2000 AD The Ultimate Collection is a British fortnightly partwork collection of hardback books published by Hachette Partworks. The series is made up of 200 volumes featuring comic stories from the magazine 2000 AD. The spine art on the books combine to display a new image by artist Boo Cook.
The series is the second collaboration between Hachette Partworks and 2000 AD publisher Rebellion Developments, following the success of Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection. It is available in the UK, Ireland and Australia.
List of books
"Issue" refers to the order of publication, and "Volume" refers to the order in which the books are intended to be kept once the 200-volume collection is complete.listed on the publisher's web shop
Each story was released in reading order, though not one volume directly after another, as is common with partwork collections. Issue Volume Title Collecting UK Release DateThis is the official in-shops release date; the date the issue was received by subscribers could be different. Subscribers also received 2 issues at a time.01Subscribers received a reprinted copy of this issue in April 2019, with the spine image correctly printed to ensure that it correctly aligned with the rest of the spine image.32 Sláine: The Horned God Sláine: The Horned God: Volume One (2000 AD Progs 626–635)
The Horned God: Volume Two (2000 AD Progs 650–656, 662–664)
The Horned God: Volume Three (2000 AD Progs 688–698) 0246 The Ballad of Halo Jones The Ballad of Halo Jones: Book One (2000 AD Progs 376–385)
Book Two (2000 AD Progs 405–415)
Book Three (2000 AD Progs 451–466) Although the partwork was announced as fortnightly, issue one was allowed to stay on the stands for three weeks, pushing back the release of subsequent issues and syncing its appearance on the newsagent shelves with The Mega Collection0357 Shakara: The Avenger Shakara: Book One (2000 AD Progs 2002,Prog 2002 was the prog between 1272 and 1273, as the 2002 annual issue 1273–1279)
Book Two - The Assassin (2000 AD Progs 1441–1449)
Book Three - The Defiant (2000 AD Progs 2008,Prog 2008 was the prog between 1566 and 1567, as the 2008 annual issue 1567–1573)
Future Shocks:
Multiplicity (Judge Dredd Megazine 339) 0411 Strontium Dog: The Kreeler Conspiracy Strontium Dog: The Kreeler Conspiracy (2000 AD Progs 2000,Prog 2000 was the prog between 1173 and 1174, as the 2000 annual issue 1174–1180, 1195–1199)
Blood Moon (2000 AD Progs 2009,Prog 2009 was the prog between 1616 and 1617, as the 2009 annual issue 1617–1628)
The Headly Foot Job (2000 AD Progs 1400–1403) 0519 Nemesis the Warlock: Volume One Comic Rock: Terror Tube (2000 AD Prog 167)
Killer Watt (2000 AD Progs 178–179)
Nemesis The Warlock:
Book One - The World of Termight (2000 AD Progs 222–233, 238–240, 243–244)
Book Two - The Alien Alliance (2000 AD Progs 246–257)
Book Three - The World of Nemesis (2000 AD Progs 335–349)
The Sword Sinister (2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1981)
The Secret Life of the Blitzspear (2000 AD Annual 1983) 0660 Kingdom: Volume One Kingdom: Kingdom (2000 AD Progs 2007,Prog 2007 was the prog between 1517 and 1518, as the 2007 annual issue 1518–1525)
The Promised Land (2000 AD Progs 2008, 1567–1576)
Call of the Wild (2000 AD Progs 1650–1661) 0704 Strontium Dog: Volume One Strontium Dog: The Galaxy Killers (2000 AD Progs 86–94)
Journey into Hell (2000 AD Progs 104–118)
Death's Head (2000 AD Progs 178–181)
The Schicklegruber Grab (2000 AD Progs 182–188)
Mutie's Luck (2000 AD Prog 189)
The Doc Quince Case (2000 AD Progs 190–193) 0872Nikolai Dante: Volume One Nikolai Dante: The Adventures of Nikolai Dante (2000 AD Progs 1035–1041)
The Romanov Dynasty (2000 AD Progs 1042–1049)
Russia's Greatest Love Machine (2000 AD Prog 1066)
The Gentleman Thief (2000 AD Prog 1067–1070)
The Full Dante (2000 AD Prog 1071)
Moscow Duelists (2000 AD Progs 1072–1075)
The Gulag Apocalyptic (2000 AD Progs 1079–1082)
The Trouble with Arbatovs (2000 AD Prog 1083)
Cruel Britannia (2000 AD Prog 1084)0920Nemesis The Warlock: Volume TwoNemesis The Warlock: Book Four: The Gothic Empire (2000 AD Progs 387–406)
Ego Trip (2000 AD Prog 430)
Book Five: The Vengeance of Thoth (2000 AD Progs 435–445)
Book Six: Torquemurder (2000 AD Progs 482-487 & 500–504)1002Judge Dredd: Return of the KingJudge Dredd: Fungus (2000 AD Progs 275–277)
The Prankster (2000 AD Prog 308)
The Starborn Thing (2000 AD Progs 309–314)
Condo (2000 AD Progs 319–321)
Kirby's Demon (2000 AD Prog 638)
The Amazing Ant-Man (2000 AD Prog 640)
Young Giant (2000 AD Progs 651–655)
Return of the King (2000 AD Progs 733–735)
Christmas With Attitude (2000 AD Prog 815)
The Time Machine (2000 AD Progs 889–890)
