DREDD ALONE IS AT NORMAJEAN BAKER BLOCK TO

RESIST AN ALL-OUT ASSAULTBY CRAZED ANTI-MUTANT

PROTESTORS _

SKYSURFERS!

Y-YES, SIR!

GET BACK TO YOUR APARTMENT, ISSUE

A WARNING ON THE BLOCK SYSTEM _ RESIDENTS TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES,

BARRICADE THEIR DOORS.

THERE IS NO DOUBT IN HIS MIND THIS IS A WELL-ORGANISED ATTEMPT TO SLAUGHTER THE ENTIRE

BLOCK _ GGEENNEETTIICC CCLLEEAANNSSIINNGG ON A GRAND SCALE.

HHEEAATT SSEEEEKKEERRSS!!

AAHHHHHHHHHH!!

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COLOURS

SCRIPTSCRIPT

COLOURS

JOHNWAGNER

KEVWALKER

ANNIE PARKHOUSE

CHRISBLYTHE

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TTOOOOTT HHOORRNNAABBYY,SEVENTEEN, WESTSECTOR GANGALLIANCE _

BODIES EVERYWHERE!

DIDN’T FIGGER ONRUNNIN’ INTO NO

HHII--EEXX _

THE REST OF ‘EM TOO HIGH ON DDEEVVIILLDDUUSSTT TO THINKSTRAIGHT, BUT NOT TTHHIISS JUVE, MAN! I’M OUTA

HERE!

YOU GOTTA HAVE SOMEONE TO HHAATTEE, KNOW WHAT I’M SAYIN’? USED TO BE THE DDUULLTTSS

AN’ THE SSPPUUGGSS AN’ THE SSKKYYSSCCUUMM AN’ JUST ABOUT ANYBODY EELLSSEE THAT COME ALONG. NOW IT’S THE

MMUUTTIIEESS _ AN’ THERE AIN’T NNOOTTHHIINN’’ LOWER THAN A MUTIE! CITY OUGHTA GIVE

US A MEDAL!

RRUUUUDD BBOOYYDDEENN,SICK THINGS _

WWEELLCCOOMMEE TTAA TTHHEE MMEEGG,,YYOOUU MMUUTTIIEE

SSCCUUMM!!

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WASTIN’ OUR TIME! THIS ONE’S

DEAD!

OPEN THE DDOOOORR, MUTIE! WE GOT SOMETHING

FFOORRRRRRYOUUU!

THIS IS SSKKIIPP PPIICCKKIINNSS, LEVEL 41, PASSING

ON A MMEESSSSAAGGEE FROM JJUUDDGGEE DDRREEDDDD! LLOOCCKK YOUR DDOOOORRSS, BBAARRRRIICCAADDEEYOURSELVES IN! THERE’S NNOORRMMSS ALL

OVER WITH GUNS AN’ STUFF! THEY’VE COME TO KKIILLLL UUSS!

THEY’RE COMING UP THE

EELLSS!

WITH THE ELS OUTOF ACTION, THEATTACKERS ARELIMITED TO THE

STAIRWELLS, EASTAND WEST _

HE MAY NEEDEVERY BULLETBEFORE THIS

IS OVER.

FIVE SHOTS,FIVE CLEAN

KILLS.

HE IS SPARING WITHHIS AMMUNITION.

CONTROL, IF YOU CAN

HEAR ME, WEHAVE A MAJOR

SITUATION HERE!

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HE CAN DO NOTHING YET ABOUT THESURFERS ON THE UPPER LEVELS. HE

CAN ONLY TRY TO LIMIT THE CARNAGEUNTIL REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE.

HE HEARS THEMBELOW, AND HE

HURRIES TOMEET THEM _

RRIICCOOCCHHEETT!!

SHEEE - !

LONG WAY TO

COME FOR A TRIP TO RREESSYYKK, BOYS.

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ANOTHER LEVELDOWN AND HE RUNSINTO A FIRESTORM _

THEIR NUMBERS ARE SWELLING, TOOMANY TO HOLD BACK

WITH DWINDLINGAMMUNITION _

THAT’LL BLOCK ACCESS TO THE UPPER

LEVELS FOR A WHILE. EEAASSTT STAIRS

NOW!

WATCH IT - !

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IS IT ALL RIGHT TO

COME _

NNOO!! IINNSSIIDDEE!!

