Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine 463

Welcome to the final Megazine of 2023! There are a lot of thrilling stories for you in this issue, including the explosive conclusion of Lawless and Johnny Red.

Plus, there is a special treat with a Judge Dredd story that imagines what would have happened if he had remained a werewolf after Cry of the Werewolf.

And that’s not all: there are also interviews with artists Mike Collins and Gary Welsh, a feature on the legendary Oliver Frey, and a Strontium Dog story written by comedian Rufus Hound.

Don’t miss this action-packed issue of Judge Dredd Megazine, available in print and digital from December 20th.

• UK and DIGITAL: 20 December £6.99
• NORTH AMERICA: 24 Jan $11.99
• DIAMOND: NOV231655
• COVER: MIKE PERKINS

In Megazine 463

Judge Dredd: Dollman's Yuletide Massacre

Writer: Ken Niemand
Art: Paul Marshall
Colours: Quinton Winter
Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Mega-City One, 2145 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 200 million citizens, with the irradiated Cursed Earth to the west and the toxic Black Atlantic to the east. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!

Spector: Incorruptible

Writer: John Wagner
Art: Dan Cornwell
Colours: Dylan Teague
Letters: Jim Campbell

In a near-future US city, corruption within the branches of government has reached unsustainable levels. City Hall is rotten to the core, and the police force is equally on the take. To that end, Spector is created, a robot detective – beyond bribery and untainted by potential malfeasance – charged with rooting out criminal elements. Now he’s running to be elected as the new D.A...

DeMarco, PI: A Picture Paints

Writer: Laura Bailey
Art: Rob Richardson
Letters: Simon Bowland

Mega-City One, 2145 AD. Galen DeMarco was once a Judge, a rising star oper- ating out of the corrupt dumping ground that was Sector House 301. But she quit the force after one romantic indiscretion too many and set herself up as a private investigator. Now, she’s been hired to look into thefts from a warehouse, but can’t get a fix on the suspects’ identities...

The Trigan Empire by Mike Butterworth (w) Oliver Frey (a)

Johnny Red by Garth Ennis (w) Keith Burns (a) Jason Wordie (c) Rob Steen (l)

Judge Dredd: Deviations by John McCrea (w & a) Mike Spicer (c) Simon Bowland (l)

Lawless: Most Wanted

Writer: Dan Abnett
Art: Phil Winslade
Letters: Simon Bowland

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 funded Badrock. Now, she’s revealed that she’s been working undercover, and is leading a raid against Fugly’s outfit...

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