Judge Dredd Megazine 404 Preview

Judge Dredd Megazine 404 is out this week and includes the international best-selling French graphic novel series Operation: Overlord for the first time in English.

Arthur Wyatt and Jake Lynch reunite for the complete Dredd thriller The Red Prince Diaries, which hopefully people will recognise some plot threads from last year's Krong Island. Writing duo Leah Moore and John Reppion team up once again with artist Tom Foster for the next Storm Warning series Green and Pleasant Land. Elsewhere, there's the excellently drawn Lawless, along with Blunt and The Torture Garden. There's also a look at what you should be keeping your eyes out for this year, both in terms of new creators to watch and graphic novels that should be taking pride of place on your bookshelves as 2000 AD and UK comics fans. 

• UK and DIGITAL: 16th January 2019 £5.99
• NORTH AMERICA: 16th February 2018 $13
• DIAMOND: NOV181943
• COVER: Boo Cook

In this issue:

JUDGE DREDD: THE RED PRINCE DIARIES
by Arthur Wyatt (writer) Jake Lynch (artist) John Charles (colourist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)

Mega-City One, 2141 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 100 million citizens. Unemployment is rife, boredom universal, and crime is rampant. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges, future law-enforcers empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd - he is the Law!

LAWLESS: ASHES TO ASHES
by Dan Abnett (writer) Phil Winslade (artist) Ellie De Ville (letterer)

Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funds Badrock. Now, Munce was laying siege to the town when a Zhind ship entered the atmosphere...

STORM WARNING: OVER MY DEAD BODY
by John Reppion, Leah Moore (writer), Jimmy Broxton (artist) Simon Bowland (letterer)

Brit-Cit, 2141 AD. Much like its Mega-City counterpart, Brit-Cit Justice Department has its various divisions, from Tek to plainclothes, Tactical to Psi, and one of its more prickly operatives in the latter is Lillian Storm, who has the ability to talk to the dead, and is often accompanied by her ghostly helpers. Now, she’s investigating the mysterious murder of three people...

BLUNT II
by TC Eglington (writer) Boo Cook (artist) Simon Bowland (letterer)

The Mega-City One colony Getri-1, 2138 AD. On this remote outpost, Earth colonists have been attempting to make a new home on the planet, cataloguing and exploring its unusual flora and fauna. But a shuttle crash led to a desperate rescue mission, headed by the halfape Blunt, and upon their return they found the colonists had been kidnapped...

THE DARK JUDGES: THE TORTURE GARDEN
by John Wagner (writer) Nick Percival (artist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)

After the events on the Mayflower, the cargo ship the Solips discovered the Dark Judges Death, Fire and Mortis floating in space, and the alien superfiends murdered the crew. Landing on a remote Mega-City colony world called Dominion, Death and co used their powers to decimate the population. Few survivors remain, and now a team of marines is being sent from MC-1...

Features: New creators, Editions Glénat, new graphic novels
Bagged reprint: Operation: Overlord

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