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The Galaxy's Greatest Comic rounds out its fortieth anniversary year with the traditional bumper Xmas special¸ a 100-page beast of an issue featuring a stunning line-up of creators and characters! Bad Company are hunted men as they search for the truth behind the Ararat war in 'Terrorists' by Peter Milligan and Rufus Dayglo; the ABC Warriors are at each other's throats as Mars descends into chaos in 'Fallout' by Pat Mills and Clint Langley; Merlin has awoken and unleashed the Motherless Men in Book 5 of Brass Sun¸ 'Engine Summer¸' by Ian Edginton and INJ Culbard; Bill Savage discovers the reality behind the 'Thousand Year Stare¸' courtesy of Pat Mills and Patrick Goddard; we flashback to a significant Justice Department character in a one-off The Fall of Deadworld story by Kek-W and Dave Kendall; Ace Garp celebrates the festive season in his own unique way¸ by Eddie Robson and Nigel Dobbyn; the long-awaited tale of what became of Starlord can finally be told¸ courtesy of Kenneth Niemand and Henry Flint; and lawman Judge Dredd is caught in a fix... Plus much more! In this issue: Judge Dredd » Echoes (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¸ where unemployment is rife¸ boredom universal and crime is rampant. Tensions rest on a knife-edge and only the zero-tolerance Judges can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD - he is the Law! Now¸ he's flying away from a mission that took him to Siberia... Brass Sun » Engine Summer (part 1) The Orrery is a clockwork solar system¸ a clutch of planets orbiting a vast BRASS SUN¸ but the outer worlds are freezing as the sun dies. Young Wren must find the elements of the key that will restart the sun¸ and has embarked on an epic quest with conductor novice Septimus. An aspect of the Blind Watchmaker¸ The Orrery's creator¸ was implanted in Wren's head¸ and she's now transferred it to Arthur¸ a robot assassin... Savage » The Thousand Year Stare (part 1) In 1999¸ Britain was invaded by the Volgans¸ and lorry driver BILL SAVAGE's family were killed. He led the resistance to victory in 2010¸ when the enemy surrendered. Now¸ in 2015¸ Savage has been stationed in Volgan-occupied Berlin under the guise of bar owner Herr Wilder¸ but his hatred of Volgans caused him to go on killing sprees. He has teamed up with Volgan police officer Nika Volodina to investigate Volgan experiments... Bad Company » Terrorists (part 1) It has been a decade since man fought the Krool on the planet Ararat. Danny Franks was just a raw recruit until he was drafted into the guerrilla unit known as BAD COMPANY. Kano¸ Fly-Trap¸ Mad Tommy and Thrax were living in a veterans' compound¸ dosed in psyche-chem to keep the memories at bay¸ when they realised the truth about the war had been hidden from them. They busted out¸ and are now enemies of the state... The Fall of Deadworld » Ava (part 1) The planet that eventually became known as DEADWORLD was once a regular civilisation existing in a dimension parallel to our own. But a psychopathic cadet Judge named Sidney De'Ath made a pact with the Sisters of Death¸ and he became the supernatural entity Judge Death¸ who believes all life is a crime. Together with his lieutenants¸ he began to murder the world. But some will not go down easy... Ace Trucking » Muggo's Moon (part 1) The universe is a big place¸ and if you want cargo delivered from one planet to another you're going to need a shipping company you can rely on. Fortunately¸ there's ACE TRUCKING CO.¸ the premier courier service for all your transportation needs. Captain of the Speedo Ghost is Ace Garp¸ and together with his engineer Feek and bodyguard GBH they're the galaxy's most tucker truckers!