Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine 481

Judge Dredd Megazine 481 features a trio of one-off stories, along with the latest instalment of Cadet Dredd and the penultimate part of Barrel & Hammer.

Ian Edginton and Cam Smith team up on the Dredd story "Meet the Greys." Alongside that, there's a complete "Tales from the Black Museum" by James Peaty and Sedat Oezgen, and the interdimensional troubleshooters from Department K return in "Unravelled," courtesy of Ned Hartley and Mike Walters.

Elsewhere, the Atomfall prequel wraps up, and Rok of the Reds concludes its six-issue run. Fans of Rok (it's been brilliant) don't need to worry, as next month we jump right into the follow-up, "Rok the God."

Finally, this issue includes the next chapter in The Meg Files, and Karl Stock interviews Canadian artist Megan Huang, who recently made her 2000 AD debut in the Guy Adams-scripted series "Ghosted."

• UK and DIGITAL: 18 June £6.99
• NORTH AMERICA: 23 July $11.99
• DIAMOND: APR251622
• COVER: NICK BROKENSHIRE

In Megazine 481

Judge Dredd: Meet The Greys

Writer: Ian Edginton
Art: Cam Smith
Colours: Jim Boswell
Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Mega-City One, 2147 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is bordered by the toxic Black Atlantic and the irradiated Cursed Earth. It is home to over 250 million citizens, where tensions run a constant knife-edge. Crime is rampant, and stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! 

Department K: Unravelled

Writer: Ned Hartley
Art: Mike Walters
Letters: Simon Bowland

Mega-City One, 2147 AD. Justice Department has many divisions tasked with dealing with the threats that face the metropolis, and Department K is a branch of Tek-Div, whose brief is to tackle interdimensional enemies seeking to break through the walls of reality. It's headed by Judge Kirby, and comprises intern Afua, Mechanismo droid Estabon and the alien Blackcurrant...

Cadet Dredd: The Haunting of Iso-Block

Writer: Paul Starkey
Art: Nick Brokenshire
Letters: Jim Campbell

Mega-City One, 2076 AD. Overcrowding in the metropolis is rife, unemployment is at ninety per cent, boredom is universal and crime is rampant. Only the Judges can stop total anarchy. Cadet Joe Dredd – together with his clone-brother Rico – is a rising star in Justice Department, and will one day be its finest officer. Now, he and a group of cadets have been plunged back in time...

ATOMFALL by Jonathan Howard (w) Anthony Williams (a) Steve Canon (c) Rob Steen (l)

Tales From The Black Museum

Writer: James Peaty
Art: Sedat Oezgen
Letters: Annie Parkhouse

Mega-City One, 2147 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...

ROK OF THE REDS by John Wagner & Alan Grant (w) Dan Cornwell (a) Abby Bulmer (c) Jim Campbell (l)

Barrel & Hammer: Castaway

Writer: David Barnett
Art: Luke Horsman
Letters: Simon Bowland

Deep in the void of space, the far future. The buccaneers that patrol the galaxy on the hunt for ships to plunder have a strict hierarchy that they have to adhere to – certain targets are only available to those that belong to the Space Pirates Guild. A vacancy has opened up in the Guild, and the pirates Barrel & Hammer are amongst those battling to win it...

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