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Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra REALM OF THE DAMNED TENEBRIS DEOS Some time in the near future. The world has finally been overrun by the forces of darkness. The Vatican’s last line of paranormal defence – The Congregation – has been overwhelmed, and sole survivor Alberic Van Helsing has made a deal with the creatures that were once his prey. He must stop an even worse threat – the rise of the reawoken half-vampire Balaur... Realm of the Damned created by Alec Worley & Pye Parr BLUNT PART FOUR 34 The Mega-City One colony Getri-1, 2138 AD. On this remote outpost, Earth colonists have been attempting to make a new home on the planet, cataloguing and exploring its unusual flora and fauna. When one of their shuttles crashes in the Argossa Wilds, a search and rescue party is sent out to retrieve it, led by the half-human, half-Uplift tracker Blunt... Blunt created by T.C. 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