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I N T H I S P R O G
JUDGE DREDD // THE REMATCH
Mega-City One, 2144 AD. Home to over 180 million citizens, this urban hell is situated
along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America, with the poisoned Black
Atlantic on one side and the irradiated Cursed Earth to the west. Unemployment is
rife and crime is rampant. Only the Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice —
can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law!
Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra

THARG’S TERROR TALES // THE VISION THING

BORAG THUNGG, EARTHLETS!
I am Tharg The Mighty, the cosmic conduit
through which all Thrill-power flows!
Welcome back to the latest scrotnig edition
of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, your one weekly
bright spark of hyper-zarjazness as the northern
hemisphere of your planet descends into the dark
depths of winter. We’re just two weeks away from
the gargantuan Prog 2312 and the traditional festive
blow-out so stories are close to wrapping up to make
way for a new roster to commence in the 100-page
mega-issue. Future cop Judge Dredd has a fight
on his hands in The Rematch by the Niemand and
Austin droids, and Zoe and Jules must take flight in
the penultimate part of Enemy Earth, plus there’s
the latest instalment of Hope, a complete Terror
Tale from John Tomlinson and Nick Dyer, and Ian
Edginton and Warren Pleece bring us the prologue
to the next Constanta arc as the vampire heads
west, turning up in Nebraska in 1882!
But what Thrills await you under the Xmas tree
alongside a new pair of socks and a Judge Death
action figure? Well, first up, fans of super-strange SF
will be delighted with the return of Proteus Vex in
Crawlspace by Mike Carroll and Jake Lynch. More on
Prog 2312’s contents in seven, my Squaxx!
SPLUNDIG
VUR THRIGG!
Experience the terrifying side of Thrill-power with these one-off tales from beyond
the veil of sanity. Whether they be ghostly goings-on that send shivers up the spine
or splatterfests that sear the retina and paralyse the mind, nothing is what it seems
in these glimpses of a terrifying realm beyond our own. Marcus Biggs is a go-getter
in the advertising industry, a self-styled ‘alpha pup’ — but does he lack vision...?
The Vision Thing created by John Tomlinson & Nick Dyer
ENEMY EARTH // BOOK ONE
The near future. Mother Nature has turned against the people that live upon the
Earth’s surface. Now, the planet’s flora and fauna have mutated and are viciously
attacking humanity. As society crumbles, and survivors seek safety, young Zoe, who
has lost her own family, has rescued a young boy, who has been living for five years in
a bunker with his protective robot. It turns out he’s the prime minister’s son...
Enemy Earth created by Cavan Scott & Luke Horsman
HOPE // ...IN THE SHADOWS REEL TWO
An alternate 1940s USA. WWII is over, victory having been secured by occult means,
and consequently magic is a part of everyday life. Mallory HOPE is one such skilled
operative, though calling on the dark arts takes its toll on the user. He’s also a P.I.,
hired for all manner of down n’ dirty jobs — and an investigation into a cursed movie
has led to the reappearance of Hope’s missing wife, Alice, who has plans for the film...
Hope created by Guy Adams & Jimmy Broxton
FIENDS OF THE WESTERN FRONT // WILDE WEST
In 1980, the diary of German soldier Hans Schmitt was discovered in Berlin, detailing
events that occurred in 1941, when he encountered the terrifying vampire Captain
Constanta and his Romanian platoon. But Schmitt was not the first person to meet
Constanta — the vampire has popped up throughout history, in various countries and
under various guises. Now, he’s in Nebraska in 1882...
Fiends of the Eastern Front created by Gerry Finley-Day & Carlos Ezquerra

C O M I N G T O P R O G 2 3 1 2 !
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hundred and twenty-one — the Command Module droids do
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about the Shadow Tharg (keeping it on the down-low so as not
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 BENNY! NOT LONG. SCRIPT
GOOD TO SEE YA! BEEN KEEPING MY KEN
HEAD DOWN. JUST, NIEMAND
HOW LONG YOU
Y’KNOW... ADJUSTIN’ ART
BEEN OUT? STEVEN
TO BEING BACK IN AUSTIN
THE WORLD. COLOURS
JIM
BOSWELL
LETTERS
ANNIE
PARKHOUSE

THE REMATCH: 01
HELLUVA THING
YOU DID! PEOPLE HERE
STILL TALK ABOUT IT. A
GRUDDAMN BLOCK
HERO,, THAT’S WHAT
HERO
YOU IS!

