Avery Hill Publishing
Second Shift
by Kit Anderson
Out 5th June 2025
140 pages, paperback, full colour throughout, 160 x 220mm
Birdie Doran’s life on the station is the same routine every day… until she starts finding secrets in this science fiction graphic novel.
From the time when the station wakes her up, Birdie Doran is on the clock. It’s just her and one or two others on Terracorp’s isolated outpost, processing comets. So she slips into virtual reality, with the station creating adventures for her as she does repairs, routine maintenance, and checks the status on all the systems. But when Birdie discovers another abandoned station just within walking distance of her own, she begins to question her isolation, and her own memories of what her job- and her life—really is.
And at every turn, she starts finding the things the station has been hiding from her.
Ignatz Award-winning author Kit Anderson presents a psychological science fiction exploration of the lines between reality inside and outside the mind.
2000 AD
2000 AD Prog 2422
UK and DIGITAL: 5 March £3.80
NORTH AMERICA: 30 April $25.99 (Prog Pack)
DIAMOND: JAN251916
COVER: CLIFF ROBINSON WITH DYLAN TEAGUE
In this issue:
JUDGE DREDD // THE SHIFT by Ken Niemand (w) Nick Percival (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
FULL TILT BOOGIE // BOOK THREE by Alex de Campi (w) Eduardo Ocana (a) Giulia Brusco (a) Simon Bowland (l)
PORTALS & BLACK GOO // A QUORUM OF FIENDS by John Tomlinson (w) Eoin Coveney (a) Jim Boswell (c) Simon Bowland (l)
HAWK THE SLAYER // THE LAST OF HER KIND by Alec Worley (w) Simon Coleby (a) Gary Caldwell (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
FIENDS OF THE WESTERN FRONT // WILDE WEST by Ian Edginton (w) Tiernen Trevallion (a) Jim Campbell (l)
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2000 AD Prog 2423
UK and DIGITAL: 12 March £3.80
NORTH AMERICA: 30 April $25.99 (Prog Pack)
DIAMOND: JAN251916
COVER: TIERNEN TREVALLION
In this issue:
JUDGE DREDD // THE SHIFT by Ken Niemand (w) Nick Percival (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
FULL TILT BOOGIE // BOOK THREE by Alex de Campi (w) Eduardo Ocana (a) Giulia Brusco (a) Simon Bowland (l)
PORTALS & BLACK GOO // A QUORUM OF FIENDS by John Tomlinson (w) Eoin Coveney (a) Jim Boswell (c) Simon Bowland (l)
FUTURE SHOCKS // LAST CHANCE TO SEE by Paul Goodenough (w) Luke Horsman (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
FIENDS OF THE WESTERN FRONT // WILDE WEST by Ian Edginton (w) Tiernen Trevallion (a) Jim Campbell (l)
Available in print from: 2000 AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond
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JUDGE DREDD: THE MOVIE
CREATIVE TEAM: Andrew Helfer, Ken Niemand (w) Carlos Ezquerra, Richard Elson (a) Michael Danza (c) Albert DeGuzman, Annie Parkhouse (l)
RELEASE DATE: March 12
PAPERBACK, 80 pages
PRICE: £15.99
When Mega-City One erupts in violent block wars, there’s only one man Justice Department can rely on to suffocate the flames of rebellion. His name is Judge Dredd.
But when the city’s brightest beacon of justice is convicted of breaking the very law he’s been entrusted to uphold, he’s sentenced to spend the rest of his life rotting in the Aspen Penal Colony.
In order to clear his name, Dredd must escape captivity, make his way across the toxic Cursed Earth, break back into the city, and find the familiar foe that framed him. All in a day’s work for Judge Dredd.
Featuring art by legendary Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher) and a script by Andrew Helfer (The Shadow), this is the official adaptation of Judge Dredd, the 1995 movie written by William Wisher, Jr. (Terminator 2: Judgement Day) and Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard).
