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Calling the Lawmaster a motorbike was like calling its rider a policeman. It radiated authority and power, from the Justice Shield on the front wheelguard, to the tip of the twin exhausts at its rear. In between, the Notron V8 KT23 engine, silent now, waited to roar the rule of law through Mega-City One’s streets once more.

JUDGE ANDERSON: THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME By Mark Millar, Judge Dredd Yearbook 1992 ☆☆☆☆

An hilarious tale about degenerating sport rivalries between two city-blocks starring Anderson and Psi-Division.
Four silly sick stars.

Few Judges dared break up the riots. None would enter the Scot-Blocks at night – there was even a rumour that Judge Dredd himself had whistled and driven past a fight between two drunken Scotsmen. It’s said that even he was afraid to confront them, but this was only a

RADICAL CHEEK By Peter Milligan, Law in Order: Judge Dredd Annual 1990 ☆☆☆

A funny tale about fashion, mobsters, mind control and crime.
Sadly Max Normal never been a fan favorite character of mine.

Dredd pulled me to my feet and dragged me away from the boutique, then he threw me against a wall and pushed his face so close to mine I could see my reflection in his visor. My reflection looked as good as ever. It’s nice to know you can still count on some things.

JUDGE ANDERSON: DEAR DIARY By Peter Milligan, 2000 AD Annual 1988

A Memento-style mistery tale in Mega-City One starring Cassandra Anderson.
Not bad, ending rised final vote one star.

I see myself at the end of the day, smiling. But now I can see myself lying on the floor, bleeding. You’re getting confused again, Anderson. Don’t you think it’s a little unlikely that you’ll end the day smiling and bleeding? In my book, those two phenomena have always been mutually incompatible.

JUDGE HERSHEY: SWEET JUSTICE By Neil Gaiman, Judge Dredd Annual 1988 ☆☆☆☆☆

Stephen King meets (litterally!) Terry Pratchett in an hilarious alien sugar Brit-Cit mistery starring Judge Hershey.
Ten stars.

‘Be a good citizen,’ a recorded message implored her. ‘Please destroy your television set now. Support local obsolescence.’ Hershey had never destroyed public property in her life. She walked to the far side of her hotel room, took out her Lawgiver, and fired at the TV set. Her communicator crackled. ‘Hershey? It’s Armour here–! What’s that noise? I thought I heard a shot!’ ‘It’s just the television,’ she explained.

They travelled up in the elevator in silence, until Hershey said, ‘That thing on your chin. What’s it for?’ ‘It’s a beauty patch. They’re very fashionable. In Brit-Cit.’ ‘“A Judge,”’ quoted Hershey from memory, ‘“should be clean, upright, and stern. No more. We are not in a beauty contest.”’ ‘Judge’s Manual?’ She shook her head. ‘Dredd.’ ‘Oh.’

‘I WAS A TEENAGE PERP!’ By Alan Grant, Judge Dredd Annual 1983 ☆☆☆☆

Another hilarious Mega-City One tale about young lawbreakers, kneepad craze and robo-ducks by Alan Grant.
In the end I was laughing a lot because I was imagining the two main characters with the faces and voices of Ted and Marhall from the How I met your mother tv show.

I remember the day I broke my first law as if it was yesterday. In fact it was yesterday. I was cruising the Block Plaza with Willy the C, both of us just hanging out and looking cool. I was wearing my new glitter kneepad, so of course I was attracting more than my share of admiring glances from the other citizens in the crowd. That’s what put Willy in a bad mood and started all this trouble.

JUDGE ANDERSON: EXORCISE DUTY By Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning, Judge Dredd Annual 1991 ☆☆☆☆

A nice short creepy tale about sacrifice, last respects to pay, and forgiveness to ask for starring Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson.

Anderson felt a slight tremor... like a whisper, as though someone was speaking. It took Anderson a moment to realise it was herself. ‘“And the moon became as blood...”’ ‘What did you say?’ asked Warner. Anderson ignored him and put her hand to her temple. ‘There is something here after all,’ she said. ‘And I don’t like it one bit.’

‘Empathically, I’m not reading much.’ Troughton shot her a grimace. ‘Neutral Zone mediplex. Ninety thousand civilians cremated in a nanosecond, thanks to a stray nuke.’ ‘Any speculations, McKern?’ asked Anderson. The big man was lost in the shadows. ‘Sounds like a casebook Revenant Node. A concentrated mass, representing thousands of souls traumatised in the same moment. Could mean we’re in for a busy night.’

DIARY OF A MAD CITIZEN By Alan Grant, 2000 AD Annual 1986 ☆☆☆☆☆

A common-joe starts suffering from future-shock and delusions after getting beaten by some juves.
An hilarious Mega-City One tale, told from the pov of a deranged mind, by Judge Dredd's co-creator Alan Grant.
A great starting point if you are new to the setting,.
Read it, citizens.