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One of the Megazine’s long-standing creations returns this issue – Brit-City Detective Judge Armitage is back, courtesy of Liam Johnson and Warren Pleece, in Bullets For an Old Man.

Armitage, who’s been a cranky old geezer since he first appeared back in June 1991, is now a consultant to Brit-Cit’s CID division, but Justice Department is keen to mine his experience and memories – not least CID chief, and Armitage’s former partner, Treasure Steel.

Elsewhere, there’s a complete Dredd thriller from Mike Carroll and Paul Marshall, a one-off Devlin Waugh story by Aleš Kot and PJ Holden, the last part of this arc of Harrower Squad, and the penultimate episode of DeMarco, P.I.

Karl Stock chats to former 2000 AD PR droid Igor Goldkind and Scream! editor Ian Rimmer – ahead of the release this year of the frankly glorious fortieth anniversary Archival Collection, which collects up all fifteen issues of the fondly remembered horror anthology – and Stephen Jewell gets the info on Chris Weston, Paul Cornell and Rachael Smith’s new crowdfunded books. All this and lots, lots more, citizens!

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Cover Art: John McCrea / Colours: Mike Spicer
Script: Mike Carroll / Art: Paul Marshall / Colours: Dylan Teague / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

JUDGE DREDD // ESCALATION

Mega-City One, 2146 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North
America is home to over 200 million citizens, bordered by the irradiated Cursed Earth to the
west and the toxic Black Atlantic to the east. Tensions run a knife-edge and crime is rampant.
Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!

Script: Laura Bailey / Art: Rob Richardson / Letters: Simon Bowland

DEMARCO, P.I. // NO SMOKE

Mega-City One, 2146 AD. Galen DeMarco was once a Judge, a rising star operating out of the
corrupt dumping ground that was Sector House 301. But she quit the force after one romantic
indiscretion too many and set herself up as a private investigator. Now, she’s taken on a case
investigating possible stolen items in a black-market auction, but she’s been set up…

Script: Liam Johnson / Art: Warren Pleece / Letters: Jim Campbell

ARMITAGE // BULLETS FOR AN OLD MAN

Brit-Cit, 2146 AD. While the UK equivalent of Mega-City One has its own Judge force, it’s
retained its CID plainclothes division, of which Detective Inspector Armitage was one of its
veteran officers. Now a consultant, Armitage hasn’t lost his surly demeanour and distrust of
authority, even when the CID chief is now his long-suffering former partner Treasure Steel…

SCREAM // AT DEATH’S DOOR

Produced ‘from the depths’ of King’s Reach Tower by the mysterious ‘undead’ editor Ghastly McNasty, the first issue of Scream! was unleashed on 24th March 1984. More tongue-in-cheek than horrific, the comic was an immediate hit with younger fans – but wasn’t for the nervous!

Script: Si Spurrier / Art: Conor Boyle / Colours: Giulia Brusco / Letters: Rob Steen

HOOKJAW // Part Four

The seas off the coast of Africa are the setting for an action-packed, visceral tale of the Great White shark that is a relentless force of nature! Research scientists, the US military, Somali pirates… all of them may feel they’re the hero of the story, but they have reckoned without the near-mythical Hookjaw!

Script: Mark Russell / Art: Max Dunbar / Colours: Jose Luis Rio / Letters: Simon Bowland

JUDGE DREDD // UNDER SIEGE, Part Four

Judge Dredd keeps law and order in the chaos that is Mega-City One. When all contact with Patrick Swayze Block is lost, Dredd and Judge Beeny are tasked with investigating. As they battle lawlessness and rampant criminality, they discover a threat to the city that they must contain at all costs…

Script: Aleš Kot / Art: PJ Holden / Colours: Jack Davies / Letters: Simon Bowland

DEVLIN WAUGH // HOME AWAY FROM HOME

Brit-Cit, 2146 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, and is a prominent part of the community in which he lives…

HARROWER SQUAD / CALHAB COUNTRY, Part Four

Cal-Hab, 2146 AD. This wild area north of Brit-Cit has become notorious as a dumping ground for
the world’s radioactive waste, and as a consequence much of it outside the major conurbations
such as Glascal is an inhospitable wasteland populated by mutant tribes. Patrolling the
wilderness are heavy-weapons Judge teams like Harrower Squad…

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This issue we pay tribute to two more influential comics creators that we’ve sadly lost in the last month – both Paul Neary and Enrique Badia Romero were only occasional contributors to the House of Tharg, but they were formidable figures in the history of UK funnybooks. Romero was a familiar presence in newspapers, drawing the Modesty Blaise and AXA strips, while Paul had a pivotal role at Marvel UK, overseeing a publishing house that was in the mid-eighties rivalling 2000 AD in its output with titles such as Death’s Head and Dragon’s Claws as well as nurturing future artistic stars like Liam Sharp and Doug Braithwaite.

