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Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd: Megacity Masters 01
A showcase of the most amazing artwork from the industry's biggest artists to have taken on Judge Dredd and his universe.
2000 AD is Britain’s most celebrated sci-fi comic anthology, which has been at the cutting edge of contemporary pop culture since 1977. The longest running strip in 2000 AD is Judge Dredd and over the years many internationally renowned artists have contributed some stunning art to the Dredd legacy. This compilation features some of that artwork collected together for the first time.
2000 AD is Britain’s most celebrated sci-fi comic anthology, which has been at the cutting edge of contemporary pop culture since 1977. The longest running strip in 2000 AD is Judge Dredd and over the years many internationally renowned artists have contributed some stunning art to the Dredd legacy. This compilation features some of that artwork collected together for the first time.
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272 pages, Paperback
First published March 17, 2010
About the author
John Wagner
1,343 books190 followersJohn 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)
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March 31, 2015
He is the Law!!!
This is the first volume in a series of 3 tomes collecting a selection of stories of “Judge Dredd” taken from its different kind of publications by 2000AD. They are taken from its “classic” era as well from more modern times. And they are presented using color only if the original publication had it.
The general rating is an average sum of the ratings given to each story contained in this book.
DREDD & THE MOB BLITZERS
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrator: Dave Gibbons
Be ready for trouble!
Judge Dredd (along of a full squad of judges) must custody the transfer of a witness against the mob. However, the witness already suffered a mob attack and now he is only a head (still alive) and it must have a surgical operation to attach the head to an artificial body and then to give testimony in the Hall of Justice.
The story has no sense, since Mega-City One’s justice system is something totally different to ours. Each Justice’s officer is a judge, jury and executioner. So, why the heck that witness must be traslated from the Moon to Earth and then to give testimony at the Hall of Justice? Any judge at the Moon hearing his confession should be plenty enough to prosecute any mob members at Mega-City One.
ALONE IN A CROWD
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Steve Dillon (my personal favorite artista for Dredd comics)
A thousand people walkin’ by, and it was like I was on my own! Nobody lifted a finger to help me – Nobody!
Formidable tale showing the strenght of Judge Dredd as instrumental to express social critique. A Tap Gang is attacking citizens in the open, where anybody else just mind their own business and nobody stops to help. Judge Dredd i son pursuit of the tap gang and the irony will appear when even the burglars won’t get any help from anybody else in the “lonely crowd” when they are “attacked” by Dredd.
Definitely an excellent example of Judge Dredd at its finest.
THE ALIEN ZOO
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrator: Brian Bolland
Open up! You’re harbouring a lawbreaker!
A basic tale about a citizen goes nuts and begins to free animals (alien beasts) from the Mega-City One’s Zoo creating havok in the place. Some amusing scenes of Judge Dredd in pursuit of the criminal, even getting into a giant beast to arrest the perp. However, besides that, it’s nothing much inspiring.
BLOCK OUT AT THE CRATER BOWL
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: John Byrne
It’s plough time!
In the middle of the final game of a futuristic kinda sport (an odd merging of an American Football with a Questions’ Contest) disputed by members of two different building blocks, Judge Dredd and full detail of judges must keep the crowds under control to avoid a riot between the fans of both participating teams. Amusing tale but nothing much inspiring.
THE SUSPECT
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Cam Kennedy
Haven’t lost him. The creep’s guilty of something, but I don’t intend wasting a whole day cracking him.
Remarkable tale about a suspect that he is taken to the Hall of Justice to be interrogated since the judges think that he must be doing something ilegal since he is spending more money than his money entries.
Judge Dredd is the interrogator (who else?!).
However, even with a lie detector in the interrogation process, none evidence appears to keep him in custody.
But he is guilty of something and when you’d find out of what, you’ll know that the future of Mega-City One isn’t free of irony.
THE WRECKERS
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Steve Dillon
Routine search, citizen. Nothing to worry about – unless you’ve got something to hide.