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SHAKARA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
CREATIVE TEAM: Robbie Morrison (a) Henry Flint (a) Ellie De Ville (l)
RELEASE DATE: March 19
PAPERBACK, 320 pages
PRICE: £29.99
The complete tale of Shakara is now collected in one volume.
Shakara is the most feared entity in the universe, an unstoppable killing machine determined to bring vengeance upon those who annihilated his entire species – and nothing in the whole of the known universe will be able to stop it! A visually outrageous and impossibly epic tale of shocking violence and destruction!
Written by Robbie Morrison (The Authority, Nikolai Dante) and featuring the incredible art of Henry Flint (Zombo, Judge Dredd), Shakara is a modern 2000 AD saga!
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THE DEFINITIVE NEMESIS THE WARLOCK: VOLUME THREE
CREATIVE TEAM: Pat Mills (w) Kevin O’Neill, Bryan Talbot (a) Steve Potter (l)
RELEASE DATE: March 26
PAPERBACK, 224 pages
PRICE: £24.99
The Definitive series of the Nemesis the Warlock saga continues with Nemesis’s continuing battle against the wicked forces of Termight’s mad tyrant Torquemada, alien freedom fighter Nemesis The Warlock is joined by his bloodthirsty son Thoth and war robots, the A.B.C. Warriors, for a nightmarish adventure across the terrifying Time Wastes.
Written by Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and drawn by Kevin O’Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and Bryan Talbot (Sandman, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright), this edition compiles the entire series in order, with the colour centre-spread pages reproduced in their original form.
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DEFINITIVE SLAINE VOLUME 1
CREATIVE TEAM: Pat Mills, Angie Kincaid (w) Massimo Belardinelli, Mick McMahon (a) Tom Frame, Steve Potter (l)
RELEASE DATE: April 10th
PAPERBACK, 256 pages
PRICE: £29.99
Sláine Mac Roth of the Sessair tribe is known as the Warped Warrior – a mighty barbarian who can master the ‘warp-spasm’, harnessing the power of the Earth to transform into a monstrous creature. Accompanied by his dwarf sidekick, Ukko, and wielding his legendary axe Brain-biter, he travels Tir-Nan-Og, a land marred by warring tribes and ruled by merciless gods.
Created by Pat Mills and Angie Kincaid, with art by Mick McMahon and Massimo Belardinelli, Sláine: The Definitive Edition collects the complete series in order, and includes original covers from the full run.
Available in print from: 2000 AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond
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ROGUE TROOPER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOLUME 1
CREATIVE TEAM: Gerry Finley-Day, Alan Moore (w) Dave Gibbons, Colin Wilson, Mike Dorey, Brett Ewins, Eric Bradbury, Cam Kennedy (a) Dave Gibbons, Bill Nuttall, Tom Frame, Tony Jacob (l)
RELEASE DATE: April 10th
PAPERBACK, 368 pages
PRICE: £24.99
The last genetic infantryman, crossing a landscape scarred by the raging war between Norts and Southers, Rogue Trooper hunts down the Traitor General, who betrayed his men and caused their slaughter.
Repackaged in a brand new edition, The Complete Rogue Trooper collects the adventures of one of 2000 AD’s best-loved and most enduring characters, originally created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, and featuring the work of Alan Moore and veteran artists Cam Kennedy and Colin Wilson.
Available in print from: 2000 AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond
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STRONTIUM DOG SEARCH & DESTROY – VOLUME 4
CREATIVE TEAM: John Wagner, Alan Grant, Chris Lowder (w) Carlos Ezquerra, Robin Smith (c) Jack Potter, Steve Potter (l)
RELEASE DATE: April 23rd
HARDBACK, 192 pages
PRICE: £24.99
Warped by radioactive Strontium-90 fallout after the Great Nuclear War, mutants like Johnny Alpha only have one career option available: a hard life as galactic bounty hunters known by the ‘norms’ as ‘Strontium Dogs’. The Strontium Dogs patrol the galaxy, bringing trouble to the troublemakers.
