2000 AD Prog 2297 is out now!
31st August 2022
PROG 2297 out now
BORAG THUNGG, YOUNG EARTHLETS – 2000 AD Prog 2297 is OUT NOW!
Welcome to your weekly Thrill-blast — I am The Mighty Tharg, all-powerful alien editor!
After Joko-Jargo’s all-ages takeover last issue, we return to your regular programming. Alongside the latest instalments of Jaegir and Skip Tracer, there are three new stories starting — Sentientoid, the Sov war-droid hired to assassinate Dredd and Maitland in The Hard Way, travels to Mega-City One in a new thriller from Rob Williams and Jake Lynch; Dexter and co finally reach the coast in the last chapter of the Dexter story Bulletopia, courtesy of Dan Abnett and Steve Yeowell; and David Barnett and Thought Bubble winner Lee Milmore present the latest of my zarjaz Tharg’s 3rillers, The Crawly Man. Enjoy, my Squaxx!
2000 AD Prog 2297 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!
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CADET DREDD // Sentientoid’s Big Idea, part one
Mega-City One, 2144 AD. Home to over 180 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, the Sov war-droid that had been hired to take out Dredd and Maitland on Atlantis seeks purpose to its life…
THARG’S 3RILLERS // The Crawly Man, part one
Three episodes, one complete, self-contained story — a condensed hit of supercharged Thrill-power beamed to you directly from the Nerve Centre! Wales 2022, and the village of Cudd has its own customs and beliefs, its residents keen to keep its traditions secret. Outsiders are not welcome, and any problems will be solved internally. So when a young girl goes missing, they will deal with it themselves…
SKIP TRACER // Valhalla, part nine
The Cube, the 27th century. This vast city floating in the depths of space was refitted by the Earth-led Consociation as a solution to a universal housing problem. It’s home to every kind of undesirable and wanted criminal. That’s where SKIP TRACER Nolan Blake came in, a former soldier turned psi-tracker. But now the Cube has come under the malignant influence of a nearby blackstar, and Blake has entered it on a mission…
DEXTER // Bulletopia Chapter Eleven: The End of The Pier Show, part one
Gun-sharks Finnigan SINISTER and Ramone DEXTER were the best hitmen money could buy in the future city of Downlode. Having whacked Holy Moses Tanenbaum, a ganglord from an alternate dimension, they found killing him reset the continuum, meaning no one knew who they were. But now a rogue A.I. is at large, and Dexter, Carrie Hosanna and Billi Octavo are on the run, trying to get to sanctuary in Mangapore…
JAEGIR // Ferox, part five
The Greater Nordland Republic. While the Norts are currently engaged in a galaxywide war with the Southers, it falls to military officers such as Kapiten-Inspector Atalia JAEGIR of the Nordland State Security Police to investigate war criminals. She’s also suffering from the Strigoi curse, a fault in the Nort DNA. Now, she’s entered the Miasma to appeal to General Kurga to give her part of a weapon that can wipe out the Southers…