
