Digital 2000 AD Prog 2023

Punch It!

Writers: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton, John Wagner, Kek-W, Andrew Williamson

Artists: Carlos Ezquerra, D'Israeli, INJ Culbard, Dave Kendall, Tilen Javornik

Letterers: Annie Parkhouse, Ellie De Ville, Simon Bowland

Cover Artist: Cliff Robinson

Episodes include:

Judge Dredd » Get Jerry Sing (Part 1)

Mega-City One, 2139 AD. Home to over 72 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America, where unemployment is endemic, boredom universal, and crime is rampant. Tensions rest on a constant knifeedge, 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!

Brink » Skeleton Life (Part 1)

The late 21st century, and through environmental catastrophe and industrial overload Earth has been reduced to a uninhabitable wasteland. Mankind finally evacuated the planet in 2072 and millions were housed in a number of deep-space Habitats. Bridget Kurtis, investigator with the Habitat Security Division, was involved in a sect-crime case that saw her partner murdered. Now, all communications with Mercury have been lost...

Tharg's Future Shocks » The Best Brain in the Galaxy (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…

Scarlet Traces » Cold War Book 2 (Part 1)

1968. It is several decades since Mars waged war on Earth, and the major nations have access to Martian-derived technology. Britain, however, is still recovering from Martian bombardment in the 1940s, when much of the south of England was destroyed. This was followed by the arrival in the 1950s of two million Venusians, seeking refuge from Martian occupation. Now, the Martians are planning to wipe out the solar system...

The Fall of Deadworld » Cursed (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. Judge Fairfax and his ward Jess are attempting to seek a safe haven as the world around them is being mercilessly destroyed...

Stories include:

• Get Jerry Sing
• Skeleton Life
• The Best Brain in the Galaxy
• Cold War Book 2
• Cursed