2000AD Prog 2395, brings another blast to your cranial circuits, courtesy of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic – fronted by a strikingly spooky cover by Frazer Irving. This diode-frizzing new issue is on sale in all good comic shops, newsagents and online stores this Wednesday, 14th August.
The latest issue of Hachette’s 2000AD Ultimate Collection #181, is also out this week, the first book in the fourth extension. This issue focuses on Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison’s “The Out”, which contains the first three series of this stunning story. The fourth will hit the Prog in the autumn, so it’s the ideal primer for those that missed it.
In 2000AD Prog 2395…
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 situatedalong 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 — heis the Law! Now, the Mark 8 Mechanismorobot Judges have decided they’re better at policing the city streets…
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 & 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 shewas 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 she has been tasked by the resistance to help capture a Harvester…
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• 2000AD, Treasury of British Collections and Specials – 2024
ALSO OUT NOW…
• The Spider vs. the Crime Genie (aka Jerry Siegel’s Syndicate of Crime vs. the Crime Genie)
Creators include artist Reg Bunn
Out: 15th August 2024
Paperback, 112 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837861767
The Spider is a fabulous intellectual adventurer who straddles both sides of the law and uses a whole host of super equipment to stay one step ahead of his enemies.
When small-time hoodlum Steve Gurko unwittingly releases a magical entity from captivity, he quickly gains the kind of power he could only ever dream about. Embarking on a crime spree, Gurko soon finds himself on the Spider’s radar. But the astounding crime fighter is about to face his toughest opponent to date because the Crime Genie won’t be enslaved by a fool like Gurko for long. Once unleashed, this mystical menace possesses enough might to enslave the human race forever!
In 1944 Reg Bunn survived a serious car accident which rendered him paralysed from the neck down, he recovered and went on to take part in the 1949 Amalgamated Press talent search which would gain him work for The Comet. He is renowned for his work on Lion, and his greatest creation is The Spider with writer Ted Cowan.
COMING SOON…
• 2000AD, Treasury of British Collections and Specials – 2024
• 2000AD Prog 2396 – 21st August
• Judge Dredd Megazine 471 – 21st August
• Misty Special 2024 – 21st August (US Release Date)
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
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…
• Available here direct from Hachette
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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