Comics

OUT NOW: 2000 AD Prog 2078

25th April 2018

Welcome once again to your weekly plunge into the future-shocked worlds of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic — 2000 AD Prog 2078 is out now!

Behind the Carlos Ezquerra cover, it’s the scrotnig finales to not just Judge Dredd’s tangle with the Sons of Booth in Flaws and Sinister Dexter’s dealings with the Devil but also Jaegir’s current mission on Nu Earth.

The Rennie and Coleby droids will be back in a few months’ time for the next phase of Atalia’s clandestine operation, but in the meantime look out for a new Dredd thriller next week plus the Downlode hitmen take to the skies in The Gangbusters!

2000 AD Prog 2078 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

And don’t forget that if you buy an issue of 2000 AD in the first week of its release then postage to locations in the UK is free!

Judge Dredd » Flaws
by TC Eglington (w) Staz Johson (a) Abigail Bulmer (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2140 AD. Home to 100 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, anti-Justice Department terrorist organisation the Sons of Booth have created chaos to enact their grand plan…

Jaegir » In The Realm Of Pyrrhus
by Gordon Rennie (w) Simon Coleby (a) Len O’Grady (c) Ellie De Ville (l)
The Greater Nordland Republic. While the Norts are currently engaged in a galaxy-wide war with the Souther forces, it falls to military officers such as Kapiten-Inspector Atalia JAEGIR of the Nordland State Security Police to investigate war criminals amongst her own ranks. She’s also suffering from the Strigoi curse, a fault in the Nort DNA that can bring out the beast within. Now, she’s on a mission with her team to Nu Earth…

Sinister Dexter » The Devil Don’t Care
by Dan Abnett (w) Steve Yeowell (a) John Charles (c) Ellie De Ville (l)
Gun-sharks Finnigan SINISTER and Ramone DEXTER are the best hitmen money can buy in the city of Downlode. Having been offworld hunting for Holy Moses Tanenbaum, a ganglord from an alternate dimension, they’ve returned home, and are getting back to business. But whacking Tanenbaum reset the continuum, and no one knows who they are. Now, they must stop rival gun-shark The Devil from whacking Billi Octavo…

Judge Anderson » Undertow
by Emma Beeby (w) Mike Collins, David Roach (a) Jose Villarrubia (c) Simon Bowland (l)
Mega-City One, 2140 AD. Psi-Division is a section of Justice Department that specialises in Judges with accentuated psychic talents — from precognition to exorcism, it deals with all manner of paranormal crimes. Cass ANDERSON is Justice Dept’s top telepath, and now she, danger pre-cog Judge Flowers, the psychic tracker Echo and Karyn, possessed by a vampiric entity, have entered the Undercity to confront a threat…

Strontium Dog » The Son
by John Wagner (w) Carlos Ezquerra (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
Late 22nd century. After the Atomic Wars, many survivors were warped by the Strontium 90 fallout. These ‘mutants’ became a victimised underclass, forced into ghettos, and the only job open to them was bounty hunting. One such Search/Destroy agent, or STRONTIUM DOG, is Johnny Alpha, who recently led a mutant revolt against the norms. Now, the Doghouse has reopened for business, and Alpha’s been partnered with Kenton Sternhammer, son of his old Viking pal Wulf, on a job on Protoz…