The latest issue 2000AD hit the doormat yesterday and turned out to be the quarterly "all-ages" edition aimed at younger readers (previous issues reprinted in two trade collections) which apparently sell very well which is good news for the hobby as well as the publisher. Today's readers like me are getting on in our years and new blood is required if comics are to survive into the future which seems so heavily dominated by electronic entertainment not that any game has interested me since Space Invaders...
Actually despite the fact the content is "toned down" it's still an excellent read as we start off by meeting a young Judge Cadet Dredd who has to go undercover in order to save the lives of some homeless juves hiding out in a bloc due to be abolished. The Block With No Name shows that despite everything deep inside Joe has a nice side.
Then there's The Mayflies set in Rogue Troopers universe and although we're talking kids, these youths are hard and they are going to survive no matter what it takes. Whose side will they take in this seemingly never ending war? Find out in The Way Forward.
Next up is the charming tale of 'Splorers which includes a greedy pet monster called Howard (no relation honest!) which sees what should be a harmless biology lesson go terribly wrong....
There's a Future Shocks tale Trash Culture. These can be hit or miss. This one's a miss for me sorry folks.
And finally we end with Chopper as hes starts out surfing. He's a good bloke really as we see in Chopper Don't Surf!
Rating 4.5 Stars. (Recommended)
Available from Wednesday at good newsagents or 2000ad.com
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On and for more mature readers is the latest issue of the Judge Dredd Megazine in which Devlin Waugh is about to go to hell.....
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