Christmas comes early from The Mighty Tharg today, with 2000AD Prog 2463 and Judge Dredd Megazine 487 on sale in all good TG Jones, select supermarkets, Local Comic Shops, and as digital editions from the 2000AD web store!
Here’s the final previews from Rebellion for 2025, and the biggest as well, leading with a 100-page issue of 2000AD out this week to celebrate the holiday, season, graced with a standout cover by Greg Staples.
Inside, legendary Belgian investigator MikMak makes a surprise visit to Mega-City One, thanks to Ken Niemand and Stref; Strontium Dog deals with ghosts of his past; Judge Anderson meets a familiar face; Hawk The Slayer and Herne & Shuck return; Rogue Trooper concludes the epic “Ghost Patrol” (collection out next year); Young Death licks some gross stuff; and a new Thrill called “The Discarded” arrives, courtesy of Peter Milligan and Kieran McKeown; and Scott Montgomery brings us “2025: A Year in Thrills”, a guide to the past twelve months of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic.
Wait – you’ve never heard of MikMak? Where have you been for the past century?
Surely you remember his classic adventure, “The Plutonium Menace”, a classic caper to be sure? No? How about “The Robot Revolution”, a story bound to put a smile on anyone’s face? Or that time he visited The Cursed Earth? A classic! And who didn’t love reading “MikMak in Deadworld” when it first came out?(They couldn’t publish comics like this anymore! It wouldn’t be politically correct – but we loved it!).
Of course, there were MikMak books that they weren’t afraid to cover topical issues that other comics were scared of touching, too, like “MikMak and the Organ-Leggers”… still on point today!
MikMak finally returns in 2000AD Prog 2463, out today!
Judge Dredd Megazine, Too!
Not enough? It’s Christmas, we get it, you want more. How about a 100-page Judge Dredd Megazine with a cover from Cliff Robinson and Dylan Teague, a complete new Judge Dredd story, alongside the latest instalments of Megatropolis; Armitage; Judge Anderson; and Dreadnoughts? Not just that: this issue also has the conclusion of “Rok The God” by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Dan Cornwell – just in time for the all-new “Rok of the Reds” series to begin in the Megazine next year.
Happy Holidays, punks! Tharg wishes you a zarjaz and ghafflebette New Year!
2000AD Prog 2463
UK and DIGITAL: 17 December £5.99
NORTH AMERICA: 21 January $11.75
DIAMOND: OCT250132
COVER: Greg Staples
In This Issue:
JUDGE DREDD // MIK-MAK’S BIG MEGA-CITY ADVENTURE
by Ken Niemand (Writer) Stref (Artist) Fin Cramb (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2147 AD. Home to over 200 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America with the irradiated Cursed Earth to the west and the poisoned Black Atlantic to the east. Unemployment is rife, and crime is rampant. Tensions rest on a knife-edge and only the zero-tolerance Judges can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law!
PS… The Justice Department has informed us anyone in possession of MikMak books should place themselves immediately under arrest.
HERNE & SHUCK // POWER TRIP
by David Barnett (Writer) Lee Milmore (Artist) Gary Caldwell (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
The UK. Herne is a troubleshooter and hired help for many different magical factions. Accompanied by Shuck, a demon in dog form, he travels the country picking up work where he can, whether it be an exorcism or a rescue. Recently, he was tasked with saving young Carys from ritual sacrifice, and has made an enemy of the organisation known as St Michael. Now, he’s assumed the powers of Herne the Hunter…
AZIMUTH // BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
by Dan Abnett (Writer) Tazio Bettin (Artist) Matt Soffe (Colourist) Jim Campell (Letterer)
Welcome to the city of AZIMUTH, a data-driven metropolis, where anything is possible. Ruled by an aristocracy of the New Flesh, anyone can take any shape, if it can be conceived by the imagination. The New Flesh masters have been troubled by strange dreams, which have predicted the coming of a stranger — none other than Ramone Dexter, who’s teamed up with Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson to save Downlode…
THE DISCARDED
by Peter Milligan (Writer) Kieran McKeown (Artist) Jim Boswell (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
The UK, the near future. Society’s extravagant attitude to waste has continued unabated, with robot drones now collecting rubbish to be hauled away ingiant hovering tankers, bound for the vast garbage island known as Junkfall that lies out in the middle of the ocean. It has also become a dumping ground for the world’s criminals and dissidents, forced to live and scavange amongst the trash mountains…
YOUNG DEATH // DOG EAT DOG
by Kek-W (Writer) Clint Langley (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
The planet that became known as DEADWORLD was once a regular civilisation existing in a parallel dimension. Its Judge force was notoriously brutal and openly corrupt, and so when young psychopath Sidney De’Ath joined its ranks, he quickly became something of a rising star. But Sidney is being courted by entities beyond the veil, who want to use him to usher in a global apocalypse…
HAWK THE SLAYER // THE CALL
by Alec Worley (Writer) Staz Johnson (Artist) John Charles (Colourist) Rob Steen (Letterer)
It is a time of legend. HAWK THE SLAYER defeated his evil brother Voltan some years before, and now he and his compatriots, such as the Elfin bowman Crow and warrior woman Bella, are keeping an eye on the malign spread of the Black Wizards’ influence. Rumours of dark magic abound, and creatures are striking with increasing regularity from the Forest of Weir. Armed with his fabled Mindsword, Hawk must keep the peace…
