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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| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geeno Firenzo's Big Comeback | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2021 | Reprints: 2KRC32220R | 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 | Reprints: 2KRC32233R | Colin Harvey | Tom Newell | John Charles | Annie Parkhouse |
| Trash Culture | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2021 | Reprints: 2KRC42246R | 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 | Reprints: 2KRC42280R | 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 |
| 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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