This collection sees Johnny and his brother-for-life Wulf Sternhammer return to the Gronk homeworld seeking justice against a band of violent trappers – unaware that they’re walking into a trap…
Alongside “The Kid Knee Caper” and “The Killing”, this volume also contains “The Moses Incident”, in which a routine bounty takes a dark and sinister turn which changes Johnny’s world forever and sends him into the darkest parts of the galaxy. Will he be able to escape The Island of the Living Dead?
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ESSENTIAL JUDGE DREDD – TOUR OF DUTY BOOK 3
CREATIVE TEAM: John Wagner, Robbie Morrison, Al Ewing, Rob Williams (w) Carlos Ezquerra, Kev Walker, Patrick Goddard, John Higgins, John Haward, Mike Collins, Guy Davis, Colin MacNeil (a) Fiona Stephenson, Chris Blythe, John Higgins, Sally Jane Hurst, Dave Stewart (c) Annie Parkhouse, Ellie de Ville (l)
RELEASE DATE: April 23rd
PAPERBACK, 208 pages
PRICE: £24.99
The essential Judge Dredd graphic novel series – this is the ultimate introduction to the Lawman of the Future! And this is the grand finale to the epic Tour of Duty storyline!
During Origins, Dredd discovered a mutant branch of his own bloodline. For the lawman, it brought home the injustice inherent in Justice Department’s Mutant policies. He believes that those unfortunates warped by the legacy of the Atomic Wars deserve to be treated with more humanity, as they are currently forbidden entry into Mega-City One, and exiled to facilities and townships in the irradiated wasteland.
But Dredd’s support of Mutants may see him join them to live out the rest of his life in The Cursed Earth…
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Sharpen Your Pull List—Sci-Fi Swords, Moon Mysteries, and Cosmic Worlds Await!
As winter gives way to longer days and the first signs of spring emerge, the excitement of a new season is building—not just in the weather but in the world of comics. With Emerald City Comic Con fast approaching, fans are gearing up for one of the biggest events of the year. And, with all that said, Mad Cave Studios is delivering another week of must-read stories hitting shelves!
This Wednesday marks the launch of Blade Forger #1, a thrilling sci-fi samurai epic by Roy and Inaki Miranda. The mysteries deepen in Missing on the Moon #3 and Mark London‘s Exit City #4, while Galaxy of Madness #7 takes cosmic excitement to new heights. For those who prefer to read in one chilling volume, A Legacy of Violence Collection, available in trade paperback, collects the complete psychological horror saga.
With fresh stories to explore and convention season on the horizon, now is the perfect time to dive into something new (comics, dreams, dreaming of comic books). Find these latest releases just in time to welcome the changing season!
(W) Inaki Miranda, Roy Miranda (A/CA) Inaki Miranda
(C) Eva De La Cruz (L) Dave Sharpe (CB) Kael Ngu
The discovery of CORUM, a never seen before energy source, led to a bloody world war for its control. After years of destruction, the Lords of the Lands agreed to negotiate a ceasefire for lasting peace. The BLADE FORGERS TREATY was born from that meeting. This treaty established that the mining of Corum would be centralized through one government, led by a neutral Emperor.
The Emperor would have to be a BLADE FORGER, a mystical swordsman, and claim the title in a tournament called The Tournament of the Five Rings. Every five years Blade Forgers from every corner of the Empire would fight for the possibility of becoming the new Emperor. A young Blade Forger named Owada challenges the Emperor in the name of the forsaken people. This is the story of what happens next.
(W) Cory Crater (A) Damian Couciero
(C) Patricio Delpeche (L) Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Caught in the crossfire of riots and conspiracies, Schwinn’s own identity comes into question. He finds himself in the heart of the Darksider resistance, only to discover that masks and memories hide the darkest truths.
(W) Mark London (A) Karl Mostert & Ramon Villalobos
(C) David Baron (L) Dave Sharpe
With McCormick’s entire world flipped on its head, Miller takes it upon herself to rescue McCormick and take down the corrupt government labs responsible for creating the vicious being terrorizing Exit City. When McCormick and Miller finally come face to face with the killer, they come to the realization that they were never prepared for what was coming. Find out the truth behind Exit City in the final issue of Exit City!
