2000 AD Prog 2454 Preview: Sci-Fi Thrills from Dredd to Void Runners
2000 AD Prog 2454 crashes onto shelves this week, ready to bring you thrills like no other. From the war-torn wastelands of Rogue Trooper to the cosmic clockwork of Brass Sun, this issue is a masterclass in sci-fi storytelling. Judge Dredd lays down the law, Red Dragon's past continues to throw surprises, and Void Runners chase shadows across the stars.
If you missed Prog 2453, catch up fast - this one's a scorcher.
- UK and DIGITAL: 15 October £3.99
- NORTH AMERICA: 3 December $35.00 (Prog Pack)
- DIAMOND: AUG250919
- COVER: NEIL ROBERTS
In Prog 2454
Judge Dredd: And to the Sea Return
Writer: Rob Williams.
Art: Henry Flint.
Letters: Annie Parkhouse.
Mega-City One, 2147 AD. Home to over 250 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, a mysterious mist has wafted in off the Black Atlantic, and floating prison the Barge has just emerged...
Red Dragon
Writer: Rob Williams.
Art: Steve Yeowell & Patrick Goddard.
Colours: Dylan Teague.
Letters: Simon Bowland.
Siadwell Rhys was once a member of sixties British superhero team Cloud 9, who operated under the name RED DRAGON. When they disbanded due to illness and loss of powers, Siadwell returned to his home village in Wales, where his heavy drinking caught up with him. He died fighting against Masterman, but now, forty years later, journalist Martin Howe is looking into Red Dragon's past for a documentary...
Void Runners: Book Two
Writer: David Hine.
Art: Boo Cook.
Letters: Annie Parkhouse.
The far future. The Federation is made up of a huge number of planetary systems, and such an immense group of civilisations requires an enormous level of control. The Ankorites have taken it upon themselves to rule the Federation, using the drug Kali's Dust to stimulate visions, which is harvested from benign creatures called the Pleroma. VOID RUNNER Alice Shikari has decided to free people from the Federation...
Brass Sun: Pavane
Writer: Ian Edginton.
Art: INJ Culbard.
Letters: Simon Bowland.
The Orrery is a clockwork solar system, a clutch of planets orbiting a vast BRASS SUN, but the outer worlds are freezing as the sun dies. Young Wren was charged with finding the elements of the key that would restart the sun, and embarked on an epic quest with conductor novice Septimus. Now the two are separated, and Wren has partnered with Ariel O'Connor to fight back against the Enginemen...
Rogue Trooper: Ghost Patrol
Writer: Alex de Campi.
Art: Neil Edwards.
Colours: Matt Soffe.
Letters: Jim Campbell.
Nu Earth, site of a galactic war between the Norts and the Southers, where the atmosphere has been rendered poisonous. So the Southers created the Genetic Infantrymen, immune to the pollutants — G.I.s like ROGUE TROOPER, the last of his kind. Together with biochip buddies Helm, Gunnar and Bagman, the digitised souls of his dead comrades, he searches for the traitor that betrayed the clone-soldiers...
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