Alongside Neary’s obituary, we also have a chapter from Karl Stock’s Comic Book Punks that covers the Marvel UK era but was cut from the book for reasons of length. It conveys a period of enormous creativity that’s generally looked upon very fondly by those that were there.

Elsewhere, there’s more blistering action in Dredd, Devlin Waugh, Harrower Squad and DeMarco, P.I. plus a complete Tale From the Black Museum from Liam Johnson and Cam Smith. Enjoy, creeps!

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Cover Art: Patrick Goddard / Colours: Len O’Grady
Script: Ken Niemand / Art: Anthony Williams / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

JUDGE DREDD / RAVENOUS, Part Three

Mega-City One, 2146 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 200 million citizens. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Now, on a rig close to Texas City, a lab-engineered creature is running loose, killing all who cross its path…

Script: Liam Johnson / Art: Cam Smith / Letters: Jim Campbell

TALES FROM THE BLACK MUSEUM / AESTHETE

Mega-City One, 2146 AD. Deep in the heart of the Grand Hall of Justice lies the Black Museum, Justice Department’s permanent exhibition of the relics from bygone crimes. Whether it’s a notorious serial killer’s trophies or the weapons of the Dark Judges, the violent history of the Big Meg is laid bare here. Let undead guide Henry Dubble show you around…

Script: Laura Bailey / Art: Rob Richardson / Letters: Simon Bowland

DEMARCO, PI: NO SMOKE, Part Two

Mega-City One, 2146 AD. Galen DeMarco was once a Judge, a rising star operating out of the corrupt dumping ground that was Sector House 301. But she quit the force after one romantic indiscretion too many and set herself up as a private investigator. Now, she’s taken on a case investigating possible stolen items in a black-market auction, but she’s been set up…

Script: Si Spurrier / Art: Conor Boyle / Colours: Giulia Brusco / Letters: Rob Steen

HOOKJAW, Part Three

The seas off the coast of Africa are the setting for an action-packed, visceral tale of the Great White shark that is a relentless force of nature! Research scientists, the US military, Somali pirates… all of them may feel they’re the hero of the story, but they have reckoned without the near-mythical Hookjaw!

Story: Gerry Finley-Day / Artist: Mike Dorey

HELLMAN OF HAMMER FORCE

There has never before been an anti-hero like Hellman of Hammer Force in British comics! From the invasion of Poland in 1939 through to the fall of Berlin in 1945, Hellman of Hammer Force saw action on many fronts!

Script: Mark Russell / Art: Max Dunbar / Colours: Jose Luis Rio / Letters: Simon Bowland

JUDGE DREDD: UNDER SIEGE, Part Three

Judge Dredd keeps law and order in the chaos that is Mega-City One. When all contact with Patrick Swayze Block is lost, Dredd and Judge Beeny are tasked with investigating. As they battle lawlessness and rampant criminality, they discover a threat to the city that they must contain at all costs…

Script: Aleš Kot / Art: Steven Austin / Colours: Matt Soffe / Letters: Simon Bowland

DEVLIN WAUGH / NIGHTCLUBBING, Part Two

Brit-Cit, 2146 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, he’s confronting a serial killer who’s been targeting gay nightclubbers…

Script: David Baillie / Art: Steve Yeowell / Colours: Chris Blythe / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

HARROWER SQUAD / CALHAB COUNTRY, Part Three

Cal-Hab, 2146 AD. This wild area north of Brit-Cit has become notorious as a dumping ground for the world’s radioactive waste, and as a consequence much of it outside the major conurbations such as Glascal is an inhospitable wasteland populated by mutant tribes. Charged with patrolling the borders of the wilderness are heavy-weapons Judge teams like Harrower Squad…

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There’s a pair of tributes this issue to the two artistic greats that we lost at the end of last year – Ian Gibson and John Burns – as creators pay their respect to these formidable talents, who contributed so much to both 2000 AD and the Meg. There’s also an obituary for influential alternative comedian Tony Allen, whose connection to the Meg wasn’t quite as sustained but nevertheless he was there right from the beginning, writing the satirical Mega-City News columns that ran in the first few issues alongside America and Young Death.

