2000 AD Prog 2033
In this issue: Judge Dredd » Hoverods (part 1) Mega-City One¸ 2139 AD. Home to over 72 million citizens¸ this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Unemployment is rife¸ poverty widespread¸ and crime is rampant. Tensions rest on a constant knife-edge¸ and only the zero-tolerance Judges - empowered to dispense instant justice - can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD - he is the Law! Brink » Skeleton Life (part 11) The late 21st century¸ and through environmental catastrophe and industrial overload Earth has been reduced to a uninhabitable wasteland. Mankind finally evacuated the planet in 2072 and millions were housed in a number of deep-space Habitats. Bridget Kurtis¸ investigator with the Habitat Security Division¸ was involved in a sect-crime case that saw her partner murdered. Now¸ all communications with Mercury have been lost... Defoe » Diehards (part 8) 1671. It is five years since London was devastated by the Great Fire¸ the inferno caused by a comet passing over the capital¸ and from the ashes rose the undead¸ hungry for the flesh of the living. Protecting the populace is former Leveller Titus DEFOE¸ who led an elite squad of zombie hunters. Having defeated the evil magician Faust¸ who was controlling the stenches¸ he tried to retire - but the reeks have returned once more... Scarlet Traces » Cold War Book 2 (part 11) 1968. It is several decades since Mars waged war on Earth¸ and the major nations have access to Martian-derived technology. Britain¸ however¸ is still recovering from Martian bombardment in the 1940s¸ when much of the south of England was destroyed. This was followed by the arrival in the 1950s of two million Venusians¸ seeking refuge from Martian occupation. Now¸ the Martians are planning to wipe out the solar system... The Fall of Deadworld » Cursed (part 11) The planet that eventually became known as DEADWORLD was once a regular civilisation existing in a dimension parallel to our own. But the end of days is coming: riots¸ storms¸ food shortages. Creatures known as the Dark Judges are spreading their contagion¸ exterminating all life. Judge Fairfax and his ward Jess are attempting to seek a safe haven as the world around them is being mercilessly destroyed...