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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| 2002-2003 | 2004-2007 | 2008-2011 | 2012-2014 | 2015-2017 | 2018-2020 | 2021-2023 | 2024-2026 |
Art by Cliff Robinson
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| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Wife | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | 2386 | Laura Bailey | Stewart K. Moore | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| Station Madness | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | 2390 | Honor Vincent | Mike Walters | [greyscale] | Annie Parkhouse |
| Crescendo | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | 2391 | James Peaty | Sedat Oezgen | [greyscale] | Annie Parkhouse |
| Faceshopping | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | 2392 | James Peaty | Andrea Mutti | [greyscale] | Jim Campbell |
| Just Stop Evil | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | 2396 | Alan Kerr | Alan Kerr | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| Tis the Season for Taking | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | 2413 | Rob Williams | Pye Parr | <-- | Pye Parr |
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Last Chance to See | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2025 | 2423 | Paul Goodenough | Luke Horsman | [greyscale] | Annie Parkhouse |
| The Takeover | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2025 | 2431 | James Peaty | Cam Smith | [b&w] | Annie Parkhouse |
| [The Prophecy of Lekbith the Great and Terrible] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2025 | 2437 | Rob Williams | Simon Coleby | Jack Davies | Annie Parkhouse |
| Infiltrator | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2025 | 2439 | Ed Whiting | Adam Stone | [greyscale] | Simon Bowland |
| G.A.R.I. | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2025 | SFS29 | Andi Ewington | Nick Dyer | [b&w] | Jim Campbell |
| Emmett's Girl | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2025 | 2446 | Evie Roebuck | Lucas McCoy | [b&w] | Simon Bowland |
| Let There Be Light | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2025 | 2447 | James Peaty | Mike Walters | [greyscale] | Annie Parkhouse |
| The Collection | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2025 | M484 | Andi Ewington | Nicolo Assirelli | [b&w] | Simon Bowland |
| The Happiness Meme | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2025 | 2462 | James Lovegrove | Toby Willsmer | <-- | Simon Bowland |
| 2026 | |||||||||
| The State of Nostalgia | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2026 | 2466 | Ned Hartley | Steve Roberts | <-- | Simon Bowland |
| Once Upon a Time on Hollyworld | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2026 | 2470 | Ed Whiting | Peter Clinton | [spot colour] | Rob Steen |
| Strictly Business | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2026 | 2474 | James Peaty | Mike Walters | [spot colour] | Annie Parkhouse |
| Lucky No. Six | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2026 | 2475 | Andi Ewington | John McCrea | [b&w] | Annie Parkhouse |
| Clean Slate | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2026 | 2477 | Liam Johnson | Lucas McCoy | [b&w] | Rob Steen |
| The Vessel | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2026 | 2478 | James Peaty | Steve Yeowell | John Charles | Rob Steen |
| Creature Featurette | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2026 | 2479 | Lilith Allen | Philip Read | [b&w] | Annie Parkhouse |
| Day 404 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2026 | SFS30 | Andi Ewington | Gary Welsh | [b&w] | Annie Parkhouse |
| 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 | 9 | 43 |
| 2026 | 8 | 39 |
| 2027 | 0 | 0 |
| 2028 | 0 | 0 |
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