The striking cover from “Maxwell’s Demon” artist Lee Milmore for 2000AD Prog 2344, on sale now, will haunt you until you buy a copy, and there’s plenty of action and adventure on offer, too, adding to this issue’s appeal. Especially, for me, Tom Foster‘s art on “Judge Dredd“, and Eoin Coveney‘s art on “Portals“, complementing a dark, unsettling script from John Tomlinson. It’s on sale now in all good newsagents and comic shops in the UK, and available digitally.
2000AD Prog 2344 is available in print from: newsagents and comic book shops via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD apps for Apple & Android
In This Issue…
JUDGE DREDD – A FALLEN MAN
by Ken Niemand (Writer) Tom Foster (Artist) Chris Blythe (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2145AD. 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 future cops the Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd — he is the Law! Now, a former Judge called Kyle Asher has returned from Titan, and is working for the Mob…
PORTALS & BLACK GOO – NIGHT SHIFT
by John Tomlinson (Writer) Eoin Coveney (Artist) Jim Boswell (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
In the near future, the job market is more perilous than ever and Generation Y must take on any task to make ends meet. Kroy Plemons is a rider for Devouroo — a food delivery service for creatures of the night. Devouroo policy is ruthless and, after a series of unpaid deliveries, Kroy is placed on the night shift and despatched to the notorious Apollyon House. His friends Nona and Magister Dain are also in danger …
THARG’S 3RILLERS – MAXWELL’S DEMON
by David Barnett (Writer) Lee Milmore (Artist) Quinton Winter (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Three episodes, one complete, self-contained story — a condensed hit of super-charged Thrill-power beamed to you directly from the Nerve Centre! Young Caris was going to be sacrificed by her village but was saved by itinerant magician Herne and his dog Shuck. It was discovered that Caris is a powerful summoner and let loose a demon upon the village elders. Now, Herne is trying to exorcise an infomancy engine…
HERSHEY – THE COLD IN THE BONES
by Rob Williams (Writer) Simon Fraser (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
Barbara Hershey was a respected young officer before she became Chief Judge. Leading the city through numerous challenges, the ‘Small House’ affair and the revelation of Judge Smiley ’s clandestine operations on her watch made her re-evaluate her position. Seriously ill from a microbial virus, she’s faked her death to deal with his legacy, and now alien creatures are loose, the result of a drug operation…
AZIMUTH – THE STRANGER
by Dan Abnett (Writer) Tazio Bettin (Artist) Matt Soffe (Colourist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
Welcome to the city of Azimuth , a data-driven metropolis, where anything is possible. Ruled by an aristocracy of the New Flesh, such concepts of life, death, and body-forms are fluid. Anyone can take any shape, if it can be conceived by the imagination. The New Flesh masters have been troubled by strange dreams and portents, which seem to have predicted the coming of a stranger — none other than Ramone Dexter…
• 2000AD Prog 2344 is available in print from: newsagents and comic book shops via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD apps for Apple & Android
COMING SOON…
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE ISSUE 459, on sale next week, with a cover by Dylan Teague, featuring: “Judge Dredd: Fitting the Description”, “Spector: Incorruptible”, “The Thirteenth Floor”, “Mega-City 2099”, “Rogue Trooper”, “Johnny Red” and “Lawless: Most Wanted” and “Dreadnoughts: The March of Progress” – plus interviews with Geoffrey D Wessel, John Stokes, and Steve Sampson
SURFER
CREATIVE TEAM: John Wagner (Writer) Colin MacNeil (Artist) Chris Blythe (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse, Simon Bowland (Letterers)
RELEASE DATE: 16th August 2023
PAPERBACK, 112 pages
PRICE: £16.99 / $24
ISBN: 9781786189431 | Buy it from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)
A young skysurfer named Zane Perks is hired by a film company to play the lead role in a recreation of Chopper’s Supersurf 7 victory. However, after being double crossed by the production company and arrested by the Judges, Zane sets out to clear his name and find out the secret behind the scam.
An all-new story from the creative team behind some of the most iconic moments in 2000AD’s history (America, Strontium Dog: The Final Solution, Chopper: Song of the Surfer), John Wagner and Colin MacNeil.
JUDGE DREDD: THE COMPLETE CASE FILES #42
CREATIVE TEAM: Gordon Rennie, John Wagner, Robbie Morrison, Simon Spurrier, Ian Edginton (Writers) Carl Critchlow, Arthur Ranson, Henry Flint, Richard Elson, Ian Gibson, Greg Staples, Mike Avon Oeming, Patrick Goddard, D’Israeli, Cam Kennedy, Steve Yeowell, Laurence Campbell, Anthony Williams, John Ridgway, PJ Holden, Paul Marshall (Artists) Kris Justice (Inks) Tom Frame (Letterer)
RELEASE DATE: 17th August 2023
PAPERBACK, 228 pages
PRICE: £24.99
ISBN: 9781786187093 | Buy it from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)
The best-selling series collecting The Law in order continues as Judge Dredd tests his wits against a grisly selection of Mega-City One’s most maniacal murderers!
In the dystopian metropolis Mega-City One, crime lurks around every corner, whether it’s The Surgeon, who feeds on the still beating heart of his victims, the globetrotting blogging serial killer Global Psycho, or the deadly plots in Mega-City One’s virtual gardening competitions! The only thing stopping the city from falling into depravity and chaos are the Judges, and toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – Judge, Jury and Executioner!
Written by John Wagner (A History of Violence) with Gordon Rennie (Warhammer), Ian Edginton (The Establishment), and Robbie Morrison (The Authority) and boasting art by Henry Flint (Hawk the Slayer), Cam Kennedy (Star Wars: Dark Empire), Arthur Ranson (Anderson, Psi-Divison), Greg Staples (Magic: The Gathering), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones) and D’Israeli (Scarlet Traces), Case Files 42 is another blood pumping collection of taunt crime capers in the nightmarish Mega-City One!
• 2000AD Prog 2344 is available in print from: newsagents and comic book shops via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD apps for Apple & Android
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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