2000 AD Prog 2081
In this issue: Judge Dredd » The Chosen One (part 1) Mega-City One¸ 2140 AD. Home to 100 million citizens¸ this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. With the population housed in giant city-blocks¸ and unemployment at ninety per cent¸ tensions run a constant knife-edge. Crime is rampant¸ and only the Judges - empowered to dispense instant justice - can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD - he is the Law! Sinister Dexter » The Gangbusters (part 3) Gun-sharks Finnigan SINISTER and Ramone DEXTER are the best hitmen money can buy in the city of Downlode. Having been offworld hunting for Holy Moses Tanenbaum¸ a ganglord from an alternate dimension¸ they've returned home¸ and are getting back to business. But whacking Tanenbaum reset the continuum¸ and no one knows who they are¸ apart from old friend Billi Octavo. Now¸ they're working for the Lizard King... Skip Tracer » Heavy is the Head (part 1) The Cube¸ the twenty-seventh century. This vast city floating in the depths of space was once a monitoring station¸ but has been refitted by the Earth-led Consociation as a solution to a universal housing problem. It's now home to every kind of undesirable¸ and an easy refuge for wanted criminals and fugitives. That's where SKIP TRACER Nolan Blake comes in¸ a former soldier turned tracker-for-hire... The Fall of Deadworld » Damned (part 1) 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. Now¸ Judge Fairfax is in the hands of the enemy¸ and his young ward Jess has teamed up with a rebel militia fighting the creatures... Strontium Dog » The Son (part 9) Late 22nd century. After the Atomic Wars¸ many survivors were warped by the Strontium 90 fallout. These ‘mutants' became a victimised underclass¸ forced into ghettos¸ and the only job open to them was bounty hunting. One such Search/Destroy agent¸ or STRONTIUM DOG¸ is Johnny Alpha¸ who recently led a mutant revolt against the norms. Now¸ the Doghouse¸ orbiting base of the S/D agency¸ had reopened for business... This digital edition includes the PDF version of the book.