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Ho! Ho! Ho! The new 2000AD is here, to spread post lockdown cheer – and the Megazine is in on that, too!

By John Freeman on December 2, 2020

Rebellion Releases Promotion - 2nd December 2020

2000AD Prog 2210 is on sale today – what better reason to head to your now re-opened Local Comic Shop and give it your support? But, if that isn’t enough, then the Misty Winter Special is on sale too, with a superb cover from Simon Davies. A smashing treat!

Talking of covers – check out the “festive” look to the next issue of the Judge Dredd Megazine (Issue 427), on sale 16th December. Nick Percival’s wraparound is very definitely in the 2000AD tradition of sticking two fingers up to snow on mastheads and a jolly Santa!

Today’s Releases…

• 2000AD Prog 2210 – 2 December

Cover by Dave Kendall

• Judge Dredd: Simply Normal by Kenneth Niemand (Writer) Steven Austin (Artist) Chris Blyth (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
• Visions of Deadworld by Kek-W (Writer) Dave Kendall (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
• Stickleback: New Jerusalem by Ian Edginton (Writer) D’Israeli (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
• Dexter: The Funt Outta Town by Dan Abnett (Writer) Steve Yeowell (Artist) John Charles (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
• Fiends of the Eastern Front: Constantaby Ian Edginton (Writer) Tiernen Trevallion (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

Available in print from newsagents and comic shops via Diamond |Available in digital from 2000AD webshop and apps for iPad, Android, Windows 10

• Misty Winter Special – 2 December

Cover by Simon Davies

The Misty Winter Special contains two new chilling tales to make you shiver in the winter months. Infection, is a disturbing tale about how far people are expected to conform to societal standards no matter how warped the rules become, is written by Anna Savoury & V.V. Glass, and illustrated by V.V. Glass. Home for Christmas, a harrowing ghostly home-invasion story dealing with the sins of the past, is written by Lizzy Boyle and drawn by David Roach. Cover by Simon Davis.

• Available in print from newsagents and comic shops via Diamond | Available in digital from the 2000AD webshop and apps

Upcoming Rebellion Releases – Quick Checklist

Coming Soon…

• 2000AD Prog 2211 – 9 December
• Judge Dredd: Control – 10 December
• Judge Dredd Megazine #427 – 16 December
• The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire Volume 2 – 24 December (note revised date)

January 2021

• Third World War Book Two: Back to Babylon – 05 January 2021
• 2000AD Regened – 7 January 2021
• King’s Reach – John Sanders’ Twenty-Five Years at the Top of Comics – 7 January 2021
• Hope… Under Fire – 19 January 2021
• Essential Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War – 19 January 2021

February 2021

• Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files #36 – 2 February 2021
• The Steel Claw – 2 February 2021
• Night of the Devil: War Picture Library – 16 February 2021

• Check out 2000AD Online | 2000AD Web Shop

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.