2000 AD Prog 2475 Preview - Three finales, Brink and a Future Shock
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2000 AD Prog 2475 arrives in stores on 25th March, packed with finales, fresh thrills, and a major milestone for the Galaxy's Greatest Comic. The issue brings explosive conclusions to Climate Crisis, The Discarded, and the 3riller Who Is Adrian Apollo?. There's also a new chapter of Brink and a complete Future Shock from Andi Ewington & John McCrea.
Prog 2475 also makes history as the first issue to reach shelves under 2000 AD's new ASDA distribution deal. This significantly expands the comic's retail reach. It's perfectly timed ahead of next week's bumper prog.
- RELEASE DATE: 25th March £3.99
- COVER: COLIN MACNEIL

In Prog 2475
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 supercharged 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: Lucky Number Six
Writer: Andi Ewington.
Art: John McCrea.
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...

Available in print from: newsagents and comic book stores via Diamond.
Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop and apps for iPad, Android, Windows 10.
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