REBELLION / 2000AD
2000 AD PACK JUL 2017 #85
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Na
Blazing SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Nefarious deeds are at work in the heart of the SJS in Judge Dredd: The Fields by Rob Williams and Chris Weston; anti-alien feelings rear their ugly head in Grey Area by Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison; Brink: Skeleton Life by Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard reaches its eerie conclusion; the Traitor General is wanted man as numerous enemies seek his scalp in Hunted: Furies by Gordon Rennie and PJ Holden; and the final book of superspy saga Greysuit commences, as John Blake gets his revenge on his handlers in "Foul Play" by Pat Mills and John Higgins!
ABSALOM UNDER A FALSE FLAG GN
(W) Gordon Rennie (A) Tiernen Trevallion (CA) Tiernen Trevallion
Inspector Harry Absalom is an old-school copper - curmudgeonly anti-authoritarian, he's been with the force for over forty years. Suffering from an inoperable cancer, he's also the head of a special squad that enforces The Accord, a diplomatic treaty made in the sixteenth century between the throne of England and the powers of Hell. Together with the psychotic Guv'nor, Harry uncovers a secret demon-killing cadre working on behalf of the church.
DREDD ANDERSON THE DEEP END TP
(W) Arthur Wyatt (A) Paul Davidson (CA) NA
When the dust settles, the body count rises! Continuing the story of the cult 2012 movie Dredd. After the brutal day in which Ma Ma and her gang were brought down telepath-Judge Anderson is trying to adjust to the brutal life of a Street Judge. After investigating a claim of demonic possession, she finds herself at odds with a merciless drug cartel. Soon after, when lethal radioactive storms from the post-apocalyptic wasteland known as the Cursed Earth hit the city, they bring more than just dust into Mega-City One. When unexplained killings coincide with the storms, Judge Dredd is forced to hunt a mysterious mutant and take his ruthless brand of justice into the Cursed Earth. Collects Dredd: Dust #1-2 and "Anderson: The Deep End" one-shot.
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #386
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) NA
More action and adventure in the future-shocked world of Judge Dredd! Two new stories start this issue - Death and the Dark Judges are back as "Dominion" by John Wagner and Nick Percival picks up where "Dark Justice" left off, and the undead fiends are found floating in space. Plus we return to the world of the movie Dredd for a new comic sequel, "Furies," by Arthur Wyatt, Alex De Campi, and Paul Davidson, in which a criminal gang recruit a member with particularly unique skills for a daring robbery. In addition, simian Judge Harry Heston returns in "Ape Escape" by Arthur Wyatt and Jake Lynch; Psi-Judge Anderson battles against a menace that's infiltrated the city in "NWO" by Alan Grant and Paul Marshall; and in "HAVN" by Si Spencer and Henry Flint, Abby's visions are starting to overwhelm reality. And in the bagged graphic novel this month, torn from the pages of Tornado, is criminal caper The Lawless Touch by Kelvin Gosnell and Barry Mitchell!
LEOPARD OF LIME STREET GN
(W) Mike Western (A) Eric Bradbury (CA) Eric Bradbury
The Leopard from Lime Street is the British Spider-Man, a hugely popular home-grown teenage superhero! Billy Farmer lives with his Aunt Joan and Uncle Charlie in the when he is scratched by a radioactive leopard at the local zoo. Gaining leopard-like strength, speed, reflexes, and tree-climbing abilities, when he's not fighting crime, Billy sells photographs of himself to the local paper, using the money to support his frail aunt while contending with his violent, greedy, and lazy uncle. With warmth, wit, and stunning artwork, The Leopard from Lime Street is a gem of 1970s and 1980s British comics.