Preview: 2000 AD Prog 2193

Welcome once again to the weekly 2000 AD Prog Preview. Contained within this weeks Prog are the five continuing stories from recent weeks - there's Arctic body horror in Judge Dredd: End of Days, deep-space confrontations in Full Tilt Boogie, demonic scrapping in The Diaboliks: Profondo Rosso, time-twisting mayhem in The Order: Land of the Free, and wonder and terror on the far fringes of the universe in The Out.

An absolutely cracking collection as usual.

• UK and DIGITAL: 5 August £2.99
• NORTH AMERICA: 5 September $24 (per pack)
• DIAMOND: JUN201307
• COVER: MARK HARRISON

In this issue:

Judge Dredd: End of Days
by Rob Williams (writer) Henry Flint (artist) Chris Blythe (colourist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)

Mega-City One, 2142 AD. Home to over 140 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, Dredd is leading a team to find the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and they’re battling Pestilence...

Full Tilt Boogie
by Alex de Campi (writer) Eduardo Ocana (artist) Simon Bowland (letterer)

Out in the deep reaches of the cosmos, teenager Tee — together with her grandmother and cat — is a bounty hunter/hired help, operating from her spaceship the FULL TILT BOOGIE. Capable and resourceful, Tee was recently paid to rescue the Luxine Prince Ifan from his debtors’ prison. Now, she’s delivered him to his number-one fan but cash-flow problems means she’s taken him back — and the Luxine Knights have attacked...

The Diaboliks: Profundo Rosso
by Gordon Rennie (writer) Antonio Fuso (artist) Jim Campbell (letterer)

Solomon Ravne and Jennifer Simmons were once part of Caballistics, Inc., a private 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, having a baby together. Now, they’re taking on the demonic Sisters, starting with the Red Madonna...

The Order: Land of the Free
by Kek-W (writer) John Burns (artist) Simon Bowland (letterer)

Throughout history, mankind has been under threat of extermination by the Wurms, creatures from another plane that systematically break into our reality. Defending humanity are the men and women of THE ORDER, a secret band of warriors that have fought the entities across the centuries. But time has become fractured, allowing a new chronology to be created, and the despotic Francis Bacon is determined to rule it...

The Out
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 sights and alien societies that she encounters. She left Earth ten years ago and has now lost track of how far she is from home, but regardless she keeps going. Now, she’s joined an aid party crossing a warzone...

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