It’s a big week for 2000AD and Judge Dredd fans this week, with a bumper issue of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic out tomorrow, and a new edition of Judge Dredd Megazine, too. Here’s your guide to incoming thrills!

2000AD Prog 2396
Cover by Andy Clarke
UK and DIGITAL: 21 August £4.99
NORTH AMERICA: 2 October $25.50 (per pack)
DIAMOND: JUN241946

Judge Dredd – Machine Rule
by John Wagner (Writer) Colin MacNeil (Artist) Chris Blythe (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, the Mark 8 Mechanismo robot Judges have decided they’re better at policing the city streets…

NEW! All Aboard the Nova Express
by James Peaty (Writer) Steve Roberts (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)

COMPLETE THIS PROG! The 400 Blows are a band with a lot of intergalactic ambition but not much momentum. Taken under the wing of their shady manager Vox Ulterior, their contract sees them playing some of the worst dives in the quadrant. All lead singer Candy Darling wants is that big break — but together with fellow band members Slowbert, Zaireeka and Cans, it seems they’re going nowhere fast…

Rogue Trooper – Recon
by Geoffrey D. Wessel (Writer) Paul Marshall (Artist) Pippa Bowland (Colourist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)

Nu Earth, site of a galactic war between the Norts and the Southers, where the atmosphere has been rendered poisonous. So the Southers created the Genetic Infantrymen, bred to be immune to the 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, but now an ET has crashed on the planet…

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…

Herne & Schuck – 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…

NEW! Future Shocks – Just Stop Evil
by Alan Kerr (Writer & Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

Out in the vast reaches of the universe, there are an infinite number of stories waiting to be told. These cautionary tales pass from traveller to traveller in the spaceports and around campfires on distant planets, acquiring the status of legend, their shocking ends a salutory lesson in hubris. Anything is possible in these twisted trips into the galaxy’s dark side. Abandon your preconceptions, and expect the unexpected…

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 she has been tasked by the resistance to help capture a Harvester…

Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE 471
UK and DIGITAL: 21 August £6.99
NORTH AMERICA: 25 September $11.99
DIAMOND: JUN241948
COVER: Neil Roberts

In this issue:

Judge Dredd: Hive
by Ian Edginton (Writer) Kevin West (Artist) Dylan Teague (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

Armitage: Bullets for an Old Man
by Liam Johnson (Writer) Warren Pleece (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)

Tales from the Black Musuem – The Haunting of Borley Block
by Cavan Scott (Writer) Luke Horsman (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)

Judge Dredd: Toxic
by Paul Jenkins (Writer) Marco Castiello (Artist) Jason Millet (Colourist) Shawn Lee (Letterer)

Pandora Perfect: Perfect Sounds
by Roger Langridge (Writer) Gary Welsh (Artist) John Charles (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)

Department K: Mecha-City One
by Ned Hartley (Writer) Mike Walters (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)

Harrower Squad: Urban Rotation
by David Baillie (Writer) Steve Yeowell (Artist) Chris Blythe (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

Dreadnoughts: Nothing to Fear
by Mike Carroll (Writer) John Higgins (Artist) Sally Hurst (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)

Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android

Coming Soon…

BATTLE ACTION #1
UK and DIGITAL: 28 August £4.99
NORTH AMERICA: 2 October $7.99
DIAMOND: JUN241947
COVER: KEITH BURNS

In this issue:
JOHNNY RED // A COUPLE OF HEROES by Garth Ennis (Writer) Keith Burns (Artist) Jason Wordie (Colourist) Rob Steen (Letterer)
KIDS RULE OK // THE SEPTIC by Brian K. Vaughan (Writer) Chris Burnham (Artist) Len O’Grady (Colourist) Rob Steen (Letterer)

Available in print from: Treasury of British comics webshop, online retailers, book stores, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from:Treasury of British Comics webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android

SEPTEMBER

• Judge Dredd by Brian Bolland Masterpiece Edition – 12th September
• Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files Volume 45 – 12th September
• Smash: The Broxteth Devil – 12th September
• The Sarge Volume 2 – 25th September
• The Definitive Nemesis The Warlock Volume 2 – 25th September

OCTOBER

• Fiends of the Eastern Front Volume 2 – 8th October

• 2000AD, Treasury of British Collections and Specials – 2024

ALSO OUT NOW…

2000AD – The Ultimate Collection 181 – The Out
By Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison

Cyd Finlea is a photo-journalist working for Global Neographic Magazine, capturing the incredible sights the universe has to offer. As she goes further into ‘The Out’, her former life on Earth is left behind and she embraces the fully alien worlds she encounters…

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.

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