A basic tale about a rag-tag group made of citizens of a marginal sector in the city that they band together to attack cars in a much populated large tunnel with a lot of traffic.
BACK ON THE STREETS
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Cam Kennedy
You should’ve known, creep… In Mega-City One nobody escapes the law!
Basic tale about Judge Dredd in pursuit of a couple of muggers. Nothing inspiring.
BEGGAR’S BANQUET
Rating: *** ( 3 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: John Higgins
Am I speakin’ to myself here?
An amusing tale about Judge Dredd getting into the dangerous underground levels of Mega-City One to save a vagabond from a nasty gang of cannibal mutants.
The irony at the ending of the story (Only in Mega-City One!) helped to secure a valuable third star to this tale.
RIDERS ON THE STORM
Rating: *** ( 3 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrators: Brendan McCarthy & Tony Wright
I’ve lost ‘em. They just… vanished into thin air.
An interesting story where Judge Dredd must investigate an unusual case where some kind of “ghost riders” are creating mayhem in the streets. The artwork here is remarkable taking in account the difficulty of showing several scenes where rain (a strong rain!) is falling with marvellous detail.
THE LAW ACCORDING TO DREDD
Rating: **** ( 4 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Kevin O’Neill
You don’t know the meaning of justice, creep! You’re out of your tiny mind.
A big muscled wacko with a tiny brain (if he has any!) idolizes Judge Dredd and he just creates his own courtroom and begins to impart his own interpretation of justice using a Book of Law (that he writes, of course). Problems soon increase when the real Judge Dredd and after some discussion, the mental job comes to the only logical deduction (logical in his insane brain) that this “Judge Dredd” must be some impostor, since HE is the only real “Judge Dredd”!
THE SAGE
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Glenn Fabry
I journey where the path takes me in my search for enlightment. The path has brought me here.
An old and very wise religious man, riding on a magical water buffalo (yes, magical) is travelling on the large wastelands and in his search for enlightment, his travel leads him to Mega-City One...
...his travel must get nuts!
Wonderful tale where Judge Dredd is interrogating this odd fellow, since anybody looking enlightment in Mega-City One should be guilty of something!
Mega-City One and its system of Judges will prove a whole test even to the most peaceful and wise old man.
BAT MUGGER
Rating: *** ( 3 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrators: Alan Davis & Mark Farmer
I say to you, those who thoughtlessly decry our fine judicial system have never tried to walk down Hayte Street.
An amusing tale where a citizen decides to become a “Bat Mugger”, a robber with a gliding bat-like suit, but he doesn’t limit at that but he also constructs a solid image to the Justice Department becoming an active political person supporting the labor of the judges, even doing money donations.
The basic premise of the story is excellent, however the narrative is just too quick in its development ruining the chance of having a stronger building to this promising story.
JOE DREDD’S BLUES
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: John Higgins
Make the wrong decisión and I guarantee you’ll lose!
A psychedelic trip where a typical day in Judge Dredd’s life is told with a song. Good concept but honestly I didn’t get much entertained of it.
THE AMAZING ANT MAN
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writer: Alan Grant
Illustrator: Carlos Ezquerra
Grud! Giant ants on dope!
A weird fellow with a unusual connection to some giant ants (yep, giant ants) is terrorizing the streets of Mega-City One. The story had some angles that they could be interestingly exploited but sadly, the tale is just too short.
A MEGA-CITY PRIMER
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Simon Bisley
You got a licence to sing in this strip?
Yet another psychedelic musical that certainly it’s creative but I don’t get entertained much about it.
THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY BIKER
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Simon Bisley
Wait there! WAAAPPP!
A wiseguy biker thinks that he can pull better stunts at the road than Judge Dredd...
...he thought wrong!
THE RISE & FALL OF CHAIR MAN DILBERT
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrator: Trevor Hairsine
I’m the human chair! I’m a priceless art treasure!
A fantastic story showing how the simple life of Dilbert Bowels takes an unexpected turn and he becomes not only a Mega-City One’s celebrity but also an unique piece of art!
