All change at 2000AD for all-out war!

By John Freeman on September 10, 2024

This week’s 2000AD – Prog 2399, with a cover from INJ Culbard – brings both “Herne & Shuck” and “Silver” to a close for now – and a double-length episode of “Brink”, as Tharg paves the way for all-out war with NORDLAND RISING taking over both 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine on 18th September. Save the date!

JUDGE DREDD // THE MACHINATIONS OF BARBARARA GRIMM
by Mike Carroll (Writer) Nicolo Assirelli (Artist) Dylan Teague (Colourist) 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, in the wake of the failed Mechanismo takeover, the robot Judges have been deactivated…

HERNE & SHUCK // SUFFER THE CHILDREN
by David Barnett (Writer) Lee Milmore (Artist) Quinton Winter (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

The UK, 2024. Herne is a troubleshooter and hired help for many different magical factions in the country. 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 a young girl called Carys, only to find out she was scheduled for ritual sacrifice. The pair are now trying to get the child to safety…

SILVER // UNEARTHED
by Mike Carroll (Writer) Joe Currie (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)

Earth, the year 2001. A group of armed survivors sought out the resting place of a five hundred-year-old vampire, who may just help them against the alien Sepsis, who invaded the planet a few decades earlier. The vamp, called Baroness DeSilva, has proved powerful in battling the extra-terrestrials, and now the resistance has tasked her with taking out a Harvester, a vast craft that’s ploughing through the land…

BRINK // CONSUMED
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…

• 2000AD 2399 is on sale from Wednesday 11th September 2024 in the UK and 30th October in North America | Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book shops via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android

• 2000AD subscribers offered exclusive wraparound cover edition for upcoming Prog 2400

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John Freeman

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.