Preview: 2000 AD Prog 2252

After a week off for some personal time, we're back with the latest preview for the 2000 AD prog, courtesy of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, where inside its glorious pages you’ll find non-stop cosmic action and adventure from Judge Dredd, The Out, Pandora Perfect, Scarlet Traces and The Diaboliks. All wrapped up in a stunning cover from Cliff Robinson - seriously, look at it! Magnificant.

• UK and DIGITAL: 6 October £3.25
• NORTH AMERICA: 24 November $26 (per pack)
• DIAMOND: AUG211972
• COVER: Cliff Robinson (artist) Dylan Teague (colourist)

In this issue:

Judge Dredd: The Hard Way
by Rob Williams, Arthur Wyatt (writer) Jake Lynch (artist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)

Mega-City One, 2143 AD. Home to over 160 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Crime is rampant and only the Judges — zero-tolerance cops empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law! Now Euro crime-boss La Reine Rouge has hired a band of mercenaries to take out Maitland...

The Diaboliks: Arrivederci Roma
by Gordon Rennie (writer) Antonio Fuso (artist) Jim Campbell (letterer)

Solomon Ravne and Jennifer Simmons were once part of Caballistics, Inc., a paranormal troubleshooting outfit put together by reclusive rock star Ethan Kostabi. Jennifer, however, was thrown into Hell, and became possessed by a demon. After Caballistics was disbanded, Ravne and Jenny became a couple, and are now working on behalf of the Malleus. Now, Jenny has acquired a specific unholy item — but it’s a child...

Scarlet Traces: Storm Front
by Ian Edginton (writer) D'Israeli (artist) Simon Bowland (letterer)

1968. It is decades since Mars waged war on Earth, and the major nations have access to Martian-derived technology, but Britain is still recovering from Martian bombardment in the 1940s, when much of the south of England was destroyed. This was followed by the arrival in the 1950s of two million Venusians, seeking refuge from Martian occupation. Now, the Martians are on the attack, and Earth is seeking allies in Jupiter...

Pandora Perfect: Mystery Moon
by Roger Langridge (writer) Brett Parson (artist) Simon Bowland (letterer)

Earth, the far future. No felon is more notorious than Pandora Perez — burglar, safe-cracker, armed bandit and all-round career criminal. Just when the authorities thought that they’d finally managed to incarcerate her, her loyal robot assistant Gort came to her rescue and succeeded in breaking her out of her cell. As a wanted woman, she’s looking for a way to lie low — and the fabled Wonga diamond may be the answer...

The Out Book 2
by Dan Abnett (writer) Mark Harrison (artist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)

The furthest edge of the universe, far into the future. Cyd Finlea is photo-journalist working for the publishers Global Neographic, travelling deep into outer space — otherwise known as THE OUT — and cataloguing the alien societies that she encounters. She left Earth ten years ago and has lost track of how far she is from home, but regardless she keeps going, accompanied by her sentient flatspace bag, seeking other ex-pat humans...

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