There are plenty of new starts in this week’s 2000AD, Prog 2392, on sale now in all good newsagents and comic shops, with a striking cover by Mike Perkins – perhaps on of the busiest creators in British comics right now!
A new Judge Dredd thriller from the always-popular creative combo of John Wagner and Colin MacNeil, “Machine Rule“, looks again at the Mechanismo question. Long-term 2000AD readers will be well aware that the idea of robots passing judgement has been a controversial one in Mega-City history (new readers would do well to check out collections like Mechanismo: Machine Law for background), but recently the Mark 8s have been regular presence on the streets. But what if they decided they were doing a better job than the human Judges…?
The first full length series of “Herne & Shuck” also begins this Prog, from David Barnett and Lee Milmore, after their previous appearances in a pair of “3rillers” in Progs 2297 – 2299 and 2343 – 2345, still trying to find a safe place to take young Carys, pursued by various folk-horror entities.
New! 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 future cops the Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law! The Mark 8 Mechanismo robot Judges have been on the streets for several years now…
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…
New! HERNE & SHUCK // SUFFER THE CHILDREN
by David Barnett (Writer) Lee Milmore (Artist) Quinton Winter (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (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 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…
New! FUTURE SHOCKS // CRESCENDO
by James Peaty (Writer) Andrea Mutti (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
Out in the vast reaches of the universe, there are an infinite number of stories waiting to be told. These cautionary tales pass from traveller to traveller in the spaceports and around campfires on distant planets, acquiring the status of legend, their shocking ends a salutory lesson in hubris. Anything is possible in these twisted trips into the galaxy’s dark side. Abandon your preconceptions, and expect the unexpected…
SILVER // UNEARTHED
by Mike Carroll (Writer) Joe Currie (Artist) Simon Bowland (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 she and one of the humans are trying to get back to the resistance headquarters…
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
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.
He’s the writer of comics such as 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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