2000 AD Prog 2508 Preview: New Rogue Trooper Story Begins
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2000 AD Prog 2508 features a brand-new Rogue Trooper story, Bitter Fruit. The clone-soldier will, of course, be storming his way to a screen near you at some point in the future. Duncan Jones' adaptation, fresh from its packed UK premiere at the London Film Festival, will be getting a wider release soon. Could it be out in time for 2000 AD's fiftieth anniversary next year?
Elsewhere, Judge Dredd, Durham Red continue, along with the penultimate parts of Ghosted and Herne & Shuck.
- RELEASE DATE: 11th November £3.99
- US RELEASE DATE: 25th November $7.99
- COVER: TOBY WILLSMER
In 2000 AD Prog 2508
Judge Dredd: The New Future
Writer: Rob Williams & Arthur Wyatt. Art: Henry Flint. 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! In the wake of the failed Sector 304 social reforms, now terrorists have exploded a device at a cloning facility...
Ghosted: Book Two
Writer: Guy Adams. Art: Megan Huang. Letters: Simon Bowland.
Kinshasa, capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the far future. One of the fastest-growing mega-cities in the world, the metropolis is now a walled city-world, so vast and divorced from the rest of the planet that it's virtually its own realm. Young citizen Benu found herself neurally connected to a soldier fighting an alien war — but upon fleeing the city, she's discovered that war is taking place outside the wall…
Durham Red: Hungry City
Writer: Alec Worley. Art: Ben Willsher. Letters: Simon Bowland.
Late 22nd century. Of all the mutants that have operated as Search/Destroy agents, perhaps the most feared is vampire DURHAM RED, who requires blood to survive. Mistrusted by both the criminals she hunts and her fellow Strontium Dogs, Red has a formidable reputation that precedes her, and now she's awoken amongst dead bodies on a resort world with next to no memory of what happened...
Rogue Trooper: Bitter Fruit
Writer: Geoffrey D. Wessel. Art: Neil Edwards. Colours: Matt Soffe. 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...
Herne & Shuck: Storming the Stone
Writer: David Barnett. Art: Lee Milmore. Colours: Quinton Winter. 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, they have her again, and Herne's just led a rescue attempt...
Pick up 2000 AD Prog 2508 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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