Judge Dredd Megazine #484: Meg 484

A week before this issue went to press, we learned the very sad news that Megatropolis artist Dave Taylor had passed away after a battle with cancer. Needless to say, he will be much missed by both fans and fellow professionals alike – he was a lovely guy and an incredibly talented illustrator, and Karl Stock has gathered together some tributes from creators, who all say how much his work meant to them.

In fact, you’ll be able to immserse yourselves in Dave’s last project next month when the second series of Megatropolis begins as part of an all-new line-up that celebrates the Megazine’s thirty-fifth anniversary.

We also have the return of Armitage by Liam Johnson & Staz Johnson, Dreadnoughts by Mike Carroll & John Higgins, Anderson, Psi-Division by Alec Worley & Ben Willsher (talking of Cass, make sure you read the first part of Flowers of Evil that’s in Prog 2450 before this issue’s finale), and much more.

And that’s not to mention all the other good stuff coming down the pike over the next few months – Lawless, Storm Warning, Fargo & McBane… don’t miss ’em, citizens!

JUDGE DREDD // THE UNREALISTS

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!

THARG’S FUTURE SHOCKS // THE COLLECTION

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…

CADET DREDD // THE HAUNTING OF ISO-BLOCK 8, Part Six

Mega-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!

JUDGE DREDD // PUBLIC RELATIONS

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!

ROK THE GOD // Chapter Three

The 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.

JUDGE ANDERSON // FLOWERS OF EVIL, Part Two

Psi-Division 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, and now, following a robbery at the Black Museum, she’s dealing with a psychic virus that infects through a need for devotion…