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Posted on 24th January 202429th January 2024 by Michael Molcher

Essential Judge Dredd: the ideal collections for new readers!

Essential Judge Dredd is the ideal series for those looking to discover the greatest stories of the ultimate lawman of the future!

From the war against democracy to fighting murderous undead superfiends, from the origins of Mega-City One to all-out nuclear war – it’s all here in gorgeous new collections.

Created by John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher), Judge Dredd is one of the world’s most famous comic book characters but 45 years of continuous weekly storytelling it can be difficult to know where to begin.

Essential Judge Dredd is specially curated to make it easy to jump on board and catch up with the classics from this groundbreaking, massively-influential comic book series. The series features some of the key storylines and most important mega-epics, including:

So pick up the Essential Judge Dredd collections now and dive into the future-shocked world of Mega-City One – available in print from book stores, comic book stores, and online retailers or digitally through 2000 AD‘s webshop and app!

Posted on 9th August 202310th August 2023 by Michael Molcher

Back in stock: the definitive Charley’s War

“This really is the definitive edition” – Pat Mills

Considered by many as the most important war story to appear in comics, the three volumes of Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun’s incredible Charley’s War are now back in stock – and with brand new bundle options, including a limited edition original art screen print.

One of the defining masterpieces of British comics, these three beautiful volumes feature rescanned and remastered artwork – plus with original colour pages lovingly restored.

As well as the standard three-volume bundle, you can order the special bookplate edition bundle, individually numbered and signed by Pat Mills.

Two of the new bundle options include a limited edition screen print of art by the legendary Colquhoun from Charley’s War episode #230 in 1979. This scale replica reproduces a page of artwork in its original size of 400x470mm and is taken from high-resolution scans, with five layers of hand-pressed screen printing capturing the creative process of the original page to produce an artefact that is faithful both to its creator’s vision and to the lost art of making comic books. This limited edition screen print is hand-numbered, and printed on archival quality acid-free Somerset satin 410gsm white paper.

Deeply affecting, unsparingly hard, and unflinchingly political, Charley’s War follows sixteen-year-old working class lad Charley Bourne who eagerly signs up to fight on the Western Front in 1916. The idealistic sixteen-year-old experiences a hellish world of trench warfare where every day is a bitter fight for survival, and Charley and his friends soon realise they have been thrust into a conflict where ordinary people are expected to throw away their lives to serve the selfish interests of those in power.

**Order the Charley’s War bundle >>**

**Order the Charley’s War bundle with screen print >>**

**Order the Charley’s War bookplate bundle >>**

**Order the Charley’s War bookplate bundle with screen print >>**

Posted on 10th March 202310th March 2023 by Michael Molcher

Want to get into reading Judge Dredd? You’ll need the Essentials!

Out Now

ESSENTIAL JUDGE DREDD

Buy now

Download the app

Or ask at your local
comic shop or bookshop

Essential Judge Dredd is the ideal series for those looking to discover the greatest stories of the ultimate lawman of the future!

From the war against democracy to fighting murderous undead superfiends, from the origins of Mega-City One to all-out nuclear war – it’s all here in gorgeous new collections.

Essential Judge Dredd: America
Essential Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War
Essential Judge Dredd: Origins
Essential Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
Essential Judge Dredd: Necropolis
Essential Judge Dredd: Judgement Day

Posted on 22nd November 202222nd November 2022 by Michael Molcher

Want to get into reading Judge Dredd? You’ll need the Essentials…

Out Now

ESSENTIAL JUDGE DREDD

Buy now

Download the app

Or ask at your local
comic shop or bookshop

Essential Judge Dredd is the ideal series for those looking to discover the greatest stories of the ultimate lawman of the future!

From the war against democracy to fighting murderous undead superfiends, from the origins of Mega-City One to all-out nuclear war – it’s all here in gorgeous new collections.

Essential Judge Dredd: America
Essential Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War
Essential Judge Dredd: Origins
Essential Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
Essential Judge Dredd: Necropolis

Posted on 11th February 202211th February 2022 by Michael Molcher

Essential Judge Dredd – the ideal collections for new readers!

Essential Judge Dredd is the ideal series for those looking to discover the greatest stories of the ultimate lawman of the future!

From the war against democracy to fighting murderous undead superfiends, from the origins of Mega-City One to all-out nuclear war – it’s all here in gorgeous new collections.

Essential Judge Dredd: America
Essential Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War
Essential Judge Dredd: Origins
Essential Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
Essential Judge Dredd: Necropolis (out 8 June)

Posted on 13th October 202113th October 2021 by Michael Molcher

Mega-City One as you’ve never seen it before – Megatropolis is out now!

This is the world of Judge Dredd as you’ve never seen it before – the spectacular Megatropolis is out now!

This visionary ‘Elseworlds‘-style series by writer Kenneth Niemand (Judge Dredd) and artist Dave Taylor (Batman & Superman: World’s Finest) radically reimagines the world of Judge Dredd, creating a stunning retro techno-futurist city inspired by Fritz Lang’s 1927 film, Metropolis.

