The final regular 2000AD of the year is out this Wednesday, offering three extra-length stories ahead of of next week’s gargantuan Christmas special – and what a corker that is!
Meanwhile, Prog 2412, with a cover by Trevor Hairsine and Dylan Teague, sees the wrap up of “When a G.I. Dies” – a whopping sixteen-page finale! – alongside the zarjaz conclusions to “Judge Dredd: The Comfort Zone” and “Nightmare New York”. (Kek W and David Roach are already cooking up further instalments for this period horror)!
The scrotnig, circuit-shattering bumper Christmas issue is a mere seven days away, complete with one-off tales and the start of new series. Expect to see Strontium Dog, Rogue Trooper, Fiends of the Western Front, Hawk the Slayer, Azimuth, Thistlebone, Portals & Black Goo and, naturally, Ol’ Stoney-Face himself.
“All that and much more,” Tharg himself tells us, breaking away from eating a polystyrene cup*. “If you want a Thrill-powered Chrimbo, humes, you know where to come!”
JUDGE DREDD – THE COMFORT ZONE
by Mike Carroll (Writer) Ben Willsher (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2146 AD. Home to over 200 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Crime is rampant and only the Judges – empowered to dispense instant justice – can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD – he is the Law! Now, he’on patrol with Judge Joyce, policing a mutant settlement beyond the walls of the city…
ROGUE TROOPER – WHEN A G.I. DIES
by Garth Ennis (Writer) Patrick Goddard (Artist) Rob Steen (Letterer)
Nu Earth, site of a galactic war between the Norts and the Southers, where the atmosphere has been rendered poisonous. So the Southers created the Genetic Infantrymen, bred to be immune to the pollutants ╤ G.I.s like ROGUE TROOPER, the last of his kind. Together with biochip buddies Helm, Gunnar and Bagman, they╒re searching for the traitor that sold them out…
NIGHTMARE NEW YORK – PART TWELVE
by Kek-W (Writer) David Roach (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Lower Manhattan, 1845. Paradise Square is at the centre of Five Points in Old New York, where five street corners meet. The early days of the North American metropolis are marked by a mix of poverty, organised crime and hardscrabble lives, where ragpickers rub shoulders with missionaries. Young Lil, living rough on these dank streets, has just turned eighteen, and has been captured by diabolists, after discovering her powers…
• Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android
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* Tharg is from Betelgeuse. Do not try to imitate him. Polystyrene tastes as bad as Cliff Richard’s Christmas gravy
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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