Judge Dredd Megazine 495 Preview: The Black Tower Finale
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Judge Dredd Megazine 495 brings The Black Tower to its finale. Before opening the Meg, read the Dredd and The Finders episodes in Prog 2496, also out this week.
The multi-stranded Oubliette epic is drawing together as its plotlines and characters intertwine. The Meg side of the story wraps up this month, but the 2000 AD side runs on until Prog 2499, so the conclusion is waiting there.
Two new series also begin in this issue. Ken Niemand and Conor Boyle reunite for another arc of retro-Dredd tales in Mega-City 2099. While John Reppion and Lee Carter send Brit-Cit's prickly Psi-Judge Lillian Storm to investigate a death in a stately home.
Judge Dredd Megazine 495 also carries more Lawless, Rogue Trooper and The Angry Planet. Karl Stock talks to colourist Emily Roach, Stephen Jewell interviews writer James Lovegrove, and Si Spurrier and Mike Dowling discuss their new comic Minotaur.
- RELEASE DATE: 19th August £7.50
- US RELEASE DATE: 16th September $14.99
- COVER: NICK PERCIVAL
In Judge Dredd Megazine 495
Judge Rico: The Black Tower
Writer: Ken Niemand.
Art: Nick Percival.
Letters: Simon Bowland.
Mega-City One, 2148 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 300 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 Rico – he is the Law! Now, a mysterious black tower has manifested in the metropolis, causing chaos...
Storm Warning: Slaughter House
Writer: John Reppion.
Art: Lee Carter.
Letters: Rob Steen.
Brit-Cit, 2147 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 always accompanied by her ghostly helpers. Now, Storm's been called to a stately home called Slaughter House...
Mega-City 2099: Remembrance Day
Writer: Ken Niemand.
Art: Conor Boyle.
Letters: Rob Steen.
Mega-City One, 2099 AD. Before the Judges took complete control of the metropolis, there were two strands of law enforcement – regular uniformed cops did much of the day-to-day policing, while the helmeted Judges were called upon to pass judgement on certain criminals, their vested powers giving them the ability to dispense on-the-spot sentences...
Rogue Trooper: An Iteration of Allies
Writer: Andi Ewington.
Art: Sinu Senan.
Colours: Jim Boswell.
Letters: Simon Bowland.
Nu Earth, a planet ravaged by war, its atmosphere poisoned by chemical weapons. It is the site of the conflict between the Southers and the Norts, and where Genetic Infantryman Rogue Trooper, along with his biochipped buddies Helm, Gunnar and Bagman, is on a quest to find the Traitor General that sold out his comrades. Now, he's found Norts and Southers hiding in an abandoned fortress...
Lawless: Stray
Writer: Dan Abnett.
Art: Phil Winslade.
Letters: Simon Bowland.
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 funded Badrock. Now, with the SJS also running things, Lawson's recently returned to the force after going undercover...
Pick up Judge Dredd Megazine 495 in print from newsagents and comic book stores via Diamond.
Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop and apps for iPad, Android, Windows 10.
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