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Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
Mega City Book Club is a podcast about collected editions of the British comic 2000AD published by Rebellion. Each episode host Eamonn Clarke is joined by a different guest to discuss a 2000AD book of their choice. You can find out more at megacitybookclub.com and if you have a book you would like to discuss then get in touch at [email protected]
Episodes
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345: Defoe 1666
Rob Lane joins me to hunt 17th century zombies with Defoe. Get your copy of the book from the 2000AD store or the Hachette hardback collection. You can find Rob's own writing at Installation. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Instagram,...
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344: Harrier Squadron
Andrew Stringer makes a vertical take-off and landing to discuss the complicated history of Harrier Squadron in the pages of Warlord and Commando. Read about the recent revival on James Swallow's own website, and see some of Keith Burns' spectacular artwork on his Website and Instagram. Also find...
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343: The Warriors
Tony Esmond joins the film club with a cult classic from 1979. Expect face paints, colourful outfits, class struggles, and the implacable pursuit of the Baseball Furies. Find Tony on the Awesome Comics Podcast and on Substack, and Conrad is at SpaceSpinner2000.com And check out Chris Askham's...
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342: 2000AD vs Battle Action
Paul Trimble returns to discuss the fantastic 2000AD vs Battle Action merger that never happened. Get your copy from the 2000AD store. Find Paul on the Enniskillen Comic Fest Facebook page and on Instagram, as well as in the Battle Fans group. You can find Paul's latest Kings Reach Commandos…
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341: For The Man Who Has Everything
Cristian Aluas joins the book club to discuss Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' work on Superman: For the Man Who Has Everything. We also cover Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? and Alan Moore's Writing for Comics. You can find Cristian's own work on his website Masterpiece Art School where…
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340: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Conrad returns from SpaceSpinner2000.com to discuss the latest cinematic adventures of the Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man. Slight spoilers for the identity of one of the new X-Men start at 12:45 You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on…
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339: The Art of Brett Ewins
Luke Aldred returns to discuss the life and work of Brett Ewins, with a particular focus on The Haunting of Sector House 9. Chase down a copy of The Art of Brett Ewins. You can find Luke's work on covers at Daft Notions and on his Instagram. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the...
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338: In Waves
Tony Esmond surfs in with a very moving book from Nobrow press. Content note: the book deals with a real life case of a young woman with terminal cancer. Find Tony on the Awesome Comics podcast, at Tribute Press, in the pages of DUI 4, Or on his own podcast Never Iron Anything. He is also a...
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337: Supergirl
Conrad and I have been to the movies to see the new Supergirl movie, and we’ve also read the Tom King and Bilquis Evely comic it is based on. There are very mild spoilers for film and comic. Please get yourself a copy of the collected edition of Supergirl:Woman of Tomorrow from your local…
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336: Insomniax
John Charles returns to discuss his new magazine about comics. Back Insomniax on Kickstarter and follow John on Instagram and Facebook. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and...
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335: Summer Magic
Brian Walsh was the last of my Lawless guests and he brought along the complete Luke Kirby from Rebellion books. Find Brian on his website and on Instagram. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And…
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334: The Twilight Zone
Giles Richards earns his fifth star on a journey into The Twilight Zone. Conrad, Giles and I discuss the series as a whole, and its relationship to 2000AD Future Shocks and other twisty story strands from British comics. Then we discuss the following episodes in spoilerific detail: Time Enough at...
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333: The Fantastic Art of Ron Turner
The Lawless adventure continues as Richard Sheaf returns to discuss a huge book about the life and work of Ron Turner. Get your copy on the Telos publishing site, and read more of Richard's writing about Ron Turner on his Boys Adventure Comics blog. You can also view some of the contents of Eric...
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332: Undercover Brothers
Giles Wright returns to Lawless and he's brought another eclectic mix of stories from Mega-City One. We discuss some highs and lows in both stories and artwork, and we reflect on some real world parallels with undercover policing. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook…
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331: w0rldtr33
I met Rob Ellis at the Lawless convention to talk about a recent Image comic by James Tynion IV and Fernando Blanco. Find it on Image or in your local bookstore. You can also head to Dynamite comics for details of Silvia Califano's book Elvira in Horrorland. You can find a list of all the…
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330: Top Ten Judge Dredd Epics
Back in the UK! Conrad Leiden from the wonderful Space Spinner 2000 podcast joins me at the Lawless convention to celebrate ten years of podcasting about the galaxy's greatest comic. And then we count down our personal top ten Judge Dredd epics. Send me your own lists to [email protected] You...
