Like the Judge Dredd : Mega Collection before it, the Ultimate Collection has gone for quantity rather than quality. it represents great value for money, despite featuring none of 2000 AD’s most well known characters it is representative of the best of the Progs over the past 20 years and what it can offer. From Celtic warrior Sláine to swashbuckling Russian rogue Nikolai Dante, no fan will want to be without this greatest hits package that delivers four decades worth of thrill power! The series is made up of 200 volumes featuring some of the biggest stars of 2000 AD’s 46-year history.

Collect the definitive stories from the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic in one exclusive hardback graphic novel collection with 2000 AD: The Ultimate Collection! More mystifying choices include the reboot misfires of “Strontium Dogs” and “Samantha Slade : Robohunter”. The series is the second collaboration between Hachette Partworks and 2000 AD publisher Rebellion Developments, following the success of Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection. this epic 2000 AD retrospective exclusively designed for this collection by top 2000 AD artist Boo Cook.That’s not to say that it doesn’t include fantastic work, the format is lovely, the back matter is always worth a read, although production control has occasionally gone awry. The spine incorrectly showed '79' instead of '63', although the number shown correctly inside as '63' (79 was the volume in the previous issue) - the spine picture is also incorrectly showing that of volume 79.

However, dig a little deeper and examine the content you begin to wonder what definition of “Ultimate” 2000 AD is relying on. AD: The Ultimate Collection takes you to the multiple future-shocked worlds of the Galaxy's Greatest . It was never meant to be a means for casual readers to get into the Prog’; the excellent and recently released “ Best of 2000 AD” is better at serving the unenlightened, but as far as the Ultimate Collection is concerned, at most it’s name matches two of the dictionary definitions. The run has now included extensive (though mercifully sticking mainly with the slow paced but high quality Gibbons/Simpson reboot) runs of the “Friday” version of “Rogue Trooper”, “Mean Arena” never a classic, “Blackhawk” and seemingly endless “Sinister Dexter” volumes add padding.Reprints are a significant part of Rebellion’s business model, so their enthusiasm in extending this series is understandable. extra per issue, receive six exclusive hand-painted 2000 AD never-before-seen figurines: NEMESIS THE WARLOCK, JUDGE DEATH, HALO JONES, NIKOLAI DANTE, JUDGE DREDD, and ROGUE TROOPER! TIR NAN OG, THE LAND OF THE YOUNG, SUFFERS UNDER THE DOMINION OF THE Drune Lords, who poison the earth with their magic. Subscribe today and you’ll receive a FREE issue plus 5 FREE gifts including an exclusive sketch book from the archives of 2000 AD!