Judge Dredd Megazine 405 Preview

In this months Judge Dredd Megazine starts a new Dredd story called Planted. There's also more Lawless, Storm Warning, Blink & The Dark Judges. The issue includes an obituary for veteran Dredd artist Ron Smith who sadly passed away last month.

And following on from last month, there's Operation: Overlord Vol.2 packaged along with the Megazine.

• UK and DIGITAL: 20th February 2019 £5.99
• NORTH AMERICA: 20th March 2019 $13
• DIAMOND: DEC182016
• COVER: NICK PERCIVAL

In this issue:

JUDGE DREDD: PLANTED
by Rory McConville (writer) Jake Lynch (artist) Jim Boswell (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 130 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, an older Lawson is the last one left, and the planet is going to be nuked...

STORM WARNING: GREEN & PLEASANT LAND
by John Reppion, Leah Moore (writer) Tom Foster (artist) Eva De La Cruz (colourist) 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. Now, it’s been discovered that Judge Fear has been freed from his cell...

Features: Ron Smith obituary, new games, Paul Jenkins interview
Bagged reprint: Operation: Overlord Vol.2

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