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Created by 2000 AD artists Brett Ewins & Steve Dillon, it was the anarchic, irreverent and hugely influential ‘mature’ comic that ran from 1988 to 1995 and changed the face of the industry — from featuring Alan Martin & Jamie Hewlett’s wildly-popular ‘Tank Girl’ and early work by Philip Bond, Glyn Dillon, D’Israeli, and Nick […] More…

Revolution, rebellion, and moral comeuppance — there’s a theme running through a lot of the stories in the latest issues of 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, and it ain’t exactly pro-billionaire! Molch-R and KLO-E run through the gamut of stories in this week’s new issues to discuss the morality of wealth, the joy […] More…

Molch-R & KLO-E welcome writer Dan Abnett and artist INJ Culbard onto In Orbit Every Wednesday to talk about the new series of Brink in 2000 AD, from the challenges and opportunities of long-form storytelling, creative collaboration, and whether the series has a definite end in sight… Catch up on Brink: Hosted by 2000 AD […] More…

KLO-E is back! She returns from her sick bed for some much-needed discussion of the latest 2000 AD, including the return of ‘Brink’ and the portrayal of revolution in Peter Milligan and Kieran McKeown’s ‘The Discarded’. Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe […] More…

We welcome Ben Wheatley – acclaimed film director of Free Fire, Kill List, A Field in England, and Meg 2 — on this episode to chat about his new supernatural Dredd-world series Judge Dee, as well his love for 2000 AD and the challenges of going from writing for film screens to hyper-compressed comic pages. […] More…

In the third part of a brand new interview with the comic book legend, John Wagner discusses how his writing on Judge Dredd has changed over the years, his taste in music, and why he writes at all. Plus there’s more nuance on whether ‘Death of a Judge’ really IS his final story… Listen to […] More…

This week, Molch-R & KLO-E get on their bikes as they examine what Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy’s surrealist, time-travelling polemic from 1986, Sooner or Later, actually says about the world of 2026 – from unemployment to A.I., from desperation to commodification. Get the digital edition of Sooner or Later from the 2000 AD app […] More…

In the second part of a brand new three-part interview with the comic book legend, John Wagner tells Molch-R that there could have been a movie based on the Eagle comic series Doomlord and reflects on projects that didn’t make it beyond the planning stages — including a saucy number that even his wife warned […] More…

With another Valentine’s Day upon us, KLO-E decides now is the time to make Molch-R feel REALLY awkward — with a discussion about the joys of s*x in the pages of 2000 AD! From Nikolai Dante’s swashbuckling swagger to the S*x Olympics in Judge Dredd, they explore how what started as a comic for kids […] More…

In the first part of a brand new three-part interview with the comic book legend, John Wagner discusses his “last” Judge Dredd story, his dislike of the Trump administration, why he’d love a robot butler, and reflects on a comic book career spanning more than half a century. Please note: this is an audio-only interview. […] More…

Which 2000 AD characters are better detectives than ‘The World’s Greatest Detective?’ Molch-R and KLO-E kick the hornets’ nest in pursuit of the characters that they think could best Batman in a straight-up whodunnit! Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe ‘KLO-E’ Maveal, […] More…

Dragons? Floating rocks? Alien tribes? Colonialism? Just how much does James Cameron’s multi-billion dollar franchise Avatar owe to the 2000 AD story Firekind by John Smith and Paul Marshall from 1993? Molch-R and KLO-E examine the evidence while also waxing lyrical about this packed, nuanced, inventive 2000 AD fantasy sci-fi classic. Get the Firekind collection […] More…

THEY’RE BACK! Molch-R & KLO-E return from their winter reboot for a new season of In Orbit Every Wednesday! And what a Prog to kick off with – the return of Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner, with a new story – ‘Death of a Judge’ – with art by Mike Perkins, which it’s rumoured may […] More…

‘Tis the season, Earthlets – in the last epsode of IOEW, Molch-R and KLO-E choose what they would ban about Christmas if they were Judge Dredd before galloping through the bumper 100-page issue of 2000 AD in a race against time before Molch-R’s servo-motors give up. Come for the chat, stay to watch him physically […] More…

Crossover episode! Molch-R and KLO-E welcome Stephen Brotherstone and Dave Lawrence, the brains behind the ‘Scarred for Life’ to explore how 2000 AD fits into the dark, scary pop culture of the 1970s and 1980s in Britain that they explore in their books and podcast, whether it’s trying to explain Worzel Gummidge to KLO-E, discussing […] More…

We round off our time at Thought Bubble 2025 with a bumper episode featuring the official 2000 AD panel from the show, as KLO-E welcomes creators Garth Ennis, Sean Phillips & Jock, with comics critic Kelly Kanayama to talk about 2000 AD, their experiences of getting started in comics, what their work for the Galaxy’s […] More…

Molch-R & KLO-E continue to bring you the sights and sounds of the Thought Bubble comics convention in Harrogate with four short interviews with writers Garth Ennis and Rob Williams, and artists Tom Foster and Steve Yeowell! Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager Michael ‘Molch-R’ Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, […] More…

It’s the first ever LIVE episode of In Orbit Every Wednesday – coming to you from the Thought Bubble comics convention in Harrogate! Molch-R & KLO-E went live amidst the salubrious environs of the Harrogate Convention Centre to discuss comics and conventions, as well as answering your questions! Marvel at how coherent they are after […] More…

From a frisbee you’ll only use once and an eye-damaging rubber-band-powered plane to free bag of crisps or a piece of bubble gum you have to tear the cover to get at – on the latest episode of In Orbit Every Wednesday, after plans fall through the chaos demons that are Molch-R and KLO-E suddenly […] More…

With the new series of Brass Sun now eight episodes in, in the latest episode of the official 2000 AD podcast Molch-R and KLO-E chat about Ian Edginton & INJ Culbard’s ‘clockpunk’ grand science fantasy, making comparisons to Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 sci-fi masterpiece Solaris, and much more. Hosted by […] More…

Shwmae, Earthlets! On this episode of the Galaxy’s Greatest Podcast we welcome Rob Williams, writer of the new ‘Red Dragon’ series currently running in 2000 AD, to talk about Welsh superheroes, the art of Patrick Goddard and Steve Yeowell, how the series reflects the experience of growing up in Wales in the 1980s, and how […] More…

The all-new Judge Death Mega-Special is out now! Molch-R and Dark Judge Pestilence (aka KLO-E with a cold) discuss Brian Bolland’s incredible cover, how Death, Fear, Fire and Mortis are portrayed by a top roster of creators, and whether — 45 years after their debut in 2000 AD — the Dark Judges are still genuinely […] More…

The Judge Dredd Megazine hits 35 years this week and Molch-R returns to IOEW to chat with KLO-E both about why 2000 AD’s sister title has endured and why its latest issue is an all-time banger! Get Megazine #458 from the 2000 AD webshop or download the 2000 AD app now! Hosted by 2000 AD […] More…

Molch-R is still MIA so ST33V taps into the ring with KLO-E to welcome their special guest — 2000 AD fan and co-host of the WrestleTalk podcast, Oli Davis! They chat about how wrestling might be pretty absent from the pages of 2000 AD, that doesn’t mean the two don’t have lots in common! Hosted […] More…