Judge Dredd Megazine 485 Preview: Celebrating 35 Years of Dystopian Brilliance

Judge Dredd Megazine 485 marks a monumental milestone - celebrating 35 years of dystopian storytelling since the Megazine first launched as 2000 AD's gritty sister title. This anniversary issue dives deep into the Dreddverse, featuring fresh tales, iconic returns like Armitage, Megatropolis and Dreadnoughts. We are incredibly excited about the return of Megatropolis.

Megazine 485 also pays tribute to the late artist Dave Taylor with his final work. It also includes a rare interview with Peter Doherty, one of the original contributors from 1990.

• UK and DIGITAL: 15 October £7.50
• NORTH AMERICA: 19 November $12.99
• DIAMOND: AUG250920
• COVER: LAURENCE CAMPBELL WITH CHRIS BLYTHE

 

In Megazine 485

Judge Dredd: Letter From America

Writer: Rob Williams.
Art: Colin MacNeil.
Colours: Chris Blythe.
Letters: Annie Parkhouse.

Mega-City One, 2147 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is bordered by the toxic Black Atlantic and the irradiated Cursed Earth. It is home to over 250 million citizens, where tensions run a constant knife-edge. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!

Megatropolis II

Writer: Ken Niemand.
Art: Dave Taylor.
Letters: Jim Campbell.

Imagine a Mega-City One from an alternate timeline – less the gleaming metropolis of the twenty-second century, but instead an art deco retro-future variation. Joe Rico is the one good cop in a police department riddled with corruption, and partnered with the young Amy Jara, they investigated a series of vigilante killings committed by a robot...

Armitage: Drokk The Ripper

Writer: Liam Johnson.
Art: Staz Johnson.
Colours: Quinton Winter.
Letters: Annie Parkhouse.

Brit-Cit, 2147 AD. While the UK equivalent of Mega-City One has its own Judge force, it's retained its CID plainclothes division, of which Detective Inspector Armitage was one of its veteran officers. Now a consultant, who works on cold cases, Armitage hasn't lost his surly demeanour and distrust of authority – and the department heads have no love for him either...

Anderson, Psi-Div

Writer: Alec Worley.
Art: Ben Willsher.
Letters: Simon Bowland.

Mega-City One, 2147 AD. Psi-Div is a section within Justice Department that deals with the supernatural, and its operatives all have psi-powers, from telepathy to psychokinesis. Cassandra Anderson is one of the division's most experienced and powerful officers, having saved the city on numerous occasions from paranormal threats...

ROK THE GOD by John Wagner & Alan Grant (w) Dan Cornwell (a) Jim Boswell (c) Jim Campbell (l)

Dreadnoughts: Qualified Immunity

Writer: Mike Carroll.
Art: John Higgins.
Colours: Sally Hurst.
Letters: Simon Bowland.

USA, 2036 AD. The new Justice Department is still in its early years, with Judges working alongside the police. It's proving an explosive transition, with many citizens – and more than a few cops – unhappy with these helmeted officers taking to the streets. Boulder, Colorado, was a recent flashpoint, and now the Judges' influence is spreading wider to California...

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