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MEGA-CITY ONE,WEST GATE 17 _ KEEP

THOSE LINESORDERLY!

CLAIMINGCITIZENSHIP? YES,

SIR.

\ GUESSTHEY HAVE A LEGITGRUMBLE. A BIG INJUSTICEWAS DONE TO THEM. BUT YOUGOTTA WONDER, IS THIS THE WAYTO MAKE IT RIGHT? DO WE REALLYWANTTHESE PEOPLE BACK?

WORKINGIMMYUSED TO BE EASY.MUTIES ALL GET THE SAMEANSWER _ HIT THE ROAD, TOAD.NOW THE LAWS CHANGED ANWE AINT EVEN SUPPOSEDTO CALL THEM MUTIES

ANYMORE.TAKE

THIS TO ROOM 4,VERIFICATION.

A LOT OFRECORDS GOT

LOST, BUDDY. WELLCHECK YOU OUT, BUT

DONT GET YOURHOPES UP.

\ WASBORN HERE. MY

BIRTH SHOULD HAVEBEEN RECORDED,

MY DNA ANDSTUFF.

THESEALL THE

PAPERS YOUGOT?

\ NEEDDOCUMENTS.

BIRTH, MARRIAGE,REASON FOREXPULSION.

TED OLSAWSKI, AUXILIARY _

a

JOHNWAGNER

KEVWALKER

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YOU HAVEALL BEEN APPROVED

TO CLAIM CITIZENSHIPOFMEGA-CITY ONE. BEFORE \

HAND YOU TO OUR ALLOCATIONSOFFICER, ID LIKE TO GIVE

YOU SOME FRIENDLY

ADVICE _THINK

AGAIN.

DESPITEWHAT YOU MAY HAVE

HEARD, LIFE IN THIS CITYIS NO BOWL OF

ROSES.

THEY CALL MEINDUCTION OFFICER.IM REALLY A KINDOF OFFICIAL DISUADER.\ SHOW THEM THEUNEMPLOYMENT, CRIMEAND SUICIDE STATS. \ GOREAL BIG ON PREJUDICE.THEYVE GOT TO REALISE,IN THIS CITY THEYREGOING TO BE PUBLICENEMY NUMBER

ONE.

IN THE END, IF THEYSTILL WANT TO COME

IN, NOTHING \ CAN DO. THELAWS THE LAW. \ TRIED

MY BEST. ITS THEIRFUNERAL.

ENIGMA TURNER ,AUXILIARY _

\ PAY A BONUSOFFOUR HUNDRED CREDITSTO ANY APPLICANTS WHO TURNBACK, PROVIDED THEYRELINQUISHALL FURTHER CLAIM TOCITIZENSHIP. SAVES THE CITY

AHEAP

OF MONEY,BELIEVE ME.

ASKYOURSELVES _

IS THAT THE KINDOFLIFE YOU

WANT?

SURE,THEJUDGES WILL

MAKE ARRESTS, BUTTHEY CANT ARREST THEWHOLE CITY. BECAUSE _AND LETS BE HONEST_ NOBODYREALLY

WANTS YOUHERE.

IM TALKINGABOUTHATE. PURE,

UNBRIDLED HATE. YOU WILLBE TARGETS FORVERBALANDPHYSICAL ABUSE, YOU WILL

BE SINGLED OUT FORVIOLENTASSAULT. MURDER STATS _

NORMON MUTANT_ ARE3600 PER CENTABOVE

AVERAGE.

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NEW CITIZENS WERE BUSSEDINTO SPECIALLY PREPAREDBLOCKS DOTTED ACROSS

THE MEGA-CITY _

MUTIESOUT!

NOMUTIESHERE!

SCUMBOTS!

WHATABOUT THE GENE

POOL?

KEEP

THESE NORMSBACK!

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JOE McJOE,ORDINARY CIT _

MUTIESARE LAUGHIN

ALL OVER THEIR FREAKFACES! CITYS THROWING

CASH AT THEM LIKECONFETTI!

YOU WANTA NEW FREEZE BOX?YOU GOTIT, UGLY!

BANJO LESSONS FORTHE JUVIES? NO

PROBLEM!

BUTYOU TRY GETTING

ANYTHINGOUTA THIS CITY IFYOURE NORMAL!THATS A

DIFFERENTSTORY!

GOT ALITTLE DRIP ON YOUR

DIP, WELL SEND SOMEONEROUND TA SHAKE IT

FOR YA!

HERESA BRICK.

GO ON,THROW IT. NOBODYLL

SEE YOU.

ARRESTTHATCREEP!

WE BEGANCLEARING THE

RESIDENTS OUT OFNORMA JEAN BAKER

AS SOON AS THEMUTANT LAW WAS

PASSED.

