Preview: 2000 AD Prog 2394

2000 AD Prog 2394 boasts thirty-two pages of captivating sci-fi, and a rather special cover! Artist Simon Harrison returns with a spectacularly illustrated cover for this prog, welcoming him back. Remarkably, it has been thirty years since Harrison's art last graced the pages of 2000 AD - specifically, Prog 885. Has it been worth the wait? We think so.

As for the contents of this prog, they're as exciting as ever! The stakes are higher as the Mechanismo robots spring into action in 'Machine Rule'. Bridget's investigative journey deepens in 'Consumed'. In 'Silver', Baroness DeSilva faces human rebels pleading for her aid to rescue the planet from the alien Sepsis. 'Recon' sees Rogue in a frantic race to locate a mysterious extraterrestrial before anyone else, while 'Herne & Shuck' grapple with the malevolent St Michael organization in 'Suffer the Children'.

• UK and DIGITAL: 7 August £3.60
• NORTH AMERICA: 2 October $25.50 (per pack)
• DIAMOND: JUN241946
• COVER: SIMON HARRISON

In Prog 2394

Judge Dredd: Machine Rule

Writer: John Wagner
Art: Colin MacNeil
Colours: Chris Blythe
Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Mega-City One, 2146 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 the Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law! Now, the Mark 8 Mechanismo robot Judges have decided they’re better at policing the city streets...

Rogue Trooper: Recon

Writer: Geoffrey D. Wessel
Art: Paul Marshall
Colours: Pippa Bowland
Letters: Jim Campbell

Nu Earth, site of a galactic war between the Norts and the Southers, where the atmosphere has been rendered poisonous. So the Southers created the Genetic Infantrymen, bred to be immune to the pollutants — G.I.s like ROGUE TROOPER, the last of his kind. Together with biochip buddies Helm, Gunnar and Bagman, they’re searching for the traitor that sold them out, but now an ET has crashed on the planet...

Herne & Shuck: Suffer the Children

Writer: David Barnett
Art: Lee Milmore
Colours: Quinton Winter
Letters: Annie Parkhouse

The UK, 2024. Herne is a troubleshooter and hired help for many different magical factions in the country. Accompanied by Shuck, a demon in dog form, he travels the country picking up work where he can, whether it be an exorcism or a rescue. Recently, he was tasked with saving a young girl called Carys, only to find out she was scheduled for ritual sacrifice. The pair are now trying to get the child to safety...

Brink: Consumed

Writer: Dan Abnett
Art: INJ Culbard
Letters: Simon Bowland

The late 21st century, and through environmental catastrophe and industrial overload Earth has been reduced to a wasteland. Mankind finally evacuated the planet in 2072 and millions were housed in a number of deep-space Habitats. But life on these cramped, overcrowded stations is tense, often spilling over into madness. Sects are rife, and Bridget Kurtis of the Habitat Security Division is investigating their reach...

Silver: Unearthed

Writer: Mike Carroll
Art: Joe Currie
Letters: Simon Bowland

Earth, the year 2001. A group of armed survivors sought out the resting place of a five hundred-year-old vampire, who may just help them against the alien Sepsis, who invaded the planet a few decades earlier. The vamp, called Baroness DeSilva, has proved powerful in battling the extra-terrestrials, and now she and one of the humans have made it back to the resistance headquarters...

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