2000 AD Prog 2468 Preview – Dredd's Deadly Target and This Week's Thrill‑Power Line‑Up
2000 AD Prog 2468 blasts into February with a surge of circuit‑scorching Thrill‑power. It's delivering one of the most stacked line‑ups of the year. We're a month in, and it's hit after hit.
Judge Dredd faces the perp targeting him for assassination in the penultimate chapter of Death of a Judge, while Veera Banksy follows a dangerous trail through Junkfall in The Discarded. Judge Dee confronts cultists powering psionic batteries with tormented souls. Herne takes on a new challenge for the King‑Without‑A‑Castle in Power Trip. And things get even stranger for Carla Dietrich in the 3riller Money Shot: High Stakes.
- PRINT and DIGITAL: 4 February £3.99
- COVER: CLIFF ROBINSON WITH DYLAN TEAGUE
In Prog 2468
Judge Death: Death of a Judge
Writer: John Wagner.
Art: Mike Perkins.
Colours: Chris Blythe.
Letters: Annie Parkhouse.
Mega-City One, 2148 AD. Home to over 300 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, as the Mechanismo robot Judges return to the streets, Dredd's been targeted by an unknown perp...
Herne & Shuck: Power Trip
Writer: David Barnett.
Art: Lee Milmore.
Colours: Gary Caldwell.
Letters: Annie Parkhouse.
The UK. Herne is a troubleshooter and hired help for many different magical factions. Accompanied by Shuck, a demon in dog form, he travels the country picking up work where he can, whether it be an exorcism or a rescue. Recently, he was tasked with saving young Carys from ritual sacrifice, and has made an enemy of the organisation known as St Michael. Now, he must prove himself before a magical council...
Judge Dee: Part Two
Writer: Ben Wheatley.
Art: Simon Coleby.
Colours: Jack Davies.
Letters: Simon Bowland.
Mega-City One, 2148 AD. JUDGE DEE is a psi-operative in Justice Department's Psi-Division, in which psychic powers are deployed in the fight against supernatural threats as well as everyday crime. She has an unmatched arrest record, which is causing some suspicion amongst her superiors — however, little do they know that she is host to a demon that is assisting her in her investigations...
The Discarded
Writer: Peter Milligan.
Art: Kieran McKeown.
Colours: Jim Boswell.
Letters: Simon Bowland.
Junkfall, the near future. Society's extravagant attitude to waste has continued unabated, with robot drones now collecting rubbish to be hauled away in giant hovering tankers, bound for the vast garbage island/prison known as Junkfall that lies out in the middle of the ocean. Dissident Aaxon 'Red' Banksy has been incarcerated here, but has discovered a self-evolving chip amongst the trash...
Tharg's 3rillers: Money Shot: High Stakes
Writer: Kek-W.
Art: Rob Richardson.
Letters: Rob Steen.
Three episodes, one complete, self-contained story — a condensed hit of supercharged Thrill-power beamed to you directly from the Nerve Centre! The USA, the 1990s, and accountant Carla Dietrich has been hired for her book-keeping skills on both sides of the law. She's received mysterious instructions to travel to a place called The City, where she discovers that she's been employed by vampires...
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