2000 AD Prog 2498 Preview: Three Finales and a Rogue Trooper One-Off
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2000 AD Prog 2498 hits newsagents on 2nd September, and the scrotnig stories are barrelling towards their finales. Inside you get the last part of The Fall of Deadworld: Justice, plus the penultimate instalments of The Oubliette and The Call of the Void. Kek-W and Dave Kendall are not done with you, mind, as they return in the Xmas issue for more apocalyptic action.
There is also a complete ten-page Rogue Trooper thriller, Run Amok, from Andi Ewington and Nicolo Assirelli.
- RELEASE DATE: 2nd September £3.99
- US RELEASE DATE: 16th September $7.99
- COVER: PATRICK GODDARD WITH PETER DOHERTY
In 2000 AD Prog 2498
Judge Dredd: The Oubliette
Writer: Ken Niemand. Art: Dan Cornwell. 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, he's been imprisoned in a mysterious dungeon, but has managed to fight his way through the levels to attempt escape...
The Fall of Deadworld: Justice
Writer: Kek-W. Art: Dave Kendall. Letters: Simon Bowland.
The planet that became known as DEADWORLD was once a regular civilisation existing in a parallel dimension. But the end of days is coming, and creatures called the Dark Judges are spreading their contagion, exterminating all life. While Sov forces have take advantage of the chaos and invaded, Jess Childs and her fellow rebels have reunited with Judge Fairfax as they try to save a world falling into chaos...
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...
Rogue Trooper: Run Amok
Writer: Andi Ewington. Art: Nicolo Assirelli. Colours: John Charles. Letters: Rob Steen.
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...
Pick up 2000 AD Prog 2498 in print from newsagents and comic book stores via Diamond.
Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop and apps for iPad, & Android.
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