THEIDEALIS FULL

INTEGRATION, OF COURSE,BUT INITIALLY IT WAS

FELT THATMIXED BLOCKSMIGHT BE A TEENSY

BIT DIFFICULT TOPOLICE.

DISORDER_ TURBULENCE _CHAOS... THESE ARE THEOPTIMUM CONDITIONS FOR

OUR WORK. THE CITY IS ATINDERBOX. ALL THAT ISREQUIRED NOW IS THERIGHT ORGANISATIONALSKILLS TO SET IT

ALIGHT.

LET THEMUTANTS BE

PURGED IN THEFLAMES OF OUR

RIGHTEOUS ANGER!WE WILL NEVER ACCEPT

THE PRESENCE OFTHESE DISGUSTING,

SUB-HUMANMONSTROSITIES

AMONG US!

RIGHTON, SISTER! WE

AINT GONNATAKE IT!

WHATARE THEY DOING

HERE? WE NEVER ASKEDFOR THEM! WE DONT WANT

THEM! THEYRE TAKINGOURFOOD AND OUR

HOUSES AND OURJOBS!

ENDELL WENN,ANARCHY IN

ACTION _

BARABAS ODODO,CHURCH OF H.A.T.E. _

HIDEY SMEG, MOTHERSOF MEGA-CITY _

IMPATIENCE WATSON,HOUSING DEPT _

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ITS JUSTWONDERFUL.

IT WILL TAKE USA WHILE TOADAPT, OFCOURSE.

OH NO. WE DONT GOOUT. ITS NOT SAFE.QUITE A FEW RESIDENTSHAVE BEEN VERY BADLYINJURED GOING OUT _KILLED, EVEN.

THEY FOUNDOLD GIB SMELLIE

FROM 422B WITH HISHEAD CUT OFF JUST

YESTERDAY.

THEYDONT LIKE US.ITS JUST NOT

SAFE.

IT WAS SEVERAL WEEKSBEFORE THE RIOT BARRIERS

AROUND NORMA JEANBAKER WERE REMOVED.

GRADUALLY THE GUARD WAS

REDUCED AS PROTESTORSNUMBERS DWINDLED, UNTILTHERE WERE JUST A FEWDIEHARD MUTANT HATERS

WILLING TO BRAVE THE COLDOF ONCOMING WINTER.

STRANGE.

HE DIDNT LIKE IT.AND WHY NO

PROTESTORS?COLD MAYBE, BUTNOTTHATCOLD.

SOMETHINGSMELT

WRONG...

REASSIGNED TOTHAT JUVE GANG

CONFRONT ATPRECINCT 9. FIGURED

THEY COULD BESPARED FOR ANHOUR OR TWO.

CONTROL,THERES NO ONE

WATCHING BAKER. WHATHAPPENED TO THE

GUARD?

TONIGHT EVENTHEYWERE

ABSENT.

MAY BICKERSTAFF, A FEWSHORT WEEKS AGO YOURFAMILY WAS GRUBBING FORGRUBS AT YOUR WASTELANDHOVEL. TODAY, A FINE NEWAPARTMENT WITH ALL MOD

CONS. HOW DOESIT FEEL?

AND HAVEYOU MET ANY

OF THE LOCALS _NORMALPEOPLE,

\ MEAN?

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THE WORDSOUT. WERE GOING AFTERTHE MUTIE BLOCKTONIGHT.WERE ALL TOOLED UP, GUNSAN BLADES AN ANYTHING

THATLL BREAKHEADS.

THEYREPASSING ROUND

THE ANGRY DUSTANDEVERYBODYS GETTIN

STEAMED.

FREAKINMUTIES AINT

GONNA KNOW WHATHIT EM!

GONNASPLASH THEIR

JUICE ALL OVERNORMAJAY!

A FEWSNORTS AND IM

IN THE MOOD _ ANDIT AINT FOR

LOVE!

BLOOD!BLOOD!BLOOD!

A WORD HERE,A WHISPER IN THERIGHT EARS _ PLUSLIBERALHELPINGSOFBRAIN CHOWDER.

A SACKOFJACKJUST TO GETTHEM FIRED UP,THATS ALL IT

TAKES.

ITSHAPPENING.TONIGHT,MIDNIGHT.

WELL BETHERE!

ITS NOTOUR FULL CITI-DEF

UNIT _ CANT CALL IT CITI-DEF.GAVE EVERY MAN AND WOMAN THE

CHANCE TO CRY OFF AND SOMETOOK IT.YELLOWBELLIES!DONT

GIVE A DAMN THEIR CITYSGOING TO HELLIN A

HOVERCRAFT!

