As I settle back into the editorial hotseat recently vacated by my nephew - Joko-Jargo’s on his way back to Quaxxann after last prog’s all-ages takeover - we resume the stories that were paused for a week. Judge Dredd’s investigation into Hershey’s death takes him to the Cursed Earth in Poison; Godesberg is a stronghold under assault in Feral & Foe; Sidney De’Ath reasserts his dominance in The Fall of Deadworld; there are revelations about Hodge’s parentage in Helium; and Palamon and Constance are refugees divided as they continue their perilous journey along The Devil’s Railroad. So, all in all, pretty damned Thrill-powered, I think you’ll agree!
Cover by: Cliff Robinson & Dylan Teague
- Judge Dredd - Poison (Part 6) (Rob Williams - PJ Holden)
Mega-City One, 2145 AD. Home to over 200 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Crime is rampant, and only future cops the Judges - empowered to dispense instant justice - can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD - he is the Law! Now, in the wake of former Chief Judge Hershey’s death, the question remains of who was responsible…
- Helium - Scorched Earth (Part 6) (Ian Edginton - D’Israeli)
The far future. It has been three hundred years since the Great War ended, and eighty-five per cent of the Earth’s surface now lies beneath a gaseous ocean known as the Poison Belt - a toxic cocktail of biological weapons. The survivors live above the lethal fugue, but a Professor Bloom has emerged, claiming he can make the planet habitable again. Constable Hodge is tasked with protecting him, but they’ve been captured…
- The Devil’s Railroad - Part 5 (Peter Milligan - Rufus Dayglo)
The Earth year 3038, and Planet Diaspora X-167 is a world that has been ravaged by war, a conflict that sees no sign of ending despite years of death and destruction. One couple, Palamon and Constance, are attempting to escape the caranage, especially now that Constance is pregnant - if the baby is born on Earth, it’ll have full Earth rights. Seeking a new life, these refugees must take a risky journey…
- The Fall of Deadworld - Retribution (Part 5) (Kek-W - Dave Kendall)
The planet that became known as DEADWORLD was once a regular civilisation existing in a parallel dimension. But the end of days is coming, and creatures called the Dark Judges are spreading their contagion, exterminating all life. While Sov forces have take advantage of the chaos and invaded, Jess Childs and co have been trying to save Judge Fairfax - but in the process Jess has been sucked through a portal…
- Feral & Foe - Bad Godesberg (Part 6) (Dan Abnett - Richard Elson)
It’s been over five years since the Last-of-All-War, when the Monarchy succeeded in defeating the Malign Lord. With their leader dead, his minions are scattered, fleeing retribution from the Wretchfinders. Necromancer Bode and warrior Wrath are two such beings, and were offered a deal - hunt and kill their own kind or be declared FERAL & FOE. So now they’re in the bounty-hunting business…
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