This week’s Rebellion releases include a bumper-size 2000AD Prog 2437, and Judge Dredd Megazine 481, both on sale now in all good newsagents, and some run by Volgans. Don’t miss the new “Judge Dredd versus Strontium Dog” tale!
The Bumper-Size 2000AD 2437, with a cover by John McCrea and Mike Spicer, brings with it new stories for Judge Dredd, “Fiends of the Western Front”, “Nu Earth War Tales”… and “Strontium Dog”, as Garth Ennis and Henry Flint revisit the classic “Judgement Day” crossover story and find out what Joe and Johnny got up to after their team-up!
Meanwhile, Judge Dredd Megazine 481, with a cover by Nick Brokenshire, offers a new Dredd Thriller, joined by the return of “Department K”, a new “Tales from the Black Museum” one-off story – and the finale of “Atomfall”… The series has been a huge success since landing in the Meg – don’t miss how it all comes to an end!… Or does it?
2000AD Prog 2437
UK and DIGITAL: 18 June £4.99
NORTH AMERICA: 30 July $25.99 (Prog Pack)
DIAMOND: APR251621
COVER: John McCrea and Mike Spicer
In this issue:
JUDGE DREDD // CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER DROID
by Ken Niemand (Writer) Nicolo Assirelli (Artist) Quinton Winter (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2147 AD. Home to over 250 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. Tensions are on a knife-edge, 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!
SCARLET TRACES // EMPIRE OF BLOOD
by Ian Edginton (Writer) D’Israeli (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
England, the late nineteenth century. Earth has come under attack by Martian war machines, devastating huge swathes of the country with their heat rays and harvesting enormous numbers of people. Finally struck down by the planet’s viruses, the Martians’ assault collapses. Now, humanity is picking up the pieces and coming to terms with the aftermath, but there appears to be vestiges of the aliens left…
FUTURE SHOCKS // THE PROPHECY OF LEKBITH THE GREAT & TERRIBLE
by Rob Williams (Writer) Simon Coleby (Artist) Jack Davies (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (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…
NU EARTH WAR TALES // THE MAJOR
by Gordon Rennie (Writer) Jake Lynch (Artist) Dylan Teague (Colourist) Jim Campbell (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, immune to the pollutants — G.I.s like ROGUE TROOPER, the last of his kind. As he, together with biochips Helm, Gunnar and Bagman, search for the traitor that sold them out, stories swirl around the characters involved in this conflict…
GHOSTED // BOOK ONE
by Guy Adams (Writer) Megan Huang (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
Kinshasa, capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the far future. One of the fastest-growing mega-cities in the world, the metropolis is now a walled city-world, so vast and divorced from the rest of the planet that it’s virtually its own realm. Rich and diverse, it prides itself on being the perfect place to live — but for Benu something strange is going on in her head, a mental connection to a soldier…
FIENDS OF THE WESTERN FRONT // RED TIDE
by Ian Edginton (Writer) Nick Percival (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 now, in the late nineteenth century, he’s travelling west in pursuit of an enemy…
JUDGE DREDD VS STRONTIUM DOG
by Garth Ennis (Writer) Henry Flint (Artist) Rob Steen (Letterer)
The Radlands of Ji, 2114. The planet has been left reeling after Sabbat the Necromagus resurrected the world’s dead and let loose a vast army of zombies upon the mega-cities. Millions died, and many a metropolis was lost. Search/Destroy agent Johnny Alpha travelled back in time hunting for Sabbat, and teamed up with Dredd and global strike-force that eventually defeated the necromancer. Now Alpha and Dredd return home…
• Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, newsagents, Amazon, and comic book stores | Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop, 2000 AD app for Apple & Android
Judge Dredd Megazine 481
UK and DIGITAL: 18 June £6.99
NORTH AMERICA: 23 July $11.99
DIAMOND: APR251622
COVER: Nick Brokenshire
In this issue:
JUDGE DREDD // MEET THE GREYS
by Ian Edginton (Writer) Cam Smith (Artist) Jim Boswell (Colourist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2147 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is bordered by the toxic Black Atlantic and the irradiated Cursed Earth. It is home to over 250 million citizens, where tensions run a constant knife-edge. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!
DEPARTMENT K // UNRAVELLED
by Ned Hartley (Writer) Mike Walters (Colourist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2147 AD. Justice Department has many divisions tasked with dealing with the threats that face the metropolis, and Department K is a branch of Tek-Div, whose brief is to tackle interdimensional enemies seeking to break through the walls of reality. It’s headed by Judge Kirby, and comprises intern Afua, Mechanismo droid Estabon and the alien Blackcurrant…
CADET DREDD // THE HAUNTING OF ISO-BLOCK 8
by Paul Starkey (Writer) Nick Brokenshire (Artist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2076 AD. Overcrowding in the metropolis is rife, unemployment is at ninety per cent, boredom is universal and crime is rampant. Only the Judges can stop total anarchy. Cadet Joe Dredd – together with his clone-brother Rico – is a rising star in Justice Department, and will one day be its finest officer. Now, he and a group of cadets have been plunged back in time…
ATOMFALL
by Jonathan Howard (Writer) Anthony Williams (Artist) Steve Canon (Colourist) Rob Steen (Letterer)
TALES FROM THE BLACK MUSEUM
by James Peaty (Writer) Sedat Oezgen (Artist) Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Mega-City One, 2147 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 a notorious serial killer’s trophies or the weapons of the Dark Judges, the violent history of the Big Meg is laid bare here. Let undead guide Henry Dubble show you around…
ROK OF THE REDS
by John Wagner & Alan Grant (Writer) Dan Cornwell (Artist) Abby Bulmer (Colourist) Jim Campbell (Letterer)
BARREL & HAMMER // CASTAWAY
by David Barnett (Writer) Luke Horsman (Artist) Simon Bowland (Letterer)
Deep in the void of space, the far future. The buccaneers that patrol the galaxy on the hunt for ships to plunder have a strict hierarchy that they have to adhere to – certain targets are only available to those that belong to the Space Pirates Guild. A vacancy has opened up in the Guild, and the pirates Barrel & Hammer are amongst those battling to win it…
• Available in print from: 2000AD webshop, newsagents, Amazon, and comic book stores | Available in digital from: 2000AD webshop, 2000AD app for Apple & Android
Rebellion Graphic Novel Releases This Week
Essential Judge Death: My Name Is Death
by John Wagner, Peter Doherty, et al.
Out: Wednesday 18th June 2025
Paperback | 192 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837865277
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Judge Death is “the most dangerous threat Mega-City One faces, and he’s on the loose again.” –Slings And Arrows
The essential graphic novel series – the ultimate introduction to the world of 2000AD! This collection is an ideal jumping on point for new readers.
The Essential Judge Death: My Name Is Death is the perfect introduction to Judge Dredd’s greatest foe.
From the pen of acclaimed Judge Dredd creator John Wagner (A History of Violence) comes the origin story of 2000AD‘s most enduring villain. Includes “Young Death”, with art by Peter Doherty (Shaolin Cowboy), “Tea With Mrs. Gunderson” by artist Dean Ormston (Black Hammer) and the classic “My Name Is Death” and “The Wilderness Days”, with art by Frazer Irving (Batman & Robin).
REBELLION RELEASES – CURRENT CHECKLISTS
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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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