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2000AD and Tornado #150 Stainless Steel Rat (Part 11), pages 16-17

Location: 2000AD: Other
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra (All)

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Location: 2000AD: Other
Title: 2000AD and Tornado #150 Stainless Steel Rat (Part 11), pages 16-17
Artist:  Carlos Ezquerra (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Double Page Spread
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 95
Likes on CAF: 11
Comments: 18
Added to Site: 12/9/2025

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This is a very large piece of art (nearly 18 x 27 inches, 46 x 69 cm), so it is difficult to appreciate the detail in the action sequence at the standard CAF scale. So feel free to click on the image to blow it up a bit – I pay for Premium so others can enjoy the art!

This is part of the first Stainless Steel Rat story, adapted from the Harry Harrison science fiction novels by Kelvin Gosnell for 2000AD. And drawn, of course, by the amazing Carlos Ezquerra. Here we see con-man and thief, James Bolivar di Griz (aka ‘Slippery Jim’ or ‘the Stainless Steel Rat’), fending off an assassin. The futuristic buildings are of a style he also used in Strontium Dog and Judge Dredd. The dynamism and brutality of the fight are so Carlos, and show how integral he was to the development of 2000AD.

When this strip started, as a twelve year old reader I was really expecting to see a giant robot rodent appear at some point, which would have seemed in keeping with 2000AD, rather than a James Coburn lookalike con man. But I did get the hang of the story eventually.

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Rick W Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 12/9/2025

Out like Flint! ;)

Paul Roach Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 12/9/2025

Rick W wrote:
"  Out like Flint! ;)
 "

Ha ha. Yes, the Flint films were great and a big inspiration here.

Toni S Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 12/9/2025

Striking action! Loving the 2000AD´strip format!

Paul Roach Member Since 2014
Posted On 12/10/2025

Toni S wrote:
"  Striking action! Loving the 2000AD´strip format!
 "

Thanks Toni! The double page splashes gave the artists so many more options for panel layouts and storytelling. Carlos went for a very cinematic sequence on this occasion.

Kavi H Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 12/9/2025

Great DPS with intense knife fight action! I think I need a much larger (and wider) computer monitor just to look at this scan fully blown up because it's so huge, haha! I really do appreciate the effort collectors make to bring the highest possible resolution imaging to their premium galleries for us to enjoy though so kudos for that!

Paul Roach Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 12/10/2025

Kavi H wrote:
"  Great DPS with intense knife fight action! I think I need a much larger (and wider) computer monitor just to look at this scan fully blown up because it's so huge, haha! I really do appreciate the effort collectors make to bring the highest possible resolution imaging to their premium galleries for us to enjoy though so kudos for that!
 "

Ha ha. Yes, I may have overdone it with the size of the scan, but I'm glad it's appreciated.

John C Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 12/9/2025

I am afraid I am going to have to report Slippery Jim to the HSE. That top railing is not up to code. It should be 37.4 inches to prevent injuries like this from happening. 

Paul Roach Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 12/9/2025

John C wrote:
"  I am afraid I am going to have to report Slippery Jim to the HSE. That top railing is not up to code. It should be 37.4 inches to prevent injuries like this from happening. 
 "

But how will he fit "AAAAAAARGH!" into the incident report form?

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 12/9/2025

Impeccable quality!  It needed this large size to capture the Ezquerra choreographed action that builds momentum to the right all the way to the end.

Miki Annamanthadoo Member Since 2003
1    
Posted On 12/9/2025

I was a big fan of the Stainless Steel Rat stories by Harry Harrison. The character debuted in Astounding Magazine in 1957. Of course I didn't encounter the stories until I read the collected editions in paperback form in the 70's.  I see this adapted comic series was collected in a Trade Paperback. I should try to find that.

Great art by Carlos Ezquerra!

Paul Roach Member Since 2014
Posted On 12/10/2025

Miki Annamanthadoo wrote:
"  I was a big fan of the Stainless Steel Rat stories by Harry Harrison. The character debuted in Astounding Magazine in 1957. Of course I didn't encounter the stories until I read the collected editions in paperback form in the 70's.  I see this adapted comic series was collected in a Trade Paperback. I should try to find that.
Great art by Carlos Ezquerra!
 "

Thanks! Glad to have encouraged you to have a look at the Trade Paperback. The Stainless Steel Rat for President adaptation was probably the best. It was a lot of fun.

Red Raven Member Since 2012
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Posted On 12/10/2025

impressionnant pièce tornado - congrats !!

Paul Roach Member Since 2014
Posted On 12/10/2025

Red Raven wrote:
"  impressionnant pièce tornado - congrats !!
 "

Thanks, my friend!

Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 12/11/2025

Didnt realize Mr.Kotter, from Welcome Back Kotter made an appearance in 2000AD! Very Cool!! Nice art too!

Daniel Guzio Member Since 2023
1    
Posted On 12/12/2025

This knife fight is intense, love how the artist showed the scale of the fight with the first panel.
Paul Roach Member Since 2014
Posted On 3/10/2026

Daniel Guzio wrote:
"  This knife fight is intense, love how the artist showed the scale of the fight with the first panel.  "

Yes, good point. That height shot was needed to really show the danger of the platform. Thanks, Daniel!

Chaykin Dude Member Since 2008
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Posted On 3/9/2026

Beautiful artwork by Ezquerra.  Loved Stainless Steel Rat!

Paul Roach Member Since 2014
Posted On 3/10/2026

Chaykin Dude wrote:
"  Beautiful artwork by Ezquerra.  Loved Stainless Steel Rat!
 "

Thanks - glad you like it! I have another page to scan as well from another SSR story. Pages from this strip don't seem easy to find, so I guess there is a big collector out there.

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