OUT NOW: the essential collection revealing the origins of Judge Dredd!
1st September 2021
The latest in the Essential Judge Dredd series of collections, featuring the greatest stories of the lawman of the future in full colour, is out now!
Buckle in as Judge Dredd co-creators John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher) take you on a journey across the Cursed Earth and back in time, as Dredd not only reveals the untold story of the origin of the Judges but also embarks on a shocking new chapter in their history.
This explosive origin story, told only as Wagner and Ezquerra know how, is an ideal collection for newbies to the series and long-term fans alike, cementing Dredd’s place as one of the world’s greatest comic book characters!
An unusual delivery is made to the Grand Hall of Justice, a package that will force Dredd to lead a mission into the Cursed Earth and into the darkest recesses of the history of the Judges and Mega-City One. History is written by Dredd co-creators John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra with a special introductory tale featuring the art of Kev Walker (Avengers).
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Also available in the Essential Judge Dredd series:
ESSENTIAL JUDGE DREDD: AMERICA
In Mega-City One, the Judges are the law – acting as judge, jury, and executioner. But how do the citizens really feel about a system where they are powerless? America Jara and Bennett Beeny grow up as best friends, living a fairly trouble-free life in a dangerous city… bar the odd, negative encounter with a Judge. Time draws them apart, and when they are brought back together, Beeny is a successful singer and America has become involved with a terrorist organisation known as Total War, which has the Justice Department in its sights!
This dark and complex tale, considered to be one of the best stories to ever come out of the Judge Dredd universe, has been contextualised with contemporary thematic stories with re-coloured art by Watchmen’s John Higgins.
ESSENTIAL JUDGE DREDD: APOCALYPSE WAR
When the citizens of Mega-City One’s massive city blocks declare war on each other, Judge Dredd realises it is merely a prologue to an all-out nuclear attack by East Meg One! As warheads rain down, Dredd leads a brave guerrilla resistance against the Sov forces, building to an earth-shattering decision that shakes his world to the core!
This second wide-screen blockbuster volume in the Essential Judge Dredd graphic novel series presents The Apocalypse War, the mother of all ‘epic’ Dredd storylines, which forever fixed the character in readers’ minds and ensured Carlos Ezquerra’s title as the definitive Dredd artist in comics’ hall of fame.