Who the hell is Adrian Apollo? This week 2000AD – Prog 2473, with a knockout cover by Mark Sexton – starts a new “Tharg’s 3rillers”, a three-part story from the team of Liam Johnson and Steven Austin which asks: what if James Bond were an intergalactic space bastard?
Elsewhere, “Brink” brings us a surprise makeover; Judge Dredd rips off someone’s face, “The Discarded” enter end-phase, and “Herne & Shuck” come to the end of their trials! What’s coming next for our lovably-slightly-crap heroes? You’ll have to wait and see!
2000AD Prog 2473 is on sale today from TG Jones, Local Comic Shops and select newsagents – and of course as a digital edition direct from 2000AD, or available on subscription.
Also out this week, in collection, are Rex Power: Invasion of the Fear Bugs, reviewed here last week; and Sinister Dexter: Bulletopia, a slow burn of a tale but with plenty to chill! Dan Abnett weaves another twisted tale, offering shocks and twists to the story from the get go. Funt are you waiting for? Check the details below!
2000AD Prog 2473
UK and DIGITAL: 11 March £3.99
COVER: Mark Sexton
In This Issue:
JUDGE DREDD // CLIMATE CRISIS
By Rob Williams & Ned Hartley (Writers) PJ Holden (Artist) Jack Davies (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2148 AD. Home to over 300 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, terrorists have taken over the Weather Control satellite and are blackmailing the city…
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 stands before a magical council, learning his fate…
THARG’S 3RILLERS // WHO IS ADRIAN APOLLO?
By Liam Johnson (Writer) Steven Austin (Artist) John Charles (Colourist) Rob Steen (Letterer)
Three episodes, one complete, self-contained story — a condensed hit of super-charged Thrill-power beamed to you directly from the Nerve Centre! The far future, and Adrian Apollo is a ruthless agent for the Empire of Humanity, a vast collection of colonised worlds. Reporting to the mysterious Administrator, Apollo is sent in on missions to further the interests of the Empire…
BRINK // THE CALL OF THE VOID
By Dan Abnett (Writer) INJ Culbard (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
The late 21st century, and through environmental catastrophe and industrial overload Earth has been reduced to a wasteland. Mankind finally evacuated the planet in 2072 and millions were housed in a number of deep-space Habitats. But life on these cramped, overcrowded stations is tense, often spilling over into madness. Sects are rife, and Bridget Kurtis of the Habitat Security Division is investigating their reach…
THE DISCARDED
By Peter Milligan (Writer) Kieran McKeown (Artist) Jim Boswell (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
Junkfall, 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/prison known as Junkfall that lies out in the middle of the ocean. Dissident Aaxon ‘Red’ Banksy has been incarcerated here, but has discovered a self-evolving chip amongst the trash…
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New Rebellion Releases
Rex Power – Invasion of the Fear Bugs! (The Monster Fun Collection)
By RAMZEE (Writer) and Claude (Artist)
Release date: Scheduled for 12th March 2026
Paperback | 144 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837865222
Dino-Cop – from space!
Rex is an alien descendant of the mighty Tyrannosaurus and a skilled bounty hunter. After one of his bounties – the mad alien scientist, Zardax – escapes, Rex is forced to crash his ship on Earth. Stranded in Catford, south east London, an accident causes Rex to merge with a young, teenage orphan called Korey. Once bonded, Korey and Rex will have to learn how to get along so they can stop an army of Zardax’s alien parasites from taking over the district, the city, and then the planet!
Written by Ramzee (Marvel’s Edge of Spider-Verse, The Cheat Book) and featuring the kinetic art of Claude T.C., Rex Power is the freshest, new British superhero on the block!
Part of the Monster Fun Collection, spinning from the pages of the hit UK comic, this brilliant range of books aims to inspire children to love reading through incredible stories and cool characters.
RAMZEE is what happens to a kid who grows up on a diet of 1990’s Image and 2000’s Toonami. Since being nominated for a British Comic Award for his debut indie comic in 2016, he’s gone on to draw illustrations for the BBC and MerkyBooks and write “Cat Girl” for Rebellion’s Tammy & Jinty, “FAB” for StoryWorlds and write and draw his first graphic novel, LDN, for Good Comics.
Sinister Dexter: Bulletopia
by Dan Abnett (Writer), Steve Yeowell (Artist), Tazio Bettin (Artist)
Out: 12th March 2026
Paperback
ISBN: 978-1837866663
NEW WORLD DISORDER!
In the rotting corpse of a city called Downlode, only the most ruthless people can survive. Finnigan Sinister and Ramone Dexter have made their mark working together as ‘gun-sharks’ (hitmen) for some of the underworld’s biggest mob bosses.
Having killed Holy Moses Tanenbaum, a mobster from an alternate dimension whose presence threatened the fabric of reality, Finnigan Sinister and Ramone Dexter have reset the continuum, and now no one knows who they are, except for the hacker, Billi Octavo. Hired to protect a sentient A.I. called Lillith, the duo has discovered that another rogue A.I. is at large in the city…
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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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