OUT NOW: 2000 AD Prog 2162
18th December 2019
The Xmas Mega-Special contains festive Dredd & Durham Red stories, a one-off Absalom epilogue, brand new Proteus Vex and Feral & Foe, more Zaucer of Zilk and Fall of Deadwold, plus more Brink!
BORAG THUNGG, EARTHLETS – Prog 2162 is OUT NOW!
It’s that time of the year again, Terrans, when we celebrate the end of another scrotnig twelve months of Thrill-power with the traditional bumper Christmas issue, and it’s another zarjaz lineup to keep your circuits buzzing over the festive period.
Inside you’ll find the start of new series Proteus Vex and Feral & Foe, plus the return of the psychedelic Zaucer of Zilk, alongside the continuing Brink and one-offs for Judge Dredd, Durham Red and The Fall of Deadworld.
It’s an absolutely packed prog, but if you’re hungry for more after you’ve devoured this seasonal selection, make sure you don’t miss Judge Dredd Megazine 415, on sale right now, featuring new series for Dredd, Devlin Waugh, Lawless and Blunt, plus a look at DC Thomson’s own SF title Starblazer (which published early work by scribes Grant Morrison and John Smith) and a chat with new Waugh correspondent Ales Kot!
We trust you’ll have a suitably ghafflebette Christmas and New Year, my Squaxx, and remember that this pulse-pounding prog is on sale for three weeks so we’ll see you again on 8 January. The space year 2020 is going to mark two decades of Rebellion owning the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic so lots of exciting new projects coming your way.
As ever, stick with this benevolent Betelgeusian, humes, and expect maximum Thrillage!
2000 AD Prog 2161 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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JUDGE DREDD // SNOWBALLED
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, with the irradiated wasteland
known as the Cursed Earth to the west. Unemployment is rife, boredom universal and
crime is rampant. Tensions rest on a knife-edge and only the zero-tolerance Judges can
stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law!
ABSALOM // Graduation Day
UK, 2019. In the 16th century a diplomatic treaty called The Accord was brokered
between the throne of England and the powers of Hell, which allowed demons to live
amongst mankind as long as they obeyed the rules. Centuries later, some of Britain’s
most elite families have a demonic heritage — families such as the Rathbornes, the
members of which are now being targeted by a mystery attacker, seeking justice…
BRINK // HATE BOX – Part Thirteen
The late 21st century, and through environmental catastrophe and industrial overload Earth has been reduced to a wasteland. Mankind finally evacuated the planet in 2072 and millions were housed in a number of deep-space Habitats. But life on these cramped, overcrowded stations is tense, with many spilling over into madness. Now, HSD cop Bridget Kurtis is investigating what looks like a gang-related mass-kill…
THE ZAUVER OF ZILK // A ZAUCERFUL OF ZECRETS
The realm of Zilk, on the fringes of the imagination. The Zaucer was the wizard to
the royal court of Curtaindown, and was the most famous and powerful person in the
kingdom, a vain and arrogant youth, revelling in his celebrity status. But then came Errol
Raine, master of despair from the world of Dankendreer, who tried to take him down, and
the Zaucer sacrificed his immortality to save his young ward Tutu…
THE FALL OF DEADWORLD // SIDNEY
The planet that eventually became known as DEADWORLD was once a regular
civilisation existing in a dimension parallel to our own. But the end of days is coming,
and creatures known as the Dark Judges are spreading their contagion, exterminating
all life. Young Tek auxiliary Casey Tweed has engineered a coup, destroying Sidney
De’Ath and taking control of the Dead forces. But De’Ath isn’t gone for good…
PROTEUS VEX // ANOTHER DAWN
Another galaxy, the far future. The centuries-long war between the Alliance and the
Obdurate people is now over, a conflict brought to an end with the deaths of billions of
Obdurate citizens, caused by the Alliance teleporting a dying white dwarf star into their
system. Now, decades later, as the galaxy’s races come to terms with an uneasy peace,
Imperium agent PROTEUS VEX has a mission to undertake…
FERAL & FOE // Part One
It is five years after the Last-of-All-War, when the Monarchy succeeded in defeating the
Malign Lord, the dark entity that headed an army of creatures that sought to eradicate
humanity. With their leader dead, his minions are scattered across the lands, fleeing
retribution from the Wretchfinders. Necromancer Bode and warrior Wrath are two such
beings, having been declared FERAL & FOE, and therefore sentenced to execution…
DURHAM RED // MISTLETOE KISS
Late 22nd century. After the Atomic Wars, many survivors were warped by Strontium
90 fallout. These ‘mutants’ became a victimised underclass, forced into ghettos, with
bounty hunting the only job open to them. One such former Search/Destroy agent is
vampire DURHAM RED, who requires blood to survive. Feared by both the criminals
she hunts and her fellow Stronts, Red has a formidable reputation that precedes her…