2000 AD in Stages

Vector 13

Clearly inspired by The X-Files, each of these standalone terror tales cases is introduced by the inhuman-seeming men in black, who act as a narrative cipher. This manages to drop the most effective thing about The X-Files, which was that Mulder & Scully tied the series together and made it more than just a sequence of Twilight Zone episodes (well, until it became apparent that there wasn't going to be a satisfactory narrative arc, at any rate).

On a meta-level, editorial forces attempted to oust Tharg and replace him with the men in black. Tharg was clearly toying with the earthlets, and perhaps engineered the entire coup in order to take a vacation to the shoulder of Orion. Needless to say, Tharg ultimately remains the editor, and the miscreants were sent to Mek-Quake for reeducation.

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Art by Chris Weston

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Year(s) Issues Writer Artist Colourist Letterer
Case One: Houdini 1 5 0 1998 1078 Dan Abnett Robert McCallum Dondie Cox Ellie de Ville
Case Two: Chill Out 1 5 0 1998 1079 D. McDonagh Charles Gillespie <-- Steve Potter
Case Three: Shades of Grey 1 5 0 1998 1080 Dan Abnett Robert McCallum Dondie Cox Steve Potter
Case Four: Einstein's Monsters 1 5 0 1998 1081 Gordon Rennie Cyril Julien Dondie Cox Steve Potter
Case Five: Seal of Solomon 1 5 0 1998 1082 Gordon Rennie Alex Ronald Gary Caldwell Steve Potter
Case Six: Godhead Revisited 1 5
Dermot Power
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1998 1083 Dan Abnett
As Neal Brand.
Allan Bednar
Dondie Cox Steve Potter
Divine Fury 1 5 0 1998 1117 Lee Marks Cliff Robinson <-- Steve Potter
From Tharg's 3rillersMoney Shot: High Stakes
3 15 0 2026 2467-2469 Kek-W Rob Richardson <-- Rob Steen
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