WELL, WE DONTNEED THEM! WE GOTDAMN NEAR ATONOF

HIGH-GRADE PLASTEENAND WE KNOW HOW

TO USE IT! FIRSTMUTIE BLOCK

ON THEMOON!

BLOWTHAT BLOCKSKY HIGH,

MAN!

WHATREWE GONNA

DO?

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IN 2237, THEOUTER COLONIESWENT TOWAR.

FURIOUS WITH AN INEFFECTIVETERRAN GOVERNMENT, MANYOF THE NONALIGNED COLONYWORLDS CUT TIES WITH EARTH -

- AND ALIGNEDWITH THESHHKEEN,AN ALIEN RACE

FROM THE OUTERTERRITORIES.

THE SNAKES WERE UNLIKEHUMANS - INSTEAD OFDESCENDING FROMMAMMALS, THEY WERECOLDBLOODEDHUMANOID REPTILES.

COLD BLOODEDIN BOTHNAMEANDNATURE.

WITHINTWO YEARS THE SNAKES

DE FACTOCONTROLLED THENONALIGNED WORLDS. THEHUMANS WERE NOW MUSSOLINISTO THE SNAKESNEW REICH.

WITHINTEN YEARS THE MUSSOLINIS WERENOTHING BUT SLAVES TO THE CAUSE, THEPOINTANDCLICK WARRIORS OF THE

EXPANDING SNAKEEMPIRE.

ADECADELONG GALAXYWIDE WAR WITH NO END INSIGHT. IT WONT BE OVER IN

TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.

THERE ARE SOME THAT

SAY IT WONTEVEREND.

THECAPTURED. THESURRENDERED. THELOST. THE HOPELESS.

AND FOR SOME, THATSTRUE- SPREADOUT IN PRISONER OF WAR CAMPSACROSS THE COSMOS, HIDDEN FROMTHE TERRAN ARMIES VIEW.

TONYLEE

JONDAVIS-HUNT

ELLIE DEVILLE

PART 0NE

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THAT DOESNT STOPTHE HUMANSLOOKING,HOWEVER...

WHATSTHE SCORE,

ENSIGN? WERE ON THEGROUND, SIR. THE

MARINES SAY THEYVEFOUND A P.O.W. CAMP-

DZ234-BUT ITLOOKS FRESHLYCLEANED OUT.

THE SNAKESMUST HAVE BEEN

READY FORUS.

THAT OR THEY WEREBEINGEFFICIENT.THESE CAMPS NEVERSTAY IN ONE PLACEFOR MORE THAN AYEAR. PERHAPSOUR INTEL WASOLD, OR-

SIR! WEVE GOT ANOUTGOING VESSEL!ITS ASNAKETRANSPORT,BOLTING LIKE ARABBIT FROMA HOLE!

GET A FIX ONIT! LAUNCH THE

F56S!

DISABLETHAT DAMNED

SHIP!

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THEYREPOWERING WEAPONS-

WEAPONS FIRED!DIRECTHIT! SHIELDS DOWN

FORTY PERCENT! FIRE

ALL GUNS!BROADSIDETHAT SON OF

A BITCH! ALL HANDS

TO THEIR POSTS!\ WANT HERSTOPPED!

SHIELDSFAILING!DAMMIT-WE HAVE TOPULL BACK!

SIR!ARE YOU

LISTENING!

WECANT LETTHEM ESCAPE!OUR MEN-

-WONT THANK US IFWEREDEAD! HYPER-DRIVES FAILED! SIR, WEHAVE TO LET THEM GO!THEYVEWON!

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BROODSSHIP ISSTHROUGH THEIRBLOCKADE, SSIR.MINIMALCASSUALTIESS.

JUMPING TOHYPERSSPACE IN

TEN, NINE,EIGHT-

WELL DONE,NNSSTRRK. THE

WARM BLOODSS AREBROKEN-THEYLL

NEVER CATCHUSS.

SSEND A MESSSAGETO COMMANDANTTRSSSTKK ON

JEDDKHA. TELL HIMTO EXPECT

BROODSSHIPSSHORTLY-

TELL HIM THAT WEHAVE SSOMENEWBLOOD FOR HIM!

MEET THENEW CAMP-SAME AS THEOLD CAMP.

\MCOLLINS.

THIRDCOLONYMILITIA.

YEAH, WEVE BEEN SPLITACROSS ABOUTTHREEGALAXIES OR SOME-

THING LIKE THAT.

\ THINK \ GOTTRANSFERRED OUT

AS YOU CAME IN. THEYCLOSE THAT ONE

DOWN TOO?

