As we come to the end of the Megazine’s 35th Anniversary year, this issue sees the last instalment of Scott Montgomery’s Meg Files, which brings us bang up to date as it’s charted the contents (and changing shape and fortunes) of the title over the last three and a half decades. We’ve just got another twelve issues to go before we hit Meg 500 in January 2027, and another milestone to celebrate - alongside the fiftieth anniversary of 2000 AD! All tomorrow’s parties, indeed… Elsewhere, there’s a complete seasonal Judge Dredd story from Ken Niemand & Anthony Williams alongside the latest instalments of Dreadnoughts, Megatropolis, Anderson, Psi-Div and Armitage, plus Rok the God comes to a climax ahead of the all-new series Rok the World by the same team of John Wagner & Dan Cornwell starting next month. In addition, Karl Stock chats to performative storyteller Jason Buck about his Horned God production that tours nationwide from January, artist Stephen White talks Tara Togs and Broons, and much more. Have a merry Xmas, citizens! JUDGE DREDD // THE SURVIVORMega-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! MEGATROPOLIS II, Part ThreeImagine a Mega-City One from an alternate timeline - less the gleaming metropolis of the twenty-second century but instead an art deco retro-future variation. Joe Rico is the one good cop in a police department riddled with corruption, and partnered with the young Amy Jara, they investigated a series of vigilante killings committed by a robot… ARMITAGE // DROKK THE RIPPER, Part ThreeBrit-Cit, 2147 AD. While the UK equivalent of Mega-City One has its own Judge force, it’s retained its CID plainclothes division, of which Detective Inspector Armitage was one of its veteran officers. Now a consultant, who works on cold cases, Armitage hasn’t lost his surly demeanour and distrust of authority – and the department heads have no love for him either… ANDERSON, PSI-DIV // HELL NIGHT AT THE CINE-PIT, Part ThreeMega-City One, 2147 AD. Psi-Div is a section within Justice Department that deals with the supernatural, and its operatives all have psi-powers, from telepathy to psychokinesis. Cassandra Anderson is one of the division’s most experienced and powerful officers, having saved the city on numerous occasions from paranormal threats… ROK THE GOD // Chapter SixThe 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. DREADNOUGHTS // QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, Part ThreeUSA, 2036 AD. The new Justice Department is still in its early years, with Judges working alongside the police. It’s proving an explosive transition, with many citizens - and more than a few cops - unhappy with these helmeted officers taking to the streets. Boulder, Colorado, was a recent flashpoint, and now the Judges’ influence is spreading wider to California…
