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He’s surfing in on a brand new wave – Chopper is back!

The fan-favourite character returns to the Megazine this issue for his first series in the mag since Earth, Wind & Fire commenced in the very first issue way back in October 1990.

Writer David Baillie and artist Brendan McCarthy have relocated Chop to the Oz Radback, where he faces a threat that will affect the Dreamtime itself – prepare for a psychedelic Shakespeare story like none you’ve ever seen before…

Elsewhere, Krong Island comes to its apetastic finale, plus there’s more blistering action in Cursed Earth Koburn, The Returners and DREDD – and in addition we have a bonus Razorjack prologue tale from Mike Carroll and John Higgins that acts as a taster for next month’s main event: a titanic tussle between the Mega-City lawman and the murderous hell-beast herself!

Don’t forget that if you buy this issue in print direct from 2000 AD‘s webshop within the next month you’ll not pay a penny in postage fees in the UK!

And if you subscribe to the Megazine you’ll get a FREE print of each month’s cover with each issue!

Judge Dredd Megazine #395 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

• Buy print edition >>
• Buy digital edition >>
• Download the iPad app >>
• Download the Android app >>
• Download the Windows 10 app >>
• Buy Judge Dredd Megazine in North America via Diamond Distribution >>

JUDGE DREDD: KRONG ISLAND
by Arthur Wyatt (w) Jake Lynch (a) John Charles (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2140 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Now, he is investigating a rebellion on the ape-run Krong Island, teaming up with operative Harry Heston…

THE RETURNERS: IRMAZHINA
by Si Spencer (w) Nicolo Assirelli (a) Eva De La Cruz (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
NEW STORY! Ciudad Barranquilla, 2140 AD. This South American metropolis, sometimes referred to as ‘Banana City’, is a notoriously poor and corrupt enclave, ruled over by a Justice Department in the pockets of the cartels. Life on its streets can be short and violent, but for four very different people death is not the end but the start of something terrifying…

CURSED EARTH KOBURN: THE LAW OF THE CURSED EARTH
by Rory McConville (w) Carlos Ezquerra (a) Simon Bowland (l)
The Cursed Earth, 2140 AD. Cool and calculating Judge-Marshal Koburn is a future lawman unlike any other. A circuit Judge for the radlands, he patrols the outposts and townships that eke out a living in these desolate wastes, and tries to maintain the peace in an otherwise chaotic environment. Now, he and rookie Judge Alonso have come under fire from the crazed Boyle…

CHOPPER: WANDERING SOUL
by David Ballie (w) Brendan McCarthy (a) Ellie De Ville
The Oz Radback, 2140 AD. Marlon Shakespeare was once one of MC-1’s greatest skysurfers, winning the illegal Supersurf 7 before escaping from the cubes to travel to Oz to participate in Supersurf 10. After the slaughter of Supersurf 11 in MC-2, he retired to Oz, where he’s mostly led a trouble-free life. After a stint as a beachguard, he’s now back in the Radback…

DREDD: THE DEAD WORLD
by Arthur Wyatt, Alex De Campi (w) Henry Flint (a) Chris Blythe (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, the cusp of the 22nd century. Eight hundred million people are living in the ruin of the old world, a planet devastated by atomic war. Only one thing fighting for order in a metropolis teetering on the brink of chaos – the men and women of the Hall of Justice. One such lawman is Judge Joe Dredd, who is battling creatures that have crossed over from an entropic dimension…

BONUS STORY: Razorjack – A Glimpse of Summer
by Michael Carroll (w) John Higgins (a) Sally Hurst (c) Ellie De Ville (l)
Prologue tale! A taster for next month’s main event: a titanic tussle between the Mega-City lawman and the murderous hell-beast herself!

BAGGED CONTENT: Nemesis the Warlock: A Monograph by Matt Smith

With a brand new Dredd-world series, Judge Dredd Megazine #394 is out now!

