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Judge Dredd: Judgement Day
Judge Dredd finds himself in a living nightmare as the Earth gives up its dead and unleashes a host of zombies who are hell-bent on taking over the entire planet and turn it into a zombie world. Stars Judge Dredd - the ultimate lawman.
152 pages, Paperback
First published September 5, 1992
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Garth Ennis
2,622 books3,174 followersEnnis began his comic-writing career in 1989 with the series Troubled Souls. Appearing in the short-lived but critically-acclaimed British anthology Crisis and illustrated by McCrea, it told the story of a young, apolitical Protestant man caught up by fate in the violence of the Irish 'Troubles'. It spawned a sequel, For a Few Troubles More, a broad Belfast-based comedy featuring two supporting characters from Troubled Souls, Dougie and Ivor, who would later get their own American comics series, Dicks, from Caliber in 1997, and several follow-ups from Avatar.
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
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March 2, 2018
Judgment day is the epic Dredd crossover story sprawling across multiple titles and issues that came out back in good ol' 92. The story was written by Garth Ennis, who took over the helm from long-time Dredd writer, John Wagner. And by all means, Garth Ennis was ready to-
Judgment day features a dark wizard called Necromagus who has the power to raise the dead. And guess what he does to take over the world?
Well, he raised the dead.
The story features crazy zombies, time-traveling bounty hunters, hella lot of headshots, heroic sacrifices, and Dredd's own brand of macho-ism.
The tale opened really strong with stunning art, but after the gripping first half, the story fell into the abyss of cliches and unpolished story-telling which screams absurdity, even for the 90s. What's even more interesting is that everything which worked in first act falls flat during the last act, especially the humor, action, art, and zombies.
Overall, forget the ending and enjoy the carnage of the first half.
Judgment day features a dark wizard called Necromagus who has the power to raise the dead. And guess what he does to take over the world?
Well, he raised the dead.
The story features crazy zombies, time-traveling bounty hunters, hella lot of headshots, heroic sacrifices, and Dredd's own brand of macho-ism.
The tale opened really strong with stunning art, but after the gripping first half, the story fell into the abyss of cliches and unpolished story-telling which screams absurdity, even for the 90s. What's even more interesting is that everything which worked in first act falls flat during the last act, especially the humor, action, art, and zombies.
Overall, forget the ending and enjoy the carnage of the first half.
April 20, 2019
Garth Ennis dismissed this Judge Dredd/Strontium Dog zombie apocalypse crossover as pre-Preacher juvenile garbage, first half of the volume is far better than second half and storyline is really not one of Dredd's best ones, but I had lots of fun reading it and this event from 2000 AD is still far better than many recent ones from most famous comics publishers.
Change my mind.
November 28, 2019
60 million zombies vs the most awesome array of firepower on earth?
Fuck yeah. Sometimes it's good to relax with a graphic novel, and this one is action packed from the get go as zombies swarm the walls of mega city one and the judges use every weapon at their disposal.
The only grievance I had was the amount of artists involved, as Johnny alphas hair went from curly, to long and straight, to emo fringe to curly again depending on the artist.
Aside from that zombie shooting fun.
Fuck yeah. Sometimes it's good to relax with a graphic novel, and this one is action packed from the get go as zombies swarm the walls of mega city one and the judges use every weapon at their disposal.
The only grievance I had was the amount of artists involved, as Johnny alphas hair went from curly, to long and straight, to emo fringe to curly again depending on the artist.
Aside from that zombie shooting fun.
January 26, 2019
If anyone was curious who would win a fight between the best judge and the best Strontium Dog, you have your answer here. I have read very little in the 2000AD universe, but it was always described as superior to American comics of the day. This one doesn't masure up to Ennis's later works, though it has a few fun moments. What's worse is that this story is considered one of the best. I dare not read the others.
The bad guy is Sabbat who now calls himself Necromagus. He has raised the dead and wants to take over the megacities. The judges must band together to face this threat, but they will need to accept John Alpha, the Strontium Dog from the future, into their midst and together strike at Sabbat himself to win.
The bad guy is Sabbat who now calls himself Necromagus. He has raised the dead and wants to take over the megacities. The judges must band together to face this threat, but they will need to accept John Alpha, the Strontium Dog from the future, into their midst and together strike at Sabbat himself to win.
September 8, 2025
Un canto a las películas zombies de serie b de los 80 y a las tramas de acción de Hollywood de consumo rápido (aunque este cómic en concreto se me hizo largo por esa epicidad exagerada que añade constantemente escenas al límite, abusando de adrenalina).
El color viejuno le viene muy bien y las ilustraciones, aunque varían un poco entre un número y otro, en general me han dejado bastante satisfecho. El villano nigromante es demasiado ridículo y parece que pertenece más a una novela de Terry Pratchett que a un tomo del Juez Dredd.
