By some strange synchronicity, just as the Meg Files reaches 2008 – the year Tank Girl joined the title for a lengthy run – Deadline returns this month via a Kickstarter campaign. Karl Stock chats to Dave Elliott this issue about its resurrection alongside his old Atomeka anthology A1. Elsewhere, Alec Worley & Clint Langley team up for the complete Dredd thriller A True Taste, with the Langley droid also subjected to an Interrogation, there’s another Tale From the Black Museum, this time from James Peaty & Warren Pleece, and Mega-City 2099 is back with Anger Machine from Stock & Conor Boyle. Plus there’s more Cadet Dredd, the final part of Barrel & Hammer, and Rok the God commences its six-month arc. As we enter the summer, make sure you don’t miss the 2025 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special, on sale now, with all new tales for Dredd, Strontium Dog, The Out and more; and if you’re heading to San Diego Comic Con, Rogue Trooper director Duncan Jones will be appearing at the 2000 AD booth (#2121) on 25 July between 2 & 3pm to meet fans and chat about the forthcoming movie… JUDGE DREDD // TRUE TASTEMega-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! MEGA-CITY 2099 // ANGER MACHINEMega-City One, 2099 AD. Before the Judges took complete control of the metropolis, there were two strands of law enforcement – regular uniformed cops did much of the day-to-day policing, while the helmeted Judges were called upon to pass judgement on certain criminals, their vested powers giving them the ability to dispense on-the-spot sentences… CADET DREDD // THE HAUNTING OF ISO-BLOCK 8, Part FourMega-City One, 2076 AD. Overcrowding in the metropolis is rife, unemployment is at ninety per cent, boredom is universal and crime is rampant. Only the Judges can stop total anarchy. Cadet Joe Dredd – together with his clone-brother Rico – is a rising star in Justice Department, and will one day be its finest officer. Make no mistake, he is the Law! TALES FROM THE BLACK MUSEUM // BLIND JUSTICEMega-City One, 2147 AD. Deep in the heart of the Grand Hall of Justice lies the Black Museum, Justice Department’s permanent exhibition of the relics from bygone crimes. Whether it’s a notorious serial killer’s trophies or the weapons of the Dark Judges, the violent history of the Big Meg is laid bare here. Let undead guide Henry Dubble show you around… ROK THE GOD // Chapter OneThe hilarious sequel to Rok of the Reds. Alien footballer Rok becomes a god – but even gods have enemies. Meanwhile ten-inch-high Kyle Dixon and corrupt referee Nigel Bull go on the strangest ‘buddy movie’ break out you can imagine. BARREL & HAMMER // HAMMER TIMEDeep in the void of space, the far future. The buccaneers that patrol the galaxy on the hunt for ships to plunder have a strict hierarchy that they have to adhere to – certain targets are only available to those that belong to the Space Pirates Guild, and to break that ruling can land you in a whole heap of trouble…