The latest arc of fan-favourite series Lawless comes to its conclusion this issue, but fear not, Metta Lawson and co will be back in a few months’ time for the explosive next chapter, just in time for Megazine #400!

Elsewhere, writer Si Spencer and new artist Nicolò Assirelli team up on a brand-new paranormal story The Returners as four characters in Ciudad Barranquilla emerge from near-death experiences that may or may not be connected to an entire Justice Department building vanishing from the centre of the city…

In addition, we have the latest instalments of Judge Dredd: Krong Island, Dredd: The Dead World and Cursed Earth Koburn: The Law of the Cursed Earth, plus an interview with Clown artist Robert Bliss (who got his first professional gig in this very title, and is now a prolific concept designer on many a blockbuster) and a look at the seminal WWI series Charley’s War by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun, the first volume of which gets a brand-new graphic-novel release in April from the Don’t forget that if you buy this issue in print direct from 2000 AD‘s webshop within the next month you’ll not pay a penny in postage fees!

And if you subscribe to the Megazine you’ll get a FREE print of each month’s cover with each issue!

Judge Dredd Megazine #394 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

Buy print edition >>
Buy digital edition >>
Download the iPad app >>
Download the Android app >>
Download the Windows 10 app >>
Buy Judge Dredd Megazine in North America via Diamond Distribution >>

JUDGE DREDD: KRONG ISLAND
by Arthur Wyatt (w) Jake Lynch (a) John Charles (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2140 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Now, he is investigating a rebellion on the ape-run Krong Island, teaming up with operative Harry Heston…

THE RETURNERS: IRMAZHINA
by Si Spencer (w) Nicolo Assirelli (a) Eva De La Cruz (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
NEW STORY! Ciudad Barranquilla, 2140 AD. This South American metropolis, sometimes referred to as ‘Banana City’, is a notoriously poor and corrupt enclave, ruled over by a Justice Department in the pockets of the cartels. Life on its streets can be short and violent, but for four very different people death is not the end but the start of something terrifying…

LAWLESS: BREAKING BADROCK
by Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funds Badrock, which has attempted to have her killed. Now, Munce is planning to dispose of Badrock once and for all…

CURSED EARTH KOBURN: THE LAW OF THE CURSED EARTH
by Rory McConville (w) Carlos Ezquerra (a) Simon Bowland (l)
The Cursed Earth, 2140 AD. Cool and calculating Judge-Marshal Koburn is a future lawman unlike any other. A circuit Judge for the radlands, he patrols the outposts and townships that eke out a living in these desolate wastes, and tries to maintain the peace in an otherwise chaotic environment. Now, he and rookie Judge Alonso have come under fire from the crazed Boyle…

Features: a look at the new definitive edition of Charley’s War and an interview with 1990s 2000 AD artist Robert Bliss

Bagged graphic novel: Outlier by TC Eglington (w) Karl Richardson (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)

Welcome to the latest issue of the mighty Judge Dredd Megazine, featuring the second instalments of our stunning new series for 2018 – Krong Island, Cursed Earth Koburn, and DREDD!

In addition, Devlin Waugh: Blood Debt comes to its grand finale – Rory McConville and Mike Dowling will be back for another case for the vampire bon viveur in a few months’ time – and all hell rains down on Badrock in this month’s explosive Lawless episode.

Elsewhere, Stephen Jewell pays tribute to Skizz artist Jim Baikie, who sadly died at the end of December last year, while Karl Stock talks to a number of newcomers who are either making their debut in the House of Tharg over the next few weeks or have already started to appear: Thought Bubble winners Laura Bailey and Paul Williams, writer James Peaty, artist Steven Austin, and cover artists Emily Zeinner and Chris Thornley.

As the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic marks its 41st year on this planet, it’s still uncovering great new talent for the future, and long may it continue!

Don’t forget that if you buy this issue in print direct from 2000 AD‘s webshop within the next month you’ll not pay a penny in postage fees!

And if you subscribe to the Megazine you’ll get a FREE print of each month’s cover with each issue!

