Dredd: Final Judgement

Judge Dredd

by Alex de Campi, Arthur Wyatt, Henry Flint

Features fan-favourite Judge Death’s introduction to the Dredd movie universe. 

THE CRIME IS LIFE

Mega-City One – a seething metropolis built on the ruins of the old world, walled off from the irradiated wasteland of what used to be America. With eight hundred million people living within, only the harsh regime of the Judges can safeguard the lives of the citizens and keep the city from descending into chaos.

The toughest of them all is Judge Dredd, a veteran that has survived and judged every lawbreaker that Mega-City One could throw at him. But this time Dredd goes up against an enemy unlike anything else he has encountered before. What can the law do against Death? 

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Comic Book

96 pages, Paperback

First published November 29, 2018

About the author

Alex de Campi is a New York-based writer with an extensive backlist of critically-acclaimed graphic novels including Eisner-nominated heist noir Bad Girls (Simon & Schuster) and Twisted Romance (Image Comics). Her most recent book was her debut prose novel The Scottish Boy (Unbound). She lives with her daughter, their cat, and a Deafblind pit bull named Tango.

Reviews

[Darryl Sloan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a great shame that the "Dredd" movie never had a sequel. There's was such a wealth of lore to draw from. Especially the unforgettable villain Judge Death. But alas, Hollywood. At least we have comics to fall back on. Well, sort of.

This is one of at least two graphic novels which attempts to follow up on the movie. Well, sort of. Although the uniforms, bikes, and buildings resemble the movie, Dredd and Anderson now look nothing like Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby, I'm guessing because the comic publishers would have had to pay those actors to use their likenesses. Pity.

The appearance of the Dark Judges in this volume is a first appearance, not taking into account earlier comic lore. That's fine and as expected. Unfortunately, the story told here doesn't hold a candle to the original, nor do the reimagined appearances of Fire, Fear, Mortis and Death (despite the cover art, this is not what Death now looks like). The story is very rushed and condensed, and the ending fails to satisfy.

The volume contains two stories, and it's the shorter of the two that's the better one. It tells the fate of Ma-Ma's traumatised technician from the movie.

[Bob Hoskins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not having read much Judge Dredd, I was concerned that I would not be able to follow what was happening in this book. However, my minimal knowledge was more than enough to let me enjoy the 2 stories in this one.

Also, got to see some characters I know only from the Judge Dredd films which made the read more enjoyable.

[David Sanz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Historias que cierran la película, con el informático (Domhnall Gleeson) y la aparición de los jueces oscuros, aunque con una historia que no sigue el canon. Entretenido pero un tanto lioso, con un final de los que te dejan con los ojos como platos.

[Dan Daniels · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure Death fits well in Dredd movie universe: a bit dull. Art is excellent but just not thrilled by the plot. Starts off well but builds to an anti-climax.

[Stratospherus · Rating 1 out of 5]

Awful, bland, and unoriginal. Insult to 2012 film.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable albeit short comic that could have used a bit more time to breathe but gets bonus points for 'Boris Johnson Sewer Plant'.

[Rachel Redhead · Rating 5 out of 5]

the final set of stories based on Dredd from the 2012 movie and it wraps things up for Techie and also Dredd. I won't spoil things here but both stories are good, and the final tale does involve a version of the Dark Judges, though they're like a remix compilation, not as good as the originals and couldn't exist without the originals. Still for the movie Dredd its one last hurrah, and a cameo appearance by Anderson too, before the end.