Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 26

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files + The Restricted Files+ The Daily Dredds

by John Wagner, Mark Millar, Robbie Morrison

SHARKS & SORCERY

MEGA-CITY ONE – A NIGHTMARISH ENCLOSURE LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF NORTH AMERICA. Only the Judges – powerful law enforcers supporting the despotic Justice Department – can stop total anarchy running rife on the crime-ridden streets. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the law and these are his stories...

After a pack of vicious Dune Sharks attack Mega-City One, Judge Dredd sets out into the Cursed Earth with a group of cadets, intent on finding where the fishy alien fiends have come from, so he can wipe them out once and for all!Meanwhile in another classic adventure from the pages of the Judge Dredd Megazine, Dredd teams up with the celebrity freelance exorcist, Devlin Waugh, to battle Kigishu the evil sorcerer on the plains of Pan-Africa.

 

THIS VOLUME INCLUDES THE STORIES 2000 AD Progs 1039-1052 AND THE Judge Dredd Megazine Issues 3.19-3.32

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia, Crime

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 14, 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

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm quite fond of The Hunting Party.

[Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hunting Party, the main 2000AD storyline in this collection, is a real corker and a very enjoyable throwback to the Cursed Earth mega-epic, as Dredd takes a group of cadets out on the hunt for flying shark monsters and encounter all sorts of weirdness along the way. The artist switches out for each strand and the choice of artists is fantastic.

The Megazine wasn't having a particularly strong period at this point and that mixed bag of material at the back of the book doesn't match up to Hunting Party unfortunately. There's still plenty to enjoy even there though.

[Doctor Action · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. The 2000AD stories were entertaining, the megazine ones were either sub-par writing or art, but they're all at the back, as usual, so eventually, i just skimmed them and put it on the shelf.

[Mat Davies · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume opens with a very strong first section, featuring a hot-dog run reminiscent of previous issues. However, it has enough originality and exploration of the wastelands to justify itself.

The final couple of stories—particularly those set in Hondo City and the late-night serial killer tale—are also strong and engaging.

Unfortunately, an extremely long, fever-dream-style story set in Africa completely disengaged me. I assume this was originally written for the magazine, but it felt out of place and overstayed its welcome.

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best offering of Judge Dredd world, although the Hunting Party epic was entertaining.