After taking a year off in 2023, the 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special is back. This time around, however, alien editor Tharg the Mighty is trying something a little bit different. The 48-page anthology comic features strips mashing up popular characters from 2000 AD's past and present. Rather than featuring a regular Judge Dredd story, for instance, the special includes Judge Alpha - a cross between stern lawman Joe Dredd and bounty hunter Jonny Alpha. Rogue/Dog blends future war series Rogue Trooper - soon to be an animated film - with Strontium Dog, and so on.
The final strip in the issue is one of the most striking. Harlem Zombos is a cross between Al Ewing and Henry Flint's much-loved horror comedy Zombo and the classic future sport saga Harlem Heroes - one of the very first strips published in the venerable anthology. We spoke with Ewing and artist Boo Cook about putting a fresh spin on two classic comics - and what the future holds for Zombo.
