Judge Dredd Megazine #473 is OUT NOW! Next year will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the release of the Stallone Judge Dredd movie, and no doubt you’ve seen the news that Rebellion will be publishing a new edition of the official comics adaptation by Andrew Helfer and Carlos Ezquerra to mark the occasion. Well, we’re slightly getting ahead of the celebrations with this issue’s Dredd story Lawmen of the Future by Ken Niemand and Dan Cornwell, which acts as a follow-up to Prog 2262’s Trinity, and is not short of more than a few Sly digs. It kicks off a brand-new line-up that commences inside, with the returns of Devlin Waugh, Lawless and Death Cap, plus Eartha Fargo and One-Eyed Jack McBane reunite after last year’s One-Eyed Jacks story for their very own series, courtesy of Niemand and Anna Readman, who won the Observer graphic short story competition while she was in the middle of drawing this at the tail-end of 2023. Karl Stock chats to her about her burgeoning comics career, plus there’s interviews with Joe Currie, Anna Morozova and the creators behind the new Scream! special. All this, plus a brand-new Cadet Rico series and much more! Enjoy, citizens… Judge Dredd » Lawmen of the future (Part 1)Mega-City One, 2146 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 200 million citizens, bordered by the irradiated Cursed Earth to the west and the toxic Black Atlantic to the east. Tensions run a knife-edge and crime is rampant. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law! Death Cap » Frontier Justice (Part 1)The Cursed Earth, 2144 AD. This blasted, irradiated wilderness covers much of what’s left of post-apocalyptic twenty-second century North America. Here, mutants scratch out a meagre existence in ramshackle townships. Former Judge Anita Goya’s family were massacred, and she became infected with a virulent fungus, fighting to retain her humanity as she sought revenge... Fargo & McBane » New York's finest (Part 1)New York City, the 1970s. Detective Jack McBane was one of the toughest cops to patrol the metropolis, having no compunction in handing out summary justice upon criminals. Although his ruthless attitude wins him few friends, he has one in Officer Eartha Fargo, who worked with him in NYC before moving out to Jaxville with her family... Devlin Waugh » Two Months off (Part 1)Brit-Cit, 2146 AD. A freelance paranormal troubleshooter and exorcist for the Vatican, Devlin Waugh is the world’s foremost supernatural investigator. Despite becoming a vampire after getting bitten tackling an outbreak in an underwater prison, Devlin continues to enjoy the finer things in life, and is a prominent part of the community in which he lives... Judge Dredd » False Witness (Part 2)Mega-City One, 2130 AD. This vast urban nightmare on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to 400 million citizens, every one a potential criminal. With lawlessness rife, only the Judges can prevent total anarchy. These future lawmen are judge, jury and executioner. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd - he is the law! Pandora Perfect » inPerfect Sounds (Part 5)Earth, the far future. While the towering starscrapers and flying cars may make this look like some idealised Utopia, crime is still a major problem, and there’s no felon more wanted than the nefarious Pandora Perez - burglar, safe-cracker, armed bandit and all-round career criminal. The authorities may think they’ve finally managed to incarcerate her, but they’re reckoned without her loyal robot assistant Gort, who’s succeeded in breaking her out of her cell. With every cop likely to be on their tail, Pandora and Gort are going to have to lie low - plus there’s the problem of her ankle shackle, which will explode if she tries to flee... Cadet Rico » The Cycle (Part 1)From the moment he was cloned, Rico has been bred for Justice. Enrolled into the Academy as a child, he and his brother Joe are learning the hard way that it isn’t easy to be the Law in Mega-City One… Lawless » A Town called Badrock (Part 1)Colonial Marshal Metta Lawson was appointed to the frontier township of Badrock on the planet 43 Rega, intent on stamping her authority on the colony. But in doing so, Lawson made many enemies, including Munce, Inc., the mega-corporation that funded Badrock. Now, with the SJS also running things, Lawson’s recently returned to the force after going undercover...