HEY-YOU WERE ATINCARCERATIONCAMP DZ234,

RIGHT?

HOLLAND.NAVIGATOR,TERRAN SPACEFLEET. SHOTDOWN THREEYEARS BACK INTHE CRAB

NEBULA.

DO YOU NEEDTO SEE A DOC?THATS A NASTY BURNON YOUR ARM...

NAH. LETS JUST SAY\ NEEDED SOME

PUNISHING AT THELAST HOLIDAY

CAMP. ITSFINE.

SO ANYTHINGS \NEED TOKNOW

ABOUT THISONE?

-SNIPERS IN THETOWERS AND NOWHERE TO

RUN TO IF YOU ESCAPE. SAMEASEVERYWHERE ELSE.

PRETTY MUCH THESTANDARD DESIGN.ELECTRICFENCES AROUND THE EDGE,

GUARD DOGS,ACIDMINEFIELD -

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ONLY DIFFERENCE HEREISTHE BASTARD, THECOMMANDANT OF THECAMP. HES A DIE-HARDSNAKE, UTTER COLD-BLOODED SCUM...

AH,HELL-

-THEY GOTCORDEN

ANDCHILDS.

THEYESCAPED?HOW LONG WERE

THEY OUT?

NOT LONGENOUGH. WEKNOW THE PLANETS DESERTED-

THEY ALWAYS ARE-BUT THERE MUST BESOMEWHERE OUT THERE WHERE THEY LAND

THEIR SHIPS. WE HOPED THEYD FIND IT.

THE SNAKES GOTWIND OF THE ESCAPE,THOUGH-WEVE AN

INFORMER IN THE CAMP.

SHIT, IF \ GOT OUT OFHERE YOU WOULDNTSEE ME FOR DUST.

THREE YEARS \VEBEEN STUCK IN

CAMPS-

-AND WITH AN ATTITUDELIKE THAT, HOLLAND, ITLL

BEANOTHER THREEYEARS BEFORE YOULL

LEAVE.

HIS LEG WASCRUSHED IN THE

BATTLE OF HOPESCROSSING-AND HE

STILL TOOK OUTA PLATOON OF

MUSSOLINIS.

THATSCOLONEL JOHN

NEWTON, OURCOMMANDING OFFICER.WE CALL HIMMOTHER.

YES, THEPROBLEM IS,

YOU SEE, THAT \CANT UNDERSTAND A

BLOODY WORDYOURE HISSING. SO BEA GOOD LITTLE ADDER

AND GIVE ME MY MEN-

SSTANDBACK! SSTAND

BACK!

JUST PASS THEMBACK OVER TO MYCARE NOW-WELL

ENSURE THEYREPUNISHED

ACCORDINGLY.

AH, EXCELLENT-YOUFOUND OUR WAIFS ANDSTRAYS. WEVE BEENSOWORRIED ABOUTTHEM.

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YOULL GET NOTHINGFROM US, TRSSSTKK. ASOFFICERS IN THE TERRANARMY WE CLAIM BY THE

CONCORDANCEOF-

SILENCE! DO YOU THINK \ EVENCAREABOUT YOUR PATHETIC

RIGHTS? YOU AREGUTTERSCUM! TWO DAYS IN THE

PIT FOR CORDEN!

FORPLANNING THE

ESCAPE-CHILDS TO

GETTWENTYLASHES!

THEPIT?

IF YOU DONT GOMAD, YOU DIE FROM

THE HEAT-OR FROMBEING EATEN BY THE

WILDLIFE. NOBODYSEVER LASTED MORE

THAN FIVE DAYS,APART FROM-

THESANDPIT.YOURE BOUNDAND BURIED UPTO YOUR NECK,

WITH ONLYYOUR HEADEXPOSED.

LET ME GUESS-THE MYTHICALRAIDER.

LET ME ASKYOU, OLD MAN-

IF HES SO GOOD ATESCAPING, WHYS

HE SO RUBBISH ATEVADING

CAPTURE, EH?

PLEASE!\ DIDNT PLAN

THE-

DONTLIE TOME! WEKNOW IT

WAS YOU!

THEREIS ANINFORMER.

THERESNO WAYTHAT THEY WOULD

KNOW THAT...

HURTSS? DO NOTWORRY-THE PAIN

WILL BE BRIEF.

PAY ATTENTION-FORTHISS ISS WHAT

HAPPENSS TO ANYONE WHODARESS TOCROSSS ME!

HALF RATIONSSFOR A WEEK! DOUBLEEXERCISSE DRILLSS-

THERE WILL BE NOGIVING BACK OFYOUR MENTODAY,COMMANDER.

