If you haven’t already taken a break from the Thrill-sucking realities of everyday life to escape into the worlds of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, here’s a quick roundup of what’s on offer in 2000AD Prog 2409, on sale now in all good newsagents and comic shops – and Judge Dredd Megazine 474, too!
The Meg has plenty of bonus zarjazness on offer, leading with a brand-new Judge Dredd thriller from Mike Carroll and Nick Percival leading the action in the new Judge Dredd Megazine, Issue 474, as a Psi-Judge makes the mistake of trying to penetrate the lawman’s mind, alongside the latest instalments of Devlin Waugh, Death Cap, Lawless, Fargo & McBane and Cadet Rico, plus a new all-ages strip makes its debut in the shape of Honor Vincent and Stewart K. Moore’s Cursed Earth-set “Riley’s Rebels”. More on that here.
Plus… as we’ve previously reported, annuals are making a comeback at Rebellion, after the success of last year’s Treasury of British Comics Annual. We’re not only getting another one of those (on sale now), but also the hardback 2000AD Annual has returned after an absence of thirty-four years, and will be available to purchase from the webstore at the end of this month, in both regular and webshop exclusive editions.
Karl Stock catches up with the creators that have been working on the new stories you’ll find inside both titles, with many revealing that the Christmas annual was their first exposure to comics as a child, underlining just what a traditional part they played in the seasonal festivities.
All this and much more – enjoy, creeps!
2000AD Prog 2409
Cover by Tazio Bettin
JUDGE DREDD // THE COMFORT ZONE, Part Three
Script: Ken Niemand / Art: Dan Cornwell / Colours: Matt Soffe / Letters: Annie Parkhouse
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, he’s on patrol with Judge Joyce, policing a mutant settlement beyond the walls of the city…
THE OUT // BOOK IV, Part Nine
Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Mark Harrison / Letters: Simon Bowland
The furthest edge of the universe. Cyd Finlea was a photo-journalist working for the publishers Global Neographic, travelling deep into outer space — otherwise known as THE OUT — and cataloguing the alien societies that she encounters. She left Earth ten years ago and has been seeking other ex-pat humans — but now, having lost her old pal Cheerio and said goodbye to her daughter Joey, she’s finding work…
NIGHTMARE NEW YORK // PART NINE
Script: Kek-W / Art: David Roach / Colours: Peter Doherty / Letters: Annie Parkhouse
Lower Manhattan, 1845. Paradise Square is at the centre of Five Points in Old New York, where five street corners meet. The early days of the North American metropolis are marked by a mix of poverty, organised crime and hardscrabble lives, where ragpickers rub shoulders with missionaries. Young Lil, living rough on these dank streets, has just turned eighteen, and has been captured by diabolists, after discovering her powers…
AZIMUTH // THE FABLED BASILISK, Part Four
Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Tazio Bettin / Colours: Matt Soffe / Letters: Jim Campbell
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. The New Flesh masters have been troubled by strange dreams, which seem to have predicted the coming of a stranger — none other than Ramone Dexter, who’s teamed up with Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson to save Downlode…
ROGUE TROOPER // WHEN A G.I. DIES, Part Nine
Script: Garth Ennis / Art: Patrick Goddard / Letters: Rob Steen
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…
Judge Dredd Megazine 474
Cover by Nick Percival
JUDGE DREDD // LAWMEN OF THE FUTURE
Script: Mike Carroll / Art: Nick Percival / Letters: Annie Parkhouse
Mega-City One, 2146 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 200 million citizens, bordered by the irradiated Cursed Earth to the west and the toxic Black Atlantic to the east. Tensions run a knife-edge and crime is rampant. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!
DEATH CAP // FRONTIER JUSTICE, Part Two
Script: T.C. Eglington / Art: Boo Cook / Letters: Simon Bowland
The Cursed Earth, 2144 AD. This blasted, irradiated wilderness covers much of what’s left of post-apocalyptic twenty-second century North America. Here, mutants scratch out a meagre existence in ramshackle townships. Former Judge Anita Goya’s family were massacred, and she became infected with a virulent fungus, fighting to retain her humanity as she sought revenge…
FARGO & MCBANE // NEW YORK’S FINEST, Part One
Script: Ken Niemand / Art: Anna Readman / Colours: Quinton Winter / Letters: Annie Parkhouse
New York City, the 1970s. Detective Jack McBane was one of the toughest cops to patrol the metropolis, having no compunction in handing out summary justice upon criminals. Although his ruthless attitude wins him few friends, he has one in Officer Eartha Fargo, who worked with him in NYC before moving out to Jaxville with her family. Now, Jack’s a wanted man…
DEVLIN WAUGH // TWO MONTHS OFF, Part Two
Script: Ales Kot / Art: PJ Holden / Colours: Jack Davies / Letters: Jim Campbell
Brit-Cit, 2146 AD. A freelance paranormal troubleshooter and exorcist for the Vatican, Devlin Waugh is the world’s foremost supernatural investigator. Despite becoming a vampire after getting bitten tackling an outbreak in an underwater prison, Devlin continues to enjoy the finer things in life. Now, he’s on holiday with his three boyfriends…
JUDGE DREDD // FALSE WITNESS, Part Three
Script: Brandon Easton / Art: Kei Zawa / Colours: Eva De La Cruz / Letters: Shawn Lee
While on a job for a rich client, Justice Academy drop-out and professional fixer Mathias Lincoln makes a horrific discovery — children are disappearing, and the conspiracy stretches from the wastes of the Cursed Earth all the way to the halls of power in Mega-City One…
RILEY’S REBELS // Part One
Script: Honor Vincent / Art: Stewart K. Moore / Letters: Simon Bowland
The Cursed Earth: an irradiated wasteland covering much of what was once the United States. Inhabited today by mutants, exiles… and lost children. Now, Riley wanders this wilderness, looking for something important…
• More on this brand new story here
CADET RICO // THE CYCLE, Part Two
Script: Liam Johnson / Art: Rob Richardson / Letters: Jim Campbell
From the moment he was cloned, Rico has been bred for Justice. Enrolled into the Academy as a child, he and his brother Joe are learning the hard way that it isn’t easy to be the Law in Mega-City One…
LAWLESS // A TOWN CALLED BADROCK, Part Two
Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Phil Winslade / Letters: Simon Bowland
Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funded Badrock. Now, with the SJS also running things, Lawson’s recently returned to the force after going undercover…
2000AD Prog 2409 and Judge Dredd Megazine 474 are out now from all good newsagents and comic book shops, plus digitally from the 2000AD webshop and apps! Don’t forget that if you buy an issue of either 2000AD or the Megazine in the first month of its release, then postage in the UK is free!
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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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