Mega City Book Club
Episodes
329: Brink book 4
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 Avang...
328: Lockout
25 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 alo...
327: Harry 20 on the High Rock
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
326: Zenith phase 3
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
325: Precinct 13 and Outpost 31
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
324: Nemesis the Warlock book 1
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
323: Beyond the Call of Duty
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 stor...
322: Robots in Disguise
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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....
321: Calvin and Hobbes
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
320: Lawless vol 1
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
319: Preacher
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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, a...
318: The Broons and Oor Wullie
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ar...
317: The ComicScene Yearbook 2026
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
316: We3
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
315: The Small House
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Clos...
314: Hellbreaker
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Mills and Ian Ashcroft join me to discuss their current kickstarter for Hellblazer: Fire in the Blood. Get onboard the kickstarter here, follow Pa...
313: The War Machine
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
312: Realm of the Damned
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
311: Jaws
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
310: Judgment Day
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
309: The Life of Brian Braddock
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 al...
308: Lovesick
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
307: The Sweeney!
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
306: Beyond Mega-City One
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
305: 28 Years Later
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
304: Jeff Hawke
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
303: Fantastic Four: First Steps
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 sec...
302: When the Wind Blows
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
301: Superman (2025)
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Sp...
300: Top Ten Covers
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
299: Lawman of the Future
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
298: Moon
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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' Moo...
297: The Daleks
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
296: Animal Man
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Anim...
295: The Trials of Nasty Tales
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The hardest working man in British comics returns, Tony Esmond guides me through the history of underground comics and some of the legal difficulties ...
294: Judge Dredd The Movie
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad Leiden joins me to discuss the 30th anniversary edition of the adaptation of the Sylvester Stallone Judge Dredd movie. Find Conrad at SpaceSpin...
293: City of the Damned
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Wynn makes his third visit to the book club to discuss the Judge Dredd epic that sort of tapered out, and even got lost in a pub. We chat about C...
292: Grandville
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Fisher joins the five star club as he returns to discuss the collected edition of Bryan Talbot's five Grandville stories. Order your copy of the ...
291: Cover Story. The 2000AD Design Art of Robin Smith
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Hymus has come back with a belter of a book from 2000AD. Join us as we marvel over the contributions of Robin Smith to the golden age of the galax...
290: Born Again into a Brave New World
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Movie time! We have seen Captain America: Brave New World and the first three episodes of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+. Very mild spoilers for the...
289: The Drunken Bakers
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Walsh is back in the book club, and he's brought cake! We discuss the history of Viz and the existential comedy of the Drunken Bakers by Barney ...
288: Lord Snooty
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Hagan returns from episode 163 to discuss another comic genius as we look at Dudley D.Watkins and his creation, Lord Snooty. You can find copie...
287: The Stainless Steel Rat in colour
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Giles Richards returns to discuss a new collection of the Stainless Steel Rat stories, and this time they are in colour. Grab yourself a copy from the...
286: Cry Havoc
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a full moon and Brett Harris returns to discuss some werewolf action in Cry Havoc by Si Spurrier and Ryan Kelly. You can read it in an Image pape...
285: Hellman Downfall
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Trimble returns to discuss another volume of Hellman of Hammer Force, this time with stories from the Battle Action merger as Hellman and his cre...
284: Kraven's Last Hunt
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad and I have been to see the latest film in Sony's Spider-Verse, and we use it as an excuse to talk about one of the greatest Spider-Man comic st...
283: Robot Wars
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Tyler joins the book club to discuss the first Judge Dredd epic from back in 1977. You can find Robot Wars in Case Files 1 from the 2000AD store.J...
282: The Tower King
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Campbell returns for a third visit to the book club with a New Eagle classic, The Tower King by Alan Hebden and Jose Ortiz. The Hibernia collectio...
281: Necronauts
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I met up with five star club member Alex Frith in the pub to discuss Necronauts by Gordon Rennie and Frazer Irving. You can buy this story in the coll...
280: No More Heroes
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad is back to discuss two recent films featuring villains but no heroes, maybe? There are spoilers for the ending of Joker 2 between 15:24 and 21:...
