Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine #422
This month's Judge Dredd Megazine comes with a bit if British comics history - a unique case from the 1960s where Smash! had the license to repurpose Hulk, Thor and Fantastic Four stories alongside Batman and Superman. Following last month’s deep dive into Lion, Stephen Jewell follows up with a piece on this Odhams’ classic that mixed humour strips from the likes of Ken Reid with action-adventure tales.
Elsewhere in this issue, there’s three complete stories - Judge Dredd: Extraction by Rory McConville and Ben Willsher, Devlin Waugh: The Wolves of St Vitus by Ales Kot and Patrick Goddard, and Tales From the Black Museum: The Cackle by Alec Worley and Leigh Gallagher - plus the latest instalment of Lawless (which we love), and the final ever episode of Blunt as the trilogy comes to its explosive finale.
- UK and DIGITAL: 15 July £5.99
- NORTH AMERICA: 15 August $13
- DIAMOND: JUN201308
- COVER: PAUL WILLIAMS (artist) CHRIS BLYTHE (colourist)
In this issue:
Judge Dredd: Extraction
by Rory McConville (writer) Ben Willsher (artist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)
Mega-City One, 2142 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 140 million citizens. Unemployment is rife, boredom universal, and crime is rampant. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges, future law-enforcers empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!
Tales from the Black Museum: The Cackle
by Alec Worley (writer) Leigh Gallagher (artist) Simon Bowland (letterer)
Mega-City One, 2142 AD. Deep in the heart of the Grand Hall of Justice lies the Black Museum, Justice Department’s permanent exhibition of the relics from bygone crimes. Whether it’s a notorious serial killer’s trophies or the weapons of the Dark Judges, the violent history of the Big Meg is laid bare here. Let undead guide Henry Dubble show you around...
Devlin Waugh: The Wolves of St. Vitus
by Aleš Kot (writer) Patrick Goddard (artist) Pippa Bowland (colourist) Annie Parkhouse (letterer)
Euro-Cit, 2142 AD. A freelance paranormal troubleshooter and exorcist for the Vatican, Devlin Waugh is the world’s foremost supernatural investigator. Despite becoming a vampire after getting bitten tackling an outbreak in an underwater prison, Devlin continues to enjoy the finer things in life. Recently, he trapped the spirit of the demon Titivillus in a dildo...
Blunt III
by TC Eglington (writer) Boo Cook (artist) Simon Bowland (letterer)
The Mega-City One colony Getri-1, 2138 AD. Earth colonists attempted to make a new home on the planet, but discovered that its flora and fauna are psychically linked, and the world itself fought back against any intruders. Following battles with mutants and the alien Zhind, half-human, half-Uplift Blunt has tried to lead the survivors to safety, they’re under attack...
Lawless: Boom Town
by Dan Abnett (writer) Phil Winslade (artist) Jim Cambell (letterer)
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 funds Badrock. Now, MC-1 has dispatched an SJS contingent to oversee Badrock as it becomes a free-trade town...
Features: Smash!, Lion
Bagged collection: The Chimera Code by Wayne Santos (writer) Sygnin (pencils) Petitecreme (inks) Petitecreme (letterer)
Available in print from: newsagents and comic book stores via Diamond
Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop and apps for iPad, Android, Windows 10
