SECTOR CONTROL *MSGHRHRRTD JUDGE DREDD IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SACRED Mega-City One, 2133 AD. This vast urban nightmare on the east coast of post-apocalyptic EDITOR’S LETTER North America is home to 400 million citizens, every one a potential perp, and with crime ram- SI SPURRIER AND PJ HOLDEN’S KARMIC LOVE STORY NUM- pant only the Judges can prevent total anarchy. These lawmen are judge, jury and executioner, BERCRUNCHER COMES TO A CLOSE THIS ISSUE AFTER TEN and toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra time-twisting episodes, making way next month for the open- ing instalment of American Reaper, an all-new SF thriller BLACK MUSEUM SLAY IT WITH FLOWERS from the creative combo behind Sláine: The Books of Inva- Mega-City One, 2133 AD. Deep in the heart of the Grand Hall of Justice lies the Black Museum, sions and ABC Warriors: The Volgan War, Pat Mills and Clint Justice Department’s permanent exhibition of the relics from bygone crimes. Whether it’s a Langley. Meanwhile, within these pages there’s a very grim notorious serial killer’s trophies or the weapons of the Dark Judges, the violent history of the Big Meg is laid bare here. Let guide Henry Dubble show you around... complete Dredd tale from Alan Grant, Mike Collins and Cliff Slay it With Flowers created by Alec Worley & Graeme Neil Reid Robinson – look out for the Collins and Robinson droids on a NUMBERCRUNCHER new series of Hondo-City Justice, currently being scripted PART TEN by Robbie Morrison and scheduled for publication early next Bastard Zane is an enforcer for the Central Ministry of the afterlife. Back when he was alive, year – more action in the radlands courtesy of Cursed Earth he was a nineteenth-century thug, but a deal with the Supreme Being led him to find employ- ment with the ministry, who handle the universe’s accounts. Now, deceased mathematician Koburn, and another one-off Tale From the Black Museum, Richard Thyme has signed a contract to be reincarnated, so he can be with his one true love... this time brought to you by Alec Worley and Graeme Neil Reid. Numbercruncher created by Simon Spurrier & PJ Holden Those of you that don’t pick up Tooth every week (whad- dya mean you missed what happened to Dredd in Prog 1749?) CURSED EARTH KOBURN GOING AFTER BILLY ZANE should check out the all-new line-up that’s just started in The Cursed Earth, 2133 AD. Cool and calculating Judge-Marshal Koburn is a future lawman unlike any other. 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THARG’S FUTURE SHOP SHOP.2000ADONLINE.COM SUBSCRIPTIONS, BACK ISSUES & MERCHANDISE 01621 877250 ADVERTISING SALES Bill Sheehan 020 8971 8467 3 g WWW.2000ADONLINE.COM 5G@QF¦R FUTURE SHOP TOOTHSOME TREATS FLESH: THE DINO FILES By Pat Mills, Boix, Kelvin Gosnell, Ramon Sola, Massimo Belardinelli & James Mckay ISBN: 978-1-907992-26-1 NOW Paperback g 112 pages g £15.99 AVAILABLE IN By the twenty-third century, man has drained the planet’s resources bare, but thanks to PAPERBACK! time-travel technology, the Trans-Time Corporation are able to send rangers back to the days when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. The rangers round up these magnificent creatures, butcher them and blast their carcasses back into the future so real flesh stays on the menu... only sometimes the dinner bites back! Features classic stories by Pat Mills (Nemesis the Warlock, Sláine) and amazing art by Massimo Belardinelli (Ace Trucking), Ramon Sola (Blackhawk) and James Mckay. 