279: Ministry of Space
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Stringer is back on board the Spaceship Britannia as we blast off with the Ministry of Space by Warren Ellis and Chris Weston.You can find a li...
278: The Sarge
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Garth Ennis returns to discuss two volumes of The Sarge from the pages of Battle by Gerry Finley-Day and Mike Western. We also discuss the current run...
277: Garth
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny Cannon returns to talk about his love for Frank Bellamy's inking techniques which he used to great effect on the long running newspaper strip, G...
276: Roy of the Rovers
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Nolan returns to talk about the greatest left foot in football, and to discuss the highs and lows of Melchester Rovers in the early 1980s. It's ...
275: Punisher Max
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Damian Lubanski returns to our secret recording facility in London and this time we are following Garth Ennis into one of those American comics. The f...
274: Razorjack
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Acclaimed novelist and comics writer Michael Carroll joins the book club! You can find John Higgins' Razorjack hardback at Forbidden Planet, and Micha...
273: The Ultimate Book of British Comics
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Hymus, famous as the Man in the Gold suit from Lawless, joins the book club with a bumper volume packed full of British comics. Second hand copies...
272: Deadpool and Wolverine
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The film club has been to see the big summer blockbuster and we have thoughts about it. The spoiler section starts at 15:20 and finishes at 39:55. And...
271: 40 Years of Scream!
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Last joins the book club to discuss a wonderful collection of all 15 issues of Scream from the Treasury of British Comics. You can find Stephe...
270: Batman Dylan Dog
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Esmond returns to discuss the best Batman book of the year, and to touch on the huge subject of Italian comics. You can find Tony at Tribute Pres...
269: Technofreak Apocrypha
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm joined by 2000AD artist and colourist John Charles to discuss his own comics and his new Kickstarter for Technofreak Apocrypha. Find Technofreak o...
268: Junker
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Ellis joins the book club to make the case for Junker by Michael Fleisher, John Ridgway and Tim Perkins. This episode was recorded at Lawless 2024...
267: When Judges Go Bad
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I met up with Giles Wright at the Lawless convention to discuss another eclectic mix of Judge Dredd stories from some masters of the form. We talk abo...
266: Pat Mills
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Mills! The creator of 2000AD and so much more joins me to discuss his book Pageturners and his advice for creators who want to follow in his...
265: The Bojeffries Saga
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Sheaf returns to the book club at the Lawless convention in Bristol to discuss the wonderful Bojeffries Saga by Alan Moore and Steve Parkhouse...
264: Madame Web and Furiosa
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad and I have been to the movies and we have thoughts about the lows of Madame Web and the heights of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Mild spoilers for M...
263: Firekind
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Baker joins me from Japan to discuss one of the lesser known classics from the prog in the 1990s. Follow us into the world of John Smith and Pa...
262: Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew!
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Richardson is the senior graphic novels editor at Rebellion and the editor of Monster Fun. We take a break from classic British comics to divert...
261: Ten years of Lawless
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I spoke to Su Haddrell about her work organising the superb Lawless convention for the last ten years. This year's event is on May 25-26th at the Doub...
260: Concrete Surfer
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sloe Smycz joins me from Warsaw to discuss reading British comics in Poland, and to focus on a fascinating mix of skateboarding and Pat Mills' politic...
259: Codename Warlord
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Maxwell is a comic book creator who writes for Commando comics, and he joins the book club to discuss a recent collection of a classic story fro...
258: Father of the British Graphic Novel
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Fisher returns to talk me through Bryan Talbot's memoir which he helped design, and to tell me about the new Johnny Alpha statue which you can st...
257: Tara Togs
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The comic artist Stref AKA Stephen White joins me to discuss the Comic Scene kickstarter for his new graphic novel Tara Togs: The Silence of Unicorns....
256: Runaway and E.T.
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Troy Martin joins the film club to explore 2000AD connections with the Tom Selleck robot movie Runaway, and then to ask whether Skizz is better than E...
255: Sleeper
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Burnell returns to the book club with one of the earliest collaborations between Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. We recorded this episode in the pu...