Judge Dredd Megazine #393 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

Buy print edition >>
Buy digital edition >>
Download the iPad app >>
Download the Android app >>
Download the Windows 10 app >>
Buy Judge Dredd Megazine in North America via Diamond Distribution >>

JUDGE DREDD: KRONG ISLAND
by Arthur Wyatt (w) Jake Lynch (a) John Charles (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2140 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Now, he is investigating a rebellion on the ape-run Krong Island, teaming up with operative Harry Heston…

LAWLESS: BREAKING BADROCK
by Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funds Badrock, which has attempted to have her killed. Now, Munce is planning to dispose of Badrock once and for all…

DEVLIN WAUGH: BLOOD DEBT
by Rory McConville (w) Mike Dowling (a) Simon Bowland (l)
Brit-Cit, 2140 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 seeks out the finer things in life – but now he must help save his long-lost brother Freddy, who’s been accruing debts…

CURSED EARTH KOBURN: THE LAW OF THE CURSED EARTH
by Rory McConville (w) Carlos Ezquerra (a) Simon Bowland (l)
The Cursed Earth, 2140 AD. Cool and calculating Judge-Marshal Koburn is a future lawman unlike any other. A circuit Judge for the radlands, he patrols the outposts and townships that eke out a living in these desolate wastes, and tries to maintain the peace in an otherwise chaotic environment. Now, he and rookie Judge Alonso have come under fire from the crazed Boyle…

DREDD: THE DEAD WORLD
by Arthur Wyatt, Alex De Campi (w) Henry Flint (a) Chris Blythe (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, the cusp of the 22nd century. Eight hundred million people are living in the ruin of the old world, a planet devastated by atomic war. Only one thing fighting for order in a metropolis teetering on the brink of chaos – the men and women of the Hall of Justice. One such lawman is Judge Joe Dredd, who is looking into the mysterious disappearance of four Tek-Judges…

Features: a focus on new 2000 AD talent and a Jim Baikie obituary.

Bagged graphic novel: Outlier by TC Eglington (w) Karl Richardson (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)

Judge Dredd Megazine #372 is out now and begins the deadly farewell to the world of the 2012 DREDD movie in The Dead World.

Arthur Wyatt, Alex De Campi, and Henry Flint bring us this final tale (for now) with the first movieverse appearance of those deadly Dark Judges, spreading their own brand of terror across the streets of this version of MC-1.

It all starts with your normal day on the streets of MC-1. But the streets seem darker, the citizens more violent. Could it be that there’s something in the air? When Dredd gets called in for a series of mysterious deaths at a JD tech facility, he discovers something dark and deadly is about to be unleashed on the streets of the Big Meg…

Richard Bruton sat down with Arthur, Alex, and Henry to talk DREDD: The Dead World, and The Dark Judgessssssss.

It all kicks off in January, with DREDD: The Dead World. This is the latest (and possibly the last) visit to the world of the movie Dredd-verse. What have you in store for us this time?

Alex De Campi: Oh, it’s a gentle little tale of the apocalypse, spiced pleasantly with a little of that old ultra-violence.

Arthur Wyatt: Since it’s the last one we’ll be pulling out all the stops for it.

Henry Flint: Hopefully a bit of humor but mostly keeping it dark.

A certain group of very famous villainssssss make their first appearance in The Dead World. How closely have you stayed to the portrayal of this group of nasties as we know them in the regular Dredd comic? Or have you introduced your own particular take on them?

ADC: Thematically, they’re still the same nasties we know and love, but we’ve taken some visual liberties based on aspects of canon that haven’t been explored much. It’s the movieverse. We can have fun with things. We’ve gone a bit more John Carpenter / David Cronenburgh on things. 

AW: How to do the dark judges in the style of the movie is a really thorny question. Obviously we couldn’t just go with the obvious of rerunning the stories from the progs with the uniforms changed, it needed to be something that took the concept brought it forwards, and did it in a way in keeping with the cinematic universe which is a little less friendly to spooky ghosts and gothic castles made of bone.

