2000 AD Prog 2072
In this issue: Judge Dredd » Live Evil (part 4) Mega-City One¸ 2140 AD. Home to over 72 million citizens¸ this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Unemployment is near total¸ boredom universal¸ and crime is rampant. It's a powder-keg waiting to explode¸ 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! Bad Company » Terrorists (part 12) 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... A.B.C. Warriors » Fallout (part 12) Mars¸ the far future. War droids created for a conflict that ended centuries ago¸ the ABC WARRIORS are resistant to Atomic¸ Bacterial and Chemical warfare. Charged with bringing peace to the civil war-ravaged frontier colonies on the Red Planet¸ the Mek-nificent Seven have recently recruited the mechanic Tubal Caine¸ who was once Happy Shrapnel. Now¸ they're determined to take down the villainous Howard Quartz... Brass Sun » Engine Summer (part 12) 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... Tharg's Future Shocks » Sunday Scientist (part 1) Out in the vast reaches of the universe¸ there are an infinite number of stories waiting to be told. These cautionary tales pass from traveller to traveller in the spaceports and around campfires on distant planets¸ acquiring the status of legend¸ their shocking ends a salutory lesson in hubris. Anything is possible in these twisted trips into the galaxy's dark side. Abandon your preconceptions¸ and expect the unexpected… This digital edition includes the PDF version of the book.