A new 2000AD and the first tease for official 50th Anniversary celebrations next March for the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic have landed this week.
Publisher Rebellion has teased 6th – 7th March 2027 as the dates to save for some as-yet top secret event – but if it’s anything as enjoyable as their one-day 40th celebration back in February 2017, this should be epic! Stay tuned for further announcements…
Two new thrills join the 2000AD in Prog 2488 this week, behind a superb cover by Neil Roberts. Inside, there’s the welcome the return of “Nightmare New York”, a mystical and magical series which explores the darker side of New York’s earliest days. This thrill picks up the action from the one-off “Hard Times” in Prog 2456, as Lillian tries to control her newfound powers in a city where evil lurks!
Plus, we’re treated to new “Judge Anderson”, as she faces up against “The Void”! One of few Psi-Div survivors following the arrival of The Black Tower, can she escape its malign influence?
The world of “The Oubliette” is a mega-epic which grows and grows…
All this, and there’s more of “The Oubliette” itself, alongside the latest instalment of “Brink”, and “The Fall of Deadworld” grows ever-more-deadly!
2000AD Prog 2488
UK RELEASE DATE: 24th June £3.99
LUNAR RELEASE DATE: 8th July $7.99
COVER: Neil Roberts
In this issue:
JUDGE DREDD // THE OUBLIETTE
By Ken Niemand (Writer) Jake Lynch (Artist) Emily Roach (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2148 AD. Home to over 300 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 RICO – he is the Law! Now, a black tower has materialised in the metropolis, causing chaos, and P.I.s Joe Fargo and Lana Locke are looking for Dredd…
BRINK // THE CALL OF THE VOID
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…
THE FALL OF DEADWORLD // JUSTICE
By Kek-W (Writer) Dave Kendall (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
The planet that became known as Deadworld was once a regular civilisation existing in a parallel dimension. But the end of days is coming, and creatures called the Dark Judges are spreading their contagion, exterminating all life. While Sov forces have take advantage of the chaos and invaded, Jess Childs and her fellow rebels must rescue Judge Fairfax as they try to save a world falling into chaos…
NIGHTMARE NEW YORK // BOOK TWO
By Kek-W (Writer) David Roach (Artist) Peter Doherty (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Lower Manhattan, 1845. The early days of the North American metropolis are marked by a mix of poverty and organised crime. Young Lil, living rough on these dank streets, had just turned eighteen when she discovered she was part of a select group of individuals that were imbued with special powers. As she learned to use them, there were further revelations that her father had planned to sacrifice her to a demonic entity…
JUDGE ANDERSON // THE VOID
By Liam Johnson (Writer) Rob Richardson (Artist) Rob Steen (Letterer)
Psi-Division is a section within Justice Department that deals with the supernatural, and its operatives all have psi-powers, from telepathy to psychokinesis. Cassandra Anderson is one of the division’s most experienced and powerful officers, responsible for saving the city from many paranormal threats. Now, Psi-Division has suffered catastrophic damage following the emergence of the black tower…
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Other Rebellion Releases Out Now…
Rogue Trooper: Ghost Patrol
by Alex De Campi and Neil Edwards
Out: Scheduled for 18th June 2026
Hardcover | 112 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837867547
• Pre-order from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)
Nu Earth: a battle-scarred, poisned world where Nort and Souther forces fight for control of a nearby black hole. Genetic Infantryman, Rogue Trooper is the sole survivor of the Quartz Massacre.Together with the bio-chipped “ghosts” of his dead comrades he wages a one-man war against the vicious Nort forces.
A Souther war veteran called Macinrow, Captain Nygaard and a group of fresh recruits, set out for Nu Earth in search of Macinrow’s friend, Sgt White, would could hold the key to winning the war… introduce an all-new adventure Alex de Campi (Smoke, Full-Tilt Boogie) and Neil Edwards (Spider-Man, Superman) introduce an all-new Rogue Trooper adventure that delves into the secret history of the Genetic Infantrymen.
Coming Soon…
Trelawny of the Guards – 60th Anniversary
By Victor de la Fuente
Out: Scheduled for 16th July 2026
Hardcover | 112 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837867554
• Pre-order from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)
• Trelawny of the Guards – 60th Anniversary Webshop Edition
Three years after Sergeant Trelawny joined the Grenadier Guards the scarlet tunic of peacetime was packed away and for seven more years the guardsman’s uniform was kaki battledress.
Through those bitter years of the Second World War, Sergeant Trelawny led, mastered and fought beside the toughest, proudest soldiers in the British Army.
This is Trelawny’s story…
A lost classic, Trelawny was illustrated by Spanish comics art legend, Victor de la Fuente, a Spanish comic book artist. Although famous for his work on war, western and fantasy comics, he also contributed to girls’ comics, drawing the serial “A New Kind of Lovin’”, for Valentine. He died in 2010.
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
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