EELLWWYYNN GGUUNNTTEERR,CONTROL ROOMSUPERVISOR _

WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG AS SOON AS THE CCAAMMSS WENT DOWN. REPORTS OF

EXPLOSIONS WERE COMING IN. \ PUT OUT AN EMERGENCY AALLLL UUNNIITTSS ANDDESPATCHED AN HH--WWAAGGOONN. FROM THE PICTURES THEY SENT BACK,

IT WAS CLEAR WE HAD A PROBLEM.

TTAAKKEE ‘‘EEMMDDOOWWNN!!

DON’T GETME WRONG, I’M

NO MUTANT LOVER. IF YOU ASK ME,

RE-ADMITTING THEMWAS A MAJOR MISTAKE.BUT THIS IS A SIMPLEMATTER OF LAW ANDORDER. MMOOBB LLAAWWCANNOT BE TOLERATED.

AT THAT TIME \ DIDN’T KNOW WE HAD AN OFFICER IN THEBLOCK. \ HAD UNITS ASSEMBLE IN BAKERPLAZA TILL WE HAD A FORCE

SUFFICIENT FOR THE TASK.

IT’S ALL-OUT WWAARR ON

NNOORRMMAA JJEEAANNBBAAKKEERR!

NEXT PROG GOODBYE, NORMA JEAN!

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IT SEEMS YOUHAVE YOUR WISH, ALEX.NO MORE SEDENTARYSAILING FOR US. WE’RE

CHASING ARCANE ADVENTURE ONCE

MORE!

ARE YOU HAPPYNOW?

OH YES! \SHOULD SAY

SO!

THAT’S GOOD, THEN. \’M GLAD THEFARMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHOWERE BUTCHERED BY WHATEVER GODLESS MONSTROSITIES WE’RE

AFTER DIDN’T GIVE THEIR LIVES IN VAIN.

THAT’S NOTWHAT \ MEANT,JACK, AND YOUDAMNED WELLKNOW IT!

YOU’VE HAD A SOURFACE AND BITTER

MOOD SINCE WE SETSAIL. WHAT’S WRONG

WITH YOU, MAN?

‘WHEN \ FIRST RAN FOUL OF THESEFANTASTICAL DIVERSIONS, \ LOSTNEAR THREE-QUARTERS OF MYCREW IN ONE FELL SWOOP!

\’LL TELL YOU WHAT’S AMISS,

BROTHER DEAR. THISIS NO JAPE OR

ROMP OR ESCAPADEOR INTELLECTUAL

INTERLUDE.

‘LATER, MY OWN SWEET ISABELLATURNED FROM MY DEAREST LOVE INTO A CRAZED, MURDEROUS HARRIDAN, KILLING A FINE LAD WHOSEBALLS HAD BARELY DROPPED!’

\ CAN’T HELP BUT WONDER WHICHOF THESE GOOD COMPANIONSWILL END THEIR DAYS ON THIS TRAVAIL...

OLDGODS

PART 3

IANEDGINTON

STEVE YEOWELL

ELLIE DEVILLE

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THEY’RE GROWNMEN, JACK. THEYKNOW THEIR OWNMINDS. THEY’D FOLLOW YOU TOHELL AND BACK.

THAT’S WHATTROUBLES

ME.

IT WAS ON MY WORD THEYMUTINIED AGAINST A VICIOUS,MARTINET CAPTAIN AND TOOKTO A LIFE OF LAWLESSNESS,NEVER TO SEE HEARTH OR

HOME AGAIN.

... WHAT IS IT? ARE YOUASTONISHED THAT \ CANWAX PHILOSOPHICAL?

OR THAT \’VE ACTUALLYREAD A BOOK OR

THREE?

NEITHER. HORROR BRIEFLYTOOK MY VOICE

FROM ME -

- AND WITHGOODCAUSE!

BILL, TOM, BREAK OUT THE

LONGBOAT. JULIUS,BRING GUNS. LOTS

OF GUNS.

CHRISTALMIGHTY!

THE HIGH ADVENTURE YOU

CRAVE, BROTHER,COMES AT AN

EXACTING PRICE.

IT WASN’T UNTIL LATER \ REALISED ALL THE MEN

PERISHED ALONG THE WAY.IS IT ANY WONDER THE

FABLED JASON DIED OLDAND ALONE, CRUSHED

BY THE PROW OF THE ROTTING

ARGO?

AS A BOY, \ READ THEARABIAN NIGHTS ANDTHE SEVEN VOYAGESOF SINBAD. \ READHOMER’S ODYSSEY, OFULYSSES’ EPIC JOURNEY.\ WAS AWESTRUCK BYTHE MARVELS THEREIN.

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