ROGUE TROOPER // GHOST PATROL
by Alex de Campi (Writer) Neil Edwards (Artist) Matt Soffe (Colourist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
Nu Earth, site of a galactic war between the Norts and the Southers, where use of chemical weapons has rendered the atmosphere poisonous. So the Southers created the Genetic Infantrymen, bred to be immune to the planet’s lethal cocktail of 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…
STRONTIUM DOG // THE NECKS CASE
by Karl Stock (Writer) Colin MacNeil (Artist) Dylan Teague (Colourist) Rob Steen (Letterer)
Late 22nd century. After the Atomic Wars, many survivors were warped by the Strontium 90 fallout. These ‘mutants’ became a victimised underclass, forced intoghettos, and the only job open to them was bounty hunting. One such Search/Destroy agent, or STRONTIUM DOG, is Johnny Alpha, whose eyes emit piercing alpha waves. His long-time partner Wulf Sternhammer has just been murdered by Max Bubba…
• Available in print from: the 2000AD webshop, TG Jones, select supermarkets and newsagents, Amazon, and Local Comic Shops | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android
Judge Dredd Megazine 487
UK and DIGITAL: 17 December £7.50
NORTH AMERICA: 21 January $15.50
DIAMOND: OCT250133
COVER: Cliff Robinson with Dylan Teague
In This Issue:
As we come to the end of the Megazine’s thirty-fifth anniversary year this issue sees instalment of Scott Montgomery’s “Meg Files”, which brings us bang up to date as it’s charted the contents (and changing shape and fortunes) of the title over the last three and a half decades. We’ve just got another twelve issues to go before we hit Meg 500 in January 2027, and another milestone to celebrate – alongside the fiftieth anniversary of 2000AD! All tomorrow’s parties, indeed…
Plus… Karl Stock chats to performative storyteller Jason Buck about his Horned God production that tours nationwide from January, and artist Stephen White talks “Tara Togs” and “The Broons”, and much more!
JUDGE DREDD // THE SURVIVOR
by Ken Niemand (Writer) Anthony Williams (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2147 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is bordered by the toxic Black Atlantic and the irradiated Cursed Earth. It is home to over 250 million citizens, where tensions run a constant knife-edge. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!
MEGATROPOLIS II
by Ken Niemand (Writer) Dave Taylor (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
Imagine a Mega-City One from an alternate timeline – less the gleaming metropolis of the twenty-second century but instead an art deco retro-future variation. Joe Rico is the one good cop in a police department riddled with corruption, and partnered with the young Amy Jara, they investigated a series of vigilante killings committed by a robot…
ARMITAGE // DROKK THE RIPPER
by Liam Johnson (Writer) Staz Johnson (Artist) Quinton Winter (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Brit-Cit, 2147 AD. While the UK equivalent of Mega-City One has its own Judge force, it’s retained its CID plainclothes division, of which Detective Inspector Armitage was one of itsveteran officers. Now a consultant, who works on cold cases, Armitage hasn’t lost his surly demeanour and distrust of authority – and now an old flame is wanted for murder…
ANDERSON, PSI-DIV
by Alec Worley (Writer) Ben Willsher (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2147 AD. Psi-Div is a section within Justice Department that deals with the supernatural, and its operatives all have psi-powers, from telepathy to psychokinesis.Cassandra Anderson is one of the division’s most experienced and powerful officers – and now she must deal with a cinema multiplex that’s overrun with demons…
ROK THE GOD
by John Wagner & Alan Grant (Writers) Dan Cornwell (Artist) Jim Boswell (Colourist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
DREADNOUGHTS // QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
by Mike Carroll (Writer) John Higgins (Artist) Sally Hurst (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
USA, 2036 AD. The new Justice Department is still in its early years, with Judges working alongside the police. It’s proving an explosive transition, with many citizens – and more than a few cops – unhappy with these helmeted officers taking to the streets. Boulder, Colorado, was a recent flashpoint, and now the Judges’ influence is spreading…
• Available in print from: the 2000AD webshop, TG Jones, select supermarkets and newsagents, Amazon, and Local Comic Shops | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android
Rebellion Collection Release
DEFINITIVE SLAINE – VOLUME TWO
CREATIVE TEAM: Pat Mills (Writer) Massimo Belardinelli, Glenn Fabry, David Pugh, Bryan Talbot, Garry Leach, Nik Williams, Una Fricker (Artists) Tom Frame, Tony Jacob, Steve Potter, Gordon Robson (Letterers)
RELEASE DATE: December 17th
PAPERBACK, 272 pages
PRICE: £29.99
The adventures of Sláine Mac Roth continue in the second volume of the Definitive series. With character-defining arcs such as “The Time Killer” and “The Tomb of Terror”, this volume sees the exiled barbarian facing new trials and tribulations – including a trip through time which will have dangerous repercussions for everyone on Earth!
Showcasing Pat Mills’s epic storytelling alongside the art of Glenn Fabry (Hellblazer, Swamp Thing), Bryan Talbot (Grandville), and David Pugh (Dan Dare), this is another unmissable entry for fans and new readers alike.
Coming in January 2026…
Happy New Year, Squaxx dek Thargo!
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as 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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