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The Day of Dredd Arrives on October 3, 2026!

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They are The Law – legendary creators John Wagner, Mick McMahon, Colin MacNeil, Barry Kitson, and John Higgins are headlining The Day of Dredd!

Rebellion has announced the creator line-up for The Day of Dredd, an international celebration of the ultimate lawman of the future, Judge Dredd, on October 3, 2026.

A titanic celebration of one of the most famous characters in comics history that will give fans the chance to share in their love of Judge Dredd, The Day of Dredd will be marked by creator signings at locations across the UK – Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Norwich, Sheffield – as well as the first ever official 2000 AD signing in Prague, Czechia!

The line-up of guests creators includes: Andy Diggle, Anthony Williams, Barry Kitson, Ben Willsher, Boo Cook, Chris Weston, Colin MacNeil, D’Israeli, Dan Cornwell, Dave Kendall, Dylan Teague, Ian Edginton, INJ Culbard, Jake Lynch, Joe Currie, John Higgins, Laura Bailey, Lee Carter, Leigh Gallagher, Liam Sharp, Mick McMahon, Mike Perkins, Nick Percival, Patrick Goddard, Peter Doherty, PJ Holden, Pye Parr, Rob Williams, Robbie Morrison, Sally Jane Hurst, Silvia Califano, Simon Davis, Staz Johnson, Steven Austin, Stewart K Moore, and Tom Foster.

The Day of Dredd is the perfect day for readers new and old to discover 2000 AD’s biggest character and Britain’s greatest comics export — a hardline future cop created by John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher), who has been bringing justice to the mean streets of the vast Mega-City One for almost half a century, both thrilling readers and satirising everything from Margaret Thatcher to Donald Trump, from fad fashions to freedom fighters. As well as helping launch the careers of some of comics’ biggest names, Dredd has become one of the most iconic characters in British comics and even part of the English language!

With the 50th anniversary of 2000 AD and Judge Dredd fast approaching in February 2027, with special plans to celebrate the occasion to be announced in the coming months, The Day of Dredd is a chance for fans to pass on their passion for The Law as well as for new readers looking for a way into one of the most important characters in comics. In addition to the long-running and best-selling 

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files series, the Essential Judge Dredd line of graphic novel collections gives readers the opportunity to encounter the big epic storylines that have influenced not just comics over the last fifty years but global culture!  

Day of Dredd signings will be taking place at selected Forbidden Planet and Forbidden Planet International stores, as well as — thanks to the help of the Czech publisher of Judge Dredd, CREW — the Krakatit bookstore in Prague.

Don’t miss the chance to dive into some Dredd on October 3 — obey the Day of Dredd!

The full line-up of Day of Dredd signings:

  • Forbidden Planet Birmingham: D’Israeli, Dave Kendall, Ian Edginton, INJ Culbard, Mike Perkins, Pye Parr
  • Forbidden Planet Bristol: Anthony Williams, Dylan Teague, Lee Carter, Patrick Goddard
  • Forbidden Planet Cambridge: Steven Austin
  • Forbidden Planet Liverpool: Joe Currie, John Higgins, Leigh Gallagher, Sally Jane Hurst
  • Forbidden Planet London: Ben Willsher, Boo Cook, Chris Weston, Dan Cornwell, John Wagner, Laura Bailey, Liam Sharp, Rob Williams, Silvia Califano, Simon Davis
  • Forbidden Planet Southampton: Mick McMahon
  • Forbidden Planet International Belfast: PJ Holden
  • Forbidden Planet International Glasgow: Colin MacNeil, Tom Foster
  • Forbidden Planet International Manchester: Andy Diggle, Robbie Morrison
  • Forbidden Planet International Norwich: Barry Kitson, Jake Lynch
  • Forbidden Planet International Sheffield: Nick Percival, Staz Johnson, Peter Doherty
  • Prague: Stewart K Moore
Promotional poster for 'The Day of Dredd' featuring names of various artists and writers including John Wagner and Mick McMahon, with a graphic of a character in a helmet. Event date is October 3rd.
Promotional graphic for 'The Day of Dredd' featuring creator signings in various cities including Birmingham, Bristol, and London, with the date October 3 highlighted.

Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine 494

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Judge Dredd Megazine 494

UK RELEASE DATE: 15th July £7.50
LUNAR RELEASE DATE: 12th August $14.99
COVER: JOHN MCCREA WITH JACK DAVIES

In this issue:

JUDGE RICO // THE BLACK TOWER by Ken Niemand (w) Nick Percival (c) Simon Bowland (l)
LAWLESS // AN EXHIBITION by Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Simon Bowland (l)
TALES FROM THE BLACK MUSEUM // BAD IDEA by James Peaty (w) Stewart K. Moore (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
ROGUE TROOPER // AN ITERATION OF ALLIES by Andi Ewington (w) Sinu Senan (a) Jim Boswell (c) Simon Bowland (l)
MEGATROPOLIS II by Ken Niemand (w) Chris Weston (a) Antonietta Saulino (c) Rob Steen (l)

Judge Dredd Megazine 494

Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine 493

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Judge Dredd Megazine 493

UK RELEASE DATE: 17th June £7.50
US RELEASE DATE: 15th July $14.99
COVER: Lee Carter

In this issue:

JUDGE RICO // THE BLACK TOWER by Ken Niemand (w) Nick Percival (c) Simon Bowland (l)
ATOMFALL // THE WICKED ISLE by Jonathan L. Howard (w) Anthony Williams (a) Rob Steen)
FARGO & MCBANE // FAVOURED SONS by Ken Niemand (w) PJ Holden (a) Quinton Winter (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
ROGUE TROOPER // AN ITERATION OF ALLIES by Andi Ewington (w) Sinu Senan (a) Jim Boswell (c) Simon Bowland (l)
MEGATROPOLIS II by Ken Niemand (w) Chris Weston (a) Antonietta Saulino (c) Rob Steen (l)

Judge Dredd Megazine 493

Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine 492

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Judge Dredd Megazine 492

UK RELEASE DATE: 20th May £7.50
LUNAR RELEASE DATE: 17th June $14.99
COVER: Nick Percival

In this issue:
JUDGE RICO // THE BLACK TOWER by Ken Niemand (w) Nick Percival (c) Simon Bowland (l)
ATOMFALL // THE WICKED ISLE by Jonathan L. Howard (w) Anthony Williams (a) Rob Steen (l)
FARGO & MCBANE // FAVOURED SONS by Ken Niemand (w) PJ Holden (a) Quinton Winter (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
DEPARTMENT K // …NO MORE by Ned Hartley (w) Mike Walters (a) Simon Bowland (l)
ROK THE WORLD by John Wagner (w) Dan Cornwell (a) Jim Boswell (c) Rob Steen (l)
MEGATROPOLIS II by Ken Niemand (w) Chris Weston (a) Antonietta Saulino (c) Rob Steen (l)

Judge Dredd Megazine 492

Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine 491

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Judge Dredd Megazine 491

UK and DIGITAL: 15 April £7.50
COVER: DYLAN TEAGUE

In This Issue:
JUDGE DREDD // FEAR CITY by Karl Stock (w) Dan McDaid (a) Jack Davies (c) Simon Bowland (l)
ATOMFALL // THE WICKED ISLE by Jonathan L. Howard (w) Anthony Williams (a) Rob Steen)
FARGO & MCBANE // FAVOURED SONS by Ken Niemand (w) PJ Holden (a) Quinton Winter (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
DEPARTMENT K // …NO MORE by Ned Hartley (w) Mike Walters (a) Simon Bowland (l)
ROK THE WORLD by John Wagner (w) Dan Cornwell (a) Jim Boswell (c) Rob Steen (l)
MEGATROPOLIS II by Ken Niemand (w) Chris Weston (a) Antonietta Saulino (c) Rob Steen (l)

Judge Dredd Megazine 491

Rebellion celebrates 35 years of Judge Dredd Megazine

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In 1990 a seismic shock swept through the comics industry, as an upstart new comics anthology rumbled into production for the first time. Judge Dredd Megazine, a sister title to the legendary British comics anthology 2000 AD, was brought to life!

Thirty-five years later and the Megazine is still going strong, and this October we’ll be celebrating 35 drokkin’ years of awesome comics with a celebratory issue featuring the return of beloved characters and series, a celebration of everything that the Megazine has stood for across the last three and a half decades! 

From its debut at the start of the 90s, Judge Dredd Megazine has been home to some of the most acclaimed and beloved comics in 2000 AD history, including Judge Dredd: America; Young Death, and Judge Anderson: Satan, as well as debuting new series including Dreadnoughts, Lawless, Armitage, Missionary Man, and Devlin Waugh.

Judge Dredd Megazine 485 is out on the 15th October, and kicks off with a new one-off America story from Rob Williams and Colin MacNeil – who was the artist on the original ground-breaking America storyline which rocked the very first issue of the Meg back in 1990! America Beeny has aged in real time since she first appeared in that story, and was taken in by the Judges and trained to be one of them. Now an active Judge, Beeny and Dredd head off into the Cursed Earth to find a message from the past waiting for them…

Megatropolis, the alternate-universe retelling of Judge Dredd and Mega-City One from Ken Niemand and Dave Taylor, is another headline feature in October’s Meg. Returning to the art-deco noir of this unpredictable universe, which debuted in Judge Dredd Megazine back in 2020, much-anticipated sequel will feature the final published artwork from co-creator Dave Taylor, who sadly passed away earlier in the year. Although he hadn’t completed this story at that time, his pages are a reminder of the fierce and passionate flair that he brought to his storytelling – and 2000 AD have pledged to complete the run in tribute to him, with Chris Weston joining the series to draw the final pages.

