It was a somewhat fallow period for the comic, which was in decline as the original audience moved onto other things, not helped by hollywoods flop adaptation of their most famous character, judge dredd. Its world debut was at the 2014 fantastic fest in austin, texas, and subsequently shown at other us film festivals. Documentary covering the highs and lows of 2000ads history, from its inception after the demise of action to the present day. With dan abnett, geoff barrow, emma beeby, karen berger. Starring pat mills, john wagner, neil gaiman, karl urban, dave gibbons, scott ian, brian bolland, carlos ezquerra, kevin oneill. As the title of this documentary would suggest, future shock. Jan 30, 2018 okay, fair enough, it took me awhile, but now that paul goodwins 2014 documentary future shock. A film charting the story of how the multiaward winning comic 2000ad came to be, how it has survived for 37 years, and how it continues to be an innovator and gamechanger in both comics and the. Future shock the story of 2000ad dvd for sale online ebay.
The story of 2000ad charts how the multiaward winning comic came to be, how it has survived for 37 years, and how it continues to be an innovator and gamechanger in both comics and the wider cultural world beyond. First published in 1977, it was violent, antiauthoritarian, blackly funny. The others were young free spirits with anarchic tendencies but i get the impression he was the driving force. The name originates from the fictional editor of 2000 ad and the book titled future shock, written by alvin toffler, published in 1970. Aug 19, 2014 documentary about the history of 2000ad, the scifi comic that spawned judge dredd. Days of fear and wonder season, mat colegate sits down with the film s director paul goodwin. Oct 31, 2014 the story of 2000 ad, presented as part of days of fear and wonder, a major nationwide scifi season. The story of 2000ad was released to give fans an insight into the creation of the comic, and now a new extended bluray edition is available to celebrate the 40th anniversary. The story of 2000 ad is available for streaming on amazon prime and still easy enough to find on dvd and bluray, should you desire to go that route i had precisely zero excuse to delay watching it any further and, truth be told, now that ive seen it, im kicking myself for having. The story of 2000ad stars dan abnett, geoff barrow, emma beeby, karen berger the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled. The story of 2000ad the arrow video story duration.
Like the publication it chronicles, future shock features a whos who of british comic creators. One talking head after another take turns expounding on various aspects of the comics history ranging from drawing and writing concerns, which i found somewhat diverting, to business and technical stuff that tends to veer into. Love his stuff, but he did one future shock, the real catch and what makes it worth buying, even if you have the original dvd, is an interview with steve macmanus. Rather than spending months working on fullypainted pages, you should send black and white layouts of comic strip work based on the characters of 2000 ad. It begins with a beautiful opening animation of some of the panels of 2000ad and then launches into a fascinating segment on the culture of england in the late 70s. The shortest definition for the term in the book is a personal perception of too much change in too short a period of time. Future shock is a 1970 book by the futurist alvin toffler, in which the author defines the term future shock as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. Paul goodwins documentary celebrates the bold and brutal comic best known for creating fascist future cop. But this new edition also has extended interviews, with major contributors to the success of 2000ad, not sure why neil gaiman features so much. Judge minty a judge dredd2000 ad fan film duration. But with the birth of indie upstart 2000ad, fans were introduced to visionary talent like alan moore, neil gaiman and mark millar, and legendary characters that included rogue trooper, halo jones and judge dredd. The story of 2000ad trawls through the highs and the lows of working for 2000ad, including the ridiculous notion that anything created for the comic was the publishers property and the did not, as should be the case, stay with the authorartistwhatever.
The series began in issue 25 of 2000 ad titled thargs future shocks in a single short story written by steve moore, who also. If you dont already agree with that sentiment, future shock. Dan abnett, geoff barrow, emma beeby, karen berger, lauren beukes, david bishop, brian bolland, will brooker, disraeli, will dennis, paul goodwin, future shock. Its uk debut was at the 2015 edinburgh international film festival, and it has a limited theatrical release in the uk. The story of 2000ad is a 2014 documentary film about the history of british science fiction comic 2000 ad. May 09, 2017 the story of 2000ad severin films, 2014 to be of any interest to me. The story of 2000ad charts how the multiaward winning comic came to be, how it has survived for 37 years, and how it continues to be an innovator and gamechanger in both comics and. If you like 2000ad then you owe it to yourself to see this. The sandman, karl urban dredd and alex garland ex machina, future shock.
The story of two thousand ad nonusa format, pal, reg. Thargs future shocks is a longrunning series of short strips in the british weekly comic 2000 ad in 1977. They all loved comics as a medium but wanted to do something different, and did. Its uk debut was at the 2015 edinburgh international film festival, and it has a limited theatrical release. Featuring interviews with the likes of pat mills abc warriors, slaine, dave gibbons watchmen, neil gaiman the sandman, karl urban dredd and alex garland ex machina, future shock. Classic characters and new strips in a 48page special, perfect for readers new and old, with five strips designed for allages. The story of 2000ad documents the origin, history, and arc of the beloved and revered comic book series 2000ad. Its a situation that, coupled with the dcs bold move to explore.
Yet what happened next to this nihilistic, ultraviolent universe may be the biggest shocker of all. This film will celebrate and pay respect to the comic and explore its importance and influence on contemporary pop culture. The story of 2000ad makes a strong case for the comics claim to that title. The story of 2000ad is screening at eiff 2015 on 22nd june. A long overdue documentary that tells the story of 2000ad, the unsung cult hero of the comics industry.
While submitting my future shock scripts i read plenty of twist stories by those whom i had decided were the masters of the form. Future shock the story of 2000ad dvd movie ships worldwide. Black gate articles 2000ads the complete futureshocks. May 19, 2014 future shocks are short twist stories, which never mind those found in will eisners the spirit or classic anthology comics like tales from the crypt is a form probably as old as the short story itself. Documentary covering the highs and lows of 2000ad s history, from its inception after the demise of action to the present day.