A.D. 2000’s sister magazine, the Monthly Judge Dred Megazine, is celebrating its 35th anniversary with all new stories and series. The issue will be available in print and digital in the UK from October 15th, with a US print release (available to order via Diamond and Lunar Distribution) scheduled for November 19th.
The Judge Dredd megazine debuted in October 1990 as a monthly expansion of 2000 AD’s signature characters and served as a bonus anthology with stories that garnered more page counts than the weekly magazine.
Megazine is a way to explore other (often distant) aspects of the broader Judge Dredd universe, including classic series and storylines, most notably Judge Dredd: Home of America. Popular series include “Insurrection,” “Lawless,” “The Simping Detective,” “Devlin Waugh,” “Tempest,” and “Judge Anderson.” Additionally, it includes non-Dreadworld material such as Spector and Al’s Baby.
In addition to including bonus reprints, megazines supplement the comics content with features, interviews, and occasional columns.
“Their 35th birthday is a special one for the manga, which has been on a mission to expand the world of its brother and sister protagonists, and which has stood side by side ever since,” the statement said. “Such longevity would not have been possible without editor Matt Smith, who has guided the Judge Dredd Megazine for more than half its life, and without the incredible artists and writers who have supported the magazine with classics, bold experiments, unexpected adventures and new characters, and the journalists who have provided us with one-on-one interviews covering the history and present of the British comics medium. Most importantly, we owe a huge debt of gratitude to the editors of Megazine.” reader. Our subscribers and newsstand patrons, both physical and digital, have ensured our continued success. ”
“The Meg’s 35th anniversary is a great accomplishment and proof that its pages continue to attract great work and readers,” added Matt Smith, editor of the 2000 AD and Judge Dredd megazine. “It’s fair to say that Meg’s future wasn’t guaranteed until the start of 2000. But it has flourished over the past quarter-century, building on some of the amazing stories of the ’90s to become an unmissable companion to 2000 AD… (He) Meg may be approaching middle age, but it’s stronger and more vital than ever.”
The 35th Anniversary Issue (#485) features the latest in the ongoing Judge Dredd: America story, focusing on Judge America Beanie, the daughter of the classic story’s protagonist. At times Judge Beanie became Dredd’s protégé and ally, while steadily rising through the ranks of the Justice Department and, in recent years, joining the ruling Council of Five.
This American story was co-authored by John Wagner and artist Colin McNeil, who continued to check in on Beanie’s plot thread intermittently throughout the series’ run. McNeil returns with the standalone story Judge Dredd: Letters from America, this time joined by Rob Williams, who wrote the screenplay for multiple acclaimed 2000 Dredd arcs (A Better World, The Tunnel). The film follows Judge Beanie and Judge Dredd as they explore a cursed Earth to discover messages from the past.
All of the other stories featured in this issue open up entirely new arcs, making it an easy jumping-off point for the curious. It sees the return of Mike Carroll and John Higgins’ acclaimed Dreadworld prequel Dreadnought, the long-awaited second series of the otherworldly Megatropolis from Kenneth Niemand and the late Dave Taylor (with Chris Weston joining to complete the story), a new case of British shit detective Armitage from Liam Johnson, Staz Johnson and Quintin Winter, and the return of Judge Anderson. A Hellish Night in the Cine Pit by Alec Whalley and Ben Wiltshire.
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