Judge Dredd: the Medusa Seed

Judge Dredd novels from Virgin Books #5

by Dave Stone

Judge Dredd features in the comic "2000 AD". He is a lawman of the judge, jury and executioner. In this story Mega-City One is under siege. A charismatic sociopath, Leviticus Thead, is holed up and if he isn't stopped hundreds of hostages will die.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Science Fiction

Paperback

First published August 11, 2015

About the author

Stone has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and Judge Dredd.

Stone also contributed a number of comic series to 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, focusing on the Dreddverse (Judge Dredd universe). In collaboration with David Bishop and artist Shaky Kane he produced the much disliked Soul Sisters, which he has described as "a joke-trip, which through various degrees of miscommunication ended up as a joke-strip without any jokes." Working independently, he created the better received Armitage, a Dreddworld take on Inspector Morse set in a future London, and also contributed to the ongoing Judge Hershey series.

Stone’s most lasting contribution to the world of Judge Dredd might well have been his vision of Brit-Cit, which until Stone’s various novels had been a remarkably underexplored area.

Reviews

[Max Z · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a somewhat hard to follow book due to the chosen theme of reality bending and multiple narratives. I wish it was less convoluted.