Dilbert’s life is a roller coaster like nothing else showing how crazy life can gets.
And the disturbing truth that always there will people willing to pay anything for possesing art.
REST STOP
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: Gordon Rennie
Illustrator: Chris Blythe
I’ve got to finish some paperwork.
A short story that I am sure Quentin Tarantino should love.
A band of muggers have the poor luck of choosing to rob a restaurant where Judge Dredd decide to make a “technical stop” (aka Restroom).
Brief tale but with everything you want to see in a Judge Dredd’s story.
CROSSING KEN DODD
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrator: Jock
There goes the most hated man in Mega-City One.
“Ken Dodd” is the name of a Street where certain public servant of Mega-City One must cross every single day to reach his office. However, that crossing involves a whole massive security operation by the judges, using a large ground force and even several hover units to protect that public servant. Since every single day, he is attacked by rains of bullets and waves of explosives.
If you think that judges must be the most hated public servants in Mega-City One...
...think again!
THE RUNNER
Rating: **** ( 4 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrators: Duncan Fegredo & Chris Blythe
Way he sees it, people don’t run without a reason – generally criminal.
Jogging may be a hazardous hobbie specially if you don’t listen to the judges when they politely ask you...
...TO STOP!!!
Great story, my only questioning here is that this runner guy didn’t born yesterday, so he should being well aware how dumb is don’t comply to any order of a Mega-City One’s judge.
THE HAND OF FATE
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: Alan Grant
Illustrator: Charlie Adlard
Because if his dairy is telling the truth, I want a line on his accomplice!
Adam E. Terno (hehe, cool wordgame) made a deal with the devil, to live forever, but the price is to kill people...
...to kill MANY people!
Judge Dredd faces this pycho killer where fate will have an ironic word on the case to fulfill what’s being bargained.
DEAD FUNNY
Rating: * ( 1 star )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrators: Staz Johnson & Angus McKie
Enjoying the show, folks?
Honestly I didn’t like this story while it has some inventive concepts, I think that it was poor developed and without a point there.
A funeral service is being held for the passing of a comedian, which he rises again in the middle of the room and the situation got volatile due the presence of mob elements between the attending relatives.
MUTIEBLOCK
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrators: Kevin Walker & Chris Blythe
He may need every bullet before this is over.
Laws in Mega-City One changed and now mutants are welcome back to the comfy nest of the town.
However, “normal” people don’t agree with this and they are doing manisfestations protesting about it in front of the block building assigned to receive any mutant willing to get back to Mega-City One.
A well planned coordinated strike, by an extremist faction inside of the protesters, takes without any warning to the defenseless mutants which are basically trapped in what’s supposed to be their new home.
Dredd, by chance, is the only judge in the building. Now, he is the only line of defense against the hostile well-armed large force...
...let them fight!!!
MAGIC BULLETS
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: Al Ewing
Illustrators: Collin Wilson & Chris Blythe
Every apartment had its secrets – and every citizen had something to hide.
Excellent story where a rookie judge, Bennett, is having the support of senior judge, Dredd, to solve the mysterious random deaths by “magic” bullets, that they are bullets of high tecnology make them basically as micro remote-controlled misiles able to be fired without a gun and quite away from the site of destination making hard to know who and where are the assassin(s).
A very brief cameo of Judge Rico is a cool addition to this already great story.
This is the first volume in a series of 3 tomes collecting a selection of stories of “Judge Dredd” taken from its different kind of publications by 2000AD. They are taken from its “classic” era as well from more modern times. And they are presented using color only if the original publication had it.
The general rating is an average sum of the ratings given to each story contained in this book.
DREDD & THE MOB BLITZERS
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrator: Dave Gibbons
Be ready for trouble!
Judge Dredd (along of a full squad of judges) must custody the transfer of a witness against the mob. However, the witness already suffered a mob attack and now he is only a head (still alive) and it must have a surgical operation to attach the head to an artificial body and then to give testimony in the Hall of Justice.
The story has no sense, since Mega-City One’s justice system is something totally different to ours. Each Justice’s officer is a judge, jury and executioner. So, why the heck that witness must be traslated from the Moon to Earth and then to give testimony at the Hall of Justice? Any judge at the Moon hearing his confession should be plenty enough to prosecute any mob members at Mega-City One.
ALONE IN A CROWD
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Steve Dillon (my personal favorite artista for Dredd comics)
A thousand people walkin’ by, and it was like I was on my own! Nobody lifted a finger to help me – Nobody!
Formidable tale showing the strenght of Judge Dredd as instrumental to express social critique. A Tap Gang is attacking citizens in the open, where anybody else just mind their own business and nobody stops to help. Judge Dredd i son pursuit of the tap gang and the irony will appear when even the burglars won’t get any help from anybody else in the “lonely crowd” when they are “attacked” by Dredd.
Definitely an excellent example of Judge Dredd at its finest.
THE ALIEN ZOO
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrator: Brian Bolland
Open up! You’re harbouring a lawbreaker!
A basic tale about a citizen goes nuts and begins to free animals (alien beasts) from the Mega-City One’s Zoo creating havok in the place. Some amusing scenes of Judge Dredd in pursuit of the criminal, even getting into a giant beast to arrest the perp. However, besides that, it’s nothing much inspiring.
BLOCK OUT AT THE CRATER BOWL
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: John Byrne
It’s plough time!
In the middle of the final game of a futuristic kinda sport (an odd merging of an American Football with a Questions’ Contest) disputed by members of two different building blocks, Judge Dredd and full detail of judges must keep the crowds under control to avoid a riot between the fans of both participating teams. Amusing tale but nothing much inspiring.
THE SUSPECT
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Cam Kennedy
Haven’t lost him. The creep’s guilty of something, but I don’t intend wasting a whole day cracking him.
Remarkable tale about a suspect that he is taken to the Hall of Justice to be interrogated since the judges think that he must be doing something ilegal since he is spending more money than his money entries.
Judge Dredd is the interrogator (who else?!).
However, even with a lie detector in the interrogation process, none evidence appears to keep him in custody.
But he is guilty of something and when you’d find out of what, you’ll know that the future of Mega-City One isn’t free of irony.
THE WRECKERS
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Steve Dillon
Routine search, citizen. Nothing to worry about – unless you’ve got something to hide.
A basic tale about a rag-tag group made of citizens of a marginal sector in the city that they band together to attack cars in a much populated large tunnel with a lot of traffic.
BACK ON THE STREETS
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Cam Kennedy
You should’ve known, creep… In Mega-City One nobody escapes the law!
Basic tale about Judge Dredd in pursuit of a couple of muggers. Nothing inspiring.
BEGGAR’S BANQUET
Rating: *** ( 3 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: John Higgins
Am I speakin’ to myself here?
An amusing tale about Judge Dredd getting into the dangerous underground levels of Mega-City One to save a vagabond from a nasty gang of cannibal mutants.
The irony at the ending of the story (Only in Mega-City One!) helped to secure a valuable third star to this tale.
RIDERS ON THE STORM
Rating: *** ( 3 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrators: Brendan McCarthy & Tony Wright
I’ve lost ‘em. They just… vanished into thin air.
An interesting story where Judge Dredd must investigate an unusual case where some kind of “ghost riders” are creating mayhem in the streets. The artwork here is remarkable taking in account the difficulty of showing several scenes where rain (a strong rain!) is falling with marvellous detail.
THE LAW ACCORDING TO DREDD
Rating: **** ( 4 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Kevin O’Neill
You don’t know the meaning of justice, creep! You’re out of your tiny mind.
A big muscled wacko with a tiny brain (if he has any!) idolizes Judge Dredd and he just creates his own courtroom and begins to impart his own interpretation of justice using a Book of Law (that he writes, of course). Problems soon increase when the real Judge Dredd and after some discussion, the mental job comes to the only logical deduction (logical in his insane brain) that this “Judge Dredd” must be some impostor, since HE is the only real “Judge Dredd”!
THE SAGE
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Glenn Fabry
I journey where the path takes me in my search for enlightment. The path has brought me here.
An old and very wise religious man, riding on a magical water buffalo (yes, magical) is travelling on the large wastelands and in his search for enlightment, his travel leads him to Mega-City One...
...his travel must get nuts!
Wonderful tale where Judge Dredd is interrogating this odd fellow, since anybody looking enlightment in Mega-City One should be guilty of something!
Mega-City One and its system of Judges will prove a whole test even to the most peaceful and wise old man.
BAT MUGGER
Rating: *** ( 3 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrators: Alan Davis & Mark Farmer
I say to you, those who thoughtlessly decry our fine judicial system have never tried to walk down Hayte Street.
An amusing tale where a citizen decides to become a “Bat Mugger”, a robber with a gliding bat-like suit, but he doesn’t limit at that but he also constructs a solid image to the Justice Department becoming an active political person supporting the labor of the judges, even doing money donations.
The basic premise of the story is excellent, however the narrative is just too quick in its development ruining the chance of having a stronger building to this promising story.
JOE DREDD’S BLUES
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: John Higgins
Make the wrong decisión and I guarantee you’ll lose!
A psychedelic trip where a typical day in Judge Dredd’s life is told with a song. Good concept but honestly I didn’t get much entertained of it.
THE AMAZING ANT MAN
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writer: Alan Grant
Illustrator: Carlos Ezquerra
Grud! Giant ants on dope!
A weird fellow with a unusual connection to some giant ants (yep, giant ants) is terrorizing the streets of Mega-City One. The story had some angles that they could be interestingly exploited but sadly, the tale is just too short.
A MEGA-CITY PRIMER
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Simon Bisley
You got a licence to sing in this strip?
Yet another psychedelic musical that certainly it’s creative but I don’t get entertained much about it.
THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY BIKER
Rating: ** ( 2 stars )
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Illustrator: Simon Bisley
Wait there! WAAAPPP!
A wiseguy biker thinks that he can pull better stunts at the road than Judge Dredd...
...he thought wrong!
THE RISE & FALL OF CHAIR MAN DILBERT
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrator: Trevor Hairsine
I’m the human chair! I’m a priceless art treasure!
A fantastic story showing how the simple life of Dilbert Bowels takes an unexpected turn and he becomes not only a Mega-City One’s celebrity but also an unique piece of art!
Dilbert’s life is a roller coaster like nothing else showing how crazy life can gets.
And the disturbing truth that always there will people willing to pay anything for possesing art.
REST STOP
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: Gordon Rennie
Illustrator: Chris Blythe
I’ve got to finish some paperwork.
A short story that I am sure Quentin Tarantino should love.
A band of muggers have the poor luck of choosing to rob a restaurant where Judge Dredd decide to make a “technical stop” (aka Restroom).
Brief tale but with everything you want to see in a Judge Dredd’s story.
CROSSING KEN DODD
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrator: Jock
There goes the most hated man in Mega-City One.
“Ken Dodd” is the name of a Street where certain public servant of Mega-City One must cross every single day to reach his office. However, that crossing involves a whole massive security operation by the judges, using a large ground force and even several hover units to protect that public servant. Since every single day, he is attacked by rains of bullets and waves of explosives.
If you think that judges must be the most hated public servants in Mega-City One...
...think again!
THE RUNNER
Rating: **** ( 4 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrators: Duncan Fegredo & Chris Blythe
Way he sees it, people don’t run without a reason – generally criminal.
Jogging may be a hazardous hobbie specially if you don’t listen to the judges when they politely ask you...
...TO STOP!!!
Great story, my only questioning here is that this runner guy didn’t born yesterday, so he should being well aware how dumb is don’t comply to any order of a Mega-City One’s judge.
THE HAND OF FATE
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: Alan Grant
Illustrator: Charlie Adlard
Because if his dairy is telling the truth, I want a line on his accomplice!
Adam E. Terno (hehe, cool wordgame) made a deal with the devil, to live forever, but the price is to kill people...
...to kill MANY people!
Judge Dredd faces this pycho killer where fate will have an ironic word on the case to fulfill what’s being bargained.
DEAD FUNNY
Rating: * ( 1 star )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrators: Staz Johnson & Angus McKie
Enjoying the show, folks?
Honestly I didn’t like this story while it has some inventive concepts, I think that it was poor developed and without a point there.
A funeral service is being held for the passing of a comedian, which he rises again in the middle of the room and the situation got volatile due the presence of mob elements between the attending relatives.
MUTIEBLOCK
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: John Wagner
Illustrators: Kevin Walker & Chris Blythe
He may need every bullet before this is over.
Laws in Mega-City One changed and now mutants are welcome back to the comfy nest of the town.
However, “normal” people don’t agree with this and they are doing manisfestations protesting about it in front of the block building assigned to receive any mutant willing to get back to Mega-City One.
A well planned coordinated strike, by an extremist faction inside of the protesters, takes without any warning to the defenseless mutants which are basically trapped in what’s supposed to be their new home.
Dredd, by chance, is the only judge in the building. Now, he is the only line of defense against the hostile well-armed large force...
...let them fight!!!
MAGIC BULLETS
Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )
Writer: Al Ewing
Illustrators: Collin Wilson & Chris Blythe
Every apartment had its secrets – and every citizen had something to hide.
Excellent story where a rookie judge, Bennett, is having the support of senior judge, Dredd, to solve the mysterious random deaths by “magic” bullets, that they are bullets of high tecnology make them basically as micro remote-controlled misiles able to be fired without a gun and quite away from the site of destination making hard to know who and where are the assassin(s).
A very brief cameo of Judge Rico is a cool addition to this already great story.
October 1, 2012
All about the art: all the beautiful Brits have done a Dredd or two (or 200...), & the Masters series highlights the evolution of the style of today's icons rather brilliantly. In doing so, however, some of the VERY WORST writing is showcased, & complete story arcs are completely overlooked. Not a good intro to the written character for fans of the new film, but a great discussion piece for fanfolk who yell things like "LOOK AT THAT EARLY STEVE DILLON JAWLINE!".
October 28, 2010
I'm not sure if the authors knew how good an idea this was (is). MegaCity 1 and Megacity 2 separated by a desert full of mutants? It's America, as seen by someone whose never been there. Judge Dread, the top man of the elite judges, dispenses justice on the spot, being both Judge, Jury and Cop.
The judge himself is rather nebulous as a character; really it's the unfortunate population of the cities that are the stars, always into some new fad that threatens to go kablooey. It's a comedy of hyperbole. America has football. What would that be like taken to nth degree? Obesity? How about the "League of Fatties", each with a little wheel to carry their bloated stomachs.
It's a pity that, this being a comic for adolescent boys, everything always descends into a whiz-bang gunfight. It could be so much more...
New film on the horizon, apparently. The one with Sly Stallone sucked.
The judge himself is rather nebulous as a character; really it's the unfortunate population of the cities that are the stars, always into some new fad that threatens to go kablooey. It's a comedy of hyperbole. America has football. What would that be like taken to nth degree? Obesity? How about the "League of Fatties", each with a little wheel to carry their bloated stomachs.
It's a pity that, this being a comic for adolescent boys, everything always descends into a whiz-bang gunfight. It could be so much more...
New film on the horizon, apparently. The one with Sly Stallone sucked.
January 21, 2013
A fantastic collection of stories and artists from multiple points in the comics life. I have never been a huge fan short stories (which this book mainly contains) But my love for the world of Dredd made that a non issue. This is an awesome book that I am proud to have in my collection. It's not my favorite but it is nonetheless kick-ass.
June 21, 2011
Mostly reprints of much older material that I'd read already. Nothing outstanding, but I appreciate the quality of the printing job since many of these works never received the high quality printing treatment they deserved.
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