HF: The script cleverly discards the Dark Judges iconic uniforms, we’re regressing the design which should help the horror.

This current storyline, The Dead World, is being billed as the final part of the stories we’ve enjoyed over the past few years featuring the movie-verse Dredd and MC-1. Are we definitely looking at an end to the stories, or is it merely goodbye for now?

AW: I wouldn’t say never but I certainly feel like I’m done with them for now – it’s been the bulk of my comics output for the last few years so it’s oddly liberating to be freed up to do other things… of course, it turns out the “other things” are a load more Judge Dredd in other forms.

ADC: That’s up to Tharg! I will say that The Dead World has a pretty conclusive ending.

And if it is the final story from the Dredd movie-verse, was there a big temptation to make this a real final series, with death and destruction on all sides?

AW: Alex plotted this one, so oh yes there will be death and destruction.

ADC: *whistles nonchalantly*

How has the creative collaboration between two writers and artist gone?

ADC: It’s been wonderfully easy. Everybody has each other’s back, we’re all doing some great work, and Henry didn’t even swear at me for some of the complicated page layouts I suggested. I’m super excited to see it come together in January!

AW: When I first proposed collaborating with Alex I had a couple of rudimentary story ideas, a heist with the Clan Techie and Dark Judges story were the strongest. We thrashed the Dark Judge one out in person at Emerald City Comicon and then over email, though it was a tough one to pin down. As it happens Tharg was very receptive to that [heist story] pitch and the prospect of a Dark Judges follow up, so that bought us time to adjust the Dark Judge pitch. We ended up having some false starts with that too, and went back to the drawing board at least once, but when Alex sent me what became the final form of the story I knew it was absolutely right. For the actual writing itself we basically took turns – one of us would write a first draft of an episode then the other would rework it, then for the next episode we’d swap around. It actually seemed to work pretty well and we gave each other a lot to bounce off of.

Henry, how’s the experience of working on this version of Dredd differed from working on the original? Has it been more difficult to differentiate between the two, or is it somewhat liberating? Have you had to approach the artistic duties differently to your usual style?

HF: Movie Dredd seems to me to be more vulnerable. With horror it helps if the lead character appears mortal, sometimes depicting him as defenseless helps. He’s more of a hero that way. Love the buildings and the more contemporary aspects too.

Finally, since we’re talking Dredd movie-verse here with The Dead World, I have to ask… what did you think of both movie versions of Dredd?

HF: There is no comparison. One isn’t even a Dredd movie! 

ADC: I loved the Karl Urban DREDD movie. But alas, even with my deep, abiding love for trashy Stallone movies, his Dredd was… no.

AW: I’m still fond of the first one! It’s terrible, but the design is really nice, and I’ve a soft spot for goofy mid-90s SF actioners even if arguably Judge Dredd isn’t even the one with Stallone in that captures the spirit of the comic best (that would be Demolition Man). I even tried to sneak in an “I knew you’d say that” somewhere, which i think might have disappeared as part of the editorial process.

The Dark Judges make their entrance to the world of the 2012 DREDD movie in Judge Dredd Megazine #392 – out now!

The Megazine launches into 2018 with a highexplosive bang – three new stories start this issue alongside the ongoing Lawless and the penultimate part of Devlin Waugh: Blood Debt. First up we have a new Dredd thriller from Arthur Wyatt and Jake Lynch, Krong Island, which sees the return of popular law-ape Harry Heston, now operating as a Justice Department agent.

Next, another reader favourite returns after an absence of six years in the shape of Cursed Earth Koburn, the laconic Judge-Marshal created by Gordon Rennie and Carlos Ezquerra. For this latest story, The Law of the Cursed Earth, Rory McConville takes up the scripting reins as Koburn is joined by a new green partner, Alonso.

