The 2000AD–Judge Dredd Megazine “Nordland Rising”, Rebellion’s annual crossover over its the two newsstand adventure titles, launches today.
Every major 2000AD character, from Judge Dredd through to Bad Companyare targets, as the Nort Army from Rogue Trooper invades across 2000AD for an all-out war.
The story starts up in 2000AD Prog 2400, before finishing in Judge Dredd Megazine 472 – a major epic, complete this week!
Beyond this week, a new jump-on issue of 2000AD is on sale from Wednesday 25th September, as Judge Dredd seeks justice for Judge Maitland; Garth Ennis and Patrick Goddard return to “Rogue Trooper”; a brand new thrill, “Nightmare New York” debuts, featuring the last comics work of artist John Burns… and “The Out” comes blazing back to the Galaxy’s Greatest!
• 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine are available in print from all good comic shops, newsagents and the 2000AD webshop, and digitally from the 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android
2000AD Prog 2400
UK and DIGITAL: 18 September £4.99
NORTH AMERICA: 30 October $25.99 (per pack)
DIAMOND: JUL241987
COVER: CLIFF ROBINSON WITH DYLAN TEAGUE
JUDGE DREDD // NORDLAND RISING by Ken Niemand (Writer) John McCrea (Artist) Mike Spicer (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2104 AD. Home to over 800 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, East-Meg One has launched an all-out nuclear attack on MC-1, followed by an invasion…
BAD COMPANY // THE TORTURE FARM by Peter Milligan (Writer) Cam Smith (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
The planet Ararat, the twenty-third century. This world has become the site of a vicious war between mankind and the alien Krool. They’ve been in deadly conflict for several years now, with little progress — the Krool’s ruthlessness and penchant for sadistic torture has made them a formidable foe. But a rumour has emerged of a strange outfit operating behind enemy lines, called BAD COMPANY…
THE VCs // NORTS & DOUBLE-CROSSES by Dan Abnett (Writer) Nick Dyer (Artist) Jack Davies (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
The Earth solar system, the twenty-sixth century. No one knew where the alien Geeks came from, but they sure weren’t friendly. When they started attacking mankind’s outposts, it was up to the Global Combat Corps to protect the galaxy. Otherwise known as THE V.C.s — the Vaccuum Cleaners, because they clear-up the spaceways — this team of heavily armoured marines go where they’re needed to tackle the Geek menace…
FIENDS OF THE EASTERN FRONT // WHAT’S BRED IN THE BONE by Ian Edginton (Writer) Nick Percival (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
Earth, the Second World War. As the German Army battles the Russians, one particular platoon found itself allied with a Romanian squad, led by the brutal Captain Constanta. The Romanian soldiers were hungry for revenge against the Soviets, but little did the Germans realise that Constanta and his crew were in fact vampires — and their bloodlust meant anyone was a target…
JAEGIR // 100 MILLION MARTYRS by Gordon Rennie (Writer) Simon Coleby (Artist) Gary Caldwell (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
The Greater Nordland Republic. While the Norts were engaged in a galaxy-wide war with the Souther forces, it fell to military officers such as Kapiten-Inspector Atalia JAEGIR of the Nordland State Security Police to investigate war criminals amongst her own ranks. The daughter of War Marshal Josef Jaegir, she’s also suffering from the Strigoi curse, a fault in the Nort DNA that can bring out the beast within…
MAJOR EAZY // AFRIKA NORTS by Arthur Wyatt (Writer) Tom Foster (Artist) Chris Blythe (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
The African desert, 1942. During the Allied campaign, few officers were as singular as Major Eazy — long-haired and laconic, this scruffy maverick never failed to irritate his superiors. With a cigar hanging from his lips and often found driving his distinctive Bentley, Eazy seemed crazy — but his eccentricities were overlooked because when it came to warfare, he always gets the job done…
• 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine are available in print from all good comic shops, newsagents and the 2000AD webshop, and digitally from the 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE 472
UK and DIGITAL: 18 September £6.99
NORTH AMERICA: 23 October $10.99
DIAMOND: JUL241989
COVER: JIM MURRAY
Thanks to advances in Nort technology, War Marshal Josef Jaegir has used the black hole around which Nu Earth orbits as a means of invading other universes. Reaching out to Sov War Marshal Kazan, he’s joined forces with East-Meg One to subjugate Mega-City One, and in other realities the Norts have allied themselves with the alien Krool, the Geeks, the Volgans and the Nazis. It’s a war on all fronts, with Jaegir demanding nothing less than total victory…
NORDLAND RISING: PROLOGUE by Ken Niemand (Writer) Jake Lynch (Artist) Jim Boswell (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
NORDLAND RISING: HIT ONE by Ken Niemand (Writer) Neil Edwards (Artist) Jack Davies (Colourist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
NORDLAND RISING: HIT TWO by Ken Niemand (Writer) Anthony Williams (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
NORDLAND RISING: HIT THREE by Ken Niemand (Writer) Clint Langley (Artist) Dylan Teague (Colourist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
NORDLAND RISING: HIT FOUR by Ken Niemand (Writer) Dan Cornwell (Artist) Matt Soffe (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
JUDGE DREDD: FALSE WITNESS by Brandon Easton (Writer) Kei Zama (Artist) Eva De La Cruz (Colourist) Shawn Lee (Letterer)
PANDORA PERFECT: PERFECT SOUNDS by Roger Langridge (Writer) Gary Welsh (Artist) John Charles (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
DEPARTMENT K: MURDER ON THE INTERDIMENSIONAL EXPRESS by Ned Hartley (Writer) Mike Walters (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
TALES FROM THE BLACK MUSEUM: SHADOW OF DEATH by Liam Johnson (Writer) Conor Boyle (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
• 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine are available in print from all good comic shops, newsagents and the 2000AD webshop, and digitally from the 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android
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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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