HOW MUCH
TIME YOU GET?
TEN STRETCH,
WASN’T IT?

SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.

IT WAS SEVENTEEN ISO-BLOCK GLADIATORS WERE

PLUS LOOSE CHANGE. HE LINING UP TO TEST THAT REP.
WENT IN WITH TEN, AND COST HIM ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS
A REP AS A HARDCASE. JUST TO STAY ALIVE IN THERE.

THE FIGHT _ THE FIGHT,

THE THING THAT WOULD
DEFINE THE REST OF HIS
LIFE _ LASTED THIRTEEN
HARD AND BRUTAL MINUTES.

SEVENTEEN YEARS
TO PAY FOR THOSE
THIRTEEN MINUTES.
 HEY, TIO!
YOU HEAR THE
NEWS? THAT
JENNER BLOCKER
YOU FOUGHT
IS OUT!

YEAH. \
HEARD.

EVERYONE DUARDO, WHAT \ DID BACK

SAYS THEM JENNER LISTEN TO THEN... IT WASN’T A
BLOCKERS HAVE ME. GOOD THING...
STARTED GIVING US
SOME ATTITUDE
AGAIN.

SURPRISED
THAT PUNK GOT THE YOU GONNA FIGHT
GUTS TO SHOW HIS FACE MAYBE IT’S HIM AGAIN? PEOPLE ARE
BACK THERE AFTER THE ‘COS THEY KNEW SAYIN’ YOU SHOULD _
BEATDOWN EVERYONE THEIR BLOCK CHAMP SHOW ‘EM TYSON IS STILL
SAYS YOU GAVE HIM! WAS COMIN’ BACK! TOP BLOCK ROUND HERE!

THIRTEEN MINUTES OF HELL, HIS STRENGTH GIVING

TEARING AND GOUGING AT OUT, HIS OPPONENT
EACH OTHER. COVERED IN SOME KINDA MACHINE
MACHINE,,
EACH OTHER’S BLOOD. SOAKING UP THE PAIN _
 THANK DIOS THE
JUDGES TURNED UP
WHEN THEY DID.

HE STILL DOESN’T KNOW IF HE’D

HAVE SURVIVED MUCH MORE OF
THAT KIND OF PUNISHMENT.

DUARDO _ !

NO! EVERYONE
\ ALMOST THAT’S WHY \ SAYS YOU’RE A HERO
DIED. \ GOT WASN’T THERE TO ‘COS OF WHAT YOU DID!
ARRESTED AND SAVE YOUR MAMA AND BUT YOU’RE JUST A
LOCKED UP FOR PAPA WHEN THE CHAOS COWARD! A BROKEN-DOWN
TEN YEARS. THING HAPPENED. OLD COBARDE !

...YEAH, IT’S
ME. MAYBE GOT
MIERDA... SOMETHING
FOR YA...
 DREDD _
HEARD YOU WERE
WORKING THIS
SEC TODAY. MIND IF
\ PICK YOUR
BRAINS?

WHAT’S UP,
PENBYRA?

CASE WE
WORKED SEVENTEEN
YEARS AGO. THE BIG
DEODATO-CAFFERTY
BLOCK-CHAMP FIGHT AT
FURY-JENNER.

\ REMEMBER.
THERE WAS BLOCK-WAR
TROUBLE BREWING.
DECIDED IT WAS BETTER TO
LET THE FIGHT GO AHEAD,
THEN SWOOP IN AND MAKE
AN EXAMPLE OF THE
FIGHTERS.
++ ITEM ++ KRIPPEN
TEXTBOOK LABS VIVISEC TRANSPORT
TACTICS TO DEAL EXPERIENCING LIVESTOCK
DIFFICULTIES, MEGWAY 361
WITH INTER-BLOCK AT SKANKER U-CHANGE!
TENSIONS _

WILCO,
CONTROL. DREDD
AND PENBYRA
RESPONDING.
 SO WHAT’S
THE PROBLEM AT
FURY-JENNER?

DEODATO
KEPT HIS NOSE
CLEAN IN THE CUBES,
DID HIS STRAIGHT
TEN, AND GOT OUT
YEARS AGO.

