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Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death
Collects:
- Judge Death (Progs 149-151)
- Judge Death Lives (Progs 224-228)
- Punks Rule (Prog 110)
- The Forever Crimes (Prog 120)
- The First Luna Olympics (Prog 50)
- Luna 1 War (Prog 51)
- The Oxygen Board (Prog 57)
- The Face-Change Crimes (Prog 52)
- Night of the Fog (Prog 127)
- Judge Death (Progs 149-151)
- Judge Death Lives (Progs 224-228)
- Punks Rule (Prog 110)
- The Forever Crimes (Prog 120)
- The First Luna Olympics (Prog 50)
- Luna 1 War (Prog 51)
- The Oxygen Board (Prog 57)
- The Face-Change Crimes (Prog 52)
- Night of the Fog (Prog 127)
112 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2005
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About the author
John Wagner
1,281 books188 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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Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
May 16, 2023
All the pulpy horror vileness one would come to expect from a Judge Dredd comic. With the interestingly macabre lore of the Dead Judges as well as their dead dimension where 'living is a crime'. It's a great read for fans of the comics, and is presented in a short, sweet easily wrapped up weekly adventure format.
Since this is Dredd comic, you can be warned about the healthy amount of violence and gore.
Since this is Dredd comic, you can be warned about the healthy amount of violence and gore.
February 18, 2015
Una de las historias más emblemáticas del personaje, realizada por la que quizás sea su mejor dupla artística y que marca el debut para dos populares secundarios: La Juez Anderson y el Juez Muerte. Gran ejemplo de una historieta de aventuras donde prima la calidad.
May 23, 2011
Dude. Dredd Rules!
January 17, 2024
Very fun, albeit silly old school comic.
Very little is explained about the Dead Judges on their first few appearances so it was a fun little adventure with some truly inspired panels 'Gaze into the fist of Dredd' will forever be one of the best moments in comics history.
The Judges only appear in the first few stories and the rest is a bit of a mixed bag.
Very little is explained about the Dead Judges on their first few appearances so it was a fun little adventure with some truly inspired panels 'Gaze into the fist of Dredd' will forever be one of the best moments in comics history.
The Judges only appear in the first few stories and the rest is a bit of a mixed bag.
August 8, 2019
Da completa neofita non posso che astenermi da giudizi profondi: la lettura/visione mi ha a tratti divertita, a tratti annoiata. Mi riprometto di continuare l'esplorazione però.
September 30, 2021
A reprint of the Judge Death stories.
December 17, 2023
I am a sucker. I saw the new Dredd flick and then started seeking out books. I figured that his highly acclaimed run would be a great place to dip my toe in the water.
2000 A.D. was responsible for helping to launch the careers of the '80s British invasion of creators like Alan Moore, Alan Davis, Brian Bolland, and other exceptional talents. Bolland's artwork was very good early on, and before too long he achieved the greatness which I present in these pictures here. The writing is extremely clever here as well. The Dark Judges are from an alternate reality where they determined that all crime is the byproduct of life. Their solution? Eliminating all life would equal the elimination of all crime. Genius, or so I thought. When I told my wife about this as we were reading in bed, her unqualified opinion was “that is stupid”. What does she know? She only has a collection of degrees, and years later reposting this review from blog to Goodreads, it should be noted is my EX wife.
The violence in these stories is over the top since British comics weren't subject to the Comics Code Authority and these were only available over here in the US as scarce imports. Every aspect of this series holds up well some 30 years later. The artwork looks every bit as fresh as something in a modern comic book, a testament to Bolland's visionary talent. I love his covers on Jack of Fables but have never read the series.
In typical DC fashion, the covers to most of the issues are not included. They threw a few Bolland covers in, some to the issues collected in this book, most of them not. It's not like this was a Bolland branded collection, just that DC are a bunch of assclowns without a clue how to put together a comprehensive collected edition.
This is a great read that is still available if you look in the usual spots, but I wouldn't wait too long. A lot of these books are falling out of print, as I've discovered with a few others that I tried ordering recently.
Pointless, mostly unrelated commentary: I had the Anthrax Among the Living tour shirt with Judge Death on it back in high school. I wore the shit out of that thing, and part of me wishes that I still had it. I wouldn't wear it anywhere these days, so whatever, no biggie. Just waxing nostalgic.
2000 A.D. was responsible for helping to launch the careers of the '80s British invasion of creators like Alan Moore, Alan Davis, Brian Bolland, and other exceptional talents. Bolland's artwork was very good early on, and before too long he achieved the greatness which I present in these pictures here. The writing is extremely clever here as well. The Dark Judges are from an alternate reality where they determined that all crime is the byproduct of life. Their solution? Eliminating all life would equal the elimination of all crime. Genius, or so I thought. When I told my wife about this as we were reading in bed, her unqualified opinion was “that is stupid”. What does she know? She only has a collection of degrees, and years later reposting this review from blog to Goodreads, it should be noted is my EX wife.
The violence in these stories is over the top since British comics weren't subject to the Comics Code Authority and these were only available over here in the US as scarce imports. Every aspect of this series holds up well some 30 years later. The artwork looks every bit as fresh as something in a modern comic book, a testament to Bolland's visionary talent. I love his covers on Jack of Fables but have never read the series.
In typical DC fashion, the covers to most of the issues are not included. They threw a few Bolland covers in, some to the issues collected in this book, most of them not. It's not like this was a Bolland branded collection, just that DC are a bunch of assclowns without a clue how to put together a comprehensive collected edition.
This is a great read that is still available if you look in the usual spots, but I wouldn't wait too long. A lot of these books are falling out of print, as I've discovered with a few others that I tried ordering recently.
Pointless, mostly unrelated commentary: I had the Anthrax Among the Living tour shirt with Judge Death on it back in high school. I wore the shit out of that thing, and part of me wishes that I still had it. I wouldn't wear it anywhere these days, so whatever, no biggie. Just waxing nostalgic.
August 2, 2009
A curious little collection of Judge Dredd comics. The first two storylines collected here concern the introduction and return of "Judge Death," a hideous being from an alternate universe where life itself has been declared a crime. Naturally, his response to this is to kill... well... everyone. The rest of the volume are seemingly random, unconnected tales of Judge Dredd, some better than others. The Death stuff is good, and it's great to see early Brian Bolland artwork.
September 2, 2011
Not as great as I was hoping, but very fun to flip through.
May 26, 2023
A classic Dredd tale with brilliant art and a typical zany 2000AD plot.
July 29, 2010
Classics are always classics and they never let you down.
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