Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine 478
Judge Dredd Megazine 478 this month features the start of a brand-new four-part series: Atomfall. Serving as a prologue to Rebellions' newest video game, out this month, it's a very British post-apocalyptic action-survival epic set in the fictional 1950s village of Wyndham after a nuclear disaster.
There is also the final parts of Riley's Rebels, Devlin Waugh, and Fargo & McBane. Lawless will take a break for a few months before resuming later this year.
The Megazine is also celebrating a significant anniversary - not only is this the Megazine's thirty-fifth birthday, but it's also thirty years since the release of the Sylvester Stallone-starring Judge Dredd film, which premiered in the UK in July 1995. To commemorate this occasion, the official comic adaptation by Andy Helfer and Carlos Ezquerra is being reprinted this month for the first time in decades.
- UK and DIGITAL: 19 March £6.99
- NORTH AMERICA: 23 April $11.99
- DIAMOND: JAN251918
- COVER: ANTHONY WILLIAMS
In Megazine 478
Judge Dredd: Messiah Complex
Writer: Ian Edginton
Art: Paul McCaffrey
Letters: Annie Parkhouse
Mega-City One, 2147 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 250 million citizens. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Now, a new form of mech has escaped for its lab, seeking sanctuary after being accused of murder...
Death Cap: Frontier Justice
Writer: T.C. Eglington
Art: Boo Cook
Letters: Simon Bowland
The Cursed Earth, 2144 AD. This blasted, irradiated wilderness covers much of what's left of post-apocalyptic twenty-second century North America. Here, mutants scratch out a meagre existence in ramshackle townships. Former Judge Anita Goya's family were massacred, and she became infected with a virulent fungus. Now she's being hunted by Justice Dept...
Fargo & McBane: New York's Finest
Writer: Ken Niemand
Art: Anna Readman
Colours: Quinton Winter
Letters: Annie Parkhouse
New York City, the 1970s. Detective Jack McBane was one of the toughest cops to patrol the
metropolis, having no compunction in handing out summary justice upon criminals. Although his ruthless attitude wins him few friends, he has one in Officer Eartha Fargo, who worked with him in NYC before moving out to Jaxville with her family. Now they've reunited...
Devlin Waugh: Two Months Off
Writer: Alex Kot
Art: PJ Holden
Colours: Jack Davies
Letters: Jim Campbell
Brit-Cit, 2146 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. Now, he's on holiday with three friends, but things have turned weird...
Rok of the Reds by John Wagner & Alan Grant (w) Dan Cornwell (a) Abby Bulmer (c) Jim Campbell (l)
Atomfall by Jonathan Howard (w) Anthony Williams (a) Steve Canon (c) Rob Steen (l)
Riley's Rebels by Honor Vincent (w) Stewart K. Moore (c) Simon Bowland (l)
Lawless: A Town Called Badrock
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, with the SJS also running things, Lawson's recently returned to the force after going undercover...
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Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop and apps for iPad, Android, Windows 10
