Editing 2000 AD (comics) (section)

=== 2000s ===
The publisher has been owned by [[Rebellion Developments]] since 2000, with editors [[Andy Diggle]] and (since 2002) [[Matt Smith (comics editor)|Matt Smith]] at the helm. Rebellion continues to develop stories (and computer games) based on classic characters such as ''[[Rogue Trooper]]'' and ''[[Judge Dredd]]'', and has also introduced a roster of new series including ''[[Shakara]]'', ''[[The Red Seas]]'' and ''[[Caballistics, Inc.]]''. It has also published a tie-in to the film ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' in a story written by [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Edgar Wright]].

The comic continues to uncover new British talents, including [[Boo Cook]], [[Dom Reardon]] and [[Al Ewing]]. It has also benefited from an improved dollar-pound [[exchange rate]] that has meant the comic can now afford to re-employ some of the talent thought lost to America.

A number of shorter self-contained stories, partly created by the new wave of talent, have run including ''[[London Falling]]'', ''[[Stone Island (2000AD)|Stone Island]]'' and ''[[Zombo (comics)|Zombo]]''. Other developments include a revamping of the ''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' which has included a section acting as a showcase for [[British small press comics]]. Starting in program 1500 was the Judge Dredd story "The Connection", a "prelude" to a 23-part Judge Dredd epic "[[Origins (Judge Dredd story)|Origins]]" which filled in a lot of the details about Dredd's past.

In prog 1526,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=prog&page=profiles&choice=1526 |title=Prog 1526 |publisher=2000ad.org |date=28 February 2007 |access-date=16 September 2010}}</ref> dated 28 February 2007, ''2000 AD'' celebrated their 30th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2007-02-26|title=30 years of the future|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6390731.stm|access-date=2022-12-16}}</ref> The issue saw the start of two new storylines: ''[[Nikolai Dante]]'' (by [[Robbie Morrison]] and [[Simon Fraser (comics)|Simon Fraser]]) and ''[[Invasion! (2000 AD)|Savage]]'' (by [[Pat Mills]] and [[Charlie Adlard]]), along with a one-off episode of ''[[Flesh (comics)|Flesh]]'' (by [[Pat Mills]] and [[Ramon Sola]]). The run-up to this saw the first arcs of new series ''[[Stickleback (comics)|Stickleback]]'' and ''[[Kingdom (comics)|Kingdom]]''.

''2000 AD'' was also made available online through [[Clickwheel]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Clickwheel |url=http://www.clickwheel.net/ |title=Clickwheel site |publisher=Clickwheel.net |access-date=16 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815074745/http://www.clickwheel.net/ |archive-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> another [[Rebellion Developments]]-owned firm. Starting in December 2007, the latest issue was made available to download as a [[Portable Document Format|PDF]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CBR – The World's Top Destination For Comic, Movie & TV news|url=https://www.cbr.com/|access-date=2022-12-16|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref> In early 2008 it was announced that an archive of the 2007 issues would be added to the service.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=146854 ''Rebellion, Clickwheel Post 2007 2000AD Archive Online.''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208175811/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=146854 |date=8 December 2008 }}, [[Newsarama]], 15 February 2008</ref> The Clickwheel Comics Reader was launched in July 2008 which would allow the digital versions of the comics to be downloaded and read on the [[iPhone]] and [[iPod Touch]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Newsarama {{pipe}} GamesRadar+|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/newsarama/|access-date=2022-12-16|website=gamesradar|language=en}}</ref>