CAFFERTY
RACKED UP AN EXTRA
SEVEN, AND ONLY JUST
GOT OUT. NOW WE’RE
HEARING _

DROKK _ !

MY ADVICE _ LET THE

NOW YOU’RE HEARING THE TWO OF FIGHT HAPPEN, THEN
THEM BEING BACK IN CIRCULATION HAS WE GO IN AND HIT ‘EM
RE-IGNITED TENSIONS, AND THAT A TWICE AS HARD.
REMATCH MIGHT BE ON.
TYSON-JENNER
SEEN DIDN’T GET THE
THIS HAPPEN MESSAGE BEFORE.
BEFORE. THEY WILL THIS
TIME.

GET ABOARD
THIS THING AND SHUT IT THEN WE’LL
DOWN. \’LL COVER YOU FROM GO THROUGH THE
THESE STOMM-THROWING DETAILS ON THIS
LITTLE CREEPS. REMATCH OP.
 SO WHERE
WE AT WITH
THIS REMATCH
THING?

THE TWO
BOTH BLOCKS CHUMPS WE NEED
ARE JUMPIN’ WITH TALK TO POUND THE STOMM
ABOUT IT. WE’RE GONNA OUTTA EACH OTHER
CLEAN UP RUNNING THE DON’T WANNA
GAMBLING ACTION FOUND A DO IT.
BUT
ON IT. GOOD PLACE TO
THERE’S A
HOLD IT. WE CAN RUN
PROBLEM?
SECURITY AND CHARGE
FOR ENTRY. EASY
MONEY.

NAH.
THAT AIN’T A
PROBLEM...

ONE OF THEM’S JUST OUT

THE CUBES. WHOLE LIFE GONE
WHILE HE WAS AWAY. \
KNOW THE TYPE _

_ PAY ‘EM
ENOUGH, YOU CAN
GET ‘EM TO DO
ANYTHING.

AND
THE OTHER
ONE?

‘ ...TELL HIM ABOUT ALL THE BAD

HE’S THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO JUVES
GOT A KID
KID.. A WHOSE UNCLES DON’T WANNA GET
NEPHEW... BACK INTO THE FIGHT BUSINESS.’

NEXT PROG: MEGA-CITY RUMBLE!

 NO TIME
WE NEED TO ARGUE. AND \ JUST \ THINK...
TO GO! SNFF ! OVERHEARD THEM \ THINK THEY’RE
KEEP YOUR VOICE TALKING, OKAY? GOING TO
GO? BUT _
DOWN. JESSICA AND THAT EAT US.
FELIX GUY.

WHY?
YOU’RE NOT
MAKING
ANY SENSE,
JULES _

SCRIPT
CAVAN
SCOTT
ART
LUKE
HORSMAN
LETTERS
ANNIE
PARKHOUSE

YOU SAID
EAT US? WE WERE SAFE.
YOU SAID THEY WERE
WHAT THE GOING TO LOOK
HELL _ AFTER US.

NO WONDER
THEY CUT MY ARM
OFF. MAKING SURE
THE REST OF ME
DOESN’T SPOIL!
ZOE!
PLEASE, BE
QUIET!

YOU KIDS
ALL RIGHT OUT
THERE?

Y-YEAH! \’M NOT

GOING TO
JUST HELPING BED.
ZOE BACK TO
BED! \ KNOW,
\ KNOW.

GOOD IDEA.
SHE NEEDS HER
REST.
BOOK ONE : PART NINE
 NANNI’S
OUTSIDE. SHE’LL
HELP US GET
AWAY.
\ REALLY
HOPE SO. NOT
SURE HOW MUCH
MORE OF THIS \
CAN TAKE.

DOOR’S
LOCKED!

WHERE’S
THE KEY?

\ DON’T
KNOW!

OH NO.

STAY SAYS THE WELL, \

HERE. \’LL GET KID WHO COULDN’T HAVE TO, DON’T \?
THEM. HANDLE THE MONKEY IF WE’RE GOING
BARS IN THE TO GET OUT OF
BUNKER... HERE!

OKAY. \’M
SORRY.
 YOU Y-YEAH, SURE.
OKAY THERE, \ JUST THOUGHT \’D
KIDDO? READ TO ZOE. YOU
KNOW, HELP HER
GET TO SLEEP.

