2000 AD #2196

Welcome, Thrill-seekers, to the third Regened takeover issue of 2020, whereby Tharg passes his nephew Joko-Jargo the reins of his pulse-pounding SF anthology for a bumper one-off prog. As ever, we’ve got a scrotnig selection of stories to energise the circuits of humanoids young and old — we kick off with another Cadet Dredd tale, this time from Mike Carroll and Luke Horsman, as Joe and his clone-brother Rico take on a direct-action protest group of juves that are holding hostages. Ghost-hunters Eliot and Meera are back in Finder & Keeper: The Curse of Kreepindeth by John Reppion and David Tinto, as their school trip to the local natural history museum takes a decidedly supernatural turn! We also have a complete Future Shock in the shape of Boss Level by Karl Stock and Tom Newell, with an old videogame called Free the Monkey! going viral in a most unexpected way; and we debut two new strips, Roger Langridge and Brett Parson’s Pandora Perfect, and Rory McConville and PJ Holden’s Department K, for your delight and delectation.