SECTOR CONTROL In this issue JUDGE DREDD RATFINK’S REVENGE Mega-City One, 2134 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North EDITOR’S LETTER America is home to 50 million citizens. Crime is rampant, and the Judges are empowered to FAST-PACED CONTEMPORARY THRILLER SNAPSHOT dispense summary justice. These lawmen are judge, jury and executioner. Toughest of all is COMES TO ITS CLIMAX THIS ISSUE (THOSE OF YOU THAT Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Now, he’s been captured by degenerate killer Ratfink... Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra want to read it in bigger chunks, and in colour, should keep an eye out for the four-part Image mini-series next year). Also JUDGE DREDD KILLER ELITE reaching its finale this month is Ratfink’s Revenge, and with Mega-City One, 2132 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North the conclusions to both Anderson and Killer Elite heading your America is home to 400 million citizens. Crime is rampant, and the Judges are empowered to way next Meg, it means there’s a whole bunch of new stories dispense summary justice. These lawmen are judge, jury and executioner. Toughest of all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Now, the world’s worst psychos have been gathered together... waiting in the wings. Robbie Morrison, Mike Collins and Cliff Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra Robinson reunite for another Hondo-City Justice tale Re- venge of the 47 Ronin, in which Hondo’s ancient past invades SNAPSHOT PART NINE its present; Dan Abnett and Colin MacNeil once again collabo- San Francisco, 2012 AD. Jake Dobson was a twentysomething slacker, working in a comic- rate on the eagerly awaited third, and possibly final, series of book store. When he found a discarded smartphone containing pictures of a murder victim, he immediately contacted the police – but then the ‘victim’ arrived at the station, claiming it Insurrection, as the alien threat of the Zhind rears its ugly to be a misunderstanding. What Jake uncovers soon leads to escalating violence... head; with Mega-City One trying to recover after Chaos Day, Snapshot created by Andy Diggle & Jock what became of former Chief Judge Dan Francisco? Find out in The Streets of Dan Francisco by Arthur Wyatt and Paul ANDERSON, PSI-DIVISION STONE VOICES Marshall; and in the creator-owned camp there’s Pat Mills and Mega-City One, 2134 AD. Psi-Division is a section within Justice Department that specialises in Judges with accentuated psychic talents – from precognition and telepathy to exorcism, Clint Langley’s American Reaper II and Rob Williams and it is at the forefront in the war against supernatural crime. Cass Anderson is Psi-Div’s top D’Israeli’s surreal superhero saga Ordinary. Enjoy, creeps! telepath, and now she’s investigating the malign influence of a mysterious ancient statue... Psi-Judge Anderson created by John Wagner & Brian Bolland MARK HARRISON Sample file coVer ART MATT SMITH EDITOR Features PYE-01 & HOW-L DESIGN & PRODUCTION PAGES 16-22 INTERROGATION Neil Googe PAGE 35 NEW BOOKS Anomaly JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE 330 Published monthly by Rebellion, Riverside House, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES. All contents © 2012 Rebellion PAGES 50-52 A/S unless otherwise stated. Snapshot © 2012 Andy Diggle & Jock. All rights reserved. Judge Dredd ® is a registered trademark. Reproduction, storage in FICTION a retrieval system or transmission in any form or by any means in whole or part The Hades Trip without prior permission of Rebellion A/S is strictly forbidden. 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ALAN GRANT RATFINK’S SCRIPT TIERNEN TREVALLION REVENGE ART ANNIE PARKHOUSE LETTERS WELCOME BACK T’THE HE HAULS HIMSELF UP MEMORY KICKS IN, AND THE LAND O’THE LIVIN’, FOLKS... FROM THE DEPTHS OF HIS ANSWERS TO HIS QUESTIONS THOUGH POSSIBLY NOT MORPHODRENE-INDUCED TAKE ONLY MOMENTS TO FER LONG! STUPOR. WHERE IS HE? ASSERT THEMSELVES IN ALL HOW THE DROKK DID HE THEIR HORRIFIC REALITY _ GET HERE? Sample file DAMN! THERE AGAIN, WE WANNA MAKE THE FUN LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, RIGHT? \ AIN’T HE’S TELLING GOT NO PART IN THE TRUTH, RATFINK. THIS, MISTER! \’M JUST YOUR BEEF IS ONLY AN INNOCENT PERP! SET WITH ME. ME FREE AN’ YOU’LL NEVER HEAR FROM ME AGAIN! THAT’S AS WELL AS MIBBE, DREDD _ BUT \ NEEDS ‘IM FER MY DEE-MONSTRATION! SEE, \ BIN THINKIN’ HARD ABOUT HOW T’MAKE YA PAY FER TRICKIN’ ME. \ MEAN, SHOULD \ USE MY SPASMIN’ PIZEN _ FANCY THAT, DREDDY? AAAH! Sample file AAAAGH! YOU MANIAC! IF YOU WANT ME DEAD, WHY NOT SHOOT ME WITH MY OWN GUN? FOR JUST A SECOND, HE THINKS HIS RUSE WILL WORK _ NO, NO. \ HEARED ALL ABOUT THE JUDGES’ EXPLODIN’ GUNS. \ DOESN’T FANCY THAT AT ALL! SAME OLD DREDD, HUH? ALLUS UUUH! THINKIN’ O’ AAAAH! OTHERS. Sample file AW, SHUDDUP, YOU! PARALYSIN’ PIZEN. WORKS A TREAT, DON’T IT? OR MAYBE HE’S YA’D PREFER INJURED _ A TOASTIN’. THERE’S NO POINT HOW ‘BOUT IT, HARMING DREDD? HIM. OH, \ BEGS T’DIFFER! SEE, \ COULD ROAST YA LIKE A RADTATER. WAIT TILL YER NICE AN’ TENDER _ _ THEN LET YA’D LIKE THAT, MY RATS HAVE WOULDN’T YA, LI’L DINNER. BUDDIES? Sample file HE STRUGGLES WITH THE ROPES THAT TIE HIS AW, YOU HANDS, BUT TO SHUDDUP TOO! NO AVAIL _ CAN’T HEAR MYSELF THINK HERE! MY MIND’S MADE UP. NO PIZENS, NO FIRES FER YOU, DREDD. JUST A WHOLE LOTTA SCREAMIN’! \’M A-GONNA LET MY RATS EAT YA ALIVE! FEAST YERSELVES, BOYS! Sample file GRUD! CAN’T SEE ANY WAY OUT OF THIS...! C’MON! \ WANNA HEAR YA HOLLER FER MERCY AFORE YA DIES! \’M A JUDGE, CREEP. YOU’LL NEVER HEAR ME BEG. KILL FOODEE! WHY, YA MAN! UNDERGROUND VARMINTS! MY RATS’LL SOON TAKE FOODEE CARE O’ FOR US! Y_ Sample file DROKK! LIKE SOME KIND OF NIGHTMARE! NO RATS! FOODEE FOR US! MUST BE BLOOD ON THE ROPES! RATS ARE CHEWING THROUGH THEM!.