“Brink” returns to 2000AD this week – the sixth book in the ongoing series by Dan Abnett and Ian Culbard. The previous arc, “Mercury Retrograde”, took a deviation and followed journalist Nolan Maslow’s parallel investigation into sect activity, but in “Consumed”, we’re back with HSD officer Bridget Kurtis, stopping over at Belleholme Habitat and about to become embroiled in a spate of murders…

Plus, don’t miss the latest issue of Judge Dredd Megazine, Issue 467, featuring a complete Judge Dredd story from Mike Carroll and Paul Marshall, more DeMarco, P.I., Devlin Waugh and Harrower Squad, and the return of Brit-Cit Detective Judge Armitage courtesy of Liam Johnson and Warren Pleece.

Plus there are several interesting and enjoyable interviews with artist Chris Weston, writer and comics auteur Igor Goldkind, artists Floyd Hughes and Steve Kyte and more. Good to see them getting attention.

2000AD Prog 2378
UK and DIGITAL: 17 April 2024
NORTH AMERICA: 29 May 2024
DIAMOND: FEB241663
COVER: Patrick Goddard & Dylan Teague

In this issue:

JUDGE DREDD // REND & TEAR WITH TOOTH & CLAW
by Rob Williams (Writer) RM Guera (Artist) Julia Brusco (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! Now, he’s crash- landed in the radlands, and come under attack by a rampaging grizzly bear…

INDIGO PRIME // BLACK MONDAY
by Kek-W (Writer) Lee Carter (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)

The multiverse. There is an infinite number of parallel realities, and all need managing in case of dimensional instability. This is where INDIGO PRIME came in, the multiverse’s troubleshooters, whose agents are trained to deal with space/time catastrophes. Now, IP’s HQ has been destroyed in a cataclysmic event, and its assets acquired by the company ICP. But Clive Vista has a plan, involving Tyranny Rex…

AQUILA // THE RIVERS OF HADES
by Gordon Rennie (Writer) Patrick Goddard (Artist) Dylan Teague (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

Following Spartacus’s failed revolt against his Roman masters, his rebel army was crucified. Amongst these was the slave-turned-gladiator AQUILA, who cried out to the gods for vengeance — and was answered by Ammit the Devourer, a deity that gifted him with immortality in return for keeping her fed with evil men’s souls. Now, Aquila has travelled into Hades and retrieved the spirit of Nero, who knows Ammit’s location…

New! 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…

PROTEUS VEX // DEVIOUS
by Mike Carroll (Writer) Jake Lynch (Artist) Jim Boswell (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)

The far future. The centuries-long war between the Alliance and the Obdurate people is over, a conflict ended when the Alliance teleported a dying white dwarf star into the Obdurate system. Imperium agent PROTEUS VEX — who is operated by a flesh-pilot — became an enemy of the Alliance when he released info about past war crimes. In the wake of the war with the Scorchers, Vex is missing, presumed dead…

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

Judge Dredd Megazine 467
UK and DIGITAL: 17 April 2024
NORTH AMERICA: 22 May 2024
DIAMOND: FEB241664
COVER: John McCrea & Mike Spicer

In this issue:

JUDGE DREDD: ESCALATION
by Mike Carroll (Writer) Paul Marshall (Artist) Dylan Teague (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

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!

DEMARCO, PI: NO SMOKE
by Laura Bailey (Writer) Rob Richardson (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)

Mega-City One, 2146 AD. Galen DeMarco was once a Judge, a rising star operating out of the corrupt dumping ground that was Sector House 301. But she quit the force after one romantic indiscretion too many and set herself up as a private investigator. Now, she’s taken on a case investigating possible stolen items in a black-market auction, but she’s been set up…

New! ARMITAGE: BULLETS FOR AN OLD MAN
by Liam Johnson (Writer) Warren Pleece (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)

Brit-Cit, 2146 AD. While the UK equivalent of Mega-City One has its own Judge force, it’s retained its CID plainclothes division, of which Detective Inspector Armitage was one of its veteran officers. Now a consultant, Armitage hasn’t lost his surly demeanour and distrust of authority, even when the CID chief is now his long-suffering former partner Treasure Steel…

DEVLIN WAUGH: HOME AWAY FROM HOME
by Aleš Kot (Writer) PJ Holden (Artist) Jack Davies (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)

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, and is a prominent part of the community in which he lives…

HARROWER SQUAD: CALHAB COUNTRY
by David Baillie (Writer) Steve Yeowell (Artist) Chris Blythe (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)

Cal-Hab, 2146 AD. This wild area north of Brit-Cit has become notorious as a dumping ground for the world’s radioactive waste, and as a consequence much of it outside the major conurbations such as Glascal is an inhospitable wasteland populated by mutant tribes. Patrolling the wilderness are heavy-weapons Judge teams like Harrower Squad…

Plus….

SCREAM: LIBRARY OF DEATH
by Barrie Tomlinson (Writer) Cam Kennedy (Artist) Mike Peters (Letterer)

HOOKJAW
by Si Spurrier (Writer) Conor Boyle (Artist) Giulia Brusco (Colourist) Rob Steen (Letterer)

JUDGE DREDD: UNDER SIEGE
by Mark Russell (Writer) Max Dunbar (Artist) Jose Luis Rio (c) Simon Bowland (Letterer)

And interviews with artists Floyd Hughes, Steve Kyte, Chris Weston, writer and editor Ian Rimmer, and writer and PR guru Igor Goldkind

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

Out Later This Month…

• Lowborn High: Volume 1 by David Barnett and Anna Morozova – 20th April 2024

Out in May…

• Essential Judge Anderson: Satan – 8th May
• Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 44 – 8th May
• NEW PUBLICATION DATE 40 Years of Scream! – Wednesday 22nd May 2024 | Check out our exclusive previews of 40 Years of Scream! here and here
• Robot Archie and the Time Machine – 29th May 2024
• War Picture Library – The Iron Fist – 29th May 2024

Out in June…

• Best of 2000AD Volume 6: The Essential Gateway to the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic – 4th June 2024
• The Steve Dillon Apex Edition – 19th June 2024
• Judge Dredd by Brian Bolland: Masterpiece Edition – 20th June 2024
• Kelpie the Boy Wizard: 60th Anniversary – 20th June 2024

John Freeman

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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