Fallen Angels

Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection #27

by Gordon Rennie, Lee Carter

The Angel Gang are one of the most feared bunch of murderin’, plunderin’ psychopaths to emerge from the Texas City rad-wastes. With the ruthless Pa Angel at their head, he and his brutal sons Link, Mean Machine, Junior and Fink are responsible for terrorising the local communities. But before Dredd encountered them, just how did they gain such a chilling reputation?

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Science Fiction

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Freelance writer for over 20 years – When he’s not being ungainfully employed as a BAFTA-nominated video games scriptwriter, he keeps himself busy writing comics, novels, screenplays and Doctor Who audio plays. Comics work includes Predator, Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Missionary Man, Necronauts, Caballistics Inc and Absalom, and Dept. of Monsterology for Renegade.

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

And so on to the next instalment and I will admit that I am a little confused - yes you have the story of the Angel gang, not only the exploits of their father and the gang in general but also various members of it.

However what I found odd was that you only have the family stories AFTER we have had the exploits of their brother Mean Machine being presented in his own dedicated volume. Yes true there are more stories focused on Mean Machine (possibly highlighted by the fact we have other stories in this volume too) but still it still a little strangely.

Then there is the artwork - I have to say that this style did not work well with me -and yes I know it is a case of each to their own as I am sure there are some who find other styles jarring however this is me and I did struggle at times. So no I think this is not such a successful addition to the series - but hey I wonder what is next

[Leila Anani · Rating 2 out of 5]

Despite the title - It's only the first half of this that focuses on the redneck Angel Gang - Honestly that's no bad thing - I'm not their biggest fan, I find them very one dimensional. Quite enjoyed Pizen Impossible however, the solo Fink story where he has to kill a clone of Elvis but gets hampered by a spider hybrid woman.

The second half of this collection features the horror parodies of Harke and Burr - Whilest some of the humour is a bit obscure, I really liked the cinematic references and Dean Ormston's very stylish art - The hybrid Hel/Bride of Frankenstein android is glorious in Grief Encounter and the vampire Hamster Horror is a blast.

Didn't feel there was much cohesion to the volume as a whole - Angel gang and Harke and Burr being vastly different in tone, style and setting - Dredd and the Judges hardly feature at all and this doesn't merit being in a Judge Dredd Collection - It would have been better suited to the 2000AD collection rather than the Judge Dredd one.

Still its worth reading for the Harke & Burr stuff and some bits are quite fun.

[Johnny Andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some fun stuff with The Angel Gang taking front and centre for the most part.
A good 'origin' type with a young Pa Angel finding the orphaned Linc and taking revenge against some corrupt Judges.
The best stuff though is the fun with Mean Machine and outright derangement from Fink.
Thrown in as filler really but hilarious oddities are some tale from Harke and Burr former carnie -con men to antique dealers in the olden days of the Dredd -verse.

[John Somers · Rating 4 out of 5]

16/20.

[Al No · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art’s mostly better than the scripts but it’s uphill. Also lacks the usual backup text feature.

[Brett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed Harke and Burr far more than the Angel stories. The Angel stories weren’t really my cup of tea. Harke and Burr had some funny moments and I’m sure there were more that went over my head.