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329: Brink book 4
Sloe Smycz returns from Warsaw to discuss Brink book 4 by Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard. Get your copy from the 2000AD store. Click for links to the Avangarda association and the Bazyliszek convention. And follow Sloe on Instagram to see their latest cap! You can find a list of all the upcoming…
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328: Lockout
Cornad Leiden and I journey to the high rock to witness a very muscular Guy Pearce rescue the president's daughter, But will he find the MacGuffin along the way? Check out Space Spinner 2000 collection number 29 for more about Harry 20 on the High Rock. You can find a list of all the upcoming…
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327: Harry 20 on the High Rock
Glen Lees is back all the way from Oz with another great one and done story from the early days of 2000AD. The spoilers for the big twist are between 26:16-31:10 and in the discussion of the cover reveal at 42:29-42:50. You can find some more details of reprints on Barney. You can find a list of...
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326: Zenith phase 3
Andrew Schuman joins the book club to discuss the reality altering crisis in Phase 3 of Zenith by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell. You can find this book digitally or wait until later in 2026 for a complete omnibus in colour. The Zenith phase 3 scorecard is here and the Tom Whiteley article we...
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325: Precinct 13 and Outpost 31
Troy Martin is a confident man who dons his Parka to guide us through two masterpieces from John Carpenter. None of us are who we think we are but you can find Troy at TMfitness and Sweet Nightmares Media. And follow Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the...
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324: Nemesis the Warlock book 1
Mick Cassidy joins the book club to take me back to the glories of Kevin O'Neill's black and white artwork in the first Titan collection of Nemesis by O'Neill and Pat Mills. Find Mick's own work at MetalMongrol.com and on his Big Cartel. You can also follow him on instagram and ComicArtFans. You...
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323: Beyond the Call of Duty
Liam Dempsey from the Spocklight podcast joins me to discuss the challenges Dredd and DeMarco face after the events of The Pit. You can find this story in Case Files 28. And you can find more of Liam's work on Letterboxd and Bluesky. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook...
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322: Robots in Disguise
Michael Crowder joins the film club to talk about two transforming robot movies from 1986, Transformers The Movie and GoBots:Battle of the Rock Lords. Email me if you want a link to the GoBots on Facebook. That's if we haven't put you off! You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the...
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321: Calvin and Hobbes
Lee Tyler is back to discuss the greatest newspaper comic strip of all time. We also play the most expensive round of the grail page game yet, just so we can donate the art to the Billy Ireland cartoon museum in Ohio! The documentary we discuss is called Dear Mr Watterson. You can support Lee's...
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320: Lawless vol 1
Troy Martin returns to discuss some wonderful work by Dan Abnett and Phil Winslade on the first book of Lawless. You can find the musical episode we discussed on Soundcloud or the 2000AD page. Troy wrote a story in Commando 5731 and in DUI 4 You can also find him in Zarjaz 3:3 and on his substack...
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319: Preacher
The book club has gone to Texas. Jamie Beamish makes his third appearance to discuss Preacher and the superlative work of Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, and Glenn Fabry. Go and see Jamie on screen in Saipan, and keep an eye on Netflix for Lisa McGee's new series. Billy the Kid is streaming on MGM+…
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318: The Broons and Oor Wullie
Jonny Cannon takes the book club north of the border to discuss the cultural significance of The Broons and Oor Wullie, and the endlessly inventive artwork of Dudley D.Watkins. Crivens! Find Jonny's own comics on his BigCartel store, and follow his wonderful notes on artists on his Substack. If…
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317: The ComicScene Yearbook 2026
Tony Foster pops into a festive book club to talk about the ComicScene yearbook 2026 and to reveal the winners of their latest awards. Get your copy from the Shift webstore, and follow ComicScene on substack. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast…
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316: We3
Zack Cahill takes me on an Incredible Journey through a masterpiece by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. The new pocket digest edition is out now. Find Zack's own comics on Big Cartel and his Patreon. And you can now buy DUI 4 through the KDP print on demand service. All profits got to the London...
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315: The Small House
Graham Cannon returns to discuss a modern Judge Dredd classic by Rob Williams and Henry Flint. Get your copy from the 2000AD store. And thanks to Close Encounters in Peterborough for letting us record upstairs. And yes, my voice was recovering from a cold. You can find a list of all the upcoming...
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314: Hellbreaker
Pat Mills and Ian Ashcroft join me to discuss their current kickstarter for Hellbreaker: Fire in the Blood. Get onboard the kickstarter here, follow Pat on his Substack, and find Ian's art on Instagram and Facebook. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the...
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313: The War Machine
Ant Celestino joins the book club with the collected edition of the Rogue Trooper reboot: The War Machine. You can get your copy in the 2000AD store. And stay tuned to the end for a surprise from your favourite Saturday morning cartoon! Follow Ant's theme tune project on his YouTube. You can find…
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312: Realm of the Damned
Pete Trainor joins the book club to discuss Realm of the Damned by Alec Worley and Pye Parr. Check out Alec's Substack for great notes on horror. The Sons of Balaur music is on Youtube and you can find Pete on his website and on Bluesky. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the…
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311: Jaws
Richard Sheaf, Conrad Leiden and myself set off on board the Orca to compare scars, tell horror stories, and sing sea shanties galore. Find Richard at BoysAdventureComics.blogspot.com and Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the...
