2000 AD Prog 2040
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In this issue: Judge Dredd » The Wrap-Up (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! Brink » Skeleton Life (part 18) 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... Greysuit » Foul Play (part 1) 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... Grey Area » Border Ops (part 1) The mid 21st century. Earth has a heavily armed defence network¸ and any ETs arriving on the planet are housed in the Exo Segregation Zone¸ known as the GREY AREA¸ which is policed by squads of Exo Transfer Control officers like Captain Adam Bulliet and his team - wife Birdy¸ linguist Kymn¸ weapons expert Feo¸ and alien transfer Resting Bitch Face. Confronted with all manner of life forms¸ they have to keep the peace... Hunted » Furies (part 7) Nu Earth¸ just one planet among many caught up in a galactic war between the Norts and the Southers. Strategically vital¸ both sides are desperate to secure it but use of chemical weapons has rendered the atmosphere poisonous. A Souther general has turned traitor and sold information to the Norts¸ leading to the massacre of the Genetic Infantrymen. A wanted man¸ with many enemies out to kill him¸ he has to stay one step ahead...