2000 AD Graphic Novels

2000 AD Graphic Novels

It's sometimes possible to find these older graphic novels, featuring various 2000 AD titles, on the shelves of used bookstores.......usually for no more than five or six dollars each. 

Over the past month, I purchased the three pictured above by carefully peering at the shelving in the graphic novel section of the stores; these 2000 AD books are easily overlooked due to their thin page count (usually 64 pages). 

Published by Titan Books in the 1980s, these graphic novels are sized at 11 x 8 3/4 inches, which more closely approximates the dimensions of the original 2000 AD comics than the sizing used for American-made graphic novels. And by reproducing the black-and-white artwork on a higher grade of paper, it's readily apparent how skilled the 2000 AD artists were in their draftsmanship, particularly in terms of linework and shading.

art by David Roach for 'Anderson: Psi Division', originally printed in 2000 AD Prog 614, February 19 1989

So, if you are fan of British comics, comic art in general, and 80s pop culture, then it's worth your while to keep an eye out for these old-school 2000 AD graphic novels.