OUT NOW: Judge Dredd Megazine #455
19th April 2023
Judge Dredd Megazine #455 out now
Judge Dredd Megazine #455 is OUT NOW!
New series start this issue – first up we have the much-anticipated second arc of Dreadnoughts, courtesy of regular creators Mike Carroll and John Higgins, rewinding to the early days of Justice Department in the mid twenty-first century.
Secondly, those originators of the Judge Dredd universe itself, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, are back with Spector, a creator-owned robot-detective drama. Many of you will be aware that this was the series Carlos was working on when he sadly died in 2018, and only the first two episodes were completed (published in the 2019 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special). John decided to carry on writing the story, and Dan Cornwell will be taking over on art from part three onwards.
Also new is the Anderson, Psi-Division mini-series ‘The King of the Six Sectors’, which acts as a sequel to ‘Year One’, while both Mega-City Two and the current Devlin Waugh adventure come to a close. Elsewhere, we catch up with Devlin artist Rob Richardson, chat a life in comics with Dave Gibbons, and preview this year’s 2000 AD Free Comic Book Day special, which you’ll be able to pick up from participating stores on 5 May.
Judge Dredd Megazine #455 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 the Megazine in the first month of its release then postage in the UK is free!
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JUDGE DREDD // One-Eyed Jacks, part four
Mega-City One, 2144 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 180 million citizens. Unemployment is endemic, boredom universal, and tensions run on a constant knife-edge. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!
SPECTOR // Incorruptible, part one
In a near-future US city, corruption within the branches of government has reached unsustainable levels. City Hall is rotten to the core, and the police force is equally on the take. To that end, Spector is created, a robot detective – beyond bribery and untainted by potential malfeasance – charged with rooting out criminal elements. But the android inspector is making many enemies…
DARK JUDGES // Death Metal Planet, part seven
After the events on the Mayflower, in which the Dark Judges were ejected into space, they ended up on the colony world of Dominion, which they proceeded to decimate. When Mega- City marines were sent in, assisted by survivor Rosco, the planet was destroyed. Worshipped like gods on Thanatopia by a death-cult, they’re now part of a death-metal festival…
DEVLIN WAUGH // Karma Police, part seven
Brit-Cit, 2144 AD. A freelance paranormal troubleshooter and exorcist for the Vatican, Devlin Waugh is the world’s foremost supernatural investigator. Despite becoming a vampire after getting bitten tackling an outbreak in an underwater prison, Devlin continues to enjoy the finer things in life. Now, after a trip to Hell, he’s confronting a curse on his bloodline…
ANDERSON, PSI DIVISION // The King of the Six Sectors, part one
In an adventure from Cassandra Anderson’s early days in the Mega-City One Psi-Division, writer Matt Smith and artist Carl Critchlow present “King of the Six Sectors.” It all starts with Anderson awaking from an unusually strong vision of an attack on the Megapolitan Museum showcasing Cursed Earth artifacts…
JUDGE DREDD: MEGA-CITY TWO // City of Courts, part five
Dredd heads Californee way! As part of a judicial exchange program, Dredd is sent packing to Mega-City Two, a sprawling city covering 5,000 square miles of the Californian West Coast and centered in what was once known as Los Angeles, where he soon discovers that they do things differently there.
JANE BOND
Jane Bond, Secret Agent, is the finest spy on Worldpol’s roster. Armed with her wits, her fists, and an array of futuristic tech, she is our last line of defense against a international criminal underworld. From fighting a school of super villainesses, to foiling plans to melt to Artic ice caps, to escaping the clutches of a giant mechanical lobster, there’s no shortage of dangerous missions Jane must undertake for Queen and Country! This collection of campy espionage adventure from 1960s girls’ comic Princess Tina is lovingly restored to its full glory, and is lavishly illustrated throughout by Mike Hubbard, the artist of iconic Daily Mirror strip Jane.
DREADNOUGHTS // The March of Progress, Part One
USA, 2035 AD. The new Justice Department is still in its early years, with Judges working alongside the police. It’s proving an explosive transition, with many citizens – and more than a few cops – unhappy with these helmeted officers taking to the streets. Judge Veranda Glover is a recent transfer to Boulder, Colorado, and is making her presence felt…
Features:
- Focus on Free Comic Book Day by Karl Stock
- Interview with artist Dave Gibbons by Karl Stock
- Interview with artist Rob Richardson by Karl Stock
- Focus on Jane Bond by Karl Stock