Elsewhere, as well as the latest instalments of Judge Dredd and Harrower Squad, Devlin Waugh is back for another supernatural case, with artist Steven Austin joining regular writer Aleš Kot, Laura Bailey and Rob Richardson have DeMarco, P.I. undertake a new investigation, and there’s also a new flashback tale in Mega-City 2099: Inside Man by Ken Niemand and Conor Boyle.

Meanwhile, the big news from Rebellion – which was announced just as this issue was sent to print – is that principal photography has wrapped on Duncan Jones’ animated Rogue Trooper movie, and it’s set to be released in 2025!

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Cover Art: Mike Dowling
Script: Ken Niemand / Art: Anthony Williams / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

JUDGE DREDD / RAVENOUS, Part Two

Mega-City One, 2146 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 200 million citizens. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Now, on a rig close to Texas City, a lab-engineered creature is running loose, killing all who cross its path…

Script: Ken Niemand / Art: Conor Boyle / Letters: Jim Campbell

MEGA-CITY 2099 / INSIDE MAN

Mega-City One, 2099 AD. Before the Judges took complete control of the metropolis, there were two strands of law enforcement – regular uniformed cops did much of the day-to-day policing, while the helmeted Judges were called upon to pass judgement on certain criminals, their vested powers giving them the ability to dispense on-the-spot sentences…

Script: Laura Bailey / Art: Rob Richardson / Letters: Simon Bowland

DEMARCO, PI: NO SMOKE, Part One

Mega-City One, 2146 AD. Galen DeMarco was once a Judge, a rising star operating out of the corrupt dumping ground that was Sector House 301. But she quit the force after one romantic indiscretion too many and set herself up as a private investigator. A recent case left her fighting for her life, and as she takes on other cases, it seems her assailant isn’t finished with her yet…

Script: Si Spurrier / Art: Conor Boyle / Colours: Giulia Brusco / Letters: Rob Steen

HOOKJAW, Part Two

The seas off the coast of Africa are the setting for an action-packed, visceral tale of the Great White shark that is a relentless force of nature! Research scientists, the US military, Somali pirates… all of them may feel they’re the hero of the story, but they have reckoned without the near-mythical Hookjaw!

Story: Fred Baker / Artist: Hugo Pratt

THE CRIMSON SEA

Pencilled by master artist Hugo Pratt, The Crimson Sea tells the tale of a younger brother of an officer, both survivors of the sunken HMS Grapnel, who feels he must step out of his brother’s shadow with astonishing acts of bravery!

Script: Mark Russell / Art: Max Dunbar / Colours: Jose Luis Rio / Letters: Simon Bowland

JUDGE DREDD: UNDER SIEGE, Part Two

Judge Dredd keeps law and order in the chaos that is Mega-City One. When all contact with Patrick Swayze Block is lost, Dredd and Judge Beeny are tasked with investigating. As they battle lawlessness and rampant criminality, they discover a threat to the city that they must contain at all costs…

Script: Aleš Kot / Art: Steven Austin / Colours: Matt Soffe / Letters: Simon Bowland

DEVLIN WAUGH / NIGHTCLUBBING

Brit-Cit, 2146 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 tackling a curse on his bloodline, he struggling to get back on his feet…

Script: David Baillie / Art: Steve Yeowell / Colours: Chris Blythe / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

HARROWER SQUAD / CALHAB COUNTRY, Part Two

Cal-Hab, 2146 AD. This wild area north of Brit-Cit has become notorious as a dumping ground for the world’s radioactive waste, and as a consequence much of it outside the major conurbations such as Glascal is an inhospitable wasteland populated by mutant tribes. Charged with patrolling the borders of the wilderness are heavy-weapons Judge teams…

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By now I imagine most of you will have heard the news of the sad passing of artist Ian Gibson, which ended 2023 on a melancholy note. Of course, justly beloved amongst Squaxx for his work on Robo-Hunter and Halo Jones, we shouldn’t forget his past contributions to the Meg, most significantly the glorious Return of the Taxidermist, the ten-parter scripted by John Wagner that featured some beautiful colour Gibson artwork. We’ll publish a tribute piece to Ian next issue, but for the moment let me just take the opportunity to say how much he’ll be missed.