Lastly, we return to the Mega-City One of the 2012 movie DREDD for the final time with the comic-book sequel fans have been clamouring for – yes, the Dark Judges are about to make their debut in the film universe. Arthur Wyatt, Alex De Campi and Henry Flint are the architects of The Dead World – make sure you don’t miss a single episode over the next five months…

Don’t forget that if you buy this issue in print direct from 2000 AD‘s webshop within the next month you’ll not pay a penny in postage fees!

And if you subscribe to the Megazine you’ll get a FREE print of each month’s cover with each issue!

Judge Dredd Megazine #392 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

• Buy print edition >>
• Buy digital edition >>
• Download the iPad app >>
• Download the Android app >>
• Download the Windows 10 app >>
• Buy Judge Dredd Megazine in North America via Diamond Distribution >>

JUDGE DREDD: KRONG ISLAND
by Arthur Wyatt (w) Jake Lynch (a) John Charles (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2140 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Advances in science in the 22nd century have led to intelligent apes now having their own society in the metropolis…

LAWLESS: BREAKING BADROCK
by Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funds Badrock, which has attempted to have her killed. Now, Munce is planning to dispose of Badrock once and for all…

DAVLIN WAUGH: BLOOD DEBT
by Rory McConville (w) Mike Dowling (a) Simon Bowland (l)
Brit-Cit, 2140 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 seeks out the finer things in life – but now he must help save his long-lost brother Freddy, who’s been accruing debts…

CURSED EARTH KOBURN: THE LAW OF THE CURSED EARTH
by Rory McConville (w) Carlos Ezquerra (a) Simon Bowland (l)
The Cursed Earth, 2140 AD. Cool and calculating Judge-Marshal Koburn is a future lawman unlike any other. A circuit Judge for the radlands, he patrols the outposts and townships that eke out a living in these desolate wastes, and tries to maintain the peace in an otherwise chaotic environment. There’s little law and order in the Cursed Earth, and Koburn likes to take it eazy…

DREDD: THE DEAD WORLD
by Arthur Wyatt, Alex De Campi (w) Henry Flint (a) Chris Blythe (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, the cusp of the 22nd century. Eight hundred million people are living in the ruin of the old world, a planet devastated by atomic war. Only one thing fighting for order in a metropolis teetering on the brink of chaos – the men and women of the Hall of Justice. One such lawman is Judge Joe Dredd, who is about to be confronted with his strangest and most challenging case yet…

Features:
INTERROGATIONS: Arthur Ranson & Duke Mighten

Bagged graphic novel: Outlier by TC Eglington (w) Karl Richardson (a) Annie Parkhouse (l), plus the conclusion of Wagner’s Walk and a Future Shock!

Judge Dredd Megazine #391 hits shelves this week and what the final Meg of 2017 lacks in festive cheer it more than makes up for in stunning Dreddworld thrillers!

Two stories reach their respective climaxes as Judge Dredd: Contrabandits comes to its alien larvae-splattering finale, and the Dark Judges hunt down the last of the survivors in Dominion (but look out for the follow-up story The Torture Garden, coming to a Meg near you next year).

Elsewhere, there’s the latest instalments of Devlin Waugh and Lawless, plus a complete Tales From the Black Museum from Rory McConville and Neil Googe, a chat with veteran artist Mike Dorey, and a look at the acclaimed work of Faceache and Frankie Stein artist Ken Reid.

Don’t forget that if you buy this issue in print direct from 2000 AD‘s webshop within the next month you’ll not pay a penny in postage fees!

Judge Dredd Megazine #391 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

Buy print edition
Buy digital edition
Download the iPad app
Download the Android app
Download the Windows 10 app
Buy Judge Dredd Megazine in North America via Diamond Distribution

JUDGE DREDD: CONTRABANDITS
by Rory McConville (w) Leigh Gallagher (a) Gary Caldwell (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2139 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Unemployment is near-total, boredom universal, and crime is rampant. Tensions run a constant knife-edge, and stemming the chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!

