
Growing up in the UK through the 90s, it was 2000 AD that really got me interested in comics. It offered something generally unseen in publications at the time, a dark realism that was a refreshing change from the usual superhero reprints that we in the UK were getting. The most iconic character of the publication, the brilliantly designed Judge Joseph Dredd, wasn't exactly a hero in the classic sense. His moral compass was shaky at best, but he was always compelling to follow as he travelled the harsh streets of Mega-City One. Even though I loved the publication growing up, I eventually started looking back towards Marvel and DC for a change and kind of kept Dredd and company as a great memory of growing up.