Behold the Beast (Judge Dredd Annual 1983)
Beat the Devil (Judge Dredd Annual 1984)1114Robo-Hunter: Volume OneRobo-Hunter: Verdus (2000 AD Progs 76-84 and 100–112)
The Day of the Droids (2000 AD Progs 152–174).1273Nikolai Dante: Volume TwoNikolai Dante: The Great Game (2000 AD Progs 1101–1110)
The Octobriana Seduction (2000 AD Progs 1113–1116)
The Masque of Dante (2000 AD Progs 1125–1127)
The Moveable Feast (2000 AD Progs 1128–1130)
Tour of Duty (2000 AD Progs 1131–1133)
The Cadre Infernale (2000 AD Progs 1134–1137)
The Hunting Party (2000 AD Progs 1139–1140)
Fists of Fury (2000 AD Prog 1141)
Last Dance on the Trans-Siberian Express (2000 AD Progs 1142–1143)
Cruel Seas (2000 AD Progs 1148–1149)
Requiem for Lost Love (2000 AD Prog 1150)1323ABC Warriors: Volume OneA.B.C. Warriors: Prologue: The A.B.C. Warriors (A.B.C Warriors Book One/2000 AD Prog 119)
The Retreat from Volgow
Mongrol (2000 AD Progs 121–122)
The Order of Knights Martial (2000 AD Progs 123–124)
The Bougainville Massacre (2000 AD Progs 125–126)
Steelhorn (2000 AD Progs 127–128)
Mars, The Devil Planet (2000 AD Prog 129)
Cyboons (2000 AD Progs 130–131)
The Red Death (2000 AD Progs 132–133)
Golgotha (2000 AD Progs 134–136)
Mad George (2000 AD Progs 137–139)
Epilogue (A.B.C. Warriors: Book Two)
The Black Hole: Part One (2000 AD Progs 555–566)1447Rogue Trooper: Volume OneRogue Trooper: Rogue Trooper (2000 AD Prog 228)
Nu Paree (2000 AD Prog 229)
Glass Zone (2000 AD Prog 230)
Clash in Doomsday Valley (2000 AD Prog 231)
Terror of the Decapitators (2000 AD Prog 232)
Raiders (2000 AD Prog 234)
Scum Sea (2000 AD Prog 235)
Ascent To Buzzard-Three (2000 AD Progs 236–238)
The Rookies (2000 AD Progs 239–240)
Blue Moon (2000 AD Prog 241)
Poison (2000 AD Progs 242–243)
Fear of the Machine (2000 AD Progs 246–248)
The Dreamweavers (2000 AD Progs 249–250)
The Buzzard (2000 AD Progs 251–253)
The Petrified Forest (2000 AD Progs 254–257)
War of Nerves (2000 AD Prog 258)
Bagman Blues (2000 AD Progs 260–262)
The Body Looters (2000 AD Prog 265)
All Hell on the Dix-I Front (2000 AD Progs 266–277)
Assassination Run (2000 AD Progs 278–279)1512Strontium Dog: Traitor To His KindStrontium Dog: The Sad Case (2000 AD Prog 2001Prog 2001 was the prog between 1222 and 1223, as the 2001 annual issue
Traitor to His Kind (2000 AD Progs 1406–1415)
Shaggy Dog Story (2000 AD Progs 2006,Prog 2006 was the prog between 1468 and 1469, as the 2006 annual issue 1469–1472
The Glum Affair (Progs 2008, 1567–1576
The Mork Whisperer (Progs 1651–1660)1621Nemesis The Warlock: Volume ThreeNemesis the Warlock: Torquemada the God (2000 AD Progs 520–524)
A Bedtime Story (2000 AD Prog 534)
Book Seven: The Two Torquemadas (2000 AD Progs 546–557)
Book Eight: Purity's Story (2000 AD Progs 558–566)
Book Nine: Deathbringer (2000 AD Progs 586–608)
The Shape of Things to Come (2000 AD Prog 824)
Bride of the Warlock (2000 AD Winter Special 1992)1755ZomboZombo: Zombo (2000 AD Progs 1632–1639)
Merry Christmas, Mr Zombo (2000 AD Prog 2010Prog 2010 was the prog between 1665 and 1666, as the 2010 annual issue)
Zombo's Eleven (2000 AD Progs 1675–1684)
The Day The Zombo Died (2000 AD Progs 1740–1749)
Planet Zombo (2000 AD Progs 1825–1834)1829Sláine: Volume OneSláine: The Time Monster (2000 AD Prog 330)
The Beast In The Broch (2000 AD Progs 331–334)
Warrior's Dawn (2000 AD Prog 335)
The Beltain Giant (2000 AD Prog 336)
The Bride of Crom (2000 AD Progs 337–342)
The Creeping Death (2000 AD Prog 343)
The Bull Dance (2000 AD Prog 344)
Heroes' Blood (2000 AD Progs 345–347)
The Shoggy Beast (2000 AD Progs 348–351)
Sky Chariots (2000 AD Progs 352–360)1974Nikolai Dante: Volume ThreeNikolai Dante: The Courtship of Jenna Makarov (2000 AD Progs 1161–1172)
Love And War (2000 AD Prog 2000)
The Rudinshtein Irregulars (2000 AD Progs 1183–1190)
Love And WarHas the same title as the earlier story from Prog "2000". According to the book's In Detail section, "Morrison has no idea what happened there, and blames it on forgetfulness on the part of writer and editor" (2000 AD Progs 1200–1207)
Battleship Potemkin (2000 AD Progs 1213–1220)
One Last Night in the House of Sin (2000 AD Prog 2001)2005Strontium Dog: Volume TwoStrontium Dog: The Bad Boys Bust (2000 AD Progs 194–197)
Portrait of a Mutant (2000 AD Progs 200–206, 210–221)
The Gronk Affair (2000 AD Progs 224–227)
The Kid Knee Caper (2000 AD Progs 228–233)
The Moses Incident (2000 AD Progs 335–345)2117Ace Trucking Co.: Volume OneAce Trucking Co.: Ace Trucking Co. (also known as "The Kleggs"; 2000 AD Progs 232–236)
Lugjack (2000 AD Progs 244–250)Note that the second Ace Trucking Co. story '"Hell's Pocket" (2000 AD Progs 239-243) is not included in this collection.
