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Invasion (Invasion!, 1) Paperback – 8 Mar. 2007

by Pat Mills (Author), Gerry Finley-Day (Author), Nick Flynn (Author),
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
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Giving it both barrels! A fifty-megaton bomb hits the Midlands, deadly paratroopers descend from the skies, politicians are hung from lampposts in Parliament Square and the Royal Family flee to exile in Canada. This is the Volgan invasion of Britain and soon this once mighty land lies in anguish under the boot-heel of tyranny. But one man will make a stand. Lorry driver Bill Savage returns to London to find that a stray shell has destroyed his family home, killing his wife and kids. Grabbing his trusty shooter he swears vengeance against the Volgs and leads the resistance. The war may be over for Britain, but for Bill Savage it has only just begun! Created by Pat Mills (Slaine) and co-scripted with Gerry Finley-Day (Rogue Trooper) amongst others, Invasion! is classic 2000 AD.
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    2000 AD Graphic Novels
  4. Publication date
    8 Mar. 2007
  5. Dimensions
    18.7 x 1.4 x 25.9 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1905437269
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1905437269
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About the Author

Pat Mills is the creator and first editor of 2000 AD. He developed Judge Dredd and is the writer-creator of many of 2000 AD’s most popular stories such as Sláine, Nemesis and A.B.C. Warriors.

Amongst his credits are Marshal Law (Marvel and DC Comics), co-created with Kevin O’Neill, the French graphic novel series Requiem, Vampire Knight with artist Olivier Ledroit, and Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave! The Secret History of 2000 AD and Judge Dredd. His current projects include Joe Pineapples: Tin Man, illustrated by Simon Bisley and Clint Langley, Spacewarp, and Kiss My Axe! The Secret History of Sláine the Warped Warrior.



One of the most prolific writers in the comic’s history, Gerry Finley-Day holds a special place in many 2000 AD fans’ hearts as the creator of classics like Rogue Trooper, Fiends of the Eastern Front and The V.C.s, as well as Harry 20 on the High Rock and Ant Wars.

A keen “ideas man”, Finley-Day’s concepts of the horrors future warfare had in store were key to both Rogue and The V.C.s’ continuing popularity, ensuring that their recent return to the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic was well-received.

Finley-Day also scripted episodes of Judge Dredd and Dan Dare, and co-scripted much of Invasion! (and entirely scripted the prequel story, ‘Disaster 1990!’).



Jack Adrian’s real name is Christopher Lowder. Over the past 50-odd years Christopher Lowder has used maybe a dozen or more pseudonyms, and had a few
more foisted on him. He’s written SF, westerns, men’s adventure (for paperback carousels in the rust belt), weird tales, war fiction (WW1,
WW2, Vietnam), Regency romances on the High Toby, comicbook scripts (including Dan Dare. Judge Dredd, Adam Eterno and Kids Rule, O.K.), private eye stories, horror and fantasy. He’s edited upwards of 40
mystery/weird anthologies, including a dozen or so posh ones for Oxford University Press. He’s written for the Literary Review, the Times
Literary Supplement, and for nearly two decades he was a regular obituarist for the late and very much lamented Independent newspaper.
Currently he is Chair of Cradley Parish Council in Herefordshire -- which should be a warning to you all.



Jesús Blasco is considered one of the most significant artists in Spanish comics. He created Cuto for Boliche magazine and produced several science fiction and adventure titles. In the 1960s he joined the British publishing agency Fleetway and worked on Steel Claw, Billy the Kid and Buffalo Bill amongst others.
For 2000 AD he provided the art for several episodes of Invasion!



Mike Dorey joined 2000 AD following its merger with rival action comic Tornado, where he pencilled Victor Drago. Following his move to greener pastures, he pencilled several Future Shocks and a Time Twister, as well as M.A.C.H. 0, M.A.C.H. 1, Ro-Busters, Invasion!, Rogue Trooper and Tharg the Mighty.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 2000 AD Graphic Novels (8 Mar. 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1905437269
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1905437269
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.7 x 1.4 x 25.9 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
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subversive@lineone.net
5.0 out of 5 stars Raw, un-PC and viscerally exciting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2013
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I bought this because I had read fragments of this story arc as a child in 2000AD and I began collecting compilations of 2000AD story volumes in an attempt to relive the excitement I felt when reading these stories first time round. Invasion! did not disappoint. Bill Savage, the hero, is a gritty, invincible, brutal anti-hero leading a war of resistance against a Marxist/Fascist army of occupation from the Volgan Republic (the USSR, but renamed so as not to offend the Russian Embassy). Savage himself is apolitical, his motivation being solely to kill or expel the Volgan soldiers who murdered his family. He uses all means at his disposal to liquidate the occupiers, who die regularly in violent, gruesome and painful ways, usually with a Schwarzeneggar-style one liner from Bill. We're not meant to like Savage, but we root for him all the same, and it's probably wise, as he is highly resistant to being beaten or killed, much like a Bruce Willis or Arnie action hero.
This is one of my favourite graphic novels, and, given the violence (and the smoking), I cannot see newsagents being allowed to sell it to today's 5 year olds as it was sold to me back in 1976, but we weren't so coddled then, and that's not a bad thing.
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troy jones
5.0 out of 5 stars 2000AD Invasion
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2021
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Excellent quality. Brought back some great memories.
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Patrick Gleeson
4.0 out of 5 stars A Blast from the Past
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 August 2009
There are few opening passages that are as memorable as the first few pages of Invasion, itself the first salvo in the very first issue of 2000AD. Here was a story that seared itself into the conciousness of many a 10 year old - myself included. The air drop of Volgan troops over the BT Tower in London, a nuclear blast, an Angela Rippon lookalike broadcasting the final 'free broadcast' and the assassination of a female politician outside St. Pauls are all within the first few pages, brilliantly rendered by Jesus Blasco. The quality was retained over the next few weeks, but inevitably waned towards the end of the series run just a year later. A superb reminder of what 2000AD was, and could still be.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 2000ad invasion
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2010
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Oh this brought back so many memories' I loved 2000AD when I was a teenager, the Invasion story was one of my favourites.
Dark, gritty, pulling no punches and ultra violent, what more could your average adolescent want? I remembered most of the storyline from 30 years ago, which probably shows you how it affected me at the time, it covers the quasi Russian invasion of Europe and the UK, in an alternative timeline. Britain is down but not out as slowly the resistance hits back. If you enjoy alternative Sci Fi you will like this, go on you know you want to!
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gc
5.0 out of 5 stars Invasion
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2019
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Great book, excellent seller, would not hesitate to use again..
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Theo Robertson
3.0 out of 5 stars One Note Nostalgia
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2020
When I first started buying 2000Ad away back in 1977 Invasion was my favourite strip along with Flesh. I bought Flesh The Dino-Files a couple of years ago and was not disappointed. Invasion was something of a disappointment

It gets off to a great start and what child in the late 1970s can forget the imagery of Volgan paratroopers falling from the skies and of the English Midlands being destroyed in a nuclear burst with the survivors being murdered in cold blood and most memorable of all the full page diagram that shows the underground British resistance base . This melds war porn with future scenario something any self respecting schoolboy in the 1970s would love

The downside is that after the first five episodes all written by Pat Mills there's little in the way of progression. The evil Volgans plan something very evil and Bill Savage and the resistance turn up . kill the evil Volgans and then escape . Repeat every week for almost a year

In order to allay the repetitive nature of the story different writers such as Gerry Finley Day - a prolific writer of war stories in IPC titles such as Battle - and different artists the 2000AD editors do try and bring a bit of variety to the strip but like the Volgans they're probably fighting a battle they will ultimately lose

I did enjoy this volume but much of this was down to nostalgia and while I might be able to forgive the one note idea behind the premise I can understand a younger and more critical reader being less forgiving especially if potential customers are being asked for over £200 for a second hand physical copy. You can of course but a digital copy for about £10 at the 2000AD webshop
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ted the head1941
5.0 out of 5 stars take that you stinking volg's!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2018
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I'd give both barrels to the volgs!takes me back to my kiddie days.thinly disguised comic strip about the invasion of g.b. by the warsaw pact.bill savage is the man against the invaders after losing his family too the volgans.i do it my way.like it or lump it "me ol' china's!"
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snuffer31
5.0 out of 5 stars Invasion classic 2000AD
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2016
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If your a fan of the early 2000ADs this is a must buy Invasion unlike Dredd was in the very first edition and given the world was Still in the cold war era it was an appropriate story to be told, having read it through i was amazed how many of the stories i could still remember
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