2000 AD Prog 2136 Preview

It's 2000 AD Prog Preview time! Once again there's only four stories in this issue, breaking the standard trend of five per Prog. Unlike last week though, Thistlebone isn't double length - that honour goes to the returning ABSALOM, who also get's the cover picture.

2000 AD Prog 2136 goes on sale Wednesday 19th June.

• UK and DIGITAL: 19th June 2019 £2.85
• NORTH AMERICA: 19th July 2019 $32.80 (per pack)
• DIAMOND: APR191908
• COVER: TIERNEN TREVALLION

In this issue:

JUDGE DREDD: THE SAMARITAN
by Kenneth Niemand (writer) Staz Johnson (artist) Chris Blythe (colourist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)

Mega-City One, 2141 AD. Home to over 130 million citizens, this violent urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Unemployment is rife, boredom endemic, and crime is rampant. Only the Judges — future law officers empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law! Despite the resources that Justice Department has to hand, there are still some perps that evade capture — one such felon is The Samaritan...

SCARLET TRACES: HOME FRONT
by Ian Edginton (writer) D'Israeli (artist) Ellie De Ville (letterer)

1968. It is decades since Mars waged war on Earth, and the major nations have access to Martian-derived technology, but Britain is still recovering from Martian bombardment in the 1940s, when much of the south of England was destroyed. This was followed by the arrival in the 1950s of two million Venusians, seeking refuge from Martian occupation. Now, the Martians have weaponised the sun, and are on the attack, decimating countries around the world, and mankind must find a way to fight back...

THISTLEBONE
by TC Eglington (writer) Simon Davis (artist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)

England, 2019. The rural village of Harrowvale holds a dark past — namely that, on a farm bordering the vast tracts of woodland, it hosted a cult seeking to escape civilisation, worshipping an ancient deity called THISTLEBONE. Led by the charismatic Jasper Hillman, their pagan beliefs grew ever more radical to the point where they tried to sacrifice the young Avril Eason. She escaped, and now, years later, Avril has returned to Harrowvale with journalist Seema Chaudry to ensure that the cult is truly dead...

ABSALOM: TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS
by Gordon Rennie (writer) Tiernen Trevallion (artist) Ellie De Ville (letterer)

UK, 2017. Inspector Harry ABSALOM is an old-school copper — curmudgeonly antiauthoritarian, he’s been with the force for over forty years. Suffering from inoperable cancer, he’s the head of a special squad that enforces The Accord, a diplomatic treaty made in the 16th century between the throne of England and the powers of Hell. Now, he’s leading a unit that is storming The Mills, a stronghold of the demonic Rathborne family, to rescue his grandchildren, fully aware that this could get them all killed...

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