would be using the L85 series of 5.56.mm rifles) The Remington Model 870 pump-action shotgun (the pump-action shotgun Bill Savage uses resembles the Remington Model 870) Soviets / Volgans The Volgans were originally intended to be the Soviets, but IPC's management forced a last-minute change to the fictional "Volgan Republic of Asia" for fear of offending the Soviets. Savage portrays the Volgans as Russians who have changed their name after a successful 1991 Soviet coup d'état. Bibliography Invasion! (all episodes written by Gerry Finley-Day, except episodes 1 and 7 written by Pat Mills, 22 by Nick Allen, 34 by Nick Flynn, 36 by Chris Lowder; art by Jesús Blasco, Pat Wright, Juan Sarompas, Ian Kennedy, Mike Dorey, Carlos Pino, Eric Bradbury, Luis Collado, in 2000 AD #1-51, 1977–78) Disaster 1990 (written by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Carlos Pino, Mike White and Alan Willow, in 2000 AD #119-139, 1979) Savage (all episodes written by Pat Mills): "Book I: Taking Liberties" (art by Charlie Adlard, in 2000 AD #1387-1396, 2004) "Book II: Out of Order" (art by Charlie Adlard, in 2000 AD #1450-1459, 2005) "Book III: Double Yellow" (art by Charlie Adlard, in 2000 AD #1526-1535, 2007) "Book IV: The Guv'nor" (art by Patrick Goddard, in 2000 AD #1577-1586, 2008) "Book V: 1984" (art by Patrick Goddard, in 2000 AD #1632-1641, 2009) "Book VI: Crims" (art by Patrick Goddard, in 2000 AD #1685-1699, 2010) "Book VII: Secret City" (art by Patrick Goddard, in 2000 AD #1740-1749, 2011) "Book VIII: Rise Like Lions" (art by Patrick Goddard, in 2000 AD Prog 2013 and #1813-1823, 2012–2013) "Book IX: Grinders" (art by Patrick Goddard, in 2000 AD Prog 2015 and #1912-1923, 2015–2016) "Book X: The Märze Murderer" (art by Patrick Goddard, in 2000 AD #2001-2010, 2016) "Book XI: The Thousand-Year Stare" (art by Patrick Goddard, in 2000 AD #2061-2071, 2017–18) Collected editions The titles have been collected into trade paperbacks: Invasion (March 2007, ) Savage: Taking Liberties (June 2007, ) Savage: The Guv'nor (July 2012, ) Footnotes References 2000 AD profile External links Savage: Taking Liberties review, Comics Bulletin Invasion! review at 2000 AD Review Comics by Pat Mills 2000 AD comic strips Future history Fiction set in 1999