SSO THESSEARE OUR VALIANTESSCAPEE SS?WHAT A SSHAME.AND THEY GOT

SSO FAR.MAJOR

ANDREWSS,YOUR CHARGESS

ARE PLAYING

UP. PUNISSHTHEM.

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-ANDDEATH!

MOTHER OFGOD!

THATCOLD-BLOODED

SON OF ABITCH!

\LLKILL HIM! ANDHIS MUSSOLINI

LAPDOG!

\ MUSTSSPEAK TO

YOU, SSHAEFFERHOLLAND.

WAIT THERE,COLLINS.

WHAT THEHELL... ?

YOURE A BITCHUMMY THEREWITH THE SNAKEGUARD, ARENTYOU?

\ DONT KNOWWHAT YOU MEAN.\ WASNT TALKINGTO ANY SNAKE

GUARD.

BUTTHAT WASA-

SERIOUSLY. IF YOU KNOW WHATSGOOD FOR YOU, YOULLFORGET THAT YOU EVER

SAW THAT.

NOW. LETSFIND YOU A

BED...

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STAY CLOSETO THE WALLS-DONT LET THELIGHTS CATCH

YOU!

ITS HOLLANDAND COLLINS!LET US IN!

YOURELATE.WEVE ALREADY

STARTED.

SORRY. THERERE MORESNAKES THAN USUALOUT THERE. WE HAD

TO CHECK IN ONCORDEN.

\ CHECKEDHIM EARLIER. HES IN

GOOD SPIRITS FOR ASUNBURNED HEAD,

ALL THINGSCONSIDERED.

BACK TOBUSINESS, THEN.

GIBSON WAS SHOWINGUS HIS LATEST

PICKAXE DESIGN.

AYE. WE MANAGED TO STEALTWOSIDE BARS FROM ASNAKE TRANSPORT ANDHAMMER THEM INTO ACRUDE PICK.

THEYRE STRONG AND DURABLE. YOUCOULD STOVE A SNAKESSKULL IN

WITH ONE OF THESE AND STILLCARRY ON THROUGH

INTO THE ROCK.

WHATSGOING

ON?

LOOK, \M SORRY,BUT WHY AM \ HERE?\VE JUST ARRIVED ANDSUDDENLY \M PART OF

THEGANG?

WELL, WE THOUGHTITD BE EASIER TO JUST BRING

YOU HERENOW, SO YOU CAN ADMITYOURE AMUSSOLINI SPY-A

MOLE AND INFORMER FORTHE SNAKES.

YOU SEE, \KNEW\D SEEN YOU BEFORE, BUT

NOT AS A PRISONER. ANDTHAT REALLY CONFUSED ME

TO START WITH. \ MEAN, HOWELSECOULD \ HAVE?LOOK, \-\

DONT KNOWWHAT YOUMEAN-

AND THEN \ REMEMBERED-YOUWERE AT CAMP DZ-234,

BUT NOT AS A PRISONER.YOU WERE AGUARD. WHEN

THEY KILLED CHILDS ITCAME BACK TO

ME.\ RECALL

BEINGWHIPPEDONCE FOR

ESCAPING. \ RECALLBEING WHIPPED

BY YOU.

WHIPPED BY ME?YOUREINSANE! \M NOSNAKE LOVER! \ COME

FROMIDAHO!

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BUT LOOK!A HANDYBURNCOVERS WHERE ITWAS! DID YOU REALLYTHINK THAT WOULDWORK? THAT WERETHAT STUPID?

YOU WERE A

MUSSOLINI-AND YOU WORE THEBADGE OF HONOURAS A TATTOO ONYOUR UPPERARM.

SOON THEWAR WILL BE

OVER, AND YOUWILL LEARN TO

FOLLOW THESHHKEEN AS WE

HAVE-

YES!\ THINK

YOUREALLSTUPID!

SHUT UPANDDIE.

YOU STUPID BASTARD,THIS WASNT ANESCAPE COMMITTEEMEETING. THIS WASATRIAL ANDEXECUTION.

WELCOME TOOUR NEW WORLD

ORDER, SCUM.ENJOY YOUR

THIRTY PIECESOF SILVER IN

HELL.

WELL NEED THAT MOVEDBY THE MORNING. MAKE

SURE THE SNAKESSEE IT.

NOW. LETS TALKABOUTTUNNELLING.

CORDEN WILL BE OUTIN A COUPLE OF DAYS

AND HELL GIVE US AFULL LAYOUT OF THE

SURROUNDING

AREA...

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\ TOLD YOU THATIT WOULDNT

WORK.

YOU THINK THISSFUNNY? \ WANT THEKILLERSSDEAD! \WANT THISS CAMP

PUNISSHED!