(W) Magdalene Visaggio (A/C) Victor Santos (L) Morgan Martinez
Within the spatial anomaly called the Mortal Divide, a reporter chases down the most extraordinary extraterrestrial story of her career, and an archaeologist tracks down her long-lost father on a mysterious and dangerous island.
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Andrea Mutti (L) Rus Wooton
When Dr. Nicholas Shaw joins a humanitarian medical outfit in Honduras, he hopes to recover from a recent traumatic event and help those in need. However, something sinister has followed Dr. Shaw…something evil that wishes to push his medical skills through a ghastly gauntlet. With bodies piling up, the doctor must battle with his family’s past, medical abominations, and a serial killer on the loose. Can anyone make it out alive? A Legacy of Violence collects the entire twelve-issue maxi-series by the masters of horror, Cullen Bunn and Andrea Mutti.
All these titles will be available in comic shops on Wednesday, March 5th, and are now available for preorder!
CRUEL KINGDOM #3 (of 4)
WRITTEN BY CORINNA BECHKO, CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL & MORE
ART BY KANO & MORE
COVER A BY ADAM POLLINA
COVER B BY CARY NORD
HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS
B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY CARY NORD
ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES
Yes, fair reader: The terrible wonders of this CRUEL KINGDOM are far from over! Steel thy wits for more tales of sadistic sorcery as forged in the foundries of the immortal EC tradition!
To be revealed in the pages of this forbidden text: All-new, dread-drenched spells of magic and myth summoned from the cauldron via mad wizard by the vaingloriously violent writers Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One), Christopher Cantwell (Out of Alcatraz), among others and etched into uncanny reality by by sword-swinging artists Kano (Gotham Central), and many more!
ON SALE MARCH 5th, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PGS | FC
MINE IS A LONG, LONESOME GRAVE #2 (of 4)
WRITTEN BY JUSTIN JORDAN
ART BY CHRIS SHEHAN
COVER A BY CHRIS SHEHAN
COVER B BY KELSEY RAMSAY
FULL ART VARIANT (1:20) BY CHRIS SHEHAN
Relentless storytellers Justin Jordan (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode) and Chris Shehan (House of Slaughter) unleash the next mind-bending, heart-pounding chapter of the must-read Appalachian revenge epic with a horrifically gnarled mystery buried deep at its core . . .
Harley Creed has been cursed—and, unless he can find and kill the bad man who laid his hex down, he’ll be dead in seven days. His next stop: the Weaver clan—the local, family-run crime syndicate Harley used to enforce for . . . and the only ones he believes to be capable of such magic. As Harley cuts a revenge-fueled path through the town of Briar Falls to uncover the Weavers’ whereabouts, he’s is about to find out that his hometown is steeped in a century of secrets . . . and that letting his curse run its course might be less painful than extracting the full price of vengeance.
ON SALE MARCH 12th, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PGS | FC
RICK AND MORTY: SPRING BREAK OUT #1
WRITTEN BY JAMES ASMUS, JIM FESTANTE & JAKE BLACK
ART BY DEAN RANKINE, ANGELA TRIZZINO & WARREN WUCINICH
COVER A BY DEAN RANKINE
COVER B BY ANGELA TRIZZINO
VARIANT COVER (1:10) BY PRISCILLA TRAMONTANO
From writers James Asmus and Jim Festante (Survival Street, Rick and Morty: Super Spring Break Special #1) and illustrator Dean Rankine (Rick and Morty: Super Special Holiday Extravaganza #1) comes a super-sized, super Spring Break adventure for the ages!
It’s Spring Break!!! Well, at least for everyone else BUT Morty Smith. After an outburst in Mr. Goldenfold’s class, Morty and a handful of other students are stuck in all-day detention under the watchful eye of—oh no: Rick Sanchez! In a Breakfast Club meets Magic School Bus–style adventure, Rick takes Morty and the kids around the universe for a lesson on Spring Break they’ll never forget.
