Review of Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014) by Jeff H — 16 May 2016

I loved 2000AD. At one point I had the first 100 episodes in a stack in my bedroom. Until I threw them away. So it was with a good deal of anticipation I started watching this documentary about the innovative and influential comic.

There's quite a bit to like; excerpts of animation, great insider reportage from artists, editors, fans and more. But then, after a while, you realise that's all you're going to get. An endless procession of talking heads, occasionally delivering nuggets of insight, but often talking about how bloody brilliant they were back in the day. Why not more emphasis on the characters and how they created and influenced the genres that followed them? This is (IMHO) and opportunity missed.