2000 AD Prog 2474 Preview - Penultimate Thrills Before the Big 2476 Finales

2000 AD Prog 2474 delivers a stacked line‑up this week. We have the penultimate chapters of Climate Crisis, Who Is Adrian Apollo?, and The Discarded. Plus, there's a fresh dose of slow‑burn tension in Brink. And a brand‑new Future Shock from James Peaty & Mike Walters. As several current arcs race toward their finales ahead of the bumper Prog 2476. This issue packs in plenty of Thrill‑power - and even more awaits over in Meg 490.

• RELEASE DATE: 18th March £3.99
• COVER: STEVE YEOWELL

In Prog 2474

Judge Dredd: Climate Crisis

Writer: Rob Williams & Ned Hartley.
Art: PJ Holden.
Colours: Jack Davies.
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, terrorists have taken
over the Weather Control satellite and are blackmailing the city...

Brink: The Call of the Void

Writer: Dan Abnett.
Art: INJ Culbard.
Letters: Simon Bowland.

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. But life on these
cramped, overcrowded stations is tense, often spilling over into madness. Sects are
rife, and Bridget Kurtis of the Habitat Security Division is investigating their reach...

Tharg's 3rillers: Who Is Adrian Apollo?

Writer: Liam Johnson.
Art: Steven Austin.
Colours: John Charles.
Letters: Rob Steen.

Three episodes, one complete, self-contained story — a condensed hit of super-
charged Thrill-power beamed to you directly from the Nerve Centre! The far future,
and Adrian Apollo is a ruthless agent for the Empire of Humanity, a vast collection of
colonised worlds. Now, Apollo is reporting back to the mysterious Administrator about
his latest mission to secure a galactically important key...

Future Shocks: Strictly Business

Writer: James Peaty.
Art: Mike Walters.
Letters: Annie Parkhouse.

Out in the vast reaches of the universe, there are an infinite number of stories waiting
to be told. These cautionary tales pass from traveller to traveller in the spaceports and
around campfires on distant planets, acquiring the status of legend, their shocking
ends a salutory lesson in hubris. Anything is possible in these twisted trips into the
galaxy's dark side. Abandon your preconceptions, and expect the unexpected…

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...

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