Elsewhere Judge Anderson has a demonic new case to solve as well, returning to the Megazine which has been her home since 1992 courtesy of Alec Worley and Ben Willsher  After a film premiere is taken over by a demonic incursion, Anderson is on the scene, ready to take the psychic battle to the silver screen!

And if you’re looking for hard-hitting political realism in your comics, the return of Dreadnoughts is just what you’re looking for. This Meg-Original series has been critically acclaimed for exploring how we went from our current police system to the judge state that will take over in Judge Dredd’s era. Mike Carroll, John Higgins, and Sally Hurst head back into the darkness this issue…

Also returning is the gruff detective Armitage, who debuted in Judge Dredd Megazine #9 back in 1991. Working the tough streets of Brit-Cit, Armitage has a new case thanks to Liam Johnson and Staz Johnson which finds him exploring a serial killer whose patterns seem to replicate the murder spree of Jack the Ripper! And the anniversary line up is rounded off by the latest instalment of Rok The God, John Wagner, Alan Grant, and Dan Cornwell‘s sci-fi sports series!

The ground-shaking anniversary issue of Judge Dredd Megazine delivers over 100 pages of hard-hitting action and features, and is a true celebration of an incredible run – which continues to thrill readers around the world decades after debuting. Don’t miss this latest issue of one of the longest-running comics in history!

Celebrating 35 years of publication, Judge Dredd Megazine 485 will be published on 15th October 2025, and is available for pre-order now!

Judge Dredd Megazine 485

Preview: Endless Night #4

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Endless Night #4

(W) Mark London (A) Tom Derenick
(C) Juancho Velez (L) Simon Bowland
(CA) Chris Weston

The evil tech billionaire AXEL BLACK finally has immense supernatural power in his grasp. What hope do the assassin VELVETEEN, detectives McCORMICK & MILLER, and monster hunter OWEN BLACKWOOD have against the new King of the World?

ENDLESS NIGHT is Mad Cave’s miniseries event of Summer 2025, a genre-smashing collision of archetypal heroes by celebrated writer MARK LONDON (Battlecats, Hunt.Kill.Repeat.) and acclaimed artist TOM DERENICK (Justice League), set in the universe of dark conspiracies, hard-boiled mystery, and unnatural menace known as UNDERWORLD!

Endless Night #4

Preview: Vanishing Point #4

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Vanishing Point #4

(W) Mark Russell (A) Jok (L) Carlos M. Mangual (CA) Chris Weston

In ‘Proof of Life’, a robot is accused of sentience and put on trial. If it is found to be alive, it will be destroyed. But what proves that you are alive more than not wanting to be destroyed? The brainchild of Mark Russell, Vanishing Point is an anthology series of short stories that are part science fiction and part existential horror, with an exceptional roster of artists tackling each tale. These are stories with a twist in which the twist is not the point of the story, but a beginning point from which to ask what it means to be alive.

Vanishing Point #4

Preview: Endless Night #3

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Endless Night #3

(W) Mark London (A) Thomas Derenick (C) Juancho Velez (L) Simon Bowland (CA) Chris Weston

The stage is set… for slaughter! In a skyscraper fortress, the vicious mercenary BOSKO delivers a deadly mystical artifact to AXEL BLACK. How can the evil tech billionaire be stopped? Easy! The rogue assassin VELVETEEN has devised a three-step plan. First, launch a full frontal assault alongside detectives McCORMICK & MILLER and monster hunter OWEN BLACKWOOD. Second, kill everyone she sees. And third… have a blast doing it!

ENDLESS NIGHT is Mad Cave’s miniseries event of Summer 2025, a genre-smashing collision of archetypal heroes by celebrated writer MARK LONDON (Battlecats, Hunt.Kill.Repeat.) and acclaimed artist TOM DERENICK (Justice League), set in the universe of dark conspiracies, hard-boiled mystery, and unnatural menace known as UNDERWORLD!

Endless Night #3

Preview: Endless Nights #2

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Endless Nights #2

(W) Mark London (A) Thomas Derenick (C) Juancho Velez (L) Simon Bowland (CA) Chris Weston

Detectives McCORMICK & MILLER, joined by the monster hunter OWEN BLACKWOOD, have two priorities: tracking down a runaway hacker and destroying a deadly mystical artifact. But they’re hounded by heavily-armed mercenaries serving evil tech billionaire AXEL BLACK! Only one woman can save their skins as the rogue assassin VELVETEEN enters the fray!

Endless Nights #2
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