Another ghafflebette edition of 2000AD, the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, is on sale now in all good newsagents, and some run by Norts – and in all great comic shops, too.

Fusing the finest in fantasy and science fiction 2000AD blasts into December like a rocket, barrelling towards the end of the year with an issue that sees the final part of the latest “Azimuth “arc, “The Fabled Basilisk” (but the story continues in a one-off story, in Prog 2413), while current Dredd actioner “The Comfort Zone”, “Nightmare New York” and “Rogue Trooper: When a G.I. Dies” all near conclusion, coming to their scrotnig finales next week, clearing the decks for the Christmas leviathan that will be hitting shelves on 18th December! 

If you’re still hunting for presents, then look no further than the 2000AD Annual 2025, available now, or, perhaps a copy of the latest Dreadnoughts collection, offering a terrifying vision of a possible future!

ON SALE NOW

2000AD Prog 2411
UK and DIGITAL: 4th December £3.80
NORTH AMERICA: 8th January $6.99
DIAMOND: OCT241856
Cover: Keith Burns

In this issue:

JUDGE DREDD // THE COMFORT ZONE 
by Mike Carroll (Writer) Ben Willsher (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 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 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…

NIGHTMARE NEW YORK 
by Kek-W (Writer) John Burns (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

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 
by Dan Abnett (Writer) Tazio Bettin (Artist) Matt Soffe (Colourist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)

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 
by Garth Ennis (Writer) Patrick Goddard (Artist) Rob Steen (Letterer)

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…

Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android

2000AD Annual 2025
OUT: Now
Paperback, 112 pages
Price: £25.00
ISBN: 978-1837864867

Creative Team: Chris Condon, Si Spurrier, Alex Paknadel, Dan Abnett, Maura McHugh, Rory McConville, John Wagner, Gerry Finley-Day, Alan Grant (Writers) Fernando Blanco, Hayden Sherman, Jake Lynch, Phil Winslade, Emma Vieceli, Staz Johnson, Mick McMahon, Dave Gibbons, Ian Gibson (Artists) Edward Teach, Dylan Teague, Barbara Nonsenzo, Charlie Kirchoff (Colourists) Jonathan Stevenson, David Agnew, Ellie de Ville, Simon Bowland, Gordon Robson, Steve Potter (Letterers)

From 1977 to 1990 the 2000AD Annual was a staple of Christmas stockings across the length and breadth of the UK. And now… IT’S BACK!

This landmark annual contains all-new stories featuring Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Rogue Trooper and more. It also brings back into print selected strips from 2000AD’s extensive archive.

Includes brand new stories from an amazing line-up of some of the brightest stars of the comics world including Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Si Spurrier (The Dreaming), Alex Paknadel (All Against All), Dan Abnett (Aquaman), Fernando Blanco (w0rldtr33), Jake Lynch (Sinister Dexter), Hayden Sherman (Dark Spaces) and Phil Winslade (Bodies).

• Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android

Dreadnoughts: The March of Progress
by Michael Carroll (Writer), John Higgins (Artist)
Out: Now
Paperback, 80 pages
ISBN: 978-1837862603
• Dreadnoughts: The March of Progress – 2000AD Webshop Exclusive also available

After a crime blitz in Boulder leads to riots against the Judges’ excessive use of force and violation of human rights, the Hemlock Cartel takes advantage of the chaos to declare all-out war against the Justice Department. It is up to Judge Glover to eradicate their threat – even if her crusade could risk revealing the long-buried secrets of her past.

The best-selling series charting the origins of Judge Dredd’s world continues with this provocative and socially relevant second volume, written by Michael Carroll (Judge Dredd) and drawn by John Higgins (Watchmen).

Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android

ALSO AVAILABLE NOW

Battle Action Force Volume 1 – December 2024
Creative Team: Gerry Finley-Day (Writer) Geoff Campion, James Tomlinson, Cam Kennedy, Robert Turner, Jim Watson, Anthony Coleman, Jim Bleach, John Cooper and Vanyo (Artist)
Out: Now
Paperback, 272 pages
Price: €73.99

Returning to print after more than 40 years, this limited edition, deluxe volume collects the secret origins of Baron Ironblood and his legions of Red Shadows. Featuring Operation Bloodhound and other classic stories.

Featuring the epic ‘Operation Bloodhound’ by Gerry Finley-Day and Geoff Campion. In the aftermath of ‘Action Ascendency’ Action Force’s SAS team pursue Baron Ironblood across the South American continent but soon find that they themselves have become the quarry. Captain Buckingham, codename Eagle, and his squad must use all of their survival skills to stay one-step ahead of the hunt.

Battle Action Force Volume 2
Creative Team: Gerry Finley-Day (Writer) John Cooper, James Tomlinson, Scott Goodall, Jim Watson, Robert Turner, Gual and Geoff Campion (Artist)
Out: Now
Paperback, 304 pages
Price: €73.99

Featuring the action packed ‘Operation Claymore’ by Gerry Finley-Day and John Cooper, as well as other hard hitting Action Force stories. The Action Force teams are spread across the globe in a desperate attempt to battle Baron Ironblood and his legions of Red Shadows. 

Battle Action Force Volume 3 – December 2024
Creative Team: Gerry Finley-Day (Writer) Vanyo (Artist)
Out: Now
Paperback, 272 pages
Price: €73.99

Collects the epic Z Force trilogy by Gerry Finley-Day and Vanyo.

From the desert sands of Duna to the coral islands of the South Pacific, Z Force, lead by Captain Grant Campbell, stand against the most fearsome terrorist factions on the planet. 

• Read Luke Williams’ review of the three collections here on downthetubes

UPCOMING TITLES

2000AD Prog 2412 – 11th December

Scream! 40th Anniversary Special (US Release, 11th December)

Stainless Steel Rat – Colour Omnibus
by Harry Harrison, Kelvin Gosnell (Writers), Carlos Ezquerra (Artist)
Scheduled for 17th December 2024
Paperback, 208 pages
ISBN: 978-1837862733
• The Stainless Steel Rat Colour Omnibus Edition Hardback 2000AD Webshop Exclusive also available

The 2000AD adaptation of Harry Harrison’s classic science-fiction novels by Kelvin Gosnell and Carlos Ezquerra returns in a new full color omnibus!

James Bolivar DiGriz aka ‘The Stainless Steel Rat’ is many things – a con man, a thief, and a member of an elite law-enforcement agency known as the Special Corps. After escaping the corps, DiGriz crosses paths with the beautiful but deadly Angelina who, like Jim DiGriz, is also a master criminal, albeit a lot more ruthless. They must travel through time to stop a master criminal meddling with the past, and help to overthrow an evil President by having The Rat become a candidate for the job himself!

A classic from 2000AD‘s first ‘golden age’, Stainless Steel Rat is a must-read for fans of Harrison or old school sci-fi action with bold characters and a wry twist of humour, complemented by Ezquerra’s dynamic and inimitable artwork.

Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android

Johnny Red: The Hurricane
Creative Team: Garth Ennis (Writer) Keith Burns (Artist)
Out: January 15th 2025
Paperback, 208 pages
Price: £24.99

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.

Available in print from: Treasury of British comics webshop, online retailers, book stores including AmazonUK, and comic book stores via Diamond | Available in digital from: Treasury of British Comics 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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