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Judge Anderson: The PSI Files Volume #4
Judge Anderson The PSI Files Volume 4
THE MIND IS IT'S OWN PLACE...
Psi -Judge Cassandra Anderson spirals into her darkest adventures yet, as her greatest nemesis – Judge Death – returns to plague Mega-City One! Together with his vile ‘sisters’ Nausea and Phobia, Death has created the Half-Life virus, unleashing a wave of homicidal behaviour in Mega-City One that only Anderson can stop – even if it means sacrificing her own life to do so! The continuing saga of everybody’s favourite Psi-Judge, are written by Alan Grant (Batman, Judge Dredd) and feature the superb artwork of Arthur Ranson (Mazeworld, Button Man) and Steve Sampson (Doctor Who Magazine), with bonus material from Mark Millar (The Ultimates) and Dermot Power (Sláine).
THIS VOLUME INCLUDES THE STORIES
HORROR STORY (2000 AD Progs 1132-1137)
SEMPER VI (2000 AD Prog 1140)
R*EVOLUTION (2000 AD Progs 1263-1272)
HALF-LIFE (JUDGE DREDD Megazines 214-217)
WMD (JUDGE DREDD Megazines 221-226)
LOCK-IN (JUDGE DREDD Megazines 227-230)
CITY OF DEAD (2000 AD Progs 1087-1089)
THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (JUDGE DREDD Yearbook 1992)
BABY TALK (JUDGE DREDD Mega Special 1992)
GEORGE (JUDGE DREDD Yearbook 1993)
PLUS!
Creator Bios
Gallery
Psi -Judge Cassandra Anderson spirals into her darkest adventures yet, as her greatest nemesis – Judge Death – returns to plague Mega-City One! Together with his vile ‘sisters’ Nausea and Phobia, Death has created the Half-Life virus, unleashing a wave of homicidal behaviour in Mega-City One that only Anderson can stop – even if it means sacrificing her own life to do so! The continuing saga of everybody’s favourite Psi-Judge, are written by Alan Grant (Batman, Judge Dredd) and feature the superb artwork of Arthur Ranson (Mazeworld, Button Man) and Steve Sampson (Doctor Who Magazine), with bonus material from Mark Millar (The Ultimates) and Dermot Power (Sláine).
THIS VOLUME INCLUDES THE STORIES
HORROR STORY (2000 AD Progs 1132-1137)
SEMPER VI (2000 AD Prog 1140)
R*EVOLUTION (2000 AD Progs 1263-1272)
HALF-LIFE (JUDGE DREDD Megazines 214-217)
WMD (JUDGE DREDD Megazines 221-226)
LOCK-IN (JUDGE DREDD Megazines 227-230)
CITY OF DEAD (2000 AD Progs 1087-1089)
THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (JUDGE DREDD Yearbook 1992)
BABY TALK (JUDGE DREDD Mega Special 1992)
GEORGE (JUDGE DREDD Yearbook 1993)
PLUS!
Creator Bios
Gallery
304 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2014
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About the author
Alan Grant
1,738 books143 followersAlan Grant was a Scottish comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is also the creator of the character Anarky.
Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he became an editor for D.C. Thomson before moving to London from Dundee in 1970 to work for IPC on various romance magazines. After going back to college and having a series of jobs, Grant found himself back in Dundee and living on Social Security. He then met John Wagner, another former D.C. Thompson editor, who was helping put together a new science fiction comic for IPC, 2000 A.D., and was unable to complete his other work. Wagner asked Grant if he could help him write the Tarzan comic he was working on; so began the Wagner/Grant writing partnership.
The pair eventually co-wrote Judge Dredd. They would work on other popular strips for the comic, including Robo-Hunter and Strontium Dog using the pseudonym T.B. Grover. Grant also worked on other people's stories, changing and adding dialogue, most notably Harry Twenty on the High Rock, written by Gerry Finley-Day. Judge Dredd would be Grant's main concern for much of the 1980s. Grant and Wagner had developed the strip into the most popular in 2000AD as well as creating lengthy epic storylines such as The Apocalypse War. Grant also wrote for other IPC comics such as the revamped Eagle.
By the late 1980s, Grant and Wagner were about to move into the American comic market. Their first title was a 12-issue miniseries called Outcasts for DC Comics. Although it wasn't a success, it paved the way for the pair to write Batman stories in Detective Comics from issue 583, largely with Norm Breyfogle on art duties across the various Batman titles Grant moved to. After a dozen issues, Wagner left Grant as sole writer. Grant was one of the main Batman writers until the late 1990s. The pair also created a four issue series for Epic Comics called The Last American. This series, as well as the Chopper storyline in Judge Dredd, is blamed for the breakup of the Wagner/Grant partnership. The pair split strips, with Wagner keeping Judge Dredd and Grant keeping Strontium Dog and Judge Anderson. Grant and Wagner continue to work together on special projects such as the Batman/Judge Dredd crossover Judgement on Gotham. During the late 1980s, Grant experienced a philosophical transformation and declared himself an anarchist. The creation of the supervillain Anarky was initially intended as a vehicle for exploring his political opinions through the comic medium. In the following years, he would continue to utilize the character in a similar fashion as his philosophy evolved.
