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The 2000 AD and Treasury of British Comics Annuals Return!

Blaze through the weary Winter weather with the thermonuclear power of 2000 AD – the comics juggernaut which burns ever-bright with Thrill-Power! This November The 2000 AD Annual returns once again, a classic yearly feast which this Christmas features more new stories than ever before… as Tharg The Mighty begins his preparations for the 50th Anniversary of The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

Running over 100 pages, The 2000 AD Annual 2027 features a standard edition cover from the award-winning Jock and a webshop-exclusive cover from legendary fan-favorite 2000 AD Droids Cliff Robinson and Dylan Teague! In addition, the Annual will feature new stories featuring some of 2000 AD’s most beloved characters and creators, including:

  • Judge Dredd by Rob Williams and RM Guera
  • Robo-Hunter by Garth Ennis and Chris Burnham
  • The Out by Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison
  • Hawk the Slayer by Alec Worley and Staz Johnson
  • Fiends of the Eastern Front by Ian Edginton and Alejandro Aragon
  • Tharg’s Future Shocks by Mike Carroll and Kieran McKeown

In addition, the Annual will feature a collection of classic Thrills from across 2000 AD’s fifty years of publication, including plenty of surprises, features, and the returns of classic characters! You may think you know what to expect – but you absolutely cannot predict what Tharg has planned for you this Christmas!

But that’s not all! The Treasury of British Comics Annual also returns in November for a collection of both new and classic stories hand-picked from the archive to guarantee some warmth this Winter! Featuring stories – including several never reprinted before until now – from across the decades, The Treasury of British Comics Annual 2027 will reprint an assortment of astounding comics from the pages of Action, Misty, 2000 AD, Tiger, Boy’s World, Buster, Monster Fun, Valiant, Hurricane, Whizzer & Chips, and more!

A festive feast for fans of comics, the Annual also features four new strips commissioned exclusively for this collection, including:

  • Helmet Head & Janus Stark by Stephen Brotherstone, David Lawrence, and Laurent LeFeuvre
  • Robot Archie Vs Vanessa From Venus by David Roach and Emily Roach
  • Black Beth by Alec Worley and Aly Fell
  • Death Wish by Rich Prinn and Shane Connery Volk

Celebrate the depth, diversity and dynamism of British Comics History, as we champion classic characters and breathe vibrant new life into their wild and wonderful adventures!

The Treasury of British Comics Annual will be released this November, available either as the standard edition featuring a cover from the Mighty Mike Perkins, or as a fiendish webshop-exclusive edition cover from the gory Godmachine!

Rebellion Publishing announce a distribution deal with Lunar Distribution

Rebellion and Lunar Distribution

Rebellion Publishing, the home of 2000 AD and The Treasury of British Comics, have agreed to a non-exclusive deal with Lunar Distribution to distribute its publications to the comic book Direct Market. This partnerships unites Rebellion’s extensive back-catalogue of classic and modern comics with Lunar’s extensive distribution network. 

The new partnership means that across the Summer, Rebellion will be sharing their core backlist with Lunar retailers for the first time.

Starting with June’s edition of the Lunar Catalogue, Rebellion products will be available for Lunar retailers for shipping in August 2025. This makes it easy for retailers around the world to add The Galaxy’s Greatest Comics to their monthly purchases, and share characters including Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, The Trigan Empire and more with an international readership.

The initial line-up of titles available includes all six volumes of the bestselling Best of 2000 AD series, titles from the new reader-friendly Essential line, including Essential Judge Dredd and Essential Judge Anderson, as well as the Eisner-Winning book I Am The Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted The Future by Michael Molcher. 

 Rebellion titles will first be available at part of the June Lunar Catalogue, and monthly afterwards.

TITLES AVAILABLE VIA LUNAR DISTRIBUTION IN AUGUST

  • The Best of 2000 AD: Volume 1
  • The Best of 2000 AD: Volume 2
  • The Best of 2000 AD: Volume 3
  • The Best of 2000 AD: Volume 4
  • The Best of 2000 AD: Volume 5
  • The Best of 2000 AD: Volume 6
  • Essential Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs Death
  • Essential Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War
  • Essential Judge Anderson: Shamballa
  • Essential Judge Anderson: Satan
  • Essential Judge Anderson: Childhood’s End
  • The Best of John Wagner’s Judge Dredd
  • I Am The Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted the Future