2000 AD #2496: Prog 2496

Call me The Mighty Tharg, for I am the being from Betelgeuse who brings you weekly Thrills! The convergence is happening, my Squaxx — the plot threads of the Dredd epic The Oubliette are coming together as the Finders in Mega-City One close in on locating Dredd, who himself has battled is way up the levels of the mysterious prison towards escape.This week, we’ve got two episodes of The Oubliette in the prog, and over in Meg 495 — on sale right now! — there’s the final instalment of The Black Tower. Make sure you read this prog’s episodes before you immerse yourselves in the Meg’s storyline!Elsewhere, we’ve got the latest instalments of Brink, The Fall of Deadworld and Nightmare New York, while in this month’s Megazine there’s the start of two new arcs for Storm Warning by John Reppion & Lee Carter and Mega-City 2099 by Ken Niemand & Conor Boyle, plus more Lawless, Rogue Trooper and The Angry Planet, as well as chats with creators such as James Lovegrove, Emily Roach, Si Spurrier & Mike Dowling!Be here in seven, Terrans, for another bumper prog as The Oubliette builds towards its climax!JUDGE DREDD // THE OUBLIETTE, Part FourteenMega-City One, 2148 AD. Home to over 300 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Crime is rampant and only the Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law! Now, the lawman has found himself trapped in a mysterious dungeon from where there is seemingly no escape..BRINK // THE CALL OF THE VOID, Part Twenty FiveThe late 21st century, and through environmental catastrophe and industrial overload Earth has been reduced to a wasteland. Mankind finally evacuated the planet in 2072 and millions were housed in a number of deep-space Habitats. But life on these cramped, overcrowded stations is tense, often spilling over into madness. Sects are rife, and Bridget Kurtis of the Habitat Security Division is investigating their reach…THE FALL OF DEADWORLD // JUSTICE, Part TenThe planet that became known as DEADWORLD was once a regular civilisation existing in a parallel dimension. But the end of days is coming, and creatures called the Dark Judges are spreading their contagion, exterminating all life. While Sov forces have take advantage of the chaos and invaded, Jess Childs and her fellow rebels must rescue Judge Fairfax as they try to save a world falling into chaos…NIGHTMARE NEW YORK // BOOK TWO, Part NineLower Manhattan, 1845. The early days of the North American metropolis are marked by a mix of poverty and organised crime. Young Lil, living rough on these dank streets, had just turned eighteen when she discovered she was part of a select group of individuals that were imbued with special powers. As she learned to use them, there were further revelations that her father had planned to sacrifice her to a demonic entity…JUDGE RICO // THE FINDERSMega-City One, 2148 AD. Home to over 300 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Crime is rampant and only the Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE RICO — he is the Law! Now, a black tower has materialised in the metropolis, causing chaos, and P.I.s Joe Fargo and Lana Locke are looking for Dredd…