Digital 2000 AD Prog 2045

Apocalypse Then!

Writers: Gordon Rennie, John Wagner, Pat Mills, Guy Adams, Emma Beeby, Lawrence Rennie

Artists: Eoin Covenay, John Higgins, Karl Richardson, Jimmy Broxton, Dan Cornwell

Colourers: Sally Hurst, Abigail Bulmer

Letterers: Annie Parkhouse, Ellie De Ville, Simon Bowland

Cover Artist: Cliff Robinson

Cover Colourer: Dylan Teague

Episodes include:

Judge Dredd » War Buds (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. Unemployment is rife, poverty widespread, and crime is rampant. Tensions rest on a constant knife-edge, 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!

The Alienist » Inhuman Natures (Part 4)

England, 1908. Madelyn Vespertine, an Edwardian woman of unknown age and origin, investigates strange events of an apparently occult nature, accompanied by Professor Sebastian Wetherall. Little do those that meet the pair know that the Professor is actually an out-of-work actor called Reginald Briggs, a stooge covering for the fact that Madelyn is not human, and is trying to protect mankind from an imminent interdimensional threat...

Greysuit » Foul Play (Part 6)

Bolivaria, 2014. John Blake is a GREYSUIT, a Delta-Class assassin working for a branch of British Intelligence. Given superhuman powers through extreme mental conditioning, Greysuits are feared for their ruthlessness. But Blake’s programming has broken down, and his memories have returned. Now, he’s getting payback on his handlers. But having targeted arms dealer Hugo Prince, Blake’s been captured and facing execution...

Hope » ...For the Future (Part 8)

An alternate 1940s Hollywood. WWII is over, victory having been secured by occult means. Now, magic is a part of everyday life, its practitioners commonplace. Mallory HOPE is one such skilled operative, though calling on the dark arts takes its toll on the user. He’s also a private investigator, hired for all manner of down n’ dirty jobs, but the one desperate case he wants to close is the whereabouts of his wife and son...

Tharg's 3rillers Present » Mechastopheles (Part 1)

Three episodes, one complete, self-contained story — a condensed hit of super-charged Thrill-power beamed to you directly from the Nerve Centre! It is a year after the Fall, when the demons rose and society collapsed. Now, the human survivors that are scratching out an existence amongst the ruins struggle to avoid the creatures that roam this blighted world as they search for a safe haven that they can call home...

Stories include:

• War Buds
• Inhuman Natures
• Foul Play
• ...For the Future
• Mechastopheles