2025 is here, and 2000AD is primed and ready to keep your Thrill-Power up during the cold winter months. Here’s what’s on the way from Rebellion, including this week’s 2000AD – Prog 2414.
If you’ve been waiting for the continuation of 2000AD‘s huge Judge Dredd storyline, “A Better World“, out soon in collection, the time has come! The Chief Judge is under pressure following the failure of Maitland’s plan, and Judge Hernandez seeks to press his advantage…
2000AD Prog 2414
UK and DIGITAL: 8th January £3.80
NORTH AMERICA: 5th March $24.99 (Prog Pack)
DIAMOND: NOV241785
COVER: Tiernen Trevallion
In this issue:
JUDGE DREDD – SOFT
by Rob Williams & Arthur Wyatt (Writer) Jake Lynch (Artist) Jim Boswell (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2147AD. Home to over 250 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, in the wake of Judge Maitland’s assassination, the repercussions are still being felt for Sector 304…
HAWK THE SLAYER – THE LAST OF HER KIND
by Alec Worley (Writer) Simon Coleby (Artist) Gary Caldwell (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
It is a time of legend. HAWK THE SLAYER defeated his evil brother Voltan some years before, and now he and his compatriots, such as the Elfin bowman Crow and warrior woman Bella, are keeping an eye on the malign spread of the Black Wizards’ influence. Rumours of dark magic abound, and creatures are striking with increasing regularity from the Forest of Weir. Armed with his fabled Mindsword, Hawk must keep the peace, and now he heads to the city of Valensfort, ruled by the Lady Morlaine…
Based on the character from the screenplay by Terry Marcel & Harry Robertson
PORTALS & BLACK GOO – A QUORUM OF FIENDS
by John Tomlinson (Writer) Eoin Coveney (Artist) Jim Boswell (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
In the near future, the job market is more perilous than ever, and Generation Y must take on any task to make ends meet. Kroy Plemons is a rider for Devouroo — a food-delivery service for creatures of myth and legend. Devouroo policy is ruthless and Kroy has in the past barely escaped with his life after being given the night shift, when London’s most lethal denizens are hungry. Indeed, there’s unrest across the capital…
FIENDS OF THE WESTERN FRONT – WILDE WEST
by Ian Edginton (Writer) Tiernen Trevallion (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
In 1980, the diary of German soldier Hans Schmitt was discovered in Berlin, detailing events that occurred in 1941, when he encountered the terrifying vampire Captain Constanta and his Romanian platoon. But Schmitt was not the first person to meet Constanta — the vampire has popped up throughout history, in various countries and under various guises, and now he’s in North America in the late nineteenth century…
THE OUT – BOOK FOUR
by Dan Abnett (Writer) Mark Harrison (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
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…
Coming Soon…
Links to books are Affiliates. Using these links helps keep downthetubes afloat – thank you
Johnny Red: The Hurricane (Volume 1)
By Garth Ennis & Keith Burns
Scheduled for 16th January 2025
Hardcover, 192 pages
ISBN: 978-1837864201
British pilot Johnny Red leads his Falcon squadron through the battle of Stalingrad where he must defend the city from waves of Nazi Messerschmitts, but Johnny and his fellow pilots become trapped behind enemy lines where they must survive one of the most terrible battles of the whole war.
Written by Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher) and drawn by Keith Burns (Battle Action), “Hurricane” is the first volume of The Treasury of British Comics presentation of the complete adventure of Johnny Red.
Judge Dredd: A Better World
by Rob Williams, Arthur Wyatt (Writers), Henry Flint, Boo Cook, Jake Lynch (Artists)
Paperback – scheduled for 30th January 2025 | 144 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1837864218
• Judge Dredd: A Better World Hardback 2000AD Webshop Exclusive also available
A Better World is a modern Judge Dredd classic, a powerful story focusing on a large-scale experiment with the aim of making Mega-City One a better place for the citizens who live there, but if the experiment is successful them the power of the Judges could well be destroyed.
Writers Rob Williams and Arthur Wyatt, with artist Henry Flint, craft a taut political thriller that challenges readers to reassess what they think of the world of Judge Dredd.
Essential Rogue Trooper: The Traitor General (Volume 2)
By Gerry Finley-Day and Gordon Rennie (Writers); Cam Kennedy, Colin Wilson and P.J. Holden (Art)
Paperback – scheduled for Wednesday 29th January 2025 | 208 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1837864379
The second volume in the Essential line featuring 2000AD’s legendary war machine, Rogue Trooper. Rogue Trooper, the last of the GIs, continues his hunt for the man responsible for the Quartz Zone Massacre, which cost the lives of his comrades. After narrowing his list of suspects to four high-rank
REBELLION RELEASES – CURRENT CHECKLISTS
• Check out our guide to 2000AD and Treasury of British Comics releases for 2025
• Roy of the Rovers – Rebellion Books Check List
PREVIOUS YEARS CHECKLISTS
• Check out our guide to 2000AD and Treasury of British Comics releases for 2024
• Check out our guide to 2000AD and Treasury of British Comics releases for 2023
• Check out our guide to 2000AD and Treasury of British Comics releases for 2022
- About the Author
- Latest Posts
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.
Categories: 2000AD, British Comics, Comic Previews, Comics, downthetubes Comics News, downthetubes News
Related Articles
-
New 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine, out today, “Rok of the Reds” joins Megazine lineup
-
2000AD wraps Rogue Trooper epic and more, ahead of mega Christmas special next week
-
Rebellion Releases: 2000AD cranks up the thrillpower as storylines conclude ahead of Christmas special
-
Scream! stalks again, all-new Special out this week
Leave a Reply