TALES FROM THE BLACK MUSEUM: FAKE NEWS
by Rory McConville (w) Neil Googe (a) (c) Simon Boland (l)
Mega-City One, 2139 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 guide Henry Dubble show you around…

DEVLIN WAUGH: BLOOD DEBT
by Rory McConville (w) Mike Dowling (a) Simon Bowland (l)
Brit-Cit, 2139 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 seeks out the finer things in life – but recently he’s been receiving messages about his missing brother Freddy…

LAWLESS: BREAKING BADROCK
by Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funds Badrock, which has attempted to have her killed. Now, Munce is planning to dispose of Badrock once and for all…

THE DARK JUDGES: DOMINION
by John Wagner (w) Nick Percival (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
The cargo ship the Solips discovered the Dark Judges Death, Fire and Mortis floating in space, and the alien superfiends murdered the crew and possessed Captain Bundy and Science Officer Riggins. Landing on a remote Mega-City colony world, the ship was declared quarantined after a virus outbreak – but cop Rosco has investigated further…

Features:
NEW BOOKS: Faceache
INTERROGATION: Mike Dorey

Bagged graphic novel: Wagner’s Walk from Tornado by R.E. Wright, R. Tufnell (w) Lozano, Mike White (a)

Judge Dredd Megazine #390 hits shelves with another packed issue of Dredd-tastic treats!

Don’t forget that if you buy this issue in print direct from 2000 AD‘s webshop within the next month you’ll not pay a penny in postage fees!

Cass Anderson’s long-running battle with the agents of the dragon reaches its climax this issue as Alan Grant and Paul Marshall present the final episode of NWO – look out for more adventures with the Psi-Judge over in 2000 AD in early 2018 as Emma Beeby scripts a new case, Undertow, featuring the art of David Roach, Mike Collins and Cliff Robinson.

Beeby also makes an appearance in one of this month’s articles as Karl Stock talks to some of the creative talent behind a pair of exciting new imprints coming through Dark Horse and IDW – Berger Books and Black Crown, two projects helmed by former Vertigo editors Kargen Berger and Shelly Bond. Given Vertigo’s reputation for hiring a good proportion of 2000 AD writers and artists, it comes as no surprise that Squaxx will find a few familiar faces amongst the launch line-up of these two lines.

Elsewhere, there’s a new Dredd thriller, Contrabandits, from Rory McConville and Leigh Gallagher, plus more high-octane action in Devlin Waugh, Lawless, and the penultimate part of Dominion, plus with Titan’s recently launched Dan Dare series we take a look at the various iterations of this enduring SF icon. Enjoy, creeps!

Judge Dredd Megazine #390 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

• Buy print edition
• Buy digital edition
• Download the iPad app
• Download the Android app
• Download the Windows 10 app
• Buy Judge Dredd Megazine in North America via Diamond Distribution

JUDGE DREDD: CONTRABANDITS
by Rory McConville (w) Leigh Gallagher (a) Gary Caldwell (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2139 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Unemployment is near-total, boredom universal, and crime is rampant. Tensions run a constant knife-edge, and stemming the chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!

ANDERSON: NWO
by Alan Grant (w) Paul Marshall (a) Dylan Teague (c) Simon Boland (l)
Mega-City One, 2139 AD. Psi-Div is a section that specialises in Judges with accentuated psychic talents – from precognition to exorcism, it is at the forefront in the war against supernatural crime. Cass Anderson is Justice Dept’s top telepath, and following a discovery of a secret society living in the Cursed Earth, the agents of the Dragon are making their move…

DEVLIN WAUGH: BLOOD DEBT
by Rory McConville (w) Mike Dowling (a) Simon Bowland (l)
Brit-Cit, 2139 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 seeks out the finer things in life – but recently he’s been receiving messages about his missing brother Freddy…

LAWLESS: BREAKING BADROCK
by Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funds Badrock, which has attempted to have her killed. Now, Munce is planning to dispose of Badrock once and for all…