The Great Mush Run (2000 AD Progs 251–258)
The Ughbug Bloos (2000 AD Prog 259)
Last Lug to Abbo Dabbo (2000 AD Progs 260–267)
Joobaloo! (2000 AD Progs 268–272)
Too Many Bams (2000 AD Progs 273–278)2201Judge Dredd: The Art of Kenny WhoJudge Dredd: The Art of Kenny Who? (2000 AD Progs 477–479)
Beyond Our Kenny (Judge Dredd Megazine 1.01-1.03)
Who? Dares Wins (Judge Dredd Megazine 228–229)
I, Beast (2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1985)
Auld Acquaintance (2000 AD Yearbook 1992)
Bodies of Evidence (2000 AD Progs 1234–1236)
Big Deal At Drekk City (2000 AD Progs 1400–1404)
Blackout (Judge Dredd Megazine 238–239)
The Suspect (2000 AD Prog 342)
The Warlord (2000 AD Progs 451–455)2348Rogue Trooper: Volume TwoRogue Trooper: Hats off to Helm (2000 AD Progs 280–281)
The Marauders (2000 AD Progs 282–289)
Fort Neuro (2000 AD Progs 290–301, 303–310)
Major Magnam (2000 AD Progs 311–315)
Bigfoot (2000 AD Prog 316)
Bio-Wire (2000 AD Prog 317)
Mill-Com Memories (2000 AD Progs 318–322)
The Vid-Vultures (2000 AD Progs 323–326)2424ABC Warriors: Volume TwoA.B.C. Warriors: The Black Hole: Part Two (2000 AD Progs 573–581)
Khronicles of Khaos: Book One (2000 AD Progs 750–757)
Khronicles of Khaos: Book Two (2000 AD Progs 780–784, 787-790)
Hellbringer: Book One (2000 AD Progs 904–911)2543Meltdown ManMeltdown Man: Meltdown Man (2000 AD Progs 178–227)2630Sláine: Volume TwoSláine: Dragonheist (2000 AD Progs 361–367)
Time Killer (2000 AD Progs 411–428, 431–434)
The Battle of Clontarf (2000 AD Annual 1985)2767Sinister Dexter: Volume OneSinister Dexter: Max Vactor (2000 AD Prog 984)
The Eleventh Commandment (2000 AD Progs 988–989)
Wish Upon A Czar (2000 AD Progs 992–993)
Gunshark Vacation (2000 AD Progs 1024–1031)
Murder 101 (2000 AD Progs 1051–1061)
London Town (2000 AD Prog 1084)
The Big Stiff (2000 AD Prog 1085)
Lyrical Bollards (2000 AD Prog 1086)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (2000 AD Progs 1090–1091)2806Strontium Dog: Volume ThreeStrontium Dog: The Killing (2000 AD Progs 350–359)
Outlaw! (2000 AD Progs 363–385)
Big Bust of '49 (2000 AD Progs 416–424)2945D.R. & Quinch / SkizzTime Twisters:
D.R. and Quinch Have Fun On Earth (2000 AD Prog 317)
D.R. & Quinch:
D.R. and Quinch Go Straight (2000 AD Progs 350–351)
D.R. and Quinch Go Girl Crazy (2000 AD Progs 352–354)
D.R. and Quinch Get Drafted (2000 AD Progs 355–359)
D.R. and Quinch Go-Hollywood (2000 AD Progs 363–367)
D.R. and Quinch Get Back-Nature (2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1985)
D.R. & Quinch's Incredibly Excruciating Agony Page (2000 AD Progs 525–530, 532–534)
Skizz: