Judge Dredd: Dead Zone

by John Wagner, Arthur Wyatt, Henry Flint (Illustrator)

Following the death of 90% of the Mega-City One population in the Day of Chaos, Judge Dredd's latest case takes him into the Cursed Earth where illegal fortunes await those tempted to mine the vast mass graves.

Following the devastation of the Day of Chaos, Mega-City One is re-building itself. But criminals will always find ways to cheat and exploit the desperate even... While investigating a murder at the Chaos Day Memorial, Dredd comes across a slave ring in which people are being sent into the bowls of the earth to rob the bodies of the dead. Yodie - one of those forced into this harrowing labour, finds a technologically advanced bracelet that bestows tremendous power to whoever wears it. Meanwhile, the 'owners' will stop at nothing to get it back...

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Science Fiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published February 16, 2016

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

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

This felt like a typical day for Dredd, what you'd expect to be happening in Megacity all the time. So props to Wagner for making it feel like exactly what you would expect. Henry Flints line work in the first story was incredible and I love it.

[Wilde Sky · Rating 4 out of 5]

A law enforcement officer deals with corruption and a bracelet with special powers.

This was a pretty good graphic story – as good as I remember the original series being (from forty years ago).

[Dan Blackley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is part of a larger story, the Apocalyse Wars, which is summerized at the beginning of the book.
This is a fine book, but really isn't a stand alone story.

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good basic Dredd things. Especially good bit was the Flint art.

[Jimmy Fingers · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unfortunately this was my introduction to Dredd comics. What a horrible way to start everything just bad.

[Alex Sarll]

I'd already read the second half of this in the weekly progs, and as a venomous critique of the lengths to which austerity can drive people, it's not bad. But the earlier story, from the Meg, is even better - a ghastly stew of corruption, in both the institutional and bodily senses, with Henry Flint's art ensuring it comes off as ghoulish as a Jacobean tragedy.