Judge Dredd: The Brendan McCarthy Collection

by John Wagner, Alan Grant, Al Ewing

Ground-breaking artist Brendan McCarthy has been at the fore-front of independent comics since the early 1980s as well as the TV and film industry, including co-writing and designing Mad Max Fury Road. This oversized hardcover collection showcases all of his stories and covers for Judge Dredd including “Oz,” “The Day the Law Died,” “Dr. Panic,” “Atlantis,” and more!

200 pages, Hardcover

Published February 14, 2017

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

[Jeik Dion · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing book it you consider that it's more of an artbook than a Dredd collection. Yes, there are original 2000ad Judge Dredd stories throughout, but they are not necessarily connected or completed.
It can be frustrating if you get hooked by a story, only to find that the conclusion was drawn by another artist, therefore isn't printed here.
That said, the title of the book is "The Brendan McCarthy Collection" so that is to be expected. It's an oversized hardcover with absolutely amazing artwork from the co-creator of Madmax: Fury road.
I would recommend to anyone who likes original, over the top comics.

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

The painful process of seeing one of your favorite artists develop from not very good to merely "ok". It's nice to see McCarthy develop some costumes for Judges around the world--yet this is nowhere near the pantheon of his best work.

I'm glad I got this book on sale, as I'd be rather miffed at $50. It's not a great reproduction.