THE DARK JUDGES: DOMINION
by John Wagner (w) Nick Percival (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
The cargo ship the Solips discovered the Dark Judges Death, Fire and Mortis floating in space, and the alien superfiends murdered the crew and possessed Captain Bundy and Science Officer Riggins. Landing on a remote Mega-City colony world, the ship was declared quarantined after a virus outbreak – but cop Rosco has investigated further…

Features: 

COMIC ICONS: Dan Dare
NEW COMICS: Black Crown & Berger Books

Bagged graphic novel: Helium by Ian Edginton (w) D’Israeli (a) Ellie De Ville (l)

Behind Nick Percival’s suitably ghoulish wraparound cover, the new Judge Dredd Megazine is celebrating Halloween!

Not only is there a collection of Terror Tales in this month’s bagged mini-trade, but also with a look at the House of Tharg’s latest publishing venture – the Scream & Misty Special, in which a number of writers and artists have been handed some of the characters from the much-missed supernatural titles of the eighties (the rights to which now belong to Rebellion) and given them a new lease of undead life.

Elsewhere, former Scream assistant editor Simon Furman talks about The Dracula File, amongst other things, which has just been reissued under the Treasury of British Comics imprint, and former IPC group editor Barrie Tomlinson (who, yes, oversaw Scream) discusses his memoir Comic Book Hero, the latest entry in the current cycle of 1970s/80s editorial reminiscences.

Plus – Lawless is back, courtesy as ever of Dan Abnett and Phil Winslade, joining Dredd, Anderson, Psi-Division, Devlin Waugh and the Dark Judges.

Enjoy, citizens, enjoy… and please: don’t have nightmares!

Judge Dredd Megazine #389 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

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JUDGE DREDD: DEFROSTED
by Rory McConville (w) Paul Davidson (a) Chris Blythe (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2139 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Unemployment is near-total, boredom universal, and crime is rampant. Tensions run a constant knife-edge, and stemming the chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!

ANDERSON: NWO
by Alan Grant (w) Paul Marshall (a) Dylan Teague (c) Simon Boland (l)
Mega-City One, 2139 AD. Psi-Div is a section that specialises in Judges with accentuated psychic talents – from precognition to exorcism, it is at the forefront in the war against supernatural crime. Cass Anderson is Justice Dept’s top telepath, and following a discovery of a secret society living in the Cursed Earth, the agents of the Dragon are making their move…

DEVLIN WAUGH: BLOOD DEBT
by Rory McConville (w) Mike Dowling (a) Simon Bowland (l)
Brit-Cit, 2139 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 seeks out the finer things in life – but recently he’s been receiving messages about his missing brother Freddy…

LAWLESS: BREAKING BADROCK
by Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funds Badrock, which has attempted to have her killed. Now, Munce is planning to dispose of Badrock once and for all…

THE DARK JUDGES: DOMINION
by John Wagner (w) Nick Percival (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
The cargo ship the Solips discovered the Dark Judges Death, Fire and Mortis floating in space, and the alien superfiends murdered the crew and possessed Captain Bundy and Science Officer Riggins. Landing on a remote Mega-City colony world, the ship was declared quarantined after a virus outbreak – but cop Rosco has investigated further…

Features: 

NEW COMICS: SCREAM & MISTY SPECIAL
INTERROGATION: SIMON FURMAN
INTERROGATION: LEONARDO MANCO
NEW BOOKS: COMIC BOOK HERO

Bagged graphic novel: The Best of Tharg’s Terror Tales!
by Arthur Wyatt, Al Ewing, Nicolas Jean, Alec Worley, John Smith, David Baillie (w) John Cooper, Tiernen Trevallion, Cliff Robinson, Yann Valeani, Warren Pleece, Graeme Neil Reid, Mark Harrison, Edmund Bagwell, Will Morris, Tom Foster, Peter Doherty (a) Simon Bowland, Ellie De Ville, Peter Doherty (l)