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2000 AD Prog 2048 – OUT NOW!

13th September 2017

The tension continues to rise within the pages of 2000 AD as another synapse-shredding issue hits the newsstands both physical and digital – Prog 2048 is out today!

Former members of Judge Dredd’s Apocalypse Squad attempt to flee the city in War Buds by John Wagner, Dan Cornwell, Abigail Bulmer and Annie Parkhouse, while the sinister Professor Praetorius is aiming to stop a dimensional infection from spreading in The Alienist Emma Beeby, Gordon Rennie, Eoin Coveney and Ellie De Ville.

How sweet and right is it to die for one’s country? Find out in Greysuit by Pat Mills, John Higgins, Sally Hurst and Ellie De Ville, while private investigator Mallory has uncovered the murderer of missing child star Buster Ritz in Hope … For The Future by Guy Adams, Jimmy Broxton and Simon Bowland.

And the cherry upon this Thrill-powered cake is a brand new Future Shock by rising stars Rory McConville and Tilen Javornik with letterer Annie Parkhouse – Terminal!

2000 AD Prog 2048 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

JUDGE DREDD // WAR BUDS
by John Wagner (w) Dan Cornwell (a) Abigail Bulmer (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2139 AD. Home to over 72 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Unemployment is rife, and crime is rampant. Only the Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law! Now, former members of the Apocalypse Squad are fleeing the city, having freed a friend…
Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra

THE ALIENIST // INHUMAN NATURES
by Emma Beeby, Gordon Rennie (w) Eoin Coveney (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
England, 1908. Madelyn Vespertine, an Edwardian woman of unknown age and origin, investigates strange events of an apparently occult nature, accompanied by Professor Sebastian Wetherall. Little do those that meet the pair know that the Professor is actually an out-of-work actor called Reginald Briggs, a stooge covering for the fact that Madelyn is not human. Now, the sinister Professor Praetorius is aiming to stop a dimensional infection from spreading…
The Alienist created by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby & Eoin Coveney

GREYSUIT // FOUL PLAY
by Pat Mills (w) John Higgins (a) Sally Hurst (c) Ellie De Ville (l)
Bolivaria, 2014. John Blake is a GREYSUIT, a Delta-Class assassin working for a branch of British Intelligence. Given superhuman powers through extreme mental conditioning, Greysuits are feared for their ruthlessness. But Blake’s programming has broken down, and his memories have returned. Now, he’s getting payback on his handlers, including Dunstan Wood, who Blake has ordered to shoot himself, whilst in the guise of a superior…
Greysuit created by Pat Mills & John Higgins

FUTURE SHOCKS // TERMINAL
by Rory McConville (w) Tilen Javornik (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
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…
Terminal created by Rory McConville & Tilen Javornik

HOPE // …FOR THE FUTURE
by Guy Adams (w) Jimmy Broxton (a) Simon Bowland (l)
An alternate 1940s Hollywood. WWII is over, victory having been secured by occult means. Now, magic is a part of everyday life, its practitioners commonplace. Mallory HOPE is one such skilled operative, though calling on the dark arts takes its toll on the user. He’s also a private investigator, hired for all manner of down n’ dirty jobs, and now, tasked with finding missing child star Buster Ritz!, he’s uncovered the kid’s murderer…
Hope created by Guy Adams & Jimmy Broxton