NOBODY-NOBODY-

DOESS THISS INMY CAMP!

THAT WAS A GOODPICK-UP, HOLLAND. WHO

KNOWS WHAT HE WOULD HAVEFOUND OUT IF HED BEEN

HERE LONGER?

YES, OH LORDAND BLOODY

MASTER...

HE HAS TO, ANYWAY-THERES TALK OF ANOTHERMOVE.CAMPS BEEN HERE A YEAR NOW -ITS TIME TO START TRANSFERRING

US AGAIN BEFORE WEREDISCOVERED.

HEY! HAVEYOU HEARD?WEVE GOT A

NEW INMATE! HESJUST PULLED

UP!

HES UNDERSERIOUS GUARD, ASPECIAL CASE-

THEY SAY HESRAIDER!

THERES STILL ASPYIN THE CAMP, OLD

MAN. MAYBE THISLLMAKE MOTHER

SPEED UP OURESCAPE PLANS.

NEXT PROG THE MAN AND THE MYTH!

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ALBANY, UPSTATENEW YORK, 1775:

NATHAN!NATHAN!

WHEREIS THATDAMNABLE

BOY?

WHATSTHE PROBLEM,

CYRUS?

AH, \ SENTNATHAN TO FETCH THE

CATTLE FROM THE HIGHMEADOW BUT HES BEEN

GONE AN AGE AND AHALF.

HES PROBABLY PAYINGA-COURT TO WILLIAM MASBETHS

DAUGHTER EN ROUTE. SHESRIGHTLY BLOSSOMED SOME

THIS SPRING. ALL THEYOUNG BUCKS HAVE

NOTICED.

THATS AS MAYBE BUT THESE ARENTTHE DAYS AN TIMES TO PLAY THEDOE-EYED FOOL. THERESWARIN THE WIND, LUCAS. THIS IS A

BIG COUNTRY ALLRIGHT-

-BUT AFORE YOU KNOWIT,STRIFE WILL COMECALLIN AT OUR DOOR!

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MY BOY! THEYVEDONE FOR MY

BOY, LUCAS!

INDIANS...IROQUOIS! THOSE

FILTHY, HEATHENBASTARDS!

NO... NO, \DONT THINK

SO...\ THINK ITS

SOMETHINGELSE!

MERCIFUL GODIN HEAVEN!

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SPARENO ONE! SET ATABLE FOR THE

CROWS!

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WE AREATTACKED! TO

ARMS!TOARMS!

GO!BE THEIRDOOM!

YOUKILLED MY

SON!

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JOINHIM IN THE

DIRT.

GAAAHHH!

THE SLEEPERSHALL NOTAWAKEN!

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THE CONNECTICUT

COAST:

STEADY AS SHE GOES,GENTLEMEN! LETS HAVE HERSHIP-SHAPE AND BRISTOLFASHION BEFORE WE MAKE

PORT! SHE MAY BE ATUB, BUT SHESOUR TUB!

TIGHTEN AND

TIE OFF THOSELINES, MRMCKENZIE!

AYE,CAPTAIN!

MR CAESAR, MR VINEGAR,SEE THAT SHEET AND

CORDAGE IS CLEARED,IF YOU WILL! GOTCHA,

GUV!

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KEEP US ON AN EVENKEEL, MR EREBUS! WELL

MAKE A SEADOG OFYOU YET!

OH, VERYDROLL.

\ DONTKNOW WHERE HE

GETS THEM FROM,\ REALLYDONT.

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YOU CLEARLYHAVE THE SEA IN YOUR

BLOOD, JACK, BUT DONTYOU MISS IT?

MISSWHAT?

CHASING THEFANTASTIC-

- WITNESSING THE

SECRET HISTORY OFTHE WORLDFIRST HAND!

AFTER ALL, ITS BEEN ALMOSTTWOYEARS SINCE OUR SUBTERRANEAN

EXCURSION AND \ STILL CANT GET ITOUT OF MY HEAD. YET YOU ALL SEEM

TO HAVE SETTLED BACK INTONORMAL LIFE WITH CONSUMMATE

EASE...

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SADLY, WE WEREMOSTLY PLAYING THE

TERRIFIED TOURIST,ERGO WE NOW HAVE

TOWORK FORA LIVING!

YES, WELL, IF WE DIDNT WEDSTARVE, SIMPLE AS THAT. IF ONLYWED TROUSERED A FEW OF THOSETREASURES ALONG THE WAY WED

BE LAUGHING.

THERE WAS TOOHIGH A PRICE TO

PAY FOR SUCHRECKLESS

ADVENTURING,THOUGH...