YEAH.
GOOD
IDEA.
 OKAY. \ THANKS.
ADMIT IT. THAT \ JUST HOPE
WAS PRETTY THEY’RE WHAT?
COOL, DOUBLE- THE RIGHT
OH-SLICK. ONES.

ONLY
JOKING. COME
ON.
THAT
WASN’T
FUNNY..
FUNNY

IT WAS
A LITTLE BIT
FUNNY.

WHERE’S
THE BUCKET OF
BOLTS?

OH, SHE’S
HERE, ALL
RIGHT.

NANNI?

DON’T
KNOW. MAYBE
OUT BACK.
 \’M
WELL, QUIET! SORRY.
THIS IS JUST
GREAT. AAHH !
THEY’VE
DISMANTLED
HER! IT’S NOT
FAIR _

OBSERVATION:
YOU’RE
TELLING ME!

MASTER
\ THINK WHAT BECKFORD...
IT’S TOO LATE
FOR THAT. WAS THAT? MISS _
WHERE ARE
THE KIDS?
_ RUN!

YEAH...

...THAT’S
GOING TO BE
EASIER SAID
THAN DONE!

Next Prog: MOVEABLE FEAST!

1(;7352*6(&21'62872)+(//
 WILDE WEST
PROLOGUE

SCRIPT
IAN
EDGINTON
ART
WARREN
PLEECE
LETTERS
SIMON
BOWLAND
TO BE ConTINUED
NEXT YEAR!
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2019 // Progs 2112-2162
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BRIMFUL OF
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THRILLS ON
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Prog 2112: Tharg’s 3rillers joins last year’s
Christmas special’s continuing line-up: Brink;
Judge Dredd; Fiends of the Western Front and
Skip Tracer.
Prog 2115: Machine Law is the most recent
volume in the continuing saga of Mechanismo
Judges in Mega-City One, courtesy of John
Wagner and Colin MacNeil.
Prog 2117: Jaegir is posted to a Nu Earth
battleground so horrific it has been christened
the Bonegrinder.
Prog 2123: Sci-fi fantasy Kingmaker returns for
its second season, Ouroboros. Survival Geeks
are also back and must tackle Dungeons &
Dating.
Prog 2124: The never-seen secret origin of Judge
Dredd’s top informer – the Pinstripe Freak, Max
Normal – is revealed in How the Max Got His
Stripes by Guy Adams and Dan Cornwell.
Prog 2126: Earth is under siege from the
invading Martian menace in the first episode of
Scarlet Traces: Home Front.
Prog 2130: The first full 2000 AD Regened prog
(after 2018’s Free Comic Book Day issue) sees
Tharg the Mighty’s nephew Joko-Jargo take
over the comic and reimagine it for an all-ages
audience. Cadet Dredd, Anderson, Psi-Division
and Rogue Trooper are joined by two brand new
Thrills: spookbusting duo Finder & Keeper by
Leah Moore & John Reppion and Davide Tinto,
and hip space opera Full Tilt Boogie by Alex
De Campi and Eduardo Ocana. Future Shock
That Weird Kid (drawn by Brett Parson) is
the first 2000 AD script by Judge Dredd
Megazine features writer Karl Stock.
Prog 2131: Judge Dredd: The World
According to Chimpsky is the first
appearance of Noam Chimpsky,
a super-intelligent, non-
violent vigilante ape,
who helps to keep justice on track without
the Judges’ knowledge. Created by Ken
Niemand and PJ Holden, Chimpsky will
become a recurring character.
Prog 2135: Disturbing folk horror Thrill
Thistlebone – by TC Eglington and Simon
Davis – begins its first arc.
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Prog 2139: Fall of the House of Vista is a
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Prog 2141: Control sees Dredd face a new
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Prog 2143: Curmudgeonly copper Harry
Absalom bows out in the final episode of
Terminal Diagnosis.
Prog 2150: This jumping-on issue features a
new Thrill roster: Brink: Hate Box; Hope…
Under Fire; The Fall of Deadworld: Doomed;
Defoe: The Divisor; and Judge Dredd is on a
vital mission to Guatemala.
Prog 2162: The traditional 100-page end-of-
year special has one-offs for Judge Dredd and
Durham Red, Brink continues, and the surreal
The Zaucer of Zilk is back after a seven-year
gap, this time scripted by Peter Hogan. There
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