Judge Joe Dredd is on the dramatic cover of this week’s 2000AD by Cliff Robinson and Dylan Teague, a riot blaster under his chin, threatening to pull the trigger unless the Mechanismo robots stand down… can this end well?

Well, you’ll just have to grab an issue and find out what happens in the final episode of “Machine Rule’, won’t you, but, suffice to say, the end of this story almost certainly lays the trail for an obvious big problem for the Judges…

Also ending this issue is the current run of “Rogue Trooper” … but, fear not, we’re told the G.I. will be back in a fortnight.

With other stories soon to draw to a close next week, it sounds like the next “Event Issue”, Prog 2400, arriving Wednesday 18th September, is going to be a blast. Like previous event issues, this is a special that will cross over into Judge Dredd Megazine 472, out the very same day, so make sure you have your order in place if you’re not a regular Meg reader, as you’re not going to want to miss the complete story.

When the Norts invade the 2000AD multiverse, the results are going to be galaxy-shaking — the countdown to war starts now!

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In 2000AD Prog 2398…

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 taken over, and Dredd is fighting back to reclaim control…

ROGUE TROOPER // RECON
by Geoffrey D. Wessel (Writer) Paul Marshall (Artist) Pippa Bowland (Colourist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)

Nu Earth, site of a galactic war, 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 — and now they’ve just defeated an alien entity that had apparently hostile intentions…

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…

SILVER // UNEARTHED
by David Barnett (Writer) Lee Milmore (Artist) Quinton Winter (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (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 the resistance has tasked her with taking out a Harvester, a vast craft that’s ploughing through the land…

HERNE & SHUCK // SUFFER THE CHILDREN
by Mike Carroll (Writer) Joe Currie (Artist) Simon Bowland (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…

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Judge Dredd by Brian Bolland: Masterpiece Edition
by Brian Bolland
Out: 12th September 2024
Paperback, 160 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837861941

Reprinting the immediately sold-out Judge Dredd by Brian Bolland Apex Edition, this new paperback Masterpiece Edition is expanded and reformatted for a wider audience!

Acclaimed as one of the greatest artists of his generation for his work on such titles as Camelot 3000 and Batman: The Killing Joke, Brian Bolland’s work on Judge Dredd helped catapult both the series and Bolland himself to international acclaim. 

This book will include pages from Judge Dredd epics including The Cursed Earth, The Day the Law Died, The Judge Child Quest, and Bolland’s masterpiece Judge Death Lives. Also included is a gallery of covers ranging from 2000 AD to the Judge Dredd reprints published by Eagle Comics – which brought Brian to the attention of American readers and show off his inventiveness and sardonic humour.

Co-creator of both Judge Anderson and The Kleggs, Bolland’s highly detailed style made him one of the most admired artists in comics history, and perhaps the most popular 2000 AD artist of all time. His clean-line style and meticulous attention to detail ensures that his artwork on strips including Dan Dare, Future Shocks, Judge Dredd and Walter the Wobot looks as fresh today as it did when first published.

Smash!: The Broxteth Devil
By Paul Grist  (Writer), Tom Foster  (Artist), Anna Morozova, Jimmy Broxton and V V Glass 
Scheduled for 12th September 2024
Paperback, 128 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837862627
• 2000AD Webshop Hardcover with a cover by Charlie Adlard also available

An action-packed team-up featuring a host of classic British comics characters – The Spider, Janus Stark, The Steel Claw, Jane Bond, Adam Eterno – written by Paul Grist (Jack Staff) with art by Tom Foster (Judge Dredd), Anna Morozova (Lowborn High), Jimmy Broxton (Goldtiger) and V.V Glass (The Last Witch).

THE EVIL WITHIN!

In Victorian London, when Janus Stark traps a demon in a stone idol he creates a prize too alluring for criminal masterminds to resist. Enter the King of Crooks – The Spider – who tasks his infamous Crime Syndicate with stealing the statuette.

Thus begins a six decade-spanning adventure featuring a host of British comics’ finest heroes as The Steel Claw, Jane Bond, Robot Archie and Adam Eterno – with a little help from Maxwell Towers’ rogue AI – team up to ensure The Spider never lays his hands on the idol.

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 45: Volume 45
By by John Wagner, Gordon Rennie, Robbie Morrison, Pat Mills, Alan Grant (Writers); Simon Coleby, Ian Gibson, Colin MacNeil, Henry Flint, David Roach, Mike Collins, Cliff Robinson, John Hicklenton, Boo Cook, Tan Eng Huat, Simon Fraser, Paul Marshall and Smudge (Artists)
Scheduled for 12th September 2024
Paperback, 304 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837862566

THE ASCENT OF MANDROID!

Cybernetic ex-soldier Nate Slaughterhouse – AKA Mandroid – was last seen rampaging through Mega-City One on a vigilante killing spree. Hellbent on avenging the murder of his son and finding his missing wife, Slaughterhouse took the law into his own hands. But Mega-City One only knows one law, and his name is Dredd. The infamous Judge stopped Mandroid in his tracks and sent him to the Iso-cubes. Now, it’s two years later and Nate Slaughterhouse wants revenge…

The best-selling series collecting the law in order continues in this explosive volume written by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Gordon Rennie (Warhammer), Robbie Morrison (The Authority), Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and Alan Grant (Batman), with art by Simon Coleby (The Punisher 2099), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones), Colin MacNeil (Devlin Waugh), Henry Flint (Rogue Trooper), David Roach (Demon), Mike Collins (Superman), Cliff Robinson (Vector 13), John Hicklenton (Heavy Metal Dredd), Boo Cook (Doctor Who), Tan Eng Huat (Doom Patrol), Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante), Paul Marshall (Sinister Dexter) and Smudge (Chiaroscuro).

The Sarge Volume 2
By Gerry Finley-Day, Garth Ennis (Writers), Mike Western, PJ Holden (Artists)
Scheduled for 26th September 2024
Hardcover, 128 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837862481
• The Sarge Volume Two Hardback 2000AD Webshop Exclusive also available

SOME MEN ARE BORN LEADERS – MEN LIKE JIM MASTERS!

Italy, 1943. British sergeant Jim Masters and his section face brutal opposition from the German army. At the same time, Masters must motivate his men and ensure that each individual soldier is prepared for the increasing threat from the enemy – a difficult task as the section now has a lot of inexperienced soldiers amongst its ranks.

From marauding Tiger tanks to suspicious American paratroopers, this volume includes the final work on the strip by its co-creators Gerry-Finley Day and Mike Western.

Nemesis the Warlock – The Definitive Edition: Volume 2
by Pat Mills (Writer), Kevin O’Neill, Bryan Talbot (Artists)
Scheduled for 26th September 2024
Paperback, 192 pages
ISBN: 978-1837862702

The Definitive series of the Nemesis the Warlock saga continues as Torquemada’s crusade to destroy all alien life reaches the planet of the Goths, a species of alien which has modelled their culture on early twentieth-century Britain. Nemesis must team up with the Goth leader, the Ion Duke, to stop them being eradicated by Torquemada’s army of Terminators.

Collecting the entire series in order, with the colour centre-spread pages reproduced in their original form, the Definitive collection of Nemesis the Warlock is the ultimate way to read one of the most important sci-fi sagas published in the pages of 2000 AD.

Written by Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and drawn by Kevin O’Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and Bryan Talbot (Sandman, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright), this definitive series compiles the complete storyline in order.

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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