On and off over the past four decennary , British comic magazine 2000 AD has released regular summer anthologies feature a assemblage of scifi tales from across its roster of comic book heroes . But this yr will mark a gravid change for the publishing house : It ’s the first time they ’re printing a summer special created entirely by women .
As divulge byThe Hollywood Reportertoday , this year ’s 48 - page Sci - Fi Special ( which has once again become a annual tradition for the publisher , having restarted the one-year serial in 2014 after a ten - plus absence ) will entirely boast the oeuvre of woman , admit Alex De Campi , Katy Rex , and Tillie Walden . The cover for the special will also be run by female artists — let in Tula Lotay and fledgeling Emily Zeinner .
It ’s an interesting way to shake up an anthology that ’s been around , intermittently , for the best part of 40 years — and for many of the women involve , it ’ll be the first time they ’ve gotten to work on 2000 AD ’s stable of characters , with stories in the special cut through everyone from Judge Dredd to Rogue . Sometimes , a newfangled perspective like that can go to some interesting stories for some of British comics ’ most noted Hero . The 2018 Sci - Fi Special hits shelf June 20 .
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