“Vastly influential. Stunning. Dominated the genre of Science-Fiction epics.” The Independent
The best-selling Treasury of British Comics archival series The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire reaches its sixth, and penultimate, amazing volume – pre-order it today!
The end is nigh! This penultimate omnibus collection of the original The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire stories, collects all the strips originally published in Look & Learn from 1977 through to 1980. This sixth book contains Oliver Frey and Mike Butterworth’s final work on the series, as they pass the baton to Ken Roscoe and Gerry Wood who will work on the remainder of the series.
This volume collects – for the first time – thirteen classic, fast-paced, yet beautifully painted, stories featuring the Emperor Trigo, ruler of the Trigan Empire, holding the line against monsters, alien threats, and internal usurpers, with the help of his nephew Janno, and the scientist Peric.
This volume comes with a new cover from acclaimed artist Chris Weston, available in either standard paperback or webshop-exclusive hardback editions!
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Judge Dredd Megazine #466 is OUT NOW!
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!
Judge Dredd Megazine #466 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!
Cover Art: Patrick Goddard / Colours: Len O’GradyScript: 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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Judge Dredd Megazine #465 is OUT NOW!
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!
Judge Dredd Megazine #465 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!
Cover Art: Mike DowlingScript: 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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Judge Dredd Megazine #464 is OUT NOW!
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!
Judge Dredd Megazine #464 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!
Cover Art: Lee MilmoreScript: 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…
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Judge Dredd Megazine #463 is OUT NOW!
We round out 2023 with another packed Megazine, capping a high-octane twelve months!
The current arc of Lawless wraps up in spectacular fashion with a double-length finale as Lawson leads the assault on Fugly’s mansion, plus Johnny Red also comes to a close. Elsewhere, there’s a seasonal sequel to last year’s Dollman story as Dredd finds himself dealing once again with L’il Tommy Kinder and his nefarious schemes, courtesy of Ken Niemand and Paul Marshall, and we have the latest instalments of DeMarco, P.I. and Spector.
Also complete this issue is Judge Dredd: Deviations by John McCrea, a ‘what if…?’ one-off originally published by IDW that looks at what would’ve happened if Ol’ Stoney-Face stayed as a lycanthrope after the events of Cry of the Werewolf.
Add to that chats with artists Mike Collins and Gary Welsh, there’s a spotlight on the late Oliver Frey, artist on many an eighties computer-mag cover as well as Trigan Empire, and Rufus Hound reveals his Squaxx credentials as he scripts the Stront story in the Xmas prog. Enjoy the festivities, citizens, and see you in 2024!
Judge Dredd Megazine #463 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!
Cover Art: Mike PerkinsScript: Ken Niemand / Art: Paul Marshall / Colours: Quinton Winter / Letters: Annie Parkhouse
JUDGE DREDD / DOLLMAN’S YULETIDE MASSACRE
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 Nine
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 Two
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: Mike Butterworth / Art: Oliver Frey
THE TRIGAN EMPIRE
The 1960s science fiction series from the pages of Ranger and Look & Learn, The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire is one of the great treasures of the British comics and one of the first full-colour ‘widescreen’ comics. Trigo, his nephew Janno, and the trusted scientist Peric all band together to protect the citizens of the Trigan Empire, from threats both alien and clandestine…
Script: Garth Ennis / Art: Keith Burns / Colour: Jason Wordie / Letters: Rob Steen
JOHNNY RED / Part Eight
Legendary British fighter ace, Johnny ‘Red’ Redburn, returns once more as the commander of the Falcons – a Russian fighter squadron battling the Nazis in the skies over Stalingrad. But dogfighting Messerschmitts is about to become the least of his troubles when the NVKD – the notorious Soviet secret police – come calling!
Script/Art: John McCrea / Colours: Mike Spicer / Letters: Simon Bowland
JUDGE DREDD: DEVIATIONS
In a world where Judge Dredd turned into a werewolf… and stayed that way! The legendary creator of Dogwelder, John McCrea, takes a sideways look at one of the more celebrated Dredd stories, “Cry of the Werewolf” by John Wagner & Alan Grant and the late, great Steve Dillon. Brace yourself for… “Howl of the Wolf!”
Script: Dan Abnett / Art: Phil Winslade / Letters: Simon Bowland
LAWLESS / MOST WANTED, Part Eight
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 megacorporation that funded Badrock. Now, she’s revealed that she’s been working undercover, and is leading a raid against Fugly’s outfit…
