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The Complete Judge Dredd in Oz
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First published March 1, 1994
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John Wagner
1,285 books190 followersJohn 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)
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June 3, 2021
Chopper escapes the cubes for a new SuperSurf. A bunch of clones out of nowhere assault the Justice HQ. Both trails lead Dredd to the same place - Australia.
Two altogether different stories they had to mix together, due to falling behind schedule. It doesn't really work all too well. For one thing, the two stories are about as different from one another as they could be, tonally: there's relatively lighthearted action and sports, and then a high-stakes scifi clone adventure with vast and long-lasting consequences (it might be how we got Necropolis!). Even worse, neither one is willing to play the second fiddle to the other - they're both competing for the spot of the A-plot, with no B-plot on the way - and despite some token effort to work the two stories together, they ultimately have almost nothing to do with one another, all their story beats and tense moments being completely separate. Every time we switch from one storyline to the other, I feel a tiny whiplash.
On their own they're both pretty good stories, and I enjoyed my time with them. But that's the thing - they should have remained on their own.
Two altogether different stories they had to mix together, due to falling behind schedule. It doesn't really work all too well. For one thing, the two stories are about as different from one another as they could be, tonally: there's relatively lighthearted action and sports, and then a high-stakes scifi clone adventure with vast and long-lasting consequences (it might be how we got Necropolis!). Even worse, neither one is willing to play the second fiddle to the other - they're both competing for the spot of the A-plot, with no B-plot on the way - and despite some token effort to work the two stories together, they ultimately have almost nothing to do with one another, all their story beats and tense moments being completely separate. Every time we switch from one storyline to the other, I feel a tiny whiplash.
On their own they're both pretty good stories, and I enjoyed my time with them. But that's the thing - they should have remained on their own.
March 12, 2019
Enjoyable, but lacking in storytelling depth and art quality.
The overall story arc is good, and the ending is satisfying, but there are too many plots holes - particularly Chopper’s escape at the start, very far-fetched.
To be fair I’ve just finished re-reading Bisley’s Sláine, so any art is going to look shabby after that! There is some classic Dredd art styles in there, but the mish-mash of different artists at the start of the book is a bit of a let down.
Overall not bad, and the Judda storyline is entertaining, but in the end doesn’t reach any heights.
The overall story arc is good, and the ending is satisfying, but there are too many plots holes - particularly Chopper’s escape at the start, very far-fetched.
To be fair I’ve just finished re-reading Bisley’s Sláine, so any art is going to look shabby after that! There is some classic Dredd art styles in there, but the mish-mash of different artists at the start of the book is a bit of a let down.
Overall not bad, and the Judda storyline is entertaining, but in the end doesn’t reach any heights.
November 11, 2018
Great story with both the Judda, and Chopper going for a second skysurfing title
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