2000 AD #1101
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free2000 AD Prog 1101 is a double-barrelled key issue: it simultaneously opens two ongoing serials that both matter to their respective strips' long-term continuity. On the Judge Dredd side, it launches 'Beyond the Call of Duty,' the story that formally establishes Judge Galen DeMarco as Sector 303's new chief and deepens the complex emotional tension between her and Dredd that would run for years — making it the narrative launchpad for a chain of stories feeding directly into the Second Robot War saga. On the Nikolai Dante side, it opens 'The Great Game,' the second major arc of one of 2000 AD's most celebrated strips, further embedding Dante within the Romanov dynasty's world of espionage and intrigue and introducing the parody spy character Agent Kaine. Prog 1100 had broken a long streak by running without a Dredd strip at all, making 1101's return of the character — alongside the Dante arc — a notably loaded weekly issue for readers of the era.
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The Judge Dredd strip in 'Beyond the Call of Duty' was written by John Wagner and drawn by Carlos Ezquerra, the character's original co-creators, whose reunion on extended arcs was a consistent point of enthusiasm among readers and critics. The Nikolai Dante strip 'The Great Game' was written by Robbie Morrison with art by Simon Fraser, the team who had created Dante together and launched him in Prog 1035 in 1997; Fraser served as primary Dante artist for the character's first three years. Both strips were published under Egmont Fleetway Ltd during a period when 2000 AD was working to stabilise its readership and creative output in the mid-to-late 1990s.
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- Prog 1101 opens 'Beyond the Call of Duty' (Progs 1101–1110), written by John Wagner and drawn by Carlos Ezquerra, in which Judge Galen DeMarco becomes chief of Sector 303 and requests Dredd work under her command.
- Prog 1100 had been the first issue since Prog 155 in which the Judge Dredd strip did not appear (replaced by a full-length Sláine story), making 1101 Dredd's return after that rare absence.
- Prog 1101 simultaneously opens 'The Great Game' (Progs 1101–1110), the second major Nikolai Dante arc, written by Robbie Morrison with art by Simon Fraser; Episodes 1 and 10 of the arc are double-length.
- 'The Great Game' introduces Agent Kaine, a parody of the Harry Palmer character as portrayed by Michael Caine, within the Dante strip's world of 27th-century imperial Russian espionage.
- Nikolai Dante was created by writer Robbie Morrison and artist Simon Fraser, with the character having debuted in Prog 1035 in 1997; Simon Fraser was the primary Dante artist for the strip's first three years.
- Judge DeMarco — whose full name is Galen DeMarco — is depicted in 'Beyond the Call of Duty' as newly promoted chief of Sector 303, continuing her role as a recurring supporting character first introduced during 'The Pit' story arc (Progs 970–999).
- The Dredd material from this issue (Progs 1101–1110) was collected by Rebellion in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Vol. 28, and also in the standalone trade paperback The Scorpion Dance Featuring 'Beyond the Call of Duty.'
- The Nikolai Dante 'Great Game' arc from this issue was collected as Nikolai Dante: The Great Game, the second volume of the Dante collected series, reprinted by DC/Rebellion.
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