From his first appearance in 2000ad in 1977 he is the magazines longest running and arguably most famous character. It may look like a lot but keep in mind each prog usually only has 6 pages of judge dredd story. Judges of mega city one the comics protagonist, judge joseph joe dredd. The batmanjudge dredd collection grant, alan, wagner, john, various on. Judge dredd has been a staple of british comics for many years now. While it is essentially a collection of reprinted material, for those who have been unsure of whether or not to check out the dredd books at idw this will be the perfect introduction. The art has an image area of approximately 10 x 15 comiclink comments. Judge dredd is a comic book franchise based on the longestrunning comic strip in 2000 ad 1977, a british weekly anthology comic.
Purists will balk at the inclusion of this batmanjudge dredd oneshot rather than total war or the day the law died, or some equally worthy contribution to dredd lore, but this was simultaniously the first judge dredd story and the first batman story i read, and it holds up brilliantly as a snapshot of both characters. For sale original comic art covers brian bolland price. He is a futuristic cop with the authority of judge, jury and executioner, trying to restore order and justice to crimeridden, overcrowded mega city one. I know theres also a comic with batman and judge dredd working together hell last year batman tagged along with tmnt, however i havent seen a comic with batman, spawn and jsge dredd working together. In 2012 a reboot of the character, entitled dredd, starring. Two different heroes, from two different worlds and two different publishers from two countries meet for a daring and different teamup as dcs batman. Judge dredd is a dark antihero from the scifi comic 2000ad as well as a number of spinoff merchandise including two liveaction movies, where his character was altered heavily in the first one. The first appearance was in 1977 a weekly british anthology comics second issue of 2000 ad.
See more ideas about judge dredd, comics, comic character. See more ideas about simon bisley, judge dread, 2000ad comic. You see, the main sticking point with the original crossover, which would have been around 19851986, was actually the publisher of 2000 a. Judge dredd is a screaming, bumbling ode to a comic book character that no one making the film quite understood. Fargo, and is the most feared, respected, and widely known of all the judges. As i discussed in a comic book legends revealed a few years back, moore and bolland did, in fact, start work on a batmanjudge dredd crossover story. Judge dredd had notable crossovers with dc and dark horse in the 90s, including four batmanjudge dredd stories, a lobo story, and a crossover with predator. As a fan of both batman and judge dredd, they are both badass tough guys in their own ways and i personally think a film based on the judge dreddbatman.
Judge dredd is amongst the uks best known homegrown comic characters. Top 10 best judge dredd comicbook stories scifinow. Judge dredd featured in most progs issues of 2000 ad. Judge dredd first appeared in prog 2 of 2000 ad and is the longest running character therein, having appeared in all but a handful of progs. Batman wont be the only character to get a rework, as his. Judge dredd had notable crossovers with dc and dark horse in the 90s, including four batman judge dredd stories, a lobo story, and a crossover with predator. What stallones judge dredd got right and dredd got.
In 1995, a judge dredd movie was released in the u. Judge dredd is the longrunning british comic book character who first appeared in the second issue of 2000 ad 1977, a weekly sciencefiction anthology. Bolland discussed the story in october 1984, the whole premise would have been that judge dredd is an organ of the law whereas batman represents justice, and the story revolved around the conflict between. Dec 17, 2018 i am the law see more ideas about judge dredd, judge dread and 2000ad comic. But is it worse than the wretched neon afterbirth that batman forever. A madeup city of the future on the eastern coast of a postapocalypic america. Was the killing joke a reworked unpublished batmanjudge. It was written by john wagner and alan grant, with art by simon bisley. Superstar brian bolland is the artist most closely associated with judge dredd and his work on the dystopian lawman is among the most. Judge dredd, originating in 1977, is britains most iconic comic character export. Apr 23, 2019 explore rikkix18s board judge dredd i am the law.
While it would be great to look back at judge dredd and find an unsung classic of the 90s, thats just not the case. Batman becomes judge dredd in new dystopian dc comic. The franchise is centered around judge dredd, a law enforcement and judicial officer in the dystopian future city of megacity one, which covers most of the east coast of north america. Bolland discussed the story in october 1984, the whole premise would have been that judge dredd is an organ of the law whereas batman represents justice, and the story revolved around the conflict between those two, and the misunderstandings that. Character page for the 2000 ad comic series judge dredd.
If you wanna see the greatest comicbook character ever created beating the tar out of the batman then youll love this collection,the lobo special was a nice little extra addition to the volume as well. It is recommended to read the stories in a collected format. I used to read a lot of the early judge dredd stories in 2000 a. Judge dredd first appeared in prog 2 of 2000 ad and is the longest running character. They sold their comic book business to fleetway in 1987. Sylvester stallone did a great job as the stern judge dredd from the 2000 a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Judge dredd dc copper age batman comics for sale ebay. Judge dredd june 30th 1995 dredd july 11th 2012 links to.
Read more for grading details for this batmanjudge dredd. Batman execution without trial isnt breaking the law. Judgment on gotham is the first of four batman and judge dredd crossover comic books, published by dc comics and fleetway in 1991. Rebellion most fans would rather forget sylvester stallones 1995 movie judge dredd. If you wanna see the greatest comicbook character ever created beating the tar out of the batman then youll love this collection,the lobo special was a nice little extra addition to. Dredd was a law enforcer in a future time where there were no juries, no trials, just instant justice dispensed on the spot. They felt that batman was not a viable character to team judge dredd up with. As i discussed in a comic book legends revealed a few years back, moore and bolland did, in fact, start work on a batman judge dredd crossover story. Rumours suggest that the next dredd storyline includes a teenager coming out and the comic book contains an image of dredd kissing another man sun 27 jan 20 14. So great is the characters name recognition that his name is sometimes invoked over similar issues to those explored by the comic series, such as the police state, authoritarianism, and the rule of law. Judge joseph dredd is the titular character of the judge dredd universe. Hes also appeared on the two live action adaptations of the comics. Judge joseph dredd is the protagonist of the judge dredd comic book series.
Comic book cop judge joe dredd, as played in the 2012 movie by karl urban. Here is a book thats sure to get a lot of attention now that folks are giving the film dredd 3d a chance on bluray. Buy the batmanjudge dredd collection 2000 ad by john wagner, alan grant, simon bisley, glenn fabry, cam kennedy isbn. He had a crossover comic with batman in the 90s, so to see the two of them interact onscreen for the first time would give me a geekgasm. Batman judge dredd judgment on gotham 1991 comic books. A longrunning scifi comic created by john wagner, carlos ezquerra and pat mills, and starring the iconic character from the british anthology comic 2000 ad, judge dredd follows the adventures of brutal knight templar lawman joe dredd, who cleans the streets of the grim, farfuture megapolis megacityone, a gigantic, decaying and crimeridden urban sprawl which. Born in 2066, he and his brothers were cloned from the blood of. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. This was created in britain, debuting in the 2nd issue of 2000ad comic back in 1977. Set in an american metropolis in the 22 nd century, the futuristic setting for the judge dredd series was one of several created for the science fiction comic anthology 2000ad to tap into the wave of 1970s science fiction cinema as well as generate a market competitor to us comics in the.