254: Big Dave
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Peter McKinney joins the book club to help me tackle the most controversial strip in the history of the galaxy's greatest comic. It's time to talk abo...
253: V for Vendetta
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcasting on the Voice of Fate Giles Richards returns to discuss one of the all-time classics: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. We tal...
252: Escape from New York
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The film club is back as Giles "Snake" Richards helps us Escape from New York and makes the connection between one of John Carpenter's finest films an...
251: The Phoenix
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colin "YNWA" Taylor returns to help me tick off another great British comic as we consider the success, the style, and the humour of The Phoenix. Trac...
250: Angouleme
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I was lucky enough to attend this year's Angouleme festival in France, and while there I met with Tony "LeMonde" Esmond for a croissant and a chat a...
249: Night of the Devil
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jim O'Brien joins the book club to introduce me to the work of the great European comic book artist Hugo Pratt. We start with the Night of the Devil c...
248: The Marvels and Aquaman 2
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad and I have been back to the movies to see two recent comic book movies and we chat about them with minor spoilers both above and below the wave...
247: Hewligan's Haircut
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Be careful when choosing a new hairstyle just in case you end up causing a madcap reality storm as detailed in a wonderful collaboration between Peter...
246: Helltrekkers
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Adamson from Where Eagles Dare is back to accompany me on a Helltrek through the Cursed Earth. Watch out for dinosaurs, acid rain, lava, and mut...
245: Death's Head
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Nolan is a new member of the book club. He helps me finish a discussion started in episode 243 with the continuing adventures of a Freelance Pea...
244: Petrol Head
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Williams is well known for his wonderful writing for 2000AD, Marvel, DC and Doctor Who comics, and now is the co-creator with Pye Parr of a great ...
243: Transformers
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I met up with Michael Crowder at the Thought Bubble convention to tick off another British comic cunningly disguised as a giant robot. And we discuss ...
242: Hardware and The Valley of Gwangi
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Williams joins the film club to discuss the first ever feature based on a 2000AD storyline, and then to take us to a hidden valley in a movie tha...
241: Rat Pack
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Trimble returns to discuss the Rat Pack's adventures in a Titan collection from 2012. Join the Battle Fans Facebook group for more great war comi...
240: Requiem Vampire Knight
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Troy Martin joins the book club to help me explore the success of Pat Mills in European comics, and to look at Olivier Ledroit's sumptuous artwork on ...
239: Robocops
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Aldred drops into a tri-continental episode of the film club to discuss a robotic police officer who bears more than a passing resemblance to Jud...
238: Slaves of War Orphan Farm
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Ellis returns to early 1970s British comics with Slaves of War Orphan Farm by Gerry Finley-Day and Desmond Walduck which began in issue one of...
237: The Light and Darkness War
07 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Esmond rises to the challenge and guides me through The Light and Darkness War by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy. You can find the Strip Artists film...
236: Action. The Story of a Violent Comic
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Caro is a principal lecturer in the department of creative and cultural industries at the university of Portsmouth. He was on the film club recen...
235: The Flash and Blue Beetle
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad returns to the film club with the two most recent DC releases. Spoiler warnings, particularly for the many cameos in The Flash movie.You can fi...
234: Hondo City Law
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Knight joins the book club to discuss the first volume of Hondo City Law, and to talk about the influence of Manga on Robbie Morrison and Frank ...
233: Crossed
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Damian Lubanski joins me in the book club's secret underground base to discuss possibly the most extreme comic Garth Ennis has ever created. Content w...
232: Dirty Harry & Death Race 2000
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Caro joins the film club with two films from the 1970s that give us the chance to discuss some of the DNA of Judge Dredd and 2000AD. Follow Conra...
231: Sonic the Comic
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Ratcliffe joined me in a Cambridge pub to discuss the fascinating history of Sonic the Comic from the 1990 and early 2000s. Check out Sonic the Co...
230: Served Cold
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I met up with Giles Wright at the Lawless convention to discuss another eclectic mix of Judge Dredd stories, this time all written by Al Ewing. Hard c...