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After years the creators of 2000AD strips not getting anything beyond the basic payrate, some creator owned series appearing since 1992.

Series	Creators / © Owners	When	When and What
Luke Kirby	Art (John Ridgway or Steve Parkhouse) , Characters (Alan McKenzie)	© 1989-	1960's, Magic Saga
Al's Baby	John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra	© 1992,1994	Future, Mob comedy
Big Dave	Grant Morrison	© 1993-1994	Now, Comedy in manchester
Button Man	John Wagner and Arthur Ranson	© 1992,1994,2001	Now, Thriller, murder game
I Was A Teenage Tax Consultant	John Wagner and Ian Gibson	© 1997	Now, wierd comedy
Mazeworld	Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson	© 1996-1999	Fantasy
Badlands	Dan Abnett and Kevin Walker	© 2000	Lost World in 18th century US
BlackHeart	Robbie Morrison and Frank Quitely	© 1998	reprinted in Judge Dredd Megazine
Preacher	Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon	© 1997-	reprinted in Judge Dredd Megazine

The following have the owners of 2000AD over the years..

Rebellion A/S ©2000-2003 =>

Egmont-Fleetway ©1998-2000

Egmont ©1996-1998

Fleetway Editions © 1991-1996

Maxwell © 1987-1991

IPC ©1977-1987

2000AD and its spin-off titles such Crisis and Judge Dredd Megazine have changed publisher a number of times in the last 2 decades.

• 1977, IPC Magazines, which had scottish publisher DC Thomson as its rival for comics.
• July 1987, Youth/Comics section of IPC seperated into a different buildling and then sold off to Maxwell Consumer Publishing & Communications for £2.8million. Now using the banner Fleetway.
• October 1991 Maxwell entered into a 50/50 joint venture with Danish Gutenburghus Press which owned London Editions that had the licence for printing Disney comics to the UK. So when "Youth Group" publisher Jon Davidge purshased the disney licence Guthenburghus brought in 50% of the "Youth Gouth" just to get licence back, hence fleetway became fleetway editions.
• November 5th 1991 Robert Maxwell commited suicide and his media empire was discovered to be discovered in trouble. 2000AD's graphic novel distubitors MacDonald & Co. like many Maxwell companies went into recievership, so all the revenue from Judgement on Gotham
• January 1992 Guthenburg Press (Egmont) brought the 50% from Maxwell, payment unkonwn.
• 1990, Egmont ups and downs.. spin-off galore appears only disappear suddenly in 1996. 2000AD itself made a profit whole time.
• August 2000, the Oxford game company, Rebellion, took over control of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, also gaining the licenses to create games/movies based on 2000AD characters. The official 2000AD website, relaunch of Judge Dredd megazine and new Judge Dredd computer game have been the first impacts.

There was an IPC strike between 10/5/80 and 14/6/80 delayed which Prog 165.

Egmont-Fleetway a two week gap after each 48Page special (progs. 1084 and 1111)

There is a 4week gap, between one regular issue another each special. Plugged brillantly by the 96Page Prog 2000 and it follow-ups.

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2000AD
Concept: Jack Adrian (18/5/1975), Early development: Pat Mills
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Year	1977 1978 1982 1987 1993 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004

2000AD issue

1 86 250 520 873 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400

Editor Assistant Editor Art Editor Designer JD Megaz Editor

Battle
Pat Mills (editor/creator/writer)
Action
Editor => Pat Mills/Geoff Kemp
Starlord
Kelvin Gosnell Editor (Starlord 1 to 22)

Diceman #1-#5
Editor: Simon Geller
Creators: Pat Mills & Kevin O'Neill Creator

Lawman of the future
David Bishop Editor (Lawman of the Future 1 to 12)
John Tomlinson Editor (Lawman of the Future 13 to 23)

Specials

Crisis
Editor: Steve McManus

Monthlies
Editor: Steve McManus

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