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Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files + The Restricted Files+ The Daily Dredds
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 32
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! Judge Dredd assesses the performance of a promising young cadet, Rico, another clone of Judge Fargo. Earning his badge, Rico is soon assigned to the troubled Sector House 108, where everything he has learned is put to the test!
Collects:
- Blood Cadets (Progs #1186-#1188)
- Pyrokinetics (Prog #1189)
- Survivor Type (Prog #1190)
- Slow Crime Day (Prog #1191)
- The Des Lynham Story (Prog #1192)
- Copycat Crimes (Progs #1192-#1193)
- The Shirley Temple of Doom (Progs #1193-#1196)
- Rest Stop (Prog #1194)
- New Model Phoord (Progs #1197-#1199)
- SABs (Progs #1200-#1202)
- Cube Life (Prog #1203)
- The All New Adventures of P. J. Maybe (Prog #1204)
- Someone in the House (Prog #1205)
- The Island (Prog #1206)
- Turned Out Quite Nice Again (Progs #1207-#1208)
- Dinner at Shapiro's (Prog #1209)
- You're a Better Man Than I Am, Gunga Dinsdale (Prog #1210)
- Bring Me the Heart of P. J. Maybe (Prog #1211)
- Generation Killer (Prog #1212)
- Blow Out! (Prog #1213)
- Crossing Ken Dodd (Prog #1214)
- Sector House (Progs #1215-#1222)
- Ten Years (Meg #3.70)
- Jimping (Megs #3.71-#3.72)
- Ghost in the Machine (Meg #3.73)
Collects:
- Blood Cadets (Progs #1186-#1188)
- Pyrokinetics (Prog #1189)
- Survivor Type (Prog #1190)
- Slow Crime Day (Prog #1191)
- The Des Lynham Story (Prog #1192)
- Copycat Crimes (Progs #1192-#1193)
- The Shirley Temple of Doom (Progs #1193-#1196)
- Rest Stop (Prog #1194)
- New Model Phoord (Progs #1197-#1199)
- SABs (Progs #1200-#1202)
- Cube Life (Prog #1203)
- The All New Adventures of P. J. Maybe (Prog #1204)
- Someone in the House (Prog #1205)
- The Island (Prog #1206)
- Turned Out Quite Nice Again (Progs #1207-#1208)
- Dinner at Shapiro's (Prog #1209)
- You're a Better Man Than I Am, Gunga Dinsdale (Prog #1210)
- Bring Me the Heart of P. J. Maybe (Prog #1211)
- Generation Killer (Prog #1212)
- Blow Out! (Prog #1213)
- Crossing Ken Dodd (Prog #1214)
- Sector House (Progs #1215-#1222)
- Ten Years (Meg #3.70)
- Jimping (Megs #3.71-#3.72)
- Ghost in the Machine (Meg #3.73)
304 pages, Paperback
First published November 29, 2018
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March 14, 2022
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but in this instance you’d be safe to do just that. The panel selected for the front gives you a good idea of what to expect inside: a judge holds up a dead pigeon, saying, “It’s just a pigeon, Dredd.” Dredd, having shot it, replies, “Can’t be too careful.” Brilliant.
Like the previous book in the series, this volume contains mostly short stories, with about a half-dozen two, three and four-parters, one long story and twenty single episodes. John Smith writes two stories, Gordon Rennie writes one, and Roland Grey (who gets an amusingly succinct “Roland Grey scripted a Judge Dredd story for 2000 AD,” as the entirety of his biographical information in the back) writes one. Apart from that, everything else is written by John Wagner, which means we’re in the safest hands possible when it comes to short, blackly comic and clever vignettes of life in Mega-City One.
One of the benefits of shorter tales is that it allows for multiple artists, and the talent on display is formidable: Jock, Arthur Ranson, Cam Kennedy and Henry Flint are only some of the artists in this volume, many of them fan favourites, and deservedly so.
The book starts strong, with a three-part story introducing Rico, the latest Dredd/Fargo clone to make an appearance in this long-running saga. Wagner also fills in some details about Dredd’s relationship with the original Rico, Dredd’s clone-brother (whom he sent to Titan, the lunar prison for disgraced Judges).
As well as more Rico (we’ll come back to him), there are also appearances from long-established characters P.J. Maybe, Mean Machine Angel and Walter the Robot. Judge Death even puts in an appearance, of sorts. Most of the stories are funny, some very much so, and that includes a genuinely amusing one about farts. Wagner proved long ago that he’s able to endlessly churn out good ideas that many lesser writers would be tempted to drag out far longer than he does.