ON SALE MARCH 5th, 2025 | $7.99 | 56 PGS | FC
RICK AND MORTY: FINALS WEEK SC
WRITTEN BY DANIEL KIBBLESMITH, ALEX FIRER, JIM FESTANTE, JAMES ASMUS, JAKE BLACK & CHRISTOF BOGACS
ART BY PRISCILLA TRAMONTANO, FRED C. STRESING, SUZI BLAKE, MARC ELLERBY & BECK KUBRICK
COVER BY PRISCILLA TRAMONTANO
The worst week of Morty’s life starts right . . . now!
It’s finals week! And each day brings a new school final for which Morty is woefully unprepared: English lit, gender studies, world religion, government, and science. But instead of helping Morty hit the books, Rick drags him on unexpected and unenlightening adventures! Will these hands-on experiences aid in Morty’s education, or is he DOOMED to fail his finals?!
ON SALE MARCH 5th, 2025 | $24.99 | 176 PGS | FC
ARMY OF ONE VOL. 3 SC
WRITTEN BY TONY LEE
ART/COVER BY YISHAN LI
The shattered multiverse collides in the stunning conclusion to this sci-fi trilogy from New York Times bestselling writer Tony Lee (Superboy, Doctor Who) and acclaimed illustrator Yishan Li (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1956, Buffy: The High School Years)!
The Great Beast has won, and his enemies are dead . . . or are they? In a world of limbo, Carrie learns the truth of the Great Beast’s anger—and the origins and true nature of Brother Havoc and Sister Fortune—as she raises an army both living and dead to wage an epic final battle to save the multiverses!
But who will live and who will die—for real this time?
ON SALE MARCH 5th, 2025 | $17.99 | 120 PGS | FC
EL FUEGO HC
WRITTEN/ART/COVER BY DAVID RUBÍN
From visionary storyteller David Rubín (Cosmic Detective, The Hero), El Fuego is a psychological, philosophical, and geographical odyssey through the last remaining days of planet Earth. It is the story of one particular inhabitant, who must decide how much more of himself to give to the greater good before truly finding peace within.
A mass-extinction event is imminent as a giant meteorite is hurtling toward the Earth. Renowned architect Alexander Yorba, entrusted to design a citadel on the Moon which would ensure the survival of humanity, is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Thrust into an existential crisis, Alexander begins to question the validity of his successes, having colluded with the world’s elite to spare only the wealthiest members of society, and grapples with what it means to be a decent person in a decaying world.
His spiritual and moral journey will take him from the Moon to Madrid, by way of New York, Helsinki, Amsterdam, and Rome, where he will have to confront his past choices with those who were his greatest influences, in hopes of finding his way . . . before the end comes.
ON SALE MARCH 12th, 2024 | $29.99 | 256 pgs. | FC
NIGHT PEOPLE HC
WRITTEN BY BARRY GIFFORD & CHRIS CONDON
ART BY BRIAN LEVEL, ALEXANDRE TEFENKGI, ARTYOM TOPILIN & MARCO FINNEGAN
COVER BY J.H. WILLIAMS III
FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT’S ALWAYS MIDNIGHT.
From the mind of literary icon Barry Gifford—internationally renowned author of Wild at Heart and co-writer of the neo-noir masterpiece
Lost Highway—Night People is a pulsating roadmap of the American subconscious, where neon-lit Southern nights give to lipstick, sweat, and blood, and the odd, innocent, and evil are all fellow travelers down an intertstate of dark, elusive dreams.
Adapted from Gifford’s acclaimed novel by breakout writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and a rotating cast of artistic talents—including Brian Level (Poison Ivy), Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian), Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place), and Marco Finnegan (Calavera, P.I.)—follow an uneasy cast of wanted men, cartel killers, and lost souls through four interlocking tales as they travel a path of intoxication, lust, and spontaneous violence from New Orleans to Egypt City, Florida, and back again.
ON SALE MARCH 12th, 2025 | $29.99 | 144 pgs. | FC
