Judge Fear's Big Day Out and Other Stories (2020), a collection of short stories by various writers which originally appeared in the Judge Dredd Megazine, edited by Michael Carroll. Written by John Wagner( A History of Violence)with Gordon Rennie( Warhammer), Ian Edginton( Scarlet Traces), and Robbie Morrison( The Authority) and boasting art by Henry Flint( Hawk the Slayer), Cam Kennedy( Star Wars), Arthur Ranson( Anderson, Psi-Divison), Greg Staples( Magic: The Gathering), Ian Gibson( The Ballad of Halo Jones) and D’Israeli( Scarlet Traces), and out on 16 August – The Complete Case Files Vol. 42 is another blood pumping collection of taunt crime capers in the nightmarish Mega-City One! The following stories originally appeared in 2000AD Prog 1485 - Prog 1517 and Judge Dredd Megazine 246-252. They were all reprinted by Rebellion in Judge Dredd the Complete Case Files 43. [26] Judge Dredd has also been published in a long-running comic strip (1981–1998) in the Daily Star, [23] and briefly in Metro from January to April 2004. [24] These were usually created by the same teams writing and drawing the main strip, and the Daily Star strips have been collected into a number of volumes. In Great Britain, the character of Dredd and his name are sometimes invoked in discussions of police states, authoritarianism, and the rule of law. [2] Over the years, Judge Dredd has been hailed as one of the best satires of American and British culture with an uncanny ability to predict upcoming trends and events such as mass surveillance, the rise of populist leaders, and the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] In 2011, IGN ranked Judge Dredd 35th among the top 100 comic book heroes of all time. [4]

Trenholm, Richard (11 May 2017). "What Stallone's 'Judge Dredd' got right -- and 'Dredd' got wrong". CNET.com. The following stories originally appeared in 2000AD Progs 804 - 829 and Judge Dredd Megazine 2.12 - 2.26. They were all reprinted by Rebellion in Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files 18. Wagner soon returned to the character, starting in prog 9. His storyline, "The Robot Wars", was drawn by a rotating team of artists (including Ezquerra), and marked the point where Dredd became the most popular character in the comic, a position he has rarely relinquished. [20] Judge Dredd has appeared in almost every issue since, [note 4] most of the stories written by Wagner (in collaboration with Alan Grant between 1980 and 1988). The following stories originally appeared in 2000AD Prog 1365 - Prog 1387 and Judge Dredd Megazine 207 - 213. They were all reprinted by Rebellion in Judge Dredd the Complete Case Files 38. [21]

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In 1983, Judge Dredd made his American debut with his own series from publisher Eagle Comics, titled Judge Dredd. [21] It consisted of stories reprinted from the British comic, but since 2012 IDW Publishing has published a variety of Judge Dredd titles featuring original stories. Since 1990, Dredd has also had his own title in Britain, the Judge Dredd Megazine. With Wagner concentrating his energies on that, the Dredd strip in 2000 AD was left to younger writers, including Garth Ennis, Mark Millar, Grant Morrison and John Smith. Their stories were less popular with fans, and sales fell. [22] Wagner returned to writing the character full-time for 2000 AD in 1994. On the other hand, there's some genuinely good stories here as well. The best of the first Complete Case Files are the stories that have a serious core: Judge Dredd facing down his brother Rico, Judge Dredd training a new cadet, and Judge Dredd fighting an evil former friend at the Academy are all excellent stories. Still, this isn't the Dredd we know yet. The series can't figure out its tone and whether its bleaky humorous or humorously bleak. As mentioned by many, this first case file includes the character and creators finding their feet. The longer stories (the robot war and Dredd as Moon Marshall) were OK - but there were quite a lot od progs that were quite boring IMO.

It's high-octane, edge of the seat stuff, and gives a far truer representation of Dredd than the first movie. [97]The Cursed Earth (progs 61–85). Dredd, accompanied by punk biker Spikes Harvey Rotten (and later the alien Tweak), leads a small group of Judges on an epic journey across the Cursed Earth, transporting vaccine for the deadly 2T-FRU-T virus that is devastating Mega-City Two. This multi-part epic is often referred to as 'the first Dredd epic' and was inspired by Roger Zelazny's Damnation Alley. This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( August 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) America; America: The Fading of the Light; Cadet; Judgement Call; Blood and Duty; Firepower; Snowstorm Judge Death (progs 149–151). The first appearance of Judge Death and Dredd's recurring ally Psi-Judge Anderson. On a parallel Earth, the undead Judge Death decides that since crime is committed by the living, life itself is a crime and the only sentence is death. After laying waste to his Earth (later called Deadworld), Judge Death arrives in Dredd's dimension in 2102, determined to continue killing. His body is destroyed in battle with the Judges, leading his spirit to seek a new host until he is trapped inside the powerful telepathic mind of Psi-Judge Anderson. Anderson subjects herself to suspended animation, acting as a living cage. A later story reveals Judge Death was not alone but was one of four "Dark Judges".