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310: Judgment Day
Adam Murdough returns to the book club with one of Alan Moore's lesser known works featuring a panoply of artistic talent. You can hear more of Adam on the Comic Timing podcast with Ian Levenstein. Also, Adam's thesis on Crisis on Infinite Earths is here. And there is a set of annotations to the...
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309: The Life of Brian Braddock
We've visited the Crooked World of Captain Britain twice in the book club, now Luke Aldred returns to discuss what happened to Brian Braddock after all of that earth-shattering chaos. We talk about stories by Jamie Delano, and all of that superb art by Alan Davis. You can find Luke's own artwork…
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308: Lovesick
Rob Ellis joined me at the Lawless convention to discuss an unusual book by the Italian creator Luana Vecchio. Content advisory: this book features a lot of sex, violence, and suicidal ideation. It's not for everyone but if you are not deterred then both the digital and paperback versions are…
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307: The Sweeney!
Get your trousers on, you're nicked! The old school film club wants to tell you about fags, slags, blags, and Jags. John Caro joins us to discuss two films about hard nosed British coppers in the late 1970s. Can we make the link to the comics that we love so much, and can we work out why everyone...
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306: Beyond Mega-City One
I met up with Giles Wright at the Enniskillen Comic Fest to discuss another eclectic collection of Judge Dredd stories which tells us more about the world beyond the boundaries of MC1. We also discuss the convention and Paul Trimble's astonishing line-up of guests. You can find a list of all the...
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305: 28 Years Later
For this film club episode we dodged hordes of the rage infected to end up in another London dungeon! Damian Lubanski earns his fifth star and covers one of the big horror films of the year. We are pretty spoilerific for the first two films in the series. We also discuss the character from…
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304: Jeff Hawke
A look at the newspaper strip Jeff Hawke by Willie Patterson and Sydney Jordan. Recorded at the Lawless convention with Richard Sheaf, who is a comics blogger, scholar, fact-checker, proofreader, and the tailwalker in the this year's Hotdog run. Check out Richard's work at...
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303: Fantastic Four: First Steps
Conrad is back to discuss the new Fantastic Four movie. We talk about spoilers for Reed Richards' master plan from 19:51-26:07 so maybe avoid that section if you haven't seen the film yet. And find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page,...
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302: When the Wind Blows
Jim O'Brien returns to discuss the nuclear paranoia of the early 1980s and, in particular, the genius of Raymond Briggs. Find Jim's own writings about comics in Battling Britons issue 7, and in Comics Rule OK. And keep on eye on Justin Marriott's page for the new issue coming soon. You can find a...
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301: Superman (2025)
Conrad and I have both seen the new Superman movie and we can't stop humming the John Williams theme. Podcasts are the new punk rock! Find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and...
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300: Top Ten Covers
The book club reaches episode 300, and to celebrate I'm joined by Pete Wells to count down the top ten covers from the first 300 progs as voted for by listeners. There are a couple of surprises along the way and you can view a montage of the top ten covers here. Thank you to everyone who voted…
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299: Lawman of the Future
Dan Stokes joins the book club to discuss the Judge Dredd: Lawman of the Future comic from 1995. What high hopes we all had back then! Find Dan's own art at Stokesy.art on Instagram and at ArtTherapyDan.com You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on...
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298: Moon
We're in the film club again as Conrad and Peter briefly discuss Marvel's Thunderbolts (no spoilers) before Peter makes the case for Duncan Jones' Moon with full spoilers for this fantastic film. Find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com and Peter at the Hindsight Hut including his recent interview…
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297: The Daleks
Brian Doob returns to discuss a Panini collection of The Daleks strips that ran in TV Century 21 comic in the 1960s. Check out Brian's work on British Invaders and on the BritTrack at Dragon Con. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram,...
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296: Animal Man
Colin Taylor returns to celebrate reaching the top ten of his massive project to cover 100 comic runs that you should read, and in at number 7 is Animal Man. We cover the 26 issue run by Grant Morrison, Chas Troug and Doug Hazlewood, with spectacular covers by Brian Bolland. We do discuss some…
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Mega City Book Club is a podcast about collected editions of the British comic 2000AD published by Rebellion. Each episode host Eamonn Clarke is joined by a different guest to discuss a 2000AD book of their choice. You can find out more at megacitybookclub.com and if you have a book you would like to discuss then get in touch at [email protected]
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