OUT NOW: 2000 AD Prog 2137!
26th June 2019
BORAG THUNGG, EARTHLETS!
Behold the glory that is 2000 AD Prog #2137, stuffed carefully by hand with only the highest quality Thrill-power!
The new Thrills just keep on coming — after the zarjaz first instalments of Thistlebone and Absalom in the last two progs, this issue we welcome back Anderson, Psi-Division for a brand-new case, written by Emma Beeby and with art duties handed to debuting droid Aneke.
Following on from the events of last year’s Undertow (Progs 2073-2080), the possessed Psi-Judge Karyn is attempting to undergo training and be rehabilitated. But can she truly control the monster inside? And can Justice Department trust her? Cass is sticking by her friend, convinced she’s not a creature to be feared, but others are not so sure…
PLUS there’s more Dredd, Thistlebone, and Absalom PLUS Scarlet Traces’ penultimate instalment! Don’t miss any of these op-quality thrills!
2000 AD Prog 2137 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps! Don’t forget that if you buy an issue of 2000 AD in the first week of its release then postage in the UK is free!
Buy print edition >>
Buy digital edition >>
Download the iPad app >>
Download the Android app >>
Download the Windows 10 app >>
Buy 2000 AD in North America >>
Cover by Tula Lotay
JUDGE DREDD // THE SAMARITAN
By Kenneth Niemand (w) Staz Johnson (a) Chris Blythe (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2141 AD. Home to over 130 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, Dredd has been severely injured in a shoot-out and abducted by the psychic medical practitioner known as The Samaritan…
SCARLET TRACES // HOME FRONT
Ian Edgington (w) D’Israeli (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
1968. It is decades since Mars waged war on Earth, and the major nations have access to Martian-derived technology, but Britain is still recovering from Martian bombardment in the 1940s, when much of the south of England was destroyed. This was followed by the arrival in the 1950s of two million Venusians, seeking refuge from Martian occupation. Now, the Martians have weaponised the sun, and are on the attack, decimating countries around the world, and mankind must find a way to fight back…
THISTLEBONE // PART THREE
T.C. Eglington (w) Simon Davis (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
England, 2019. The rural village of Harrowvale holds a dark past — namely that, on a farm bordering the vast tracts of woodland, it hosted a cult seeking to escape civilisation, worshipping an ancient deity called THISTLEBONE. Led by the charismatic Jasper illman, their pagan beliefs grew ever more radical to the point where they tried to sacrifice the young Avril Eason. She escaped, and now, years later, Avril has returned to Harrowvale with journalist Seema Chaudry to ensure that the cult is truly dead…
ANDERSON, PSI-DIVISION // MARTYRS
Emma Beeby (w) Aneke (a) Barbara Nosenzo (c) Simon Bowland (l)
Mega-City One, 2141 AD. Psi-Division is a section of Justice Department that specialises in Judges with accentuated psychic talents — from precognition to exorcism, mindreading to astral projection, its operatives deal with all manner of paranormal crimes. Cassandra ANDERSON is Psi-Div’s top telepath, and has been responsible for saving the city on many occasions. But right now she’s trying save the possessed Karyn…
ABSALOM // TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS
Gordon Rennie (w) Tiernen Trevallion (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
UK, 2017. Inspector Harry ABSALOM is an old-school copper — curmudgeonly antiauthoritarian, he’s been with the force for over forty years. Suffering from inoperable cancer, he’s the head of a special squad that enforces The Accord, a diplomatic treaty made in the 16th century between the throne of England and the powers of Hell. Now, he’s leading a unit that is storming The Mills, a stronghold of the demonic Rathborne family, to rescue his grandchildren, fully aware that this could get them all killed…