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In this issue: Judge Dredd » War Buds (part 4) 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 7) 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 9) 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... Tharg's Future Shocks » Terminal (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… Hope »...For the Future (part 11) 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... This digital edition includes the PDF version of the book.