Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine 482

Judge Dredd Megazine 482 is out this month with six thrill-powered stories. Alec Worley and Clint Langley (always love his work) deliver "A True Taste," a complete Dredd thriller packed with tension and grit. Langley also faces the spotlight in a creator interview.

From the eerie depths of the Black Museum to the chaos of Mega-City 2099 in "Anger Machine," the issue brings dark tales and dystopian visions from James Peaty, Warren Pleece, Karl Stock, and Conor Boyle.

Plus: Cadet Dredd returns, "Barrel & Hammer" reaches its climax, and the six-month arc of "Rok the God" begins, which is awesome because the Rok series just oozes quality.

• UK and DIGITAL: 16 July £6.99
• NORTH AMERICA: 20 August $11.99
• DIAMOND: MAY251645
• COVER: JOHN MCCREA WITH MIKE SPICER

In Megazine 482

Judge Dredd: A True Taste

Writer: Alec Worley
Art: Clint Langley
Colours: Quinton Winter
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!

Mega-City 2099: Anger Machine

Writer: Karl Stock
Art: Conor Boyle
Letters: Simon Bowland

Mega-City One, 2099 AD. Before the Judges took complete control of the metropolis, there were two strands of law enforcement – regular uniformed cops did much of the day-to-day policing, while the helmeted Judges were called upon to pass judgement on certain criminals, their vested powers giving them the ability to dispense on-the-spot sentences...

Cadet Dredd: The Haunting of Iso-Block 8

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...

Tales from the Black Museum

Writer: James Peaty
Art: Warren Pleece
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 the God by John Wagner & Alan Grant (w) Dan Cornwell (a) Abby Bulmer & Jim Boswell (c) Jim Campbell (l)

Barrel & Hammer: Hammer Time

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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