There are a few duds, notably ‘Copycat Crimes’ by the aforementioned Roland Grey, with Dylan Teague and Kevin Brighton’s artwork doing little to shore up a poor idea. The one long tale, ‘Sector House’, reunites Dredd co-creators Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra for an eight-part story about Rico settling into his first posting. In no time at all he’s cracking heads and making arrests. However, he also uncovers wrongdoing inside his own Sector House, which doesn’t do much to endear him to fellow Judges. Rico, and his relationship with his older clone-brother, is clearly going to be visited again, and it provides a rich seam of stories featuring what is essentially a younger Dredd. Discussing the fact that there are a bunch of clones, Dredd even goes as far as to point out that he’s not expendable. Ezquerra’s artwork is really strong here, with an action sequence that’s genuinely exciting and some of the best work he’s ever done.
Normal practice for these books is to reprint about a year’s worth of stories from 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, but this book contains only three stories from the Megazine, the rest are from 2000 AD. The one long story is good, and most of the shorter stories range from good to very good. With Wagner at the helm, ably backed-up by some superb artists, this book delivers on the promise of that wonderful cover in spades.
Like the previous book in the series, this volume contains mostly short stories, with about a half-dozen two, three and four-parters, one long story and twenty single episodes. John Smith writes two stories, Gordon Rennie writes one, and Roland Grey (who gets an amusingly succinct “Roland Grey scripted a Judge Dredd story for 2000 AD,” as the entirety of his biographical information in the back) writes one. Apart from that, everything else is written by John Wagner, which means we’re in the safest hands possible when it comes to short, blackly comic and clever vignettes of life in Mega-City One.
One of the benefits of shorter tales is that it allows for multiple artists, and the talent on display is formidable: Jock, Arthur Ranson, Cam Kennedy and Henry Flint are only some of the artists in this volume, many of them fan favourites, and deservedly so.
The book starts strong, with a three-part story introducing Rico, the latest Dredd/Fargo clone to make an appearance in this long-running saga. Wagner also fills in some details about Dredd’s relationship with the original Rico, Dredd’s clone-brother (whom he sent to Titan, the lunar prison for disgraced Judges).
As well as more Rico (we’ll come back to him), there are also appearances from long-established characters P.J. Maybe, Mean Machine Angel and Walter the Robot. Judge Death even puts in an appearance, of sorts. Most of the stories are funny, some very much so, and that includes a genuinely amusing one about farts. Wagner proved long ago that he’s able to endlessly churn out good ideas that many lesser writers would be tempted to drag out far longer than he does.
There are a few duds, notably ‘Copycat Crimes’ by the aforementioned Roland Grey, with Dylan Teague and Kevin Brighton’s artwork doing little to shore up a poor idea. The one long tale, ‘Sector House’, reunites Dredd co-creators Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra for an eight-part story about Rico settling into his first posting. In no time at all he’s cracking heads and making arrests. However, he also uncovers wrongdoing inside his own Sector House, which doesn’t do much to endear him to fellow Judges. Rico, and his relationship with his older clone-brother, is clearly going to be visited again, and it provides a rich seam of stories featuring what is essentially a younger Dredd. Discussing the fact that there are a bunch of clones, Dredd even goes as far as to point out that he’s not expendable. Ezquerra’s artwork is really strong here, with an action sequence that’s genuinely exciting and some of the best work he’s ever done.
Normal practice for these books is to reprint about a year’s worth of stories from 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, but this book contains only three stories from the Megazine, the rest are from 2000 AD. The one long story is good, and most of the shorter stories range from good to very good. With Wagner at the helm, ably backed-up by some superb artists, this book delivers on the promise of that wonderful cover in spades.
December 29, 2024
Νέο story arc του P.J. Maybe μετά από δεν ξέρω πόσα χρόνια, καινούργιος κλώνος του Dredd, ιστορία-φόρος τιμής στο The Blob και κάμποσα καλούδια ακόμα.
May 1, 2023
Need to think of something different to say... Not "another solid volume"...
This took me ages to get through as I just picked it up from time to time, and I hadn't quite been in the mood, but by the end I was more often. Even a couple of the megazine stories were cool.
There's a sense that the 90s are well behind us at this point and Wagner's enjoying himself again. Will get 33 ordered.
This took me ages to get through as I just picked it up from time to time, and I hadn't quite been in the mood, but by the end I was more often. Even a couple of the megazine stories were cool.
There's a sense that the 90s are well behind us at this point and Wagner's enjoying himself again. Will get 33 ordered.
November 29, 2018
As usual a quality collection of Dredd. Oddly scatalogical this time around.
March 19, 2019
Again, not the best collection of stories. Mostly standalones. Dredd is at it's best when it's multipart stories with more meat on their bones.
June 2, 2019
Never being for SISSIES, WOMEN and LGBT freaks, this is such a great stuff.
Some stories are better or worse than others, but it's so cool book nevertheless.
Some stories are better or worse than others, but it's so cool book nevertheless.
December 27, 2019
Quite a good collection
June 14, 2023
Nothing outstandingly good, but really good, funny and exciting stuff to read.
Also, Esquerra art is never a bad thing.
Also, Esquerra art is never a bad thing.
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