Tharg's Future Shocks
Rebranded in the year 2000 as just "Future Shocks" (after the long hiatus of Tharg during his ousting by the Vector 13 crowd), these are a staple of 2000 AD - a place to tell a short, one-off thrill.
Sometimes things don't quite fit in the bracket of being either futuristic or having a particularly twisty ending (or even neatly fitting in a single episode), so the one-off idea is also served either without any branding, or as (with varying longevity) Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tales, Tharg's Time Twisters, Tharg's Dragon Tales, Tales From Beyond Science, Terror Tales, Vector 13, Pulp Sci-Fi, Tales of Telguuth or Past Imperfect. A modern take on the idea has been to do specifically three-parters under the Tharg's 3rillers banner.
The Dreddverse gets similarly served with the sporadic Tales From Mega-City One and more successful Tales From the Black Museum.
| 1977 | 1978 | 1979-1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983-1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992-1993 | 1994-2000 | 2001 |
| 2002-2003 | 2004-2007 | 2008-2011 | 2012-2014 | 2015-2017 | 2018-2020 | 2021-2023 | 2024-2025 |
Art by Cliff Robinson
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| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metamorphic Invaders | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1229 | D'Israeli | D'Israeli | [greyscale] | Ellie de Ville |
| Inside Job | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1230 | Mike Carey | John Charles | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| The 29 Steps | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1231 | D'Israeli | D'Israeli | [greyscale] | Tom Frame |
| Old Red | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | Reprints: M342 (supplement)1232 | Simon Spurrier | Staz Johnson | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| Earth Works | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1233 | Dan Abnett | Boo Cook | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| Accessory | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1240 | Richard McTighe | Mark Buckingham | Chris Blythe | Ellie de Ville |
| Return of the Seven | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1241 | Kek-W | Brett Ewins | Junior Tomlin | Annie Parkhouse |
| Headhunter | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1242 | Kek-W | Jim McCarthy | Junior Tomlin | Annie Parkhouse |
| Holed Up | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1249 | Richard McTighe | Cam Smith | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| Given to Fly | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1257 | Simon Spurrier | Cam Smith | [b&w] | Ellie de Ville |
| Alpha Team | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1262 | Simon Spurrier | PJ Holden | [b&w] | Ellie de Ville |
| Sex Machine | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | Reprints: M323 (supplement)1264 | Simon Spurrier | Boo Cook | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| War Games | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1265 | Steve Moore | Graham Higgins | [b&w] | Ellie de Ville |
| Raw Recruit | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1266 | Dan Abnett | Ian Richardson | [b&w] | Ellie de Ville |
| Spare Parts | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | Reprints: M333 (supplement)1267 | Simon Spurrier | Richard Elson | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Skin Game | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1268 | Steve Moore | Boo Cook | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Decontamination Procedure | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | Reprints: M380 (supplement)1269 | Steve Moore | Anthony Williams | Chris Blythe | Ellie de Ville |
| The Enhancer | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1270 | Pete Gurr Simon Gurrvarious | Simon Gurr | [b&w] | Ellie de Ville |
| The Ultimate Weapon | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1271 | John Soanes | Chris McLoughlin | [b&w] | Ellie de Ville |
| Property Rights | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 1272 | Steve Moore | John Charles | <-- | Tom Frame |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1977 | 19 | 61.5 |
| 1978 | 31 | 81 |
| 1979 | 17 | 64.5 |
| 1980 | 3 | 16 |
| 1981 | 37 | 157 |
| 1982 | 29 | 96 |
| 1983 | 6 | 17.5 |
| 1984 | 22 | 64 |
| 1985 | 22 | 68.5 |
| 1986 | 22 | 77 |
| 1987 | 30 | 87 |
| 1988 | 28 | 85 |
| 1989 | 32 | 116 |
| 1990 | 13 | 46 |
| 1991 | 16 | 71 |
| 1992 | 10 | 42 |
| 1993 | 10 | 50 |
| 1994 | 4 | 23 |
| 1995 | 7 | 35 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 35 |
| 2001 | 20 | 100 |
| 2002 | 12 | 62 |
| 2003 | 6 | 31 |
| 2004 | 8 | 40 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 25 |
| 2007 | 4 | 20 |
| 2008 | 6 | 30 |
| 2009 | 6 | 30 |
| 2010 | 6 | 26 |
| 2011 | 4 | 17 |
| 2012 | 4 | 16 |
| 2013 | 4 | 16 |
| 2014 | 9 | 37 |
| 2015 | 6 | 25 |
| 2016 | 4 | 16 |
| 2017 | 7 | 28 |
| 2018 | 7 | 31 |
| 2019 | 7 | 30 |
| 2020 | 10 | 47 |
| 2021 | 7 | 34 |
| 2022 | 7 | 35 |
| 2023 | 10 | 49 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 |
| 2025 | 4 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| 2027 | 0 | 0 |
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