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Megazine 225. Cover. From the waist down, does DeMarco look

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are your teeth yellow and/or crooked?

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2000 AD EXTREME EDITION 6, on sale 3 November, highlights the hyper-powered exploits of Secret Service super agent John Probe ? aka M.A.C.H. 1!

Created by Pat Mills and artist Enio, M.A.C.H. 1 was the runaway hit of 2000 AD's earliest Progs, easily eclipsing Judge Dredd and Dan Dare in the popularity stakes. Computer-assisted and biotronically augmented to have the strength of ten men, Probe is Britain's ultimate troubleshooter - and her last line of defence! See Probe take his war on terror to Irania and Turkostan ... battle to save London from a nerve gas attack ... discover Himmler's lost treasure ... climb Everest ... and journey into space for a showdown with the 'Planet Killers!'

116 pages of vintage 1970s adventure by Pat Mills, John Wagner and others, with art from talents including Enio, John Cooper, Mike Dorey and Jesus Redondo, the latest Extreme (priced just ?2.99) comes with a new cover painted by the legendary John M. Burns!

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Is Indigo Prime due a very welcome return or should John Smith continue to let it go out on a high?

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Lobster Random
Written by Simon Spurrier and drawn by Carl Critchlow.

Beginning in Prog 1411, (on sale 13th October) heralds the welcome return of everyone?s neo-crustacean Lobster Random in ?Tooth and Claw?.
   
Torturer-for-hire Lobster Random has got himself a bit of legit work after a messy break-up with his droid lover Klik, but the trouble soon starts when he?s hired by the widow of Cadmium Redd - the scientist that created the GM Lobster soldier programme - to help bury his remains on the planet Nixx: the war world where Random was operated on and had his pain and sleep centres removed.

Random is understandably reluctant to return to the site of his nightmares ? but the widow Redd?s robotic chassis would turn any head...

Faces
Written by John Higgins and Mindy Newell, illustrated by Higgins.

For Carl Woolf, love is blind, REALLY blind. Starting in Prog 1412 (on sale 20th October) ?Faces?, the sequel to the 1987 2000 AD series ?Freaks?, written by Pete Milligan and illustrated by John Higgins, follows up the story of Carl and the Kakkakian Kilquo since she decided to stay on Earth. A morphing ability has enabled Kilquo to find work in films and on TV as an actress, but things are not looking good for the couple after Woolf?s dotcom business collapses.

Worse still, there are shadowy government forces at work who are taking an interest in Kilquo?s skills...

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Dreddcon V was...

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Should "Father Figure", Paul Glasswells pitchfest winning Dredd story, see print?

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Should "Father Figure", Paul Glasswells pitchfest winning Dredd story, see print?

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If Dan Abbnett decided to kill off either Finnigan Sinister or Ramone Dexter, which one would you rather was put to rest?

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Aging 2000AD readers!  Have you any of the following?

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Do you wear glasses, contacts or any other visual aid?

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What's exciting you more?

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Opening at 11.00am, Saturday 2nd October at the Oxford Union, Oxford, the fifth 2000 AD convention promises to be the very best yet.

From autograph signings to debates, master classes in comic artistry and writing, back progs, books, RPGs and merchandise, the Oxford Union will be awash with all things 2000 AD!

John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra and Ian Gibson will again grace us with their company, ready to meet fans and answer questions. In addition, we have attending (in alphabetical order): Charlie Adlard, Laurence Campbell, Simon Coleby, Mike Collins, Boo Cook, Simon Davis, Rufus Dayglo, Ian Edginton, Richard Elson, Al Ewing, Brett Ewins, Patrick Goddard, Frazer Irving, Colin MacNeil, Robbie Morrison, Gordon Rennie, Steve Roberts, Siku, Simon Spurrier, Cam Smith, Dylan Teague, Rob Williams, Robbie Morrison and Steve Yeowell.

They will be hosting a number of our Starter and Master classes in comic production to budding artists and writers wanting to break into the industry. For those who have taken their first step already, Matt Smith and Alan Barnes, the Editors of 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, are on hand to view work and offer advice and guidance.

Our special event will be ?The Big Debate?, where our illustrious Panel (to be announced on the day) will be on hand for a full Q&A.

For the latter part of the convention, we will have ?Things to come in 2005?, where both Editors will announce their exciting line-up for 2000 AD and the Megazine in 2005.

To conclude this session, we are proud to announce the first showing of the forthcoming ?Rogue Trooper? computer game currently in development with Rebellion. This is the world exclusive.

