2000 AD Prog 1988 out now!
6th July 2016
Put your brains into overdrive and leap into the future-shocked worlds of the Galaxy’s Greatest with Prog 1988!
The new sequel to the zarjaz Scarlet Traces by Ian Edginton and D’Israeli, which was an unofficial steampunk sequel to HG Wells’ War of the Worlds, begins this Prog and sees the UK transformed by their contact with the Martians.
Originally created for the short-lived Coolbeans website, it found a home in the Judge Dredd Megazine in 2002. The follow-up The Great Game was published in 2006 but since then, all has been quiet in this post-Martian invasion world — until now!
Scarlet Traces has joined 2000 AD‘s Thrill-packed pantheon, and this Prog we start the latest chapter, Cold War, in which the story has moved to the 1960s.
Here’s a comprehensive update on the series:
…and look out for new editions of the Scarlet Traces collections coming out in Jan 2017!
Judge Dredd: Reclamation
by Michael Carroll (w) Colin MacNeil (a) Len O’Grady (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2138 AD. Home to 72 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 is back in the city and planning a revolt against Texas City Chief Judge Oswin, who has usurped Hershey…
Brink
by Dan Abnett (w) INJ Culbard (a) Simon Bowland (l)
The early 21st century, and through environmental catastrophe and industrial overload Earth has been reduced to a uninhabitable wasteland. Mankind finally evacuated the planet in 2075 and millions were housed in a number of habitats, the human race crammed into these artificial worlds, living off synth food and nudge drugs. Now, after her partner has been killed, HSD Detective Kurtis is investigating sect activity alone…
Sláine: Psychopomp
by Pat Mills (w) Simon Davis (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
Albion, in a time of legend. Celtic warrior SLÁINE united the tribes of the Earth Goddess Danu and became the first High King of Ireland, before returning to being a wanderer. Having journeyed to Monadh to rescue Sinead from the Drune Lords, he’s discovered that they have been experimenting on their own creations, much to the displeasure of the Cyths’ jailer, the Archon Yaldabaoth. Now, he and Sinead are helping Zana, the mother of humanity, to escape…
Black Shuck: Sins of the Father
by Leah Moore and John Reppion (w) Steve Yeowell (a) Chris Blythe (c) Ellie De Ville (l)
Scandinavia, 815 AD. When the Anglo-Saxon warrior known as BLACK SHUCK washed up at the court of King Ivar, it was discovered he was the monarch’s bastard son, sired during a viking raid on the town of Dunwich. Shuck successfully aided Ivar in his fight against the monstrous Jötunn, and became king himself. But his bestial curse has been passed on to his unborn sons, and his family will perish unless he seeks help…
Scarlet Traces: Cold War
by Ian Edginton (w) D’Israeli (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
UK, 1968. It is now several decades since Mars waged war on Earth, and the major
nations have access to Martian-derived technology. Britain, however, 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,
fleeing the Martian occupation of their world, who now live side by side with mankind…