Disgraced Officer Amy Jarra and Detective Joe ‘Choirboy’ Rico navigate the crime-ridden underbelly of the glamourous Metropolis, attempting to solve the murder of undercover Detective Fisher.

Transforming Mega-City One into an art deco cityscape, Niemand and Taylor spin a tale of futuristic noir with luscious art and jaw-dropping set pieces. This hardcover collection includes a gallery of cover art and never seen before concept sketches.

BUY NOW FROM 2000 AD:

STANDARD HARDCOVER >>

OR ONE OF THESE ONLINE RETAILERS:

BOOKSHOP.ORG >>

HIVE.CO.UK >>

AMAZON UK >>

AMAZON US >>

Posted on 19th August 202119th August 2021 by Rosie Peat

Preview: Firekind by John Smith and Paul Marshall

We’re very excited to share a preview of the next title in our series of digital-only 2000 AD collections, Firekind by John Smith and Paul Marshall!

Dragons. Flying rocks. Humans invading a supposedly-primitive culture of blue-skinned aliens… sound familiar? Discover more than just another blockbuster with John Smith and Paul Marshall’s Firekind!

First appearing in Progs 828 to 840, this story follows human xeno-botanist Hendrick Larsen who travels to the alien jungle planet Gennyo-Leil whose atmosphere is a toxic hallucinogen. Though he initially gains the inhabitants’ trust, his mission is compromised by the arrival of a merciless gang of mercenary poacher/torturers. But Gennyo-Leil is not without defences.

You can check out the first four pages of Firekind below, and it’s out on September 1st – available from the 2000 AD app, as DRM-free download from the 2000 AD webshop, and on Amazon Kindle devices.

The new digital releases will be available from the 2000 AD app for Apple, Android, and Windows 10 devices, as DRM-free PDF/CBZ downloads from the 2000 AD webshop, and on Amazon Kindle devices.

We have more brilliant digital releases coming in this series of collections, the full list includes:

6 October – Dark Justice: Torture Garden – David Hine (w) Nick Percival (a)

3 November – Tales from the Black Museum: Volume One – including John Wagner, Al Ewing, Dan Abnett, Simon Spurrier, John Smith, Alan Grant (w) Shaun Thomas, John Ridgway, Dylan Teague, Rufus Dayglo, Dean Ormston (a)

1 December Durham Red: Born Bad – Alec Worley (w) Ben Willsher, Lee Carter (a)

Posted on 28th July 202129th July 2021 by Rosie Peat

Preview: Bad City Blue by Alan Grant and Robin Smith

We’re very excited to share a preview of the next title in our series of digital-only 2000 AD collections, Bad City Blue by Alan Grant and Robin Smith!

Built into an asteroid and floating in space, Bader City is a crumbling, decaying ghetto controlled by armed gangs. The only kind of order is kept by guys like Blue, a trouble-shooting ‘button man’ who enforces order at the behest of the top-siders.

He thinks he’s saving the city for ‘decent folk’- but unfortunately for him, it looks like the elite he serves is not as benevolent as he once thought. Created by writer Alan Grant and artist Robin Smith, Bad City Blue is a bleak highlight from the mid 1980s, full of class warfare, gritty sci-fi, and big concepts.

You can check out the first four pages of Bad City Blue below, and it’s out on August 4th – available from the 2000 AD app, as DRM-free download from the 2000 AD webshop, and on Amazon Kindle devices.

The new digital releases will be available from the 2000 AD app for Apple, Android, and Windows 10 devices, as DRM-free PDF/CBZ downloads from the 2000 AD webshop, and on Amazon Kindle devices.

We have more brilliant digital releases coming in this series of collections, the full list includes:

1 September Firekind – John Smith (w) Paul Marshall (a)

6 October – Dark Justice: Torture Garden – David Hine (w) Nick Percival (a)

1 December Durham Red: Born Bad – Alec Worley (w) Ben Willsher, Lee Carter (a)

Posted on 21st July 202127th July 2021 by Michael Molcher

Mega-City One as you’ve never seen it before – pre-order Megatropolis

This is the world of Judge Dredd – as you’ve never seen it before!

The spectacular Megatropolis is now available to pre-order. This visionary ‘Elseworlds‘-style series by writer Kenneth Niemand (Judge Dredd) and artist Dave Taylor (Batman & Superman: World’s Finest) radically reimagines the world of Judge Dredd, creating a stunning retro techno-futurist city inspired by Fritz Lang’s 1927 film, Metropolis.

Disgraced Officer Amy Jarra and Detective Joe ‘Choirboy’ Rico navigate the crime-ridden underbelly of the glamourous Metropolis, attempting to solve the murder of undercover Detective Fisher.

Transforming Mega-City One into an art deco cityscape, Niemand and Taylor spin a tale of futuristic noir with luscious art and jaw-dropping set pieces. This over-sized hardcover collection includes a gallery of cover art and never seen before concept sketches.

Out on 13 October, this collection is now available to pre-order as a standard hardcover collection and webshop-exclusive hardcover with gorgeous design-led cover.

PRE-ORDER FROM 2000 AD: