2000 AD Prog 2482 Preview - Dredd Finale, Helium & Poster Girl

2000 AD Prog 2482 hits shelves on 13th May, wrapped in a stunning D'Israeli cover that's one of the best of the year so far. Inside, Judge Dredd: Crossed Lines reaches its finale courtesy of writer Ken Niemand, artist Andrea Mutti, colourist Pippa Bowland and letterer Annie Parkhouse.

Elsewhere in the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, Helium, Brink and Silver all roll on with their latest instalments, and Tharg's 3rillers: Poster Girl wraps up its run too. With two finales landing in the same prog, it's a big week for Thrill-power Central.

Missed last week? Read our 2000 AD Prog 2481 preview here.

• RELEASE DATE: 13th May £3.99
• LUNAR RELEASE DATE: 27th May $7.99
• COVER: D'ISRAELI

In 2000 AD Prog 2482

Judge Dredd: Crossed Lines

Writer: Ken Niemand.
Art: Andrea Mutti.
Colours: Pippa Bowland.
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, a comms glitch has meant the lawman has had to deal with a crazy hostage-taker over the radio...

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...

Silver: Malignant

Writer: Mike Carroll.
Art: Joe Currie.
Letters: Simon Bowland.

Earth, the year 2001. A group of armed survivors sought out the resting place of a five hundred-year-old vampire, who may just help them against the alien Sepsis, who invaded the planet a few decades earlier. The vamp, called Baroness DeSilva, has proved powerful in battling the extra-terrestrials, and now, having aided the rebels in destroying Sepsis infrastructure, has just been instrumental in blowing up a nuclear facility...

Tharg's 3rillers: Poster Girl

Writer: Paul Starkey.
Art: Paul Marshall.
Colours: Dylan Teague.
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! In the near future, the Avalon Project created supersoldiers to fight wars and protect the UK. Years later, these experimental troops are all dead, their identities mostly forgotten, but one group of journalists think they can track down a survivor...

Helium: Red October

Writer: Ian Edginton. 
Art: D'Israeli.
Letters: Annie Parkhouse.

The far future. It has been three hundred years since the Great War ended, and eighty- five per cent of the Earth's surface now lies beneath a gaseous ocean known as the Poison Belt. The survivors live above the lethal fugue, but a Professor Bloom has emerged from a city below the belt, claiming he can make the planet habitable again. Constable Hodge was tasked with protecting him, but it came at great cost...

Available in print from: newsagents and comic book stores via Diamond. 
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