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New Thrill: 2000AD Prog 2021, Out Today, “Kingdom” and “The Order” collections out this week

By John Freeman on March 8, 2017

The latest issue of 2000AD – Prog 2021 is on sale today. Here’s a quick taster. Boo Cook’s work on the latest “Judge Dredd” is positively a delight and joy to behold!

Judge Dredd: Thick Skin by TC Eglington (Writer) Boo Cook (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

A pair of Tri-D celebrities have suffered complete body liquification live on air, and Dredd is tracing who is responsible…

Kingmaker by Ian Edginton (Writer) Leigh Gallagher (Artist) Ellie De Ville (Letterer)

The people of the Nine Kingdoms had thought that the undead Ichnar the Wraith King was the biggest threat to peace and freedom, but they hadn’t reckoned without the Thorn — a race of aliens that unexpectedly arrived and occupied their world, destroying those that stood in their way. Recruiting the locals to aid their Shrike troopers, they’ve been hunting down all those with magical abilities — including the wizard Ablard…

Kingdom: As It Is In Heaven by Dan Abnett (Writer) Richard Elson (Artist) Ellie De Ville (Letterer)

Earth, the far future. Mankind has been all but destroyed, those still surviving forced into hiding by Them — insectile creatures that have taken over the world. Charged with protecting humanity are genetically engineered dog-soldiers like Gene the Hackman — savage warriors that patrol the wilderness, keeping Them off their Masters’ lawn. Now, Gene has awoken from stasis on the Masters’ orbital station, and gone on the run…

Out on Thursday (9th March 2017 is Kingdom: Aux Drift. Genetically modified dog-soldier Gene the Hackman wages war against giant insects in a Mad Max future. In the far future, mankind has been all but destroyed and survivors are forced to hide from “Them” – giant insectile creatures that have taken over the world – with only savage genetically engineered dog-soldiers like Gene the Hackman to guard them.

Having travelled the Earth without his pack, Gene now leads a band of mongrel “aux” warriors known as the Wild Bunch. They live alongside some human survivors in The Kingdom. But “Them” are growing in number and the Kingdom is getting harder to defend!

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The Order: Wyrm War by Kek-W (Writer) John M. Burns (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

The Order: Die Mensch Machine

Seventeenth-century France. The writer Cyrano de Bergerac lies on his deathbed, wanting to tell one last story before he passes — a tale of how he became part of a group of warriors known as The Order, who throughout the centuries have been protecting man from the Wyrms. At certain points in history, these creatures can break through from their dimension and into ours — but now they’re wiping out the timeline…

Out on Thursday (9th March 2017) is The Order: Die Mensch Machine. The Expendables meets H.P. Lovecraft as knights and robots take on a dark, hidden power in medieval Europe!

In 13th-century Germany, while reading the papers of her dead father, young Anna Kohl uncovers a shocking secret – that defending Earth from an other-worldly menace is a secret cadre of warriors known only as The Order. Now she and her father’s rag-tag former comrades must do battle with the sinister forces of these eldritch creatures!

From Teutonic Knights with robot heads to gun-toting warriors in high speed pursuits on the streets of Elizabethan Engand, The Order is an incredible genre mash-up of medieval and Renaissance history, action movies, Michael Moorcock, Jack Vance, and Hammer Horror!

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Sinister Dexter: A Rocky Start by Dan Abnett (Writer) Steve Yeowell (Artist) Gary Caldwell (Colour) Simon Bowland (Letterer)

Gun-sharks Finnigan Sinister and Ramone Dexter are the best hitmen money can buy in the future city of Downlode. Having spent the last year offworld hunting for Holy Moses Tanenbaum, a ganglord from an alternate dimension whose presence threatened the fabric of reality, they’ve returned home, and are getting back to business. But whacking Tanenbaum has reset the continuum, meaning no one knows who they are…

• 2000AD Prog 2021 is available in print from UK newsagents and all good comic book stores via Diamond. If you can find it, the 2000AD 40th Anniversary Special is still on sale, too! (A reprint is in the works, see news story).

• 2000AD is also Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop, 2000 AD iPad app, 2000 AD Android app, 2000 AD Windows 10 app

John Freeman

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.