Judge Dredd Megazine #485: Meg 485

Judge Dredd Megazine #485 is OUT NOW!

Thirty-five years ago, Judge Dredd The Megazine (as it was then called) was launched a a monthly sister title to 2000 AD, its remit to explore the world of the future lawman - and amazingly, here we still are, three and a half decades later, shining a light on the gritty corners of the Dreddverse.

We’re celebrating this milestone with a brand-new roster of stories starting this issue, with the returns of Armitage, Anderson, Psi-Div and Dreadnoughts as well as the follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed Megatropolis, the recent passing of artist Dave Taylor making it a particular poignant moment as we publish his final work.

Plus there’s a chat with Peter Doherty, who was of course amongst the launch line-up back in 1990 on Boyhood of a Superfiend - and talking of the Dark Judge, we’ve got both novels and specials coming out this month that mark Death’s own forty-fifth anniversary.

Enjoy!

JUDGE DREDD //LETTER FROM AMERICA

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!

MEGATROPOLIS II, Part One

Imagine 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 One

Brit-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

Mega-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 Four

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.

DREADNOUGHTS // QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, Part One

USA, 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…