Advance preview: 2000AD Prog 2041

Here's a look at a few pages from next week's issue of 2000AD, on sale Wednesday 26th July...

• UK & DIGITAL: 26 July 2017 £2.65
• NORTH AMERICA: 26 August 2017 $7.99
• DIAMOND CODE: MAY171757
• COVER: ALEX RONALD

In this issue:

Judge Dredd: Ouroboros by Michael Carroll (w) Paul Marshal (a) Quinton Winter (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)

Future Shocks: The Body Politics by James Peaty (w) Andrea Mutti (a) Simon Bowland (l)

Greysuit: Foul Play by Pat Mills (w) John Higgins (a) Sally Hurst (c) Ellie De Ville (l)

Grey Area: Border Ops by Dan Abnett (w) Mark Harrison (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)

Hunted: Furies by Gordon Rennie (w) PJ Holden (a) Len O'Grady (c) Ellie De Ville (l)

Available in print from: UK newsagents and all good comic book stores via Diamond 

Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop, 2000 AD iPad app, 2000 AD Android app, 2000 AD Windows 10 app

Captain Kronos is coming!

Arriving in September from Titan Comics is Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter No.1, the first in a four issue mini-series. With the superb creative team of Dan Abnett on scripts and Tom Mandrake on art, this promises to be good!

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter is part of Titan's line of comics based on Hammer movie properties and is inspired by the 1974 film of the same name. A Captain Kronos strip appeared in House of Hammer magazine back in 1976 but this comic features all-new material.  

There's some very interesting comics coming from Titan over the coming months and I'll post news about them at a later date.

LAWLESS collected

Rebellion are certainly putting out a lot of collections of strips these days. Next month sees the awesome Lawless Volume 1, with amazingly detailed artwork by Phil Winslade. 

Ludicrously, there are still some people who claim today's comics aren't as well drawn as those of decades ago. Take a look at this, folks. Phil's artwork is on a par with any of the best work published in comics since comics began! The high standard of comic art today is incredible. 

Here's the info on the book from the publishers, along with the first five pages to whet your appetites...

• CREATIVE TEAM: Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
• REGIONS: UK & US print, worldwide digital
• RELEASE DATE: 15 June 2017
• PAPERBACK - 178 PAGES
• PRICE: £14.99 (UK) $20 (US)
• ISBN: 9781781085431
• DIAMOND: APR171921

The first collection of 2000 AD's latest breakout success set in the Judge Dredd universe, with an incredible new female Judge. The backwater planet of 43 Rega has spent five years recovering from an invasion of aliens known as the Zhind. isolated and a hotbed for trouble makers, Badrock is an colony township desperate for a strong law enforcer to take charge. Enter Colonial. Marshal Meta Lawson. Tough, surly and determined, Lawson seems to be ideal for the role. But is this law-woman exactly who she claims to be?

Available in print from: book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop, 2000 AD iPad app, 2000 AD Android app, 2000 AD Windows 10 app

KINGDOM collected

Richard Elson built up a following for his excellent artwork on Sonic the Comic in the 1990s (where he was a pleasure to write scripts for) and these days he's a regular artist on 2000AD, no doubt entertaining some of those same readers who read STC when they were younger. 

Next week, Rebellion are collecting the Aux Drift story arc of Kingdom into a graphic novel. Illustrated by Richard Elson and written by Dan Abnett it had previously appeared in 2000AD. Here's the info from the publisher, along with a preview of the first few pages from one of the best artists working in British comics today.

• CREATIVE TEAM: Dan Abnett (w), Richard Elson (a), Abigail Ryder (c), Simon Bowland, Ellie De Ville (l)
• REGIONS: UK print and worldwide digital
• RELEASE DATE: 9 March 2017
• PAPERBACK - 144 PAGES
• PRICE: £15.99 (UK) $21.99 (US)
• ISBN: 9781781085288
• DIAMOND: JAN171933

Genetically modified dog-soldier Gene the Hackman wages war against giant insects in a Mad Max future. In the far future, mankind has been all but destroyed and survivors are forced to hide from "Them" - giant insectile creatures that have taken over the world - with only savage genetically engineered dog-soldiers like Gene the Hackman to guard them. Having travelled the Earth without his pack, Gene now leads a band of mongrel "aux" warriors known as the Wild Bunch. They live alongside some human survivors in The Kingdom. But "Them" are growing in number and the Kingdom is getting harder to defend!

Available in print from: book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop, 2000 AD iPad app, 2000 AD Android app, 2000 AD Windows 10 app