The latest issue of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, 2000AD Prog 2438, with a cover by Lee Carter, is out this Wednesday, offering a brand-new “3riller: tale, “Far Below Eden”, starting this issue, courtesy of Alan Kerr and Ian Richardson, joining “Judge Dredd”, “Scarlet Traces”, “Nu Earth War Tales” and the last part of the much-enjoyed “Ghosted”.
Talking of “Ghosted”, don’t forget Judge Dredd Megazine 481 is on sale now, featuring, among other thrills, an interview with that series amazing artist, Megan Huang, and a new Dredd tale from Ian Edginton and Cam Smith; and we’re not far off from release of this year’s 2000AD Sci-Fi Special, out on 16th July. Are you counting down yet?
2000AD Prog 2438
UK and DIGITAL: 25 June £4.99
NORTH AMERICA: 30 July $25.99 (Prog Pack)
DIAMOND: APR251621
COVER: Lee Carter
JUDGE DREDD // CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER DROID
By Ken Niemand (Writer) Nicolo Assirelli (Artist) Quinton Winter (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
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. 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! Now, a droid has witnessed a Mob execution, and thugs are seeking to destroy it…
NU EARTH WAR TALES // THE MAJOR
by Gordon Rennie (Writer) Jake Lynch (Artist) Dylan Teague (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, immune to the pollutants — G.I.s like ROGUE TROOPER, the last of his kind. As he, together with biochip buddies Helm, Gunnar and Bagman, search for the traitor that sold them out, stories swirl around the characters involved in this conflict…
GHOSTED // BOOK ONE
by Guy Adams (Writer) Megan Huang (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
Kinshasa, capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the far future. One of the fastest-growing mega-cities in the world, the metropolis is now a walled city-world, so vast and divorced from the rest of the planet that it’s virtually its own realm. Rich and diverse, it prides itself on being the perfect place to live — but for Benu something strange is going on in her head, a mental connection to a soldier…
THARG’S 3RILLERS // FAR BELOW EDEN
By Alan Kerr (Writer) Ian Richardson (Artist) Pippa Bowland (Colourist) Simon Bowland (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 planet Eden, the far future. Earth is finally dying after centuries of pollution and stripping it of its resources, and mankind must find a new world to call its own. A potential home has been discovered in Eden, but first the native species must be removed before humanity can move in…
SCARLET TRACES // EMPIRE OF BLOOD
by Ian Edginton (Writer) D’Israeli (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
England, the late nineteenth century. Earth has come under attack by Martian war machines, devastating huge swathes of the country with their heat rays and harvesting enormous numbers of people. Finally struck down by the planet’s viruses, the Martians’ assault collapses. Now, humanity is picking up the pieces and coming to terms with the aftermath, but there appears to be vestiges of the aliens left…
• 2000AD Prog 2438 is on sale from Wednesday 25th June, available in print from the 2000AD webshop, newsagents, select supermarkets, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from the 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple and Android
Coming Soon…
2000AD Sci-Fi Special 2025
Out: Wednesday 16th July 2025
Writers: Al Ewing, Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton, Karl Stock & Andi Ewington
Artists: D’Israeli, Mark Harrison & Nick Dyer
The characters of 2000AD head off on vacation in this year’s summer special-or at least find themselves amongst holidaymakers where trouble is never far away. Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Ampney Crucis and Cyd from The Out all feature in this collection of all-new one-off stories from Al Ewing, Dan Abnett, Mark Harrison, Ian Edginton, D’Israeli and more!
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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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