2000AD #2467 p.06 - "Hello, Dredd..." Plastic Man

2000AD #2467 p.06 - "Hello, Dredd..." Plastic ManIn this final page of Prog 2467, Mike Perkins beautifully captures the thematic heart of the "Death of a Judge" arc. The artwork highlights the growing bond between Dredd and Judge Ronald, as Ronald's "empathic coding" and act of leniency earn him praise from the Mega City citizens. The page concludes with a chilling shift in tone, featuring a tight, atmospheric close up of Dredd as he receives a mysterious, scrambled comm call. This pivotal moment,

It’s a sublime piece of Batman history

confronting the Hangman

making the scene feel simultaneously real and larger-than-life

In the background

A fabulous page featuring Raze & Carnage as our protagonists sneak up behind them

Somehwere in the Multiverse

Mike drew this piece at the same size as his The Bat-Man: First Knight art

historical atmosphere that feels both charming and slightly melancholic

in which we see Swamp Thing carrying Paula's lifeless body through the woods

This one was pencilled by the great Steve Epting and inked by Rick Magyar and depicts Capricia

culminating in the stunning close-ups of Bruce scrutinizing the print through a magnifying glass and then lifting it

arguably the best Superboy storyline