Hi, everyone,
As 2000AD and Judge Dredd celebrate their 40th birthday, I took time out from writing the sequel to Serial Killer in the Read Em and Weep series to complete the definitive history of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, and the turbulent, extraordinary and exciting events that shaped it. I’ve been planning and writing it for years and thought it was about time I finally finished i!
It’s called Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave! 2000AD and Judge Dredd: The Secret History and it’s on sale now.
Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave! is the infamous slogan of Torquemada, the comic’s favorite villain. It once appeared on the Berlin Wall and symbolizes the subversive nature of 2000AD that changed so many readers’ lives and influenced generations of film directors, actors, rock bands, novelists and even school headmasters.
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about Judge Dredd, Slaine, Nemesis, ABC Warriors, Flesh, Bill Savage and more are contained in its pages. Plus the artists who created them and the real-life people and events I drew on for inspiration. The scandals, the back-stabbing and the shocking story that was regarded as “too sensitive” to ever see the light of day is finally told.
I relate the dark story of the maths teacher who inspired my version of Judge Dredd, the creators’ angry battles with the censors and each other, why certain writers, stories and even readers have been banished from the comic. There’s a step-by-step account of how Judge Dredd was created, and how to write or draw for 2000AD today.
There are new insights on the 2000AD creators’ invasion of American comics, their failed French invasion, the Judge Dredd films, the forthcoming Judge Dredd TV series, other possible films featuring 2000AD heroes, the surprising secret of the comic’s current success, the tough challenges it faces today, and its exciting future.
From the hilarious origins when Judge Dredd writer-creator John Wagner and I began our careers writing together in a garden shed by paraffin lamp, to the tragic stories of legendary comic artists who have passed, and the challenges as 2000AD fought for survival against The Suits determined to destroy it, this is a unique, personal, and from the heart account by the creator of 2000AD.
Buy now on Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072JYY2NF?utm_source=Millsverse+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b07b689078-Secret_History_Release_2017_06_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cf425f8ae5-b07b689078-109703433Buy now on Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072JYY2NF?utm_source=Millsverse+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b07b689078-Secret_History_Release_2017_06_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cf425f8ae5-b07b689078-109703433So the truth will finally be out there. Don’t wait for the paperback edition: get the ebook now, before my Secret History is censored or banned. I’m quite serious.
Cheers
Pat