Preview: 2000 AD Prog 2345
Welcome back for another Prog Preview as we delve into 2000 AD Prog 2345.
Inside, you'll find the latest instalments of A Fallen Man, Hershey, Portals & Black Goo and Azimuth. Plus, the infernally tense finale to Maxwell's Demon, which wraps up just ahead of next week's Regened takeover issue.
That's right, next week is another break in usual proceedings as Jako-Jargo takes over the Prog once more to provide a bumper all-ages issue, so the current run of thrills will return in two weeks' time.
- UK and DIGITAL: 16 August £3.50
- NORTH AMERICA: 1 October $30 (per pack)
- DIAMOND: JUN232045
- COVER: DAN CORNWELL
In Prog 2345:
Judge Dredd: A Fallen Man
Writer: Ken Niemand
Art: Tom Foster
Colours: Chris Blythe
Letters: Annie Parkhouse
Mega-City One, 2145 AD. Home to over 200 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Crime is rampant, and only future cops the Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law! Now, a former Judge called Kyle Asher has returned from Titan, and is working for the Mob...
Portals & Black Goo
Writer: John Tomlinson
Art: Eoin Coveney
Colours: Jim Boswell
Letters: Simon Bowland
In the near future, the job market is more perilous than ever and Generation Y must take on any task to make ends meet. Kroy Plemons is a rider for Devouroo — a food delivery service for creatures of the night. Devouroo policy is ruthless and, after a series of unpaid deliveries, Kroy is placed on the night shift and despatched to the notorious Apollyon House. His friends Nona and Magister Dain are also in danger…
Tharg's 3rillers: Maxwell's Demon
Writer: David Barnett
Art: Lee Milmore
Colours: Quinton Winter
Letters: Annie Parkhouse
Three episodes, one complete, self-contained story — a condensed hit of super-charged Thrill-power beamed to you directly from the Nerve Centre! Young Caris was going to be sacrificed by her village but was saved by itinerant magician Herne and his dog Shuck. It was discovered that Caris is a powerful summoner and let loose a demon upon the village elders. Now, a demon has been released from an infomancy engine...
Hershey: The Cold in the Bones
Writer: Rob Williams
Art: Simon Fraser
Letters: Simon Bowland
Barbara Hershey was a respected young officer before she became Chief Judge. Leading the city through numerous challenges, the 'Small House' affair and the revelation of Judge Smiley's clandestine operations on her watch made her re-evaluate her position. Seriously ill from a microbial virus, she's faked her death to deal with his legacy, and now alien creatures are loose, the result of a drug operation...
Azimuth: A Job For Suzi Nine
Writer: Dan Abnett
Art: Tazio Bettin
Colours: Matt Soffe
Letters: Jim Campbell
Welcome to the city of AZIMUTH, a data-driven metropolis, where anything is possible. Ruled by an aristocracy of the New Flesh, such concepts of life, death, and body-forms are fluid. Anyone can take any shape, if it can be conceived by the imagination. The New Flesh masters have been troubled by strange dreams and portents, which seem to have predicted the coming of a stranger — none other than Ramone Dexter...
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