Inside this month’s Megazine, we’ve got the last parts of Spector and the current DeMarco, P.I. arc, but also no less than five new stories – Dredd tackles a rampaging creature in Ravenous by Mike Carroll and Anthony Williams, there’s a complete Tale From the Black Museum by David Barnett and Lee Milmore, Harrower Squad makes its debut courtesy of David Baillie and Steve Yeowell, and Si Spurrier and Conor Boyle’s Hook-Jaw and Mark Russell and Max Dunbar’s Under Siege both commence their runs. Enjoy, citizens!

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Cover Art: Lee Milmore
Script: Ken Niemand / Art: Anthony Williams / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

JUDGE DREDD / RAVENOUS, Part One

Mega-City One, 2145 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of postapocalyptic North America is home to over 200 million citizens, with the irradiated Cursed Earth to the west and the toxic Black Atlantic to the east. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!

Script: John Wagner / Art: Dan Cornwell / Colours: Dylan Teague / Letters: Jim Campbell

SPECTOR / INCORRUPTIBLE, Part Ten

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. Now he’s running to be elected as the new D.A….

Script: Laura Bailey / Art: Rob Richardson / Letters: Simon Bowland

DEMARCO, PI: A PICTURE PAINTS, Part Three

Mega-City One, 2145 AD. Galen DeMarco was once a Judge, a rising star operating out of the corrupt dumping ground that was Sector House 301. But she quit the force after one romantic indiscretion too many and set herself up as a private investigator. Now, she’s been hired to look into thefts from a warehouse, but can’t get a fix on the suspects’ identities…

Script: Si Spurrier / Art: Conor Boyle / Colours: Giulia Brusco / Letters: Rob Steen

HOOKJAW, Part One

The seas off the coast of Africa are the setting for an action-packed, visceral tale of the Great White shark that is a relentless force of nature! Research scientists, the US military, Somali pirates… all of them may feel they’re the hero of the story, but they have reckoned without the near-mythical Hookjaw!

Script: Ken Mennell & Frank Pepper / Art: Alfonso Font

BLACK MAX

German World War One flying ace Baron Maximilien Von Klorr returns and this time he isn’t on his own! Evil scientific genius, Doctor Gratz has formed an unholy alliance with the giant bat-controlling Baron and together the two sinister fiends have formulated a plan to destroy Paris!

Script: Mark Russell / Art: Max Dunbar / Colours: Jose Luis Rio / Letters: Simon Bowland

JUDGE DREDD: UNDER SIEGE, Part One

Judge Dredd keeps law and order in the chaos that is Mega-City One. When all contact with Patrick Swayze Block is lost, Dredd and Judge Beeny are tasked with investigating. As they battle lawlessness and rampant criminality, they discover a threat to the city that they must contain at all costs…

Script: David Barnett / Art: Lee Milmore / Letters: Simon Bowland

THE BLACK MUSEUM / THE UGLY STICK

Mega-City One, 2146 AD. Deep in the heart of the Grand Hall of Justice lies the Black Museum,
Justice Department’s permanent exhibition of the relics from bygone crimes. Whether it’s a
notorious serial killer’s trophies or the weapons of the Dark Judges, the violent history of the Big
Meg is laid bare here. Let undead guide Henry Dubble show you around…

Script: David Baillie / Art: Steve Yeowell / Colours: Chris Blythe / Letters: Annie Parkhouse

HARROWER SQUAD / CALHAB COUNTRY, Part One

Cal-Hab, 2146 AD. This wild area north of Brit-Cit has become notorious as a dumping ground for the world’s radioactive waste, and as a consequence much of it outside the major conurbations such as Glascal is an inhospitable wasteland populated by mutant tribes. Charged with patrolling the borders of the wilderness are heavy-weapons Judge teams…