2000 AD Prog 2460 Preview: New Dredd arc and Red Dragon's Finale
2000 AD Prog 2460 kicks off with a thrilling new Judge Dredd tale, Messengers. The creative duo Niemand and Percival reunite to build on the explosive events of The Shift (Progs 2418-2425). This story lays the ground for a major new megaepic heading your way in 2026, with more teasing of the enigmatic Oubliette. Fans of both the GGC and the Megazine will want to keep their eyes peeled - because the seeds planted across several Dredd strips are close to exploding in spectacular fashion.
Elsewhere, we have the double-length finale to Red Dragon, alongside the latest chapters of Brass Sun and Rogue Trooper!
- UK and DIGITAL: 26 November £4.99
- NORTH AMERICA: 31 December $27.95 (Prog Pack)
- DIAMOND: SEP250169
- COVER: NICK PERCIVAL
In Prog 2460
Judge Dredd: Messengers
Writer: Ken Niemand.
Art: Nick Percival.
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, the Judges are still dealing with the aftermath of the events at Elisa Lam block, when the Shift entered MC-1...
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...
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'Conner to fight back against the Enginemen...
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...
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