Grant's projects at the start of the 90s included writing Detective Comics and Strontium Dog, but two projects in particular are especially notable. The first is The Bogie Man, a series co-written by Wagner which was the pair's first venture into independent publishing. The second is Lobo, a character created by Keith Giffen as a supporting character in The Omega Men. Lobo gained his own four issue mini series in 1990 which was drawn by Simon Bisley. This was a parody of the 'dark, gritty' comics of the time and proved hugely popular. After several other miniseries (all written by Grant, sometimes with Giffen as co-writer), Lobo received his own ongoing series. Grant was also writing L.E.G.I.O.N. (a Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off) and The Demon (a revival of Jack Kirby's charac
Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he became an editor for D.C. Thomson before moving to London from Dundee in 1970 to work for IPC on various romance magazines. After going back to college and having a series of jobs, Grant found himself back in Dundee and living on Social Security. He then met John Wagner, another former D.C. Thompson editor, who was helping put together a new science fiction comic for IPC, 2000 A.D., and was unable to complete his other work. Wagner asked Grant if he could help him write the Tarzan comic he was working on; so began the Wagner/Grant writing partnership.
The pair eventually co-wrote Judge Dredd. They would work on other popular strips for the comic, including Robo-Hunter and Strontium Dog using the pseudonym T.B. Grover. Grant also worked on other people's stories, changing and adding dialogue, most notably Harry Twenty on the High Rock, written by Gerry Finley-Day. Judge Dredd would be Grant's main concern for much of the 1980s. Grant and Wagner had developed the strip into the most popular in 2000AD as well as creating lengthy epic storylines such as The Apocalypse War. Grant also wrote for other IPC comics such as the revamped Eagle.
By the late 1980s, Grant and Wagner were about to move into the American comic market. Their first title was a 12-issue miniseries called Outcasts for DC Comics. Although it wasn't a success, it paved the way for the pair to write Batman stories in Detective Comics from issue 583, largely with Norm Breyfogle on art duties across the various Batman titles Grant moved to. After a dozen issues, Wagner left Grant as sole writer. Grant was one of the main Batman writers until the late 1990s. The pair also created a four issue series for Epic Comics called The Last American. This series, as well as the Chopper storyline in Judge Dredd, is blamed for the breakup of the Wagner/Grant partnership. The pair split strips, with Wagner keeping Judge Dredd and Grant keeping Strontium Dog and Judge Anderson. Grant and Wagner continue to work together on special projects such as the Batman/Judge Dredd crossover Judgement on Gotham. During the late 1980s, Grant experienced a philosophical transformation and declared himself an anarchist. The creation of the supervillain Anarky was initially intended as a vehicle for exploring his political opinions through the comic medium. In the following years, he would continue to utilize the character in a similar fashion as his philosophy evolved.
Grant's projects at the start of the 90s included writing Detective Comics and Strontium Dog, but two projects in particular are especially notable. The first is The Bogie Man, a series co-written by Wagner which was the pair's first venture into independent publishing. The second is Lobo, a character created by Keith Giffen as a supporting character in The Omega Men. Lobo gained his own four issue mini series in 1990 which was drawn by Simon Bisley. This was a parody of the 'dark, gritty' comics of the time and proved hugely popular. After several other miniseries (all written by Grant, sometimes with Giffen as co-writer), Lobo received his own ongoing series. Grant was also writing L.E.G.I.O.N. (a Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off) and The Demon (a revival of Jack Kirby's charac
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October 9, 2019
Dark and intense. Fun read.
April 2, 2018
Set out to read just a bit of the book and didn't stop reading it until I'd finished it. The variety of stories isn't that strong, but that's not the important thing, the stories are strong, deep and not all of them have a good ending, just an ending that isn't an ending because that's what life is. The full colour artwork is superb, the mix of styles took a little getting used to each time a new artist took over the duties. The bonus content at the end was ok too.
September 24, 2019
Not the greatest hits of Anderson. Maybe it was all that wanking with religion that put me off, but I think these stories were just a bit tired. Great art all the way through and some nice drama also, here and there.
July 11, 2019
Good but not great.
November 11, 2020
The excellent drawings of Arthur Ranson are such a pleasure that they even light up the grimmest tales. Although grim it is.
April 27, 2024
Arthur Ranson!
January 3, 2016
City of the Damned was the only story worthy of note in this collection. The others were kind of below par, or you'd get the feeling you've already read something similar before.
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