2000AD: Why is Judge Dredd so damn good anyway?

As 2000 AD reaches its landmark 2,000th issue, it seems like an appropriate time to look back at the weekly anthologys greatest creation: Judge Joe Dredd.

First appearing in 1977 in the second prog of 2000 AD,created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, Dredd is a hard-line law enforcer in the dystopic future, dispensing justice in the enormous Mega-City One. The character has gone on to star in pretty much every subsequent issue of 2000 AD, spawned numerous spin-offs and two feature length f...