BUT THEREARE TIMES,YES, \ MISS THE WONDER OFIT ALL, TO SET EYES ON SUCHSIGHTS AND PLACES AS FEW

MEN HAVE SEEN.

\D EXCHANGE IT ALL INA HEARTBEAT TO GIVETOM HIS LAD BACK.

THERES NOTHING WE SAW OR DIDTHAT WAS WORTH YOUNG JIMS

LIFE. WE LOST A FINE SHIPMATE, A

GOOD FRIEND, AND LOVING SON.

SO NOW, SEMI-SIBLING OF

MINE, TO EARN A CRUST WEHAVE BECOMESMUGGLERS

OF POWDER AND SHOTFOR THESE UPSTART

AMERICANS!

\ AM AN ENGLISHMAN AND A PATRIOT,BUT WITH THE ROYAL NAVY AFTER US TO

DO A GALLOWS JIG AND OUR PIRATEBRETHREN A DAMN SIGHT WORSE, IF WE

HAVE TO SUP WITHRADICALSTO SURVIVE THEN

SO BE IT...

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\VE RUCKED WITH DEVILS ANDDINOSAURS AND FOUGHT THEGOOD FIGHT ALONGSIDE LITTLEGREEN MEN. THESE MOUTHYCOLONIALS ARE A DODDLE!

CAPTAINJACK

DANCER?

\ AM HE.HAS THE COLONIAL

MILITIA COME TO HELP USUNLOAD OUR CHARGE?

EXTRA HANDS AND BROADBACKS ARE ALWAYS

WELCOME!

YOU AND YOUR MENWILL COME WITH US.

NOW.

BESIDES,WE HAVE LETTERSOF MARQUE AND

DISPENSATION-

AND LEAVE MY SHIPAND CARGO UNTENDED? PULL

THE OTHER ONE, ITS GOT BELLSON! WE ALL HEARD ABOUT THATHOO-HA IN BOSTON HARBOUR

A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK.

IT WAS NOT AREQUEST. YOULLDO AS YOUREORDERED.

OR WHAT?

OR YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUESWILL BE COOLING YOUR HEELS INTHE JAILHOUSE, AND YOUR BOYTHERE WILL FIND HIMSELF INSHACKLES, BACK ON APLANTATION WHEREHE BELONGS!

\M NO MANSSLAVE, DICKHEAD!AN \M MORETHAN THE EQUALOF YOU!

INSOLENT-

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AH WUD NAE DO THAT IF AH WAS YOU, PAL.IF NAE FYER OWN SAKE, THEN THINK OYEH

WEE CHUMS, CAUSE THEYRE THE ONESWHOLL HAVE TAE PULL THIS PISTOL

OUT OF YARSE WHENAHM DONE!

RELEASEME OR MY MEN

WILL FIRE!

STANDDOWN, BILL.HE GETS THE

IDEA.YOURE

ALL UNDERARREST-

CAPTAIN TREFUSIS! WHAT IN THENAME OF GODS BALLS IS

GOING ON HERE? \ ASKED YOUTOESCORT THESE MEN, NOTWAYLAY THEM LIKE DAMNED

FOOTPADS!

MAJOR GENERAL,\ DIDNT MEAN...

THEYWOULDNT...

AH, NOWIT ALL MAKES

SENSE...HELLO,

GEORGE. TO WHATDO WE OWE THE

PRIVILEGE?

NEXT PROG HOME OF THE BRAVE!

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PROSTRATE YOURSELVES

BEFORE THE MIGHTY ONE AND

UTTER YOUR FOUL OPINIONS!

Write to:

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wins a zarjaz 2000 AD Heroclix figure!

PEN FRIENDDear Tharg,

I hope my letter finds you in your usual rude health.

I was very impressed by The Vort, and not just because of the fine

artwork provided by Mr DIsraeli (especially as he is the wrong side of

200!). I found the writing of Ms G. Powell (surely a George Eliot-like pseudonym, designed

to ensure she is judged on the quality of her work, not the smoothness of her skin) magical

and her effortless world-building skills inspirational. Bravo! I especially appreciated the

surprise revelation that Crispy wasnt so crispy any more! I hadnt seen that coming, as

I was expecting the twist to reveal he was really Quentin Crisp An Englishman in the

Vort, as Gordon Sumner nearly sang. Im sure Ms Powell has thought ahead and come up

with a new nickname for this chap, as I feel the adventure is only just beginning. However,

I dont feel Lob is much of a clue perhaps we should look forward to a galactic game

of tennis? A Wimbledon of the Worlds? It could be rather fun.

