2000 AD announces 2017 graphic novel list for 40th anniversary year
As 2000 AD celebrates its 40th birthday in February this year, a slate of graphic novel releases are coming out that showcase some of the breadth and depth of four decades worth of ground-breaking and innovative comics. It's a good year to be a 2000 AD fan!
With so much to look forward to, it's tough to know where to start. There's the first ever collection of Alan McKenzie and John Ridgeway's The Journal of Luke Kirby - the boy wizard character that predated Harry Potter. Then there's the bleak post-apocalyptic The Last American - from John Wagner, Alan Grant, and Mick McMahon - returning to print for the first time in over a decade in April.
There's also a brand new collection of Ian Edginton and D'Israeli's Scarlet Traces, which kicks off the year continuing the saga about the shocking aftermath of HG Wells' War of the Worlds.
Then there's the Dredd ones, with Michael Carroll's modern epic Every Empire Falls in January and new volumes of the bestselling Judge Dredd: The Complete Cases Files series in August and November, along with early cases from the life of psychic cop Judge Anderson in Alan Grant, Carlos Ezquerra, and Steve Yeowell's Cadet Anderson: Teenage Kyx.
What a time to be alive. Check out the full listings below and let us know what you're looking forward to the most from the list in the comments below.
JANUARY
Cadet Anderson: Teenage Kyx
By Alan Grant (w), Carlos Ezquerra, Patrick Goddard, Steve Yeowell (a), Chris Blythe, Eva De La Cruz (c), Annie Parkhouse (l)
£14.99
The Complete Scarlet Traces Vol. 1
By Ian Edginton (w), D'Israeli (a+l)
£15.99/$19.99
Judge Dredd Case Files 13 (US edition)
By John Wagner, Alan Grant (w), Dougie Braithwaite, John Higgins, Barry Kitson, Will Simpson, Jim Baikie, Colin MacNeil, Cliff Robinson, Liam McCormack-Sharp, Mick Austin, Mike Collins, Peter Vetner, Carlos Ezquerra, Christ Weston, Cam Kennedy, Vanyo, Paul Marshall, Jeff Anderson, Steve Yeowell (a), Tom Frame, Steve Potter (l)
$24.99
FEBRUARY
Thrill Power Overload: Forty Years of 2000 AD
By David Bishop and Karl Stock (w)
£35/$45.00
2000 AD's Greatest: Celebrating 40 Years of Thrill-Power!
By John Wagner, Alan Grant, Rob Williams, Steve MacManus, Kevin O’Neill, Pat Mills, Malcom Shaw, John Smith (w), Duncan Fegredo, Brian Bolland, Carlos Ezquerra, Dylan Teague, Kevin O’Neill, Colin Wilson, Steve Dillon, John Burns, Chris Weston (a) COLOUR & LETTERS
£12.99
Judge Dredd: Every Empire Falls
By Michael Caroll (w), Paul Davidson, Colin MacNeil, Henry Flint, PJ Holden, Carlos Ezquerra (a), Chris Blythe, Adam Brown (c), Annie Parkhouse (l)
£19.99/$25
MARCH
The Order: Die Mensch Machine
By Kek-W (w), John Burns (a), Annie Parkhouse, Ellie De Ville (l)
£14.99/$20
Kingdom: Aux Drift
By Dan Abnett (w), Richard Elson (a), Abigail Ryder (c), Simon Bowland and Ellie De Ville (l)
£15.99/$21.99
APRIL
Judge Dredd: The Cape and Cowl Crimes (US edition)
By John Wagner, Alan Grant, Andy Lanning, Steve White, Robbie Morrison, Simon Spurrier, Alec Worley (w), Eric Powell, Alan Davis, Simon Bisley, Carlos Ezquerra, and Ben Willsher, Mike Collins, Dermot Power, Richard Elson, Paul Marshall (a), Chris Blythe (c), Tom Frame, Annie Parkhouse, Sam Gretton (l)
$19.99
The Last American
By John Wagner & Alan Grant (w), Mick McMahon (a), Phil Felix (l)
£17.99/$24
MAY
Summer Magic: The Complete Journal of Luke Kirby
By Alan McKenzie (w), John Ridgeway, Steve Parkhouse, Graham Higgins, Tim Perkins, Nick Abazis (a), Gina Hart, Tim Perkins (c), Annie Parkhouse, Ellie De Ville, Steve Potter, Gary Gilbert, (l)
£19.99/$25
Sláine: The Brutania Chronicles Book Three
By Pat Mills (w), Simon Davis (a), Ellie De Ville (l)
£15.99
JUNE
The Complete Skizz
By Alan Moore & Jim Baikie (w), Jim Baikie (a), Tony Jacob (l)
£19.99/$25
Lawless: Welcome to Badrock
by Dan Abnett (w), Phil Winslade (a), Ellie De Ville (l)
£14.99
JULY
Absalom: Under A False Flag
By Gordon Rennie (w), Tiernen Trevallion (a), Simon Bowland (l)
£12.99
Anderson: The Deep End
By Alec Worley (w), Paul Davidson (a), Simon Bowland (l)
£12.99/$17.99
AUGUST
Judge Dredd: Case Files 14 (US edition)
By John Wagner (w), Will Simpson, Carlos Ezquerra, Jeff Anderson (a), Tom Frame (l)
$25
Judge Dredd: Case Files 29
By John Wagner, John Wagner, Pat Mills, Alan Grant, Dan Abnett, Mark Millar, Robbie Morrison, Jim Alexander, Andrew Cartmel, John Smith, Alan Barnes, Paul Neal, Tony Skinner (w), John Burns, Jason Brashill, Cliff Robinson, Simon Jacob, Anthony Williams, Steve Yeowell, Carlos Ezquerra, Colin Macneil, Lee Sullivan, Ashley Sanders, Simon Davis, Paul Marshall, Tom Carney, Maya Gavin, Dean Ormston, Ray Bryant, Marc Wigmore (a)
£19.99
SEPTEMBER
Survival Geeks
By Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby (w), Neil Googe (a), Gary Caldwell (c), Annie Parkhouse, Ellie De Ville (l)
£12.99/$17.99
Brink
By Dan Abnett (w), I.N.J. Culbard (a), Simon Bowland (l)
£12.99/$17.99
OCTOBER
The Complete Future Shocks, Volume 1
Various creators
Price: TBC
Scarlet Traces Volume 2
By Ian Edginton (w), D’israeli (a), Annie Parkhouse (l)
Price: TBC
NOVEMBER
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 30
Various creators
£19.99/$25
DECEMBER
The Fall of Deadworld
By Kek-W (w), Dave Kendall (a), Annie Parkhouse (l), Ellie De Ville (l)
£19.99/ $25
M.A.C.H.1 – The John Probe Mission Files
Various creators
Price: TBC