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Dreadnoughts: The March of Progress, Part One
Written by Mike Carrol
Art by John Higgins
Colours by Sally Hurst
Letters by Simon Bowland
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Desert Island Dredds: Pre-emptive Revenge
So off the back of my last post on the Dredd epic Judgement Day, I feel it's time I started covering some of the lesser known Judge Dredd media. Mainly the Big Finish audio productions, and specifically their pseudo-sequel to Judgement Day, Pre-Emptive Revenge!
The name 'Big Finish' is going to be familiar most likely to Doctor Who fans, as the studio has been producing numerous audio dramas based around the long-running British sci-fi series. But before even that took off, BF had a line of 2000AD audio dramas, mainly Dredd with two set in the universe of Strontium Dog (with Johnny Alpha voiced by Simon Pegg!)
Pre-Emptive Revenge is set directly after the Apocalypse War, with Dredd and Alpha making their way across the Radlands of Ji towards Hondo-City. On the way there's plenty of bickering before they come upon a remote Sino-Cit outpost. It turns out that, prior to their destruction the forces of Sino-City had set up dead-man's switch attack silos aimed directly at Hondo-City. And in the aftermath of Judgement Day this particular silo is just a hair-trigger from going off.
So, Dredd and Alpha have to work together to find a way for Alpha to return to his own time, while preventing another nuclear Armageddon from taking place.
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Cornetto Trilogy fans will easily recognise self-confessed Strontium Dog fan Simon Pegg as Johnny Alpha. Meanwhile, long-time Dredd VA - who also appeared in the Dredd vs Death video game - Toby Longsworth is on top form here. He somehow manages to have the 'only speaks out of one side of his mouth' quality as Stallone without being silly.
Unlike in Judgement Day where Ennis' fanboyish appreciation for each character oozes off the page, Pre-Emptive Revenge brings back the much more antagonistic attitudes between the two that is a lot more akin to their first crossover, 'Top Dogs'. Their banter's pretty fun to listen to, and it's one of the rare moments in the Big Finish series where Longsworth gets to emote more as Dredd.
We get some solid moments of action including Alpha's return to his own timeline, which I won't spoil but which involves a mid-air teleport and some very precise coordinates.
Unfortunately, there are a few caveats to what is at its core a pretty great audio drama. Ian Hallard as Sino-Cit soldier Lam doesn't quite drift into the questionable accent territory, but neither is he completely comfortable to listen to for a more modern audience.
Inspector Goto meanwhile is going to give some pretty wince-worthy flashbacks to 'Our Man in Hondo' for long-time readers of Dredd, but fortunately he's only a one-off before he gets blown to bits by a mine. ...which isn't much better I suppose.
Still, if you're like me and want something to listen to, and something that expands on the plot-points in Judgement Day, within the Dreddverse this remains a pretty high-quality piece!
2000AD's Big Finish audio dramas are currently not available for purchase, but can still be found on the internet archive.
#Big Finish#Judge Dredd#Johnny Alpha#Strontium Dog#Audio Drama#Review#REALISED I DIDN'T POST THIS#GDI
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Sketch of #dirtyfrank from #lowlife in #2000ad #thoughtbubble2019 #harrogate #dreddverse @robwilliams1971 (at Harrogate Convention Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tLj0dBQjX/?igshid=7a0gaavuuy4v
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A genuinely iconic image for the first appearance of Devlin Waugh, one of the undisputed highlights of the Dreddverse, from Judge Dredd: The Megazine Vol. 2, #1. (1992, by John Smith and Sean Phillips) -- Graeme
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New Scientist is a surprising place to find The Dark Judges, but there they are, facing off against scientific developments of the far future.
It’s a nice idea- have something different for your Christmas issue, maybe encourage people who read comics to pick up the magazine and learn it’s a magazine that might connect with their sci-fi interests. It certainly prompted me to check it out and I found it an interesting read, at a good register for readers with some basic science knowledge but in no way expert in any field.
The strip itself seemed tailored for the prospective audience- a little bit more ‘hard science’ than perhaps is standard, with several concepts/ideas referenced in what appeared to me to be a scientific register, but still recognisably a Dreddverse strip, so it wouldn’t be out of place in 2000AD or the Megazine.
It actually looks as though science would triumph over the semi-mystical nature of the Dark Judges, the (scientifically) explained conditions of this future trumping the irrational concepts of ‘dead fluids’ and the like. But I suppose even in science, Death ultimately wins, so I don’t suppose we can really expect even future science to defeat that final state of non-being.
From “The Dark Judges: No Future” by Kek-W, Patrick Goddard & Abigail Bulmer, in New Scientist 3157
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I was looking at 2000AD comics to see how far behind i was and the cover of the most recent one said “The resurrection of Judge Hershey”, and me, being a diligant fan and knowing resurrections are actually relatively rare in the dreddverse, checked the wiki to see if she was dead or just in a coma or perhaps missing and
i don’t think you can get any deader
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Trouble At Patrick Swayze Block: Preview Judge Dredd Under Siege #1
Trouble At Patrick Swayze Block: Preview Judge Dredd Under Siege #1
With Mark Russell (The Flintstones) on writing duties, I sense this new Judge Dredd series from IDW will be a worthy inclusion in the annals of IDW’s Dreddverse. And, the snazzy art by Max Dunbar helps too! Look out for my review for this bad boy, but ahead of that, here’s a preview of the debut issue, out Wednesday, the 30th of May.
When all contact with the Patrick Swayze Block is lost, Dredd…
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“You’re out of uniform, Anderson.” He said simply. And stared. Because holy drokking hell. He’d never expected that from the rookie Judge. Definitely not what one expected outside of the Hall of Justice. Dredd didn’t balk, nor did he look away.
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New Post has been published on Nerd Titan
New Post has been published on http://www.nerdtitan.com/2014/06/10/get-into-some-judge-dredd-creep/
Get Into Some Judge Dredd, Creep
Ever wanted to read Judge Dredd, one of the greatest comics ever created? Are you an old Dreddhead who has toyed with the idea of getting back into it, but have felt there’s just too much drokkin’ crap to wade through and catch up on?
Well, you’re in luck, citizen. Rich Barrett over at Mental_Floss has a handy dandy guide to catch anyone up to speed on all of their Dreddverse needs. Honestly, I couldn’t have written it better myself… which is why I’m simply directing you to it. This lifelong Dreddhead fully approve.
(Failure to comply will result in six years in the Isocubes. Get moving, Gruddamn it.)
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Welcome to Megatropolis
Megatropolis - Part 1 from Judge Dredd Megazine #424
Written by Kenneth Niemand
Illustrated by Dave Taylor
Lettered by Jim Campbell
Megatropolis is a Judge Dredd elseworld that replaces the future dystopia of Mega City 1 with an Expresionist Art Deco Modernist City that maybe falling into ruin. Niemand writes a sharp script Taylor's art is overall phenomenal. You don't have to know a lot about the Dreddverse to understand it, but it helps with the refrences. Those refrences though are not the "point" of the city they are just latent indicators and reflexive elements that enhance the story of two partners: Srgt. Rico and Amy Jara trying to solive a crime getting pulled into a larger conspiracy and the new presence of a masked man on a bike the people have named Judge Dredd.
Megatropolis is currently being published in the Judge Dredd Megazine starting with issue #424, but will be collected and scheduled for publication on Oct. 14, 2021. The 2000AD side of things are surrpisingly cost effective overall.
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