Necropolis (Judge Dredd (Titan Books Numbered)) by John Wagner

Judge Dredd: Necropolis

by John Wagner

Disillusioned with the Law he served for so many years, Judge Dredd has taken "The Long Walk," left Mega-City One forever. In his place, Judge Kraken, a genetic clone of Dredd who was rehabilitated after trying to destroy the Judges. But is Kraken worthy of Dredd's beat... and badge? Dredd thought not, and rejected the trainee Judge before he could hit the streets. As far as he knows, Kraken is dead, having administered a lethal injection into his own arm. But not only is Kraken alive, he's also the target of Phobia and Nausea, the vile sisters of Judge Death So begins Necropolis, the transformation of Mega-City One and the return of Judge Death and the other Dark Judges from dimensional limbo

Genres: Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Comics, Dystopia

Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

John Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy. Alongside Pat Mills, Wagner was responsible for revitalising British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has continued to be a leading light in British comics ever since. He is best known for his work on 2000 AD, for which he created Judge Dredd. He is noted for his taut, violent thrillers and his black humour. Among his pseudonyms are The best known are John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter. (Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent build-up volume.



Kraken's storyline and character is just one of Judge Dredd's best ones ever.



'Nuff said.

[Mike Morgado · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this collection would have been better if they included the first Dead Man story as well.

[Lee Broderick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-read 20/3/16: Dredd's well known in the UK for it's political satire and gallows humour but I'm amazed looking back at this now and thinking it was published in 1990. Dredd's hounded by his role in violently quashing riots earlier in the year and eventually takes the long walk into retirement, with not a little pressure from his fellow judges. Of course, any similarities to real people or events is entirely coincidental...

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

[14/03/2024] 6/10

First part is ok