2000 AD Prog 2103 Preview

By now every fan of comics should be well aware of the the sad news that Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog co-creator Carlos Ezquerra died on 1st October, which has left both fans and creatives reeling. He was a pivotal figure in British comics for the last forty-plus years, and his influence on the Galaxy's Greatest Comic was immense. As these Progs are written up two weeks in advance, there's been no mention of this in last two Progs, but this weeks pays a little tribute to him with a one page obituary. Why little? Well, his influence was so huge it would be a crime to rush something like this and you know that everyone at 2000 AD will be feeling this, and so there will be a full obituary in the November Meg which is bound to be beautiful, to celebrate the memory of one of the true greats.

Now, on to this weeks Prog Preview!

• UK and DIGITAL: 17th October 2018 £2.85
• NORTH AMERICA: 17th November 2018 $6.75
• DIAMOND: JUL182098
• COVER: Adam Brown

In this issue:

JUDGE DREDD: THE SMALL HOUSE
by Rob Williams (writer) Henry Flint (artist) Chris Blythe (colourist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)

Mega-City One, 2140 AD. Home to over 100 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Crime is rampant, and only the Judges - empowered to dispense instant justice - can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD - he is the Law! Now, Dredd and a small team of colleagues have been tracking covert operatives, under the command of the mysterious Smiley...

BRINK: HIGH SOCIETY
by Dan Abnett (writer) INJ Culbard (artist) Simon Bowland (letterer)

The late 21st century, and through environmental catastrophe and industrial overload Earth has been reduced to a wasteland. Mankind finally evacuated the planet in 2072 and millions were housed in a number of deep-space Habitats. Bridget Kurtis, investigator with the Habitat Security Division, was involved in a sect-crime case that saw her partner murdered. Now, she’s gone undercover on Yuliya Habitat...

FIENDS OF THE EASTERN FRONT: 1812
by Ian Edginton (writer) Dave Taylor (artist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)

In 1980, the diary of German soldier Hans Schmitt was discovered in Berlin, detailing events that occurred in 1941, when he and his comrades encountered the terrifying Captain Constanta and his Romanian platoon, who feasted on the blood of their Russian enemies. But Schmitt was not the first trooper to encounter Constanta on the battlefield, as General Armand D’Hubert of Napoleon’s Grand Armée recounts...

SKIP TRACER: LEGION
by James Peaty (writer) Colin MacNeil (artist) Dylan Teague (colourist) Ellie De Ville (letterer)

The Cube, the 27th century. This vast city floating in the depths of space was once a monitoring station, but has been refitted by the Earth-led Consociation as a solution to a universal housing problem. It’s now home to every kind of undesirable and wanted criminal. That’s where SKIP TRACER Nolan Blake comes in, a former soldier turned tracker-for-hire. Now, he’s been ordered to enter the mind of his comatose brother...

KINGDOM: ALPHA AND OMEGA
by Dan Abnett (writer) Richard Elson (artist) Abigail Bulmer (colourist) Ellie De Ville (letterer)

Earth, the far future. Mankind has been all but destroyed, those still surviving forced into hiding by Them - insectile creatures that have taken over the world. Charged with protecting humanity are genetically engineered dog-soldiers like Gene the Hackman - savage warriors that patrol the wilderness. Now, Gene, Pause and Leezee Sower have escaped the Masters’ orbital, but are being tracked by Major Canis and his battle-aux...

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