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ABC WARRIORS: This full-colour Dredd collection features stories by John THE VOLGAN WAR VOL 02 Wagner, Garth Ennis, Colin MacNeil and more! £12.99 g Paperback By Pat Mills & Clint Langley PHONE THARG’S FUTURE SHOP HOTLINE: OR VISIT THE ZARJAZ ONLINE STORE: 5N0QCDQ 01621-877-250 SHOP.2000ADONLINE.COM ALAN GRANT AND NOW GOODNIGHT, SCRIPT \ LAY ME DOWN AYKER. TO SLEEP, \ PRAY TO MIKE COLLINS GRUD ME SAFE TO KEEP. PENCILS PROTECT MY MOMMY AND MY PAPPY, MAKE US RICH AND MAKE US CLIFF ROBINSON HAPPY! INKS EVA DE LA CRUZ COLOURS ANNIE PARKHOUSE LETTERS MOM? WHY DOES GRUD NEVER ANSWER MY PRAYERS? GRUD IS VERY BUSY, SON. HE HAS MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT. BUT YOU TOLD ME HE CAN DO ANYTHING! SO WHY DOESN’T HE LISTEN TO MY PRAYERS? THERE AIN’T NOW NO STINKIN’ GRUD, WILL YOU SHUT FOR CRIPES’ SAKE! UP? I’M TRYIN’ TO S’ALL A BUNCHA PLAY MY GAME CRAP! HERE! Sample file DO YOU TEN THOUSAND HAVE TO BE SO ALIENS TO KILL BAD-TEMPERED, AN’ I’LL BEAT MY HERRY? HE’S RECORD _ ONLY SEVEN, REMEMBER. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SACRED Time was, Mankind _ SO SHUT believed the Earth THE HELL UP, was alive and we WILL YA! were her children. It was our duty to care for our world; in return she gave us food and shelter. But then we invented technology, and the living planet became just another resource to be plundered _ Sample file And her people \’M YA WH-WHAT became vermin. \ - \ CAN’T HURT BAD! MIGHT TALK THE HELL ARE MAKE IT... NO YA G-GOTTA SORRY, TO THE YA DOING, FURTHER! GET ME A LAW! CHO? DOC! JAGZ. NO CAN DO. EVER WONDER WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YA DIE, CHO? LIKE, IS THERE REALLY A HEAVEN AN’ A HELL? Sample file AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THEY HAPPENS, REEKY. PULLED GUNS! WHEN YA DIE, THEY SCREWED YA DIE. THE DEAL, NOT US! WHAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IS PAYIN’ BACK BIG MAL _ ‘COS THAT’S HIS CASH WE LEFT LYIN’ IN THE YEAH, GUTTER! LIKE MAL’S GONNA CARE! LOOK, \ MANAGED TO GRAB A FEW UMPTY BARS. LET’S GO CHOW DOWN ON THE SWEET STUFF WHILE WE THINK WHAT TO DO NEXT! CONTROL? WE GOT TWO STIFFS, HALFWAY DOWN KINDLE ALLEY. LOOKS LIKE A DRUG DEAL GONE WRONG. MEAT WAGON AND FORENSICS ON THEIR WAY! DREDD! TRAIL OF BLOOD HERE! Sample file SCAVENGERS! FIRST NO? \’D SAY WE DIDN’T THREE ONE TO MOVE KILL ‘IM! WE’RE THERE’S GETS A BULLET YEARS IN A JUST TAKIN’ CUBE TO ADD TO HIS HIS STUFF! AIN’T HARM, LOOT! NO HARM IN CREEP! THAT! CONTROL? We’ve destroyed the eco-system, PICK UP THREE WILCO! MEANTIME, poisoned the oceans, scarred SCAVENGERS AND A WE HAVE A REPORT the land with nuclear blasts. STIFF, ARNOLD OF A MISSING JUVE, AYKER LOLLINS, AT LANE! JERRY MANDER CONAPTS. HEY, JUVIE! WANNA SCORE? KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED! Nature took millions of years to program us to co-operate, and now we’ve ripped her wisdom to shreds. LOOKIN’ FOR SOME ACTION, LITTLE BOY? We’ve lost our WHAT’S SPECIAL sacred bonds _ YOUR HURRY, RATES FOR LITTLE HONEY? GUYS! Sample file Caged ourselves like rats, prisoners in our own Mega-Cities _ OH MAN, CHO! \ JUST LOVE THAT SUGAR RUSH! BUT WHAT WE THERE’S GONNA DO ABOUT THE ANSWER TO BIG MAL? HE’LL HAVE OFFED OUR PROBLEM, US WITHOUT SPUG! THINKIN’ TWICE IF WE DON’T GET HIS CREDS! THAT KID? BUT HOW? MAL’S GOT GREAT CONNECTIONS _ THAT SLAVERY, BODY- BRAT IS WORTH SHARKIN’, ORGAN- HIS WEIGHT IN LEGGIN’..