2000 AD in Stages

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.

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Art by Cliff Robinson

2021
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Geeno Firenzo's Big Comeback 1 5 0 2021
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Karl Stock Silvia Califano John Charles Annie Parkhouse
Regarding Henry 1 6 0 2021 2229 Mark McCann Glenn Fabry John Charles Annie Parkhouse
Goodbye to Zane 1 6 0 2021 2231 John Tomlinson Anna Morozova [b&w] Simon Bowland
Space Expectations 1 5 0 2021
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2KRC3
2233R
Colin Harvey Tom Newell John Charles Annie Parkhouse
Trash Culture 1 5 0 2021
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2KRC4
2246R
Karl Stock Steve Roberts <-- Annie Parkhouse
The Guardian & the Godchild 1 3 0 2021 2250 Chris Weston Chris Weston <-- Simon Bowland
Keyboard Warriors 1 4 0 2021 2257 Karl Stock Rob Richardson [greyscale] Simon Bowland
2022
Relict 1 4 0 2022 2279 Honor Vincent Lee Milmore [b&w] Simon Bowland
Smart Home 1 5 0 2022
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2KRC4
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Honor Vincent VV Glass <-- Annie Parkhouse
School Run 1 6 0 2022 2284 John Tomlinson Steven Austin [b&w] Simon Bowland
Into the Void 1 5 0 2022 2288R Karl Stock Tom Newell Barbara Nosenzo Annie Parkhouse
Levelling Up 1 5 0 2022 2296R David Barnett Steve Roberts <-- Annie Parkhouse
Echo 1 5 0 2022 2301 Honor Vincent Liana Kangas Adam Cahoon Jim Campbell
The Planet Breakers 1 5 0 2022 2306R Karl Stock Karl Richardson <-- Annie Parkhouse
2023
Volition 1 4 0 2023 2323 Liam Johnson Steve Yeowell <-- Annie Parkhouse
Love Birds 1 4 0 2023 2324 Tom Watts Mike Walters [b&w] Annie Parkhouse
Vin-E, Blow the Doors! 1 5 0 2023 2325R James Peatty Gary Welsh Pippa Bowland Annie Parkhouse
Look at Your Hands 1 5 0 2023 2330 Elizabeth Sandifer Laura Helsby [b&w] Jim Campbell
Tempus Fugitives 1 6 0 2023 2336R Geoffrey D. Wessel Zander Cannon <-- Zander Cannon
No supertitle.Laser Lennox in the Lair of the Sinsister Skull
1 5 0 2023 2339 Elizabeth Sandifer Jimmy Broxton [b&w] Simon Bowland
A Temp Problem 1 5 0 2023 2340 Geoffrey D. Wessel Russel M. Olson [b&w] Simon Bowland
Autocop 1 5 0 2023 2346R Karl Stock Toby Willsmer <-- Annie Parkhouse
Fear & Loathing of Las Vegas 1 5 0 2023 2348 Ned Hartley Joe Currie <-- Simon Bowland
Content Provider 1 5 0 2023 2356R Karl Stock Joe Currie <-- Rob Steen
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