As before, the public and food bar (at exceptionally reasonable prices) is open to all attendees wanting to relax after enjoying the 2000 AD experience.

The full days timetable will be released soon.

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The Judge Dredd Megazine, the award winning sister title to 2000 AD, is leading the way in superior sci-fi and fantasy entertainment with a complete revamp starting from Meg 224, designed to maintain its lead within the monthly comic book market.

Being perfect bound, 100 pages and a myriad of original comic content, interviews and reviews of all aspects of the Sci-fi/fantasy genre, the Megazine is set to be the premiere Sci-fi/fantasy lifestyle comic in the market.

In addition to a raft of original storylines by the UK?s most respected comic talent, the exciting development is the launch the ?Heatseeker? review columns. Guest writers are on-board deciding ?what?s hot and what?s not? in the world of sci-fi/fantasy. From Sci-fi/Cult cinema and TV, to Anime and Hong Kong movies, Graphic Novels to Computer games, the Megazine promises to provide its own ?unique? opinions on the genres!

But also ?The Megazine Interrogation? will be introduced. Author David Bishops presents in-depth interviews with the all-time greats of the UK comics industry, with Arthur Ranson the first to face the bright lights!

Jason Kingsley, Co-Publisher of 2000 AD and the Megazine said, ?The Megazine has always had an distinctive tone, and from what we?ve seen with huge successes within the sci-fi/fantasy market and the feedback of our readers, we can offer valued insight and opinions which is why we?ve developed extra content most importantly ?Heatseekers? and ?The Megazine Interrogation?.

?We want to appeal to a larger audience that may not have considered reading a monthly comic before, but would be interested in our take on the current sci-fi entertainment out there as we?re a recognized authority on the genre?.

Jason concludes, ?We?ve enjoyed enormous success with the Megazine so far, and with our new content and especially additional stories, we hope to secure our lead and ?blow your mind!??

Meg 224 is on sale from 22nd September 2004.

CONTENTS

Judge Dredd: Bite Night (Part 1 of 2)
Writer: John Smith. Artist: John Burns.
Dredd busts open an illegal bitefighting ring. The big surprise is one of the competitors is a vampire!

Judge Dredd: Meat Patrol
Writer: Gordon Rennie. Art: Simon Coleby.
Dredd joins a shift in a Mega-City ?Meat wagon?. Expect body parts everywhere.

Shimura: Executioner (1 of 3).
Writer: Robbie Morrison. Artist: Andy Clarke.
At last, Hondo-Cit?s former Judge-Inspector turned ?Ronin? returns to the Meg after more than five years. Dredd takes a trip to Hondo to make Shimura an offer he can?t refuse.

The Simping Detective: Innocence a broad (1 of 3).
Writer: Simon Spurrier. Artist: Frazer Irving.
Undercover Judge Jack Point meets a rival dick on the mean streets of Mega-City?s Angeltown.

Young Middenface: Killoden (1 of 6).
Writer: Alan Grant. Artist: John Ridgway.
In 22nd century Scotland, the Kreelers? crusade against the mutants is about to reach its bloodiest hour and the teenage Middenface McNulty is right in the thick of it.

Anderson Psi-Division: WMD (4 of 6).
Writer: Alan Grant. Artist: Arthur Ranson.
Continues from Megs 221-223

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This is a message from Total War High Command - the citizens of Mega-City One have suffered under the yoke of Justice Department fascism for too long. The Judges must be removed by all means necessary, and it falls to us to make sure that power is restored to the people.

We are declaring war on the Judges, and will not shrink from our task. The city will be engulfed in a cleansing fire, and make no mistake, there will be casualties.

The survival of the Big Meg is hanging in the balance, and the clock starts ticking in Prog 1408 (22 September 2004). The correspondents John Wagner and Henry Flint will be reporting these historic events as they happen.
   
Justice Department will be destroyed.

That is all.

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How excited are you about Dreddcon this year?

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Those Squaxx dek Thargo interested in purchasing rom-zom-com Shaun of the Dead on DVD may be interested to know the HMV exclusive edition contains a free, original 2000 AD mini-comic written by the film's creators Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and illustrated by Frazer Irving. As with the 'There's Something About Mary' strip that appeared in the Galaxy's Greatest in April, it details the hitherto unrevealed back story to another of the minor characters.

The 'Mary' story also appears on the DVD itself, amongst the many bonus features.

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"MInd the Oranges, Marlon" - Be honest now, did you get the fact that it was a fabulous joke reference to the oranges in every death scene in the Godfather films?

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How many hours a week on average do you spend on this messageboard or in the chatroom?

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How many hours a week on average do you spend on this messageboard?

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