I know a coy young filly like Ms Powell would never fall for a bluff old cove like my good

self, but perhaps she might grace us all with a photograph in your fine publication to

cut out and keep as the young folk say these days, and place on our bedside table, to

stare at all moon-eyed before Morpheus velvet cloak descends upon us once again. Or a

picture of that Spurrier droid in a dress, whichever is easiest to procure. My years in theRoyal Navy have left me flexible on such matters, and Ill wager a fine bottle of port that

Im not the only one!

Your ever-faithful servant,

Rufus Bedside III, Bedside Manor

Alas, G. Powells ravaged features must remain hidden for now. This droids twisted

visage makes Crispy himself look like Conrad Conn

MISTLETOE AND WHINEDear Tharg,

Once my eyes finally stopped hurting from trying to read the lettering in Prog 1589s

Defoe, I was glad to see that this was the best issue in many weeks. Its great stuff from

cover to cover, most especially that remarkable double-page spread in Amerika. I justhope that before Defoe gets a reprint edition one day, it gets re-lettered for claritys sake.

That was the only downside to this great story.

I read the collected Young Death edition and really enjoyed seeing this great Thrill

again. Im glad to see more of this period of the Megazine finding its way into the reprint

line. There were many other very good stories in the Megs first and second volumes. I hope

well see Armitage and Missionary Man making their way onto shelves soon as well.

I suppose that by now you are putting the finishing touches on Prog 1600, and

finalising plans for Prog 2009 in December. As youre deciding what should appear in

your annual big issue, I hope youll consider making this a little more of a standout issue

than the last couple of year-end progs were. Id like to see more one-off episodes of some

Thrills that havent been seen in a while, possibly along with one or two oldies from the

vault. If Winwood and Cord are going to be stomping around time and space again, a

reprint of that Indigo Prime story from Prog 678 would be a good idea to reintroduce the

concept to a new audience. Or maybe a new one-off Tharg tale it has been too long since

weve seen life in the Command Module from your perspective rather than P14s. Maybe

a Shakara one-shot, giving us more Teknosaur craziness? The possibilities are endless,

so please dont just use it for a bunch of double-length episodes and another Sinister

Dexter comedy this year.

Grant Goggans, USA

Quaequam blag, theres bloody gratitude for you! So much for assuming you Squaxx

wanted maximum bang for your groats

SUITED AND REBOOTEDDear Mighty One,

I know Im probably in the minority here but I cant stand Defoe. The story makes very

little sense and the black-and-white art, which I would normally love, looks messy and its

sometimes difficult to really work out what on earth is going on.

Im disappointed that you brought Defoe back so quickly but you seem to have

left the other brilliant series that made its debut at the same time still waitingfor a return... Greysuit. When oh when can we expect to see the return of one of

the best Thrills in recent years? I for one cant wait to see some more Delta-class

assassin action and to see if the minister gets his just desserts! And while we are

on the subject of superb stories, when can we expect volume three of Kingdom?

Regarding the rest of the current progs, the recent Dredds have been superb but

some of the older characters are starting to get a little stale. Dante and Sinister

Dexter are becoming dull and I wonder whether they should have a rest for a while

for their respective droids to recharge? The Vort was excellent and I was surprised

by the twist. Itd be nice if this is the beginning of an intelligent story arc involving

Random who, as a character, hasnt been used to his potential yet.

Keep up the good work!

Paul Cable, Windsor

Greysuitreturns for the second scrotnig series inProg 2009(and yes, EarthletGoggans, it will be a double-length opener!).

HUFF AND BLUFFDear Tharg,

Nice double bluff, but to be honest the finale of The Vort felt like a cop-out

coming so close on the heels of Dead Eyes Shyamalan-esque conclusion. A pity,

because The Vort was shaping up to be one of 2000 ADs classic future-war

stories.

Dante is at an absolute high at the moment. I could hear the silence after the

crash in Prog 1596. Of course theyre going to live, but it was still a very poignant

moment. Good show, Messrs Morrison and Fraser. And while I remember, is it just

me or has the Elson droid has really stepped up a notch in Blindside?

Clive Sharp, Australia

I dont see any similarity between the endings of Dead Eyes and The Vort

the latter revolved around a characters identity, so a reveal was on the cards

sooner or later. As for the former, that was more a case of one story gatecrashing

another

RANDOM RETURNDear Tharg,

Finding out that the Dead Man was Judge Dredd? Priceless.

Finding out that Malone was Finnigan Sinister? Excellent.

Seeing Indigo Prime again at the end of Dead Eyes? Wonderful.

Seeing Lobster Random return at the end of The Vort? No! Please! Just no!

Some characters deserve to be forgotten. Please make him one once again.

Paul Tapner, Dorset

Nope. The tetchy torturer is back next prog!

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