Assassination ahead? Trouble for Judge Dredd!

All guns blazing, 2000AD Prog 2468, on sale today, offers a superb the line-up of thrill power!

2000AD 2468 Cover Art: Cliff Robinson and Dylan Teague

In this latest issue, Judge Dredd confronts the perp that’s been targeting him for assassination in the penultimate part of “Death of a Judge”; Veera Banksy follows a trail through Junkfall that will lead her to her father in “The Discarded“; Judge Dee tackles cultists trying to power psionic batteries with tormented souls; Herne undertakes his latest challenge, this time for the King-Without-A-Castle, in “Power Trip”; and things get even weirder for Carla Dietrich in the 3riller, “Money Shot: High Stakes“.

2000AD 2468
Cover Art: Cliff Robinson and Dylan Teague

JUDGE DREDD // DEATH OF A JUDGE, Part Five
Script: John Wagner / Art: Mike Perkins / Colours: Chris Blythe / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Mega-City One, 2147 AD. Home to over 250 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America, with the toxic Black Atlantic to the east, and the irradiated Cursed Earth to the west. Tensions are on a knife-edge, 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!

2000AD 2468 - JUDGE DREDD // DEATH OF A JUDGE, Part Five
Script: John Wagner / Art: Mike Perkins / Colours: Chris Blythe / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

HERNE & SHUCK // POWER TRIP, Part Six
Script: David Barnett / Art: Lee Milmore / Colours: Gary Caldwell Letters: Annie Parkhouse

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…

2000AD 2468 - HERNE & SHUCK // POWER TRIP, Part Six
Script: David Barnett / Art: Lee Milmore / Colours: Gary Caldwell Letters: Annie Parkhouse

JUDGE DEE // PART TWO
Script: Ben Wheatley / Art: Simon Coleby / Colours: Jack Davies / Letters: Simon Bowland

Mega-City One, 2148 AD. JUDGE DEE is a psi-operative in Justice Department’s Psi-Division, in which psychic powers are deployed in the fight against supernatural threats as well as everyday crime. She has an unmatched arrest record, which is causing some suspicion amongst her superiors — however, little do they know that she is host to a demon that is assisting her in her investigations…

2000AD 2468 - JUDGE DEE // PART TWO
Script: Ben Wheatley / Art: Simon Coleby / Colours: Jack Davies / Letters: Simon Bowland

THARG’S 3RILLERS // MONEY SHOT: HIGH STAKES, Part Two
Script: Kek-W / Art: Rob Richardson / Letters: Rob Steen

Three episodes, one complete, self-contained story — a condensed hit of supercharged Thrill-power beamed to you directly from the Nerve Centre! The USA, the 1990s, and accountant Carla Dietrich has been hired for her book-keeping skills on both sides of the law. She’s had no shortage of shady clients in the past, so when mysterious instructions arrive in the post, she’s intrigued…

2000AD 2468 - THARG’S 3RILLERS // MONEY SHOT: HIGH STAKES, Part Two
Script: Kek-W / Art: Rob Richardson / Letters: Rob Steen

THE DISCARDED // PART SIX
Script: Peter Milligan / Art: Kieran McKeown / Colours: Jim Boswell / Letters: Simon Bowland

NEW STORY! The UK, the near future. Society’s extravagant attitude to waste has continued unabated, with robot drones now collecting rubbish to be hauled away in giant 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…

2000AD 2468 - THE DISCARDED // PART SIX
Script: Peter Milligan / Art: Kieran McKeown / Colours: Jim Boswell / Letters: Simon Bowland

• 2000AD Prog 2468 is on sale now from all good newsagents and comic book shops, plus in print and digitally from the 2000AD webshop and apps. Don’t forget that if you buy an issue of 2000AD in the first week of its release then postage in the UK is free



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