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Judge Dredd by Brian Bolland: Masterpiece Edition
Reprinting the immediately sold-out Judge Dredd by Brian Bolland Apex Edition this Masterpiece Edition is expanded and reformated for a wider audience.
Judge Dredd by Brian Masterpiece Edition – Acclaimed as one of the greatest artists of his generation for his work on such titles as Camelot 3000 and The Killing Joke, Brian Bolland’s work on Judge Dredd helped catapult both the series and Bolland himself to international acclaim.
This book will include pages from the Judge Dredd epics; The Cursed Earth, The Day the Law Died, The Judge Child Quest, and Bolland’s masterpiece Judge Death Lives. Also included is a gallery of covers ranging from 2000 AD to the Judge Dredd reprints published by Eagle Comics which brought Brian to the attention of American readers and show off Bolland’s inventiveness and sardonic humour.
Judge Dredd by Brian Masterpiece Edition – Acclaimed as one of the greatest artists of his generation for his work on such titles as Camelot 3000 and The Killing Joke, Brian Bolland’s work on Judge Dredd helped catapult both the series and Bolland himself to international acclaim.
This book will include pages from the Judge Dredd epics; The Cursed Earth, The Day the Law Died, The Judge Child Quest, and Bolland’s masterpiece Judge Death Lives. Also included is a gallery of covers ranging from 2000 AD to the Judge Dredd reprints published by Eagle Comics which brought Brian to the attention of American readers and show off Bolland’s inventiveness and sardonic humour.
160 pages, Paperback
Published September 10, 2024
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August 19, 2025
Bolland's art is terrific, of course --- some of the greatest created in the comics medium, but this presentation is all over the map in terms of quality. Also, Bolland's work I simply too detailed for an edition of this size
My biggest gripe about many of these "artist editions" is that they present the art in the current form, rather than restoring it to the quality it was when it came off the drawing boards. Imagine if you will that the curator of the Metropolitan Museum found a cache of paintings that hadn't been seen in recent years in a hoarder's attic. Would he photograph and exhibit them as is? Or, rather would they be cleaned up and presented to the public in the best possible light that the artist intended. Rhetorical question.
Given the editors and publishers involved, I don't think I can win this argument --- but I stand by it. It's laborious of course, but the technology is readily available to clean these treasures in digital form prior to publishing.
My biggest gripe about many of these "artist editions" is that they present the art in the current form, rather than restoring it to the quality it was when it came off the drawing boards. Imagine if you will that the curator of the Metropolitan Museum found a cache of paintings that hadn't been seen in recent years in a hoarder's attic. Would he photograph and exhibit them as is? Or, rather would they be cleaned up and presented to the public in the best possible light that the artist intended. Rhetorical question.
Given the editors and publishers involved, I don't think I can win this argument --- but I stand by it. It's laborious of course, but the technology is readily available to clean these treasures in digital form prior to publishing.
April 28, 2025
I think i have the apex version of this book which is a larger version. it's lovely seeing all the intricate details in Bolland's art including the tippexed parts. it's a coffee table book but way too big for a coffee table.
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