Como crítica negativa general, según mi opinión personal, diría que no me ha gustado ese afán por intentar contentar a todos los fans haciendo crossovers, metiendo a viejos secundarios y escalando el conflicto para crear un evento "histórico". Demasiada grandiosidad forzada que me recuerda justo lo que más detesto de Marvel precisamente.
Esta historia se podría catalogar de las del tipo chorra, de las desenfrenadas en las que no hay dobles lecturas ni ironías o sátiras bien hiladas con la realidad, ni argumentos con misterio o con un debate ético o filosófico. Si uno está de buen humor para ello, puede ser un entretenimiento estupendo, pero no hay que exigirle mucho.
ENGLISH
A tribute to 1980s B-movie zombies and fast-paced Hollywood action plots (although this particular comic felt long due to its exaggerated epicness, constantly adding scenes to the limit, overusing adrenaline).
The old-fashioned color scheme suits it very well, and the illustrations, although they vary slightly from issue to issue, generally left me quite satisfied. The necromancer villain is too ridiculous and looks more like he belongs in a Terry Pratchett novel than a Judge Dredd volume.
As a general negative review, in my personal opinion, I would say that I didn't like the eagerness to try to please all the fans by creating crossovers, bringing in old supporting characters, and escalating the conflict to create a "historical" event. Too much forced grandiosity that reminds me of precisely what I hate most about Marvel.
This story could be classified as a silly one, one of those unbridled ones in which there are no double meanings, no irony, no satire well woven into reality, no plots filled with mystery, no ethical or philosophical debate. If you're in the right mood, it can be great entertainment, but you shouldn't ask too much of it.
El color viejuno le viene muy bien y las ilustraciones, aunque varían un poco entre un número y otro, en general me han dejado bastante satisfecho. El villano nigromante es demasiado ridículo y parece que pertenece más a una novela de Terry Pratchett que a un tomo del Juez Dredd.
Como crítica negativa general, según mi opinión personal, diría que no me ha gustado ese afán por intentar contentar a todos los fans haciendo crossovers, metiendo a viejos secundarios y escalando el conflicto para crear un evento "histórico". Demasiada grandiosidad forzada que me recuerda justo lo que más detesto de Marvel precisamente.
Esta historia se podría catalogar de las del tipo chorra, de las desenfrenadas en las que no hay dobles lecturas ni ironías o sátiras bien hiladas con la realidad, ni argumentos con misterio o con un debate ético o filosófico. Si uno está de buen humor para ello, puede ser un entretenimiento estupendo, pero no hay que exigirle mucho.
ENGLISH
A tribute to 1980s B-movie zombies and fast-paced Hollywood action plots (although this particular comic felt long due to its exaggerated epicness, constantly adding scenes to the limit, overusing adrenaline).
The old-fashioned color scheme suits it very well, and the illustrations, although they vary slightly from issue to issue, generally left me quite satisfied. The necromancer villain is too ridiculous and looks more like he belongs in a Terry Pratchett novel than a Judge Dredd volume.
As a general negative review, in my personal opinion, I would say that I didn't like the eagerness to try to please all the fans by creating crossovers, bringing in old supporting characters, and escalating the conflict to create a "historical" event. Too much forced grandiosity that reminds me of precisely what I hate most about Marvel.
This story could be classified as a silly one, one of those unbridled ones in which there are no double meanings, no irony, no satire well woven into reality, no plots filled with mystery, no ethical or philosophical debate. If you're in the right mood, it can be great entertainment, but you shouldn't ask too much of it.
July 18, 2021
Skipped forward from 80's black and white Dredd to 90's colour to see how it changes. If this is how the 90's start I look forward to the rest
May 7, 2014
Gotta love Judge Dredd. This was a fun comic with lots of action and a great villian to follow. A satisfying tromp in the world of our daring Judge.
February 8, 2015
Wow really poor storyline but as it's from Garth Ennis I can forgive him.
September 5, 2018
Judge Dredd. Strontium Dog. Zombie Apocolpse. Why don't I love this? I mean, it's good, but so just kept getting that "could have done better" vibe all the way through. Read it, but don't expect great things.
January 6, 2019
Solid Dredd adventure starring Johnny Alpha, fighting Sabbat
May 25, 2019
You don't just casually kill off three billion people and then wipe the whole thing under the mat like it never happened.
January 21, 2024
Judge Dredd vs. Zombies is fun as heck and the main villain being so over the top was a delight.
Ennis is surprisingly restrained here.
Ennis is surprisingly restrained here.
July 23, 2024
A bit dated, but a fun read with a coffee.
December 27, 2018
Edición española a color. Incluye Informe UVP a modo de intro.
March 15, 2009
Very nice, very straight forward, violent and entertaining piece of Garth Ennises Judge Dredd. Classic stuff with some cool art from Carlos Ezquerra.
Classic.
Timo
Classic.
Timo
December 16, 2015
It's Judge Dredd and all the Judges of Earth against hordes of zombies summoned by a Necromagnus from the future. It's enjoyable enough.
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