There are, as ever, thrills aplenty to savour in this week’s 2000AD. The latest arc in “The Fall of Deadworld” saga “Retribution”, reaches its explosive climax in Prog 2374, to name but one.
Alongside “Full Tilt Boogie”, “Indigo Prime” and the penultimate part of “Thistlebone”, you don’t want to miss a fun, complete “Judge Dredd” thriller, “A Dimensional Traveller’s Guide to Mega-City One”, written by Ken Niemand, with fantastic art from Joe Currie, whose work you may have seen in previous “Regened” specials.
The story is a riff on some early Dredd one-offs in 2000AD, and delivering a welcome change of pace after the grimness of “A Better World”. (Both kinds of stories have a rightful place in this title’s lineup!).
Tharg reveals he’ll be teaming with writer Michael Carroll for a brand-new series coming later in the year. Can’t wait!
Over in Judge Dredd Megazine, alongside its usual heady mix of new and represented tales, plus tributes to the late Paul Neary and Enrique Badia Romero, who we paid tribute to recently here on downthetubes.
2000 AD Prog 2374
UK and DIGITAL: 20 March
NORTH AMERICA: 1 May
DIAMOND: JAN241898
COVER: Toby Willsher
In this issue:
JUDGE DREDD // A DIMENSIONAL TRAVELLER’S GUIDE TO MEGA-CITY ONE
by Ken Niemand (Writer) Joe Currie (Artist) 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, with the toxic Black Atlantic to the east and the irradiated Cursed Earth to the west. 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!
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… acquired by the company ICP. But Clive Vista has a plan, involving Tyranny Rex…
FULL TILT BOOGIE // BOOK TWO
by Alex de Campi (Writer) Eduardo Ocana (Artist) Eva De La Cruz (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Out in the deep reaches of the cosmos, teenager Tee — together with her grandmother and cat — is a bounty hunter/hired help, operating from her spaceship the FULL TILT BOOGIE. Tee was paid to rescue the Luxine Prince Ifan from his debtors’ prison. In the process, she encountered a resurrected Anubite warrior, a member of the enemy race with whom the Luxine Empire was at war. Now, they’ve sought refuge on Tanzagar…
THE FALL OF DEADWORLD // RETRIBUTION
by Kek-W (Writer) Dave Kendall (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
The planet that became known as DEADWORLD was once a regular civilisation existing in a parallel dimension. But the end of days is here, and creatures called the Dark Judges are spreading their contagion, exterminating all life. While Sov forces have take advantage of the chaos and invaded, Jess Childs and company have been trying to save Judge Fairfax — and now Jess has been freed from Nausea and Phobia..
THISTLEBONE // THE DULE TREE
by T.C. Eglington (Writer) Simon Davis (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
Britain, 2020. It’s been over a year since journalist Seema Chaudry accompanied cult survivor Avril Easton back to the village of Harrowvale, where she suffered at the hands of THISTLEBONE worshippers, a crazed occult group that believed in an ancient woodland deity. One man in the village, Malcolm Kinniburgh, was keeping the Thistlebone legend alive — but it seems to be connected with an old ‘70s horror film…
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JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE 466
UK and DIGITAL: 20 March
NORTH AMERICA: 24 April
DIAMOND: JAN241899
COVER: Patrick Goddard & Len O’Grady
In this issue:
JUDGE DREDD: RAVENOUS
by Michael Carroll (Writer) Anthony Williams (Artist) 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. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaosare the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – heis the Law! Now, on a rig close to TexasCity, a lab-engineered creature is running loose, killing all who cross its path…
DEMARCO, P.I. 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 thecorrupt dumping ground that was Sector House 301. But she quit the force after one romanticindiscretion too many and set herself up as a private investigator. Now, she’s taken on a caseinvestigating possible stolen items in a black-market auction, but she’s been set up…
TALES FROM THE BLACK MUSEUM AESTHETE
by Liam Johnson (Writer) Cam Smith (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2146 AD. Deep in the heart of the Grand Hall of Justice lies the Black Museum,Justice Department’s permanent exhibition of the relics from bygone crimes. Whether it’s anotorious serial killer’s trophies or the weapons of the Dark Judges, the violent history of the BigMeg is laid bare here. Let undead guide Henry Dubble show you around…
DEVLIN WAUGH NIGHTCLUBBING
by Aleš Kot (Writer) Steven Austin (Artist) Matt Soffe (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
Brit-Cit, 2146 AD. A freelance paranormal troubleshooter and exorcist for the Vatican, DevlinWaugh is the world’s foremost supernatural investigator. Despite becoming a vampire aftergetting bitten tackling an outbreak in an underwater prison, Devlin continues to enjoy the finerthings in life. Now, he’s confronting a serial killer who’s been targeting gay nightclubbers…
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…
HELLMAN OF HAMMER FORCE
by Gerry Finley-Day (Writer) Mike Dorey (Artist)
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 (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
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Don’t forget this issue is a bumper 48-page edition of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, and a good place for new readers to jump onboard. Be ready for new “Judge Dredd”, new “Proteus Vex”, and the one-off story, “Rogue Trooper: War Child” by David Barnett and Paul Marshall, where the G.I. encounters a disturbing faction of the Nort army that he’s never faced before!
• Essential Rogue Trooper: Genetic Infantryman – 27 March
• Hellman of Hammer Force: Downfall – 27 March
• Joe Pineapples: Tin Man – 9 April
• Lowborn High – 24 April
• 40 Years of Scream! – 24 April
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MAY
• Essential Judge Anderson: Satan – 7 May
• Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files 44 – 7 May
• Robot Archie & The Time Machine – 28 May
• Picture Library: The Iron Fist – 29 May
JUNE
• Judge Dredd by Brian Bolland Masterpiece Edition – 20 June
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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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