Mega City Book Club 40: Cradlegrave

Brian Walsh steps into a run down sink estate version of the book club to discuss a masterclass in hoodie horror by John Smith and the late, great Edmund Bagwell. We try and keep spoilers to a minimum in our discussion of one of 2000AD's greatest scary stories.

You can make donations in Edmund's memory at Pancreatic Cancer UK. And pick up your copy of his legacy at the 2000AD store. And check out Brian's own artwork at http://brianwalshpictures.com/

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Mega City Book Club 39: Rogue Trooper

Chris Thompson, the Pop Culture Hound himself, is my guest to discuss the first collection of Rogue Trooper's adventures on Nu-Earth. Check out Chris's impressive roster of comics interviews at PopCultureHound.com

And get your copy of volume one from the 2000AD online store.

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Mega City Book Club 38: The Leopard of Lime Street

Keith Richardson, the graphics novel editor at Rebellion, joins me in a London cafe to discuss the latest release from the Treasury of British Comics. It's time to don a Cat costume, grab your claw rope, and take to the rooftops for some great 1970s British comics action.

Order your copy of the Leopard of Lime Street from the 2000AD online store, and check out the other titles in the Treasury. And there are more details of upcoming releases here.

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Mega City Book Club 37: Mega-City Undercover

It's a welcome return visit for Alex Frith from the Heroes of 2000AD blog as we go undercover in a London pub to discuss the Wally squad and one of the most memorable characters of recent years, Dirty Frank.

Pick up your copy from the 2000AD online store.

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Mega City Book Club 36: Oz

Terry Mack joins me from the southern hemisphere to discuss the mega epic from the middle part of the Chopper saga, Oz. Dredd tackles the Judda, and Supersurf 10 is go!

You can read Oz in the Hachette Mega collection, or in case files volume 11.

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Mega City Book Club 35: The Apocalypse War

Mr Jim Moon travels from the great library of dreams to the book club and brings with him the Dredd epic to end all epics.

Check out Jim's fabulous podcast about all forms of weird fictions, Hypnogoria.

And get your copy of the Apocalypse War in Case Files volume 5,  or in the Hachette collection hardback.

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Mega City Book Club 34: The Tale of One Bad Rat

Owen Watts follows a 2000AD creator off piste with an Eisner award winning book by Bryan Talbot, a tale of one young woman overcoming a history of abuse through the power of art, the English Lakes, and the kindness of strangers.

Check out the 2000AD forums art competitions here, or on Facebook. And you can check out Owen's own podcasts on Mixcloud.

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