Nemesis the Warlock
An alien freedom fighter battles a human supremacist in the far future.
As part of the wider Millsverse, the idea of the futuristic tubes of Termight (the Earth of the future) in Killer Watt were inspired by an earlier Ro-Busters story (The Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein). Characters from Ro-Busters then became first an editorial mainstay, then some of them filtered into spin-off strip The A.B.C. Warriors before crossing over into Nemesis.
So (for example) Mek-Quake, first of Ro-Busters in Starlord, becomes Tharg's enforcer in the Tharg the Mighty stories (and editorial commentary in general), then turns up (in a different body) in Book III of the Nemesis saga, before teaming up with The A.B.C. Warriors, both in Nemesis crossover tales and (latterly) in their own series.
Art by Kevin O'Neill
- The 2000 AD ABC: Nemesis
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| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No supertitle.Terror Tube | 1 | 6 | Kevin O'Neill [reprinted SFS27]1 | 1980 | Reprints: FCBD11 [colored]167 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
No supertitle.Killer Watt | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1980 | 178-179 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
Or "Elric's Quest".[The Sword Sinister] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1981 | Reprints: WS4SFS4 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| [Book I] - The World of Termight | 17 | 71 | 222: Kevin O'Neill 223: Kevin O'Neill 230: Kevin O'Neill 238: Kevin O'Neill 239: Kevin O'Neill5 | 1981 | 222-233,238-240,243-244 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| [Book II] - The Alien Alliance | 12 | 51 | 246: Jesus Redondo 252: Jesus Redondo 257: Jesus Redondo 3 | 1982 | 246-257 | Pat Mills | Jesus Redondo | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
No supertitle.The Secret Life of the Blitzspear | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1982 | Reprints: B2KSE1 FCBD5‑QR http://goo.gl/Hyu2OS 2KA'83 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
From [Torquemada] No supertitleA Day in the Death of Torquemada | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1983 | Reprints: B2KSE22KA'84 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
Cameo from Mek‑Quake.[Book III] - The World of Nemesis | 15 | 67 | 337: Kevin O'Neill 340: Kevin O'Neill [w] 343: Kevin O'Neill 349: Kevin O'Neill 3,1w | 1983 | 335-349 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | <-- pp1-2, [b&w] | Steve Potter |
Linked to The ABC WarriorsBook IV: The Gothic Empire | 20 | 94 | 387: Kevin O'Neill 395: Bryan Talbot 399: Bryan Talbot 404: Bryan Talbot 4 | 1984-1985 | 387-406 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill: 1‑2 Bryan Talbot: 3‑20 various | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
No supertitle.Ego Trip | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1985 | Reprints: SFS13430 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
Linked to: The ABC Warriors SatanusBook V: The Vengeance of Thoth | 11 | 63 | 438: Bryan Talbot 1 | 1985 | 435-445 | Pat Mills | Bryan Talbot | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
A choose‑your‑own adventure comic. Supertitled "You Are Nemesis the Warlock in..." The Torture Tube | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1986 | DM1 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
From [Torquemada] A choose‑your‑own adventure comic. Supertitled "You Are Torquemada trapped in..." The Garden of Alien Delights | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1986 | DM3 | Pat Mills | Bryan Talbot | [b&w] | Mark King |
Linked to: The ABC Warriors SatanusBook VI: Torquemurder | 11 | 59 | 482: Bryan Talbot 487: Bryan Talbot 504: Bryan Talbot 3 | 1986-1987 | 482-487, 500-504 | Pat Mills | Bryan Talbot | 1‑6: pp1‑2 color centers, [b&w] 7‑11: [b&w] various | Steve Potter: 1‑6 Gordon Robson: 7‑11 various |
From [Torquemada] No supertitle.Torquemada the God | 5 | 25 | 523: Kevin O'Neill 1 | 1987 | 520-524 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
A photo‑story, with of‑the‑time cosplay.[Forbidden Planet] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1987 | SFS10 | Tony Luke Pat Millsvarious | Photos.Tony Luke | [b&w] | Mark King |
| A Bedtime Story | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1987 | 534 | Pat Mills | Tony Luke | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
From [Torquemada] No supertitle.Torquemada's Second Honeymoon | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1987 | 2KA'88 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | <-- | Steve Potter |
Linked to SatanusBook VII: The Two Torquemadas | 12 | 61 | 546: John Hicklenton 557: John Hicklenton 2 | 1987-1988 | 546-557 | Pat Mills | John Hicklenton | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| Book VIII: Purity's Story | 9 | 45 | 561: Garry Leach 564: Liam McCormack‑Sharp 2 | 1988 | 558-566 | Pat Mills | David Roach | [greyscale] | Steve Potter |
| Book IX: Deathbringer | 12 | 61 | 586: Simon Bisley 1 | 1988-1989 | 586-593, 605-608 | Pat Mills | John Hicklenton | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
From Nemesis and DeadlockWarlocks & Wizards | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1990 | 700 | Pat Mills | Carl Critchlow | <-- | Gordon Robson |
From Nemesis and DeadlockThe Enigmass Variations | 7 | 42 | 726: Carl Critchlow 728: Carl Critchlow 2 | 1991 | 723-729 | Pat Mills | Carl Critchlow | <-- | Steve Potter |
| Bride of the Warlock | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1992 | WS4 | Pat Mills | Chris Weston | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| Shape of Things to Come | 1 | 6 | Paul Staples 1 | 1993 | 824 | Pat Mills | Paul Staples | <-- | Steve Potter |
| The Tomb of Torquemada | 1 | 6 | Kevin O'Neill 1 | 1994 | Reprints: B2KSE4 FCBD5 NWPP | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
Supertitled "Nemesis".Hammer of Warlocks | 3 | 18 | 902: Clint Langley 1 | 1994 | 901-903 | Pat Mills | 1‑3: Clint Langley 3: Beth Hannant various | <-- | 1: Bunty Mayhew 2‑3: Ellie De Ville various |
Supertitled "Nemesis".Book X: The Final Conflict | 10 | 60 | 1165: Henry Flint 1169: Colin Wilson 2 | 1999 | 1165-1173, p2000 | Pat Mills | Henry Flint: 1‑9 Kevin O'Neill: 10 various | [greyscale] | Steve Potter |
From DeadlockDeadlock | 11 | 65 | 1214: Siku 1218: John Charles 2 | 2000 | Reprints: M284 (supplement)1212-1222 | Pat Mills | Henry Flint | [greyscale] | Tom Frame |
Supertitled "Nemesis".Tubular Hells | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2016 | 2000 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Annie Parkhouse |
No supertitle.[Jubilee], part 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | 2K40 | T.M.O. | Bryan Talbot | [b&w] | Simon Bowland |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 13 |
| 1981 | 18 | 76 |
| 1982 | 13 | 57 |
| 1983 | 16 | 71 |
| 1984 | 12 | 57 |
| 1985 | 20 | 106 |
| 1986 | 11 | 88 |
| 1987 | 19 | 96 |
| 1988 | 23 | 117 |
| 1989 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990 | 1 | 6 |
| 1991 | 7 | 42 |
| 1992 | 1 | 16 |
| 1993 | 1 | 6 |
| 1994 | 4 | 24 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 60 |
| 2000 | 11 | 65 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
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