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As revealed on Comics Alliance, 2000 AD is proud to announce a partnership with Ghoulish Productions to produce a line of latex masks based on characters from the legendary weekly comic book.

With a galaxy of series to bring to life, the masks will allow humans everywhere to don the mantle of their favourite characters from the pages of 2000 AD – making them ideal for Halloween, fancy dress parties, or putting the frighteners on your friends!

The first characters to be immortalised will be famous future lawman Judge Dredd, aliens superfiend Judge Death, and Al Ewing and Henry Flint’s ‘weaponised zombie’ Zombo.

Dredd and Zombo are scheduled to be available for order by January 2017.

Keith Richardson, licensing manager for 2000 AD, said: “Ever since we began working with Ghoulish on these masks it’s been clear that these are going to be great – whether you choose Judge Dredd, Zombo, or Judge Death, these will be perfect for Hallowe’en and fancy dress parties. Ghoulish have a worldwide reputation for high quality and it will be great to see 2000 AD’s characters alongside so many other iconic franchises in their catalogue.”

Ghoulish Productions CEO Diego Esponda said: “2000 AD and all its characters represent comic book culture. We are very proud to bring this characters to life for all the fans.”

Every Ghoulish Productions mask is 100% hand-crafted with the highest quality materials available to meet the demands and expectations of all our costumers. Every mask they make has the same detail work that only a hand-crafting artist can have.

Based in Mexico and already holding licenses for Hellraiser, Terminator, Resident Evil, World War Z, Men In Black, and Plants vs Zombies, Ghoulish Productions is a leading mask and costumes company with more than 50 years experience. It has been exporting original quality products to the US since 1988. It’s commitment to innovation, ingenuity, art, quality, trust and professional service has opened the door to licensing products with many movie studios. In 2009 it expanded its markets to Europe and Asia, making it one of the most recognized worldwide companies in the Halloween Industry in the last 10 years.

2000 AD is the legendary weekly British anthology comic and home of Judge Dredd, as well as a galaxy of original sci-fi, fantasy, and horror action stars. As well as producing innovative and provactive comics for almost 40 years, it has brought the industry some of its biggest talents, from Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, and Mark Millar, to Jock, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, and many more. Published in print and digital every Wednesday, 2000 AD is the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic and remains at the industry’s cutting edge.

It can be tough on the streets of Mega-City One and now martial arts fans can protect themselves with The Law – thanks to a new range of clothing from Scramble and 2000 AD.

2000 AD and Scramble are pleased to announce a new range of licensed martial arts clothing and compression wear which draws on the rich history of the Judge Dredd universe – featuring classic images of the ultimate lawman himself to other characters such as Judge Anderson, The Simping Detective, and many more!

The range will include licensed jiu jitsu gi (kimono), rashguards, hoodies, T-shirts, and woven gi patches.

The new products will be released through dedicated stores in the UK and USA, with wholesalers carrying the full range.

Matt Benyon, creative director and owner of Scramble, said: “Judge Dredd has long been one of my favourite characters, and the fact that Dredd is a born-and-bred British comic resonates with us a British brand. As a kid I would practice drawing Dredd until I got the lines just right; now it’s my great pleasure to have the official license and to create some amazing products using the iconic image.”

Scramble is a technical apparel brand with its roots in the martial arts, particularly Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and grappling. Starting in 2009, Scramble has been very successful in making clothing and equipment that transcends the sport. They are particularly renowned for their collaboration T-shirts with famous figures and licenses, as well as compression wear and BJJ kimonos. 

2000 AD is the legendary weekly British anthology comic and home of Judge Dredd, as well as a galaxy of original sci-fi, fantasy, and horror action stars. As well as producing innovative and provactive comics for almost 40 years, it has brought the industry some of its biggest talents, from Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, and Mark Millar, to Jock, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, and many more. Published in print and digital every Wednesday, 2000 AD is the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic and remains at the industry’s cutting edge. www.2000ADonline.com

Planet Replicas have unveiled the latest in their range of Judge Dredd replica badges – the ‘Carlos Ezquerra’ 1:1 Metal Judge Dredd Badge.

The 2000 AD blog spoke to Planet Replica’s Dan Carey-George about why he’s added this iconic badge to his store and what the challenges were of bringing a 2D badge to 3D life…

“The Carlos Dredd badge came about because I wanted to produce a new metal Dredd badge,” he said. “I didn’t want to offer a generic design, so I chose Carlos’s badge as it is the centre point of reference for pretty much every Judge badge design that has evolved since.

“It seemed a logical homage to Carlos to open up a new range using his original design, as people will then be able to see the influences of his work as the badge range progresses…

“Producing it in 3D was quite a challenge as Carlos’s work is very fluid and layered – so once things need to be a physical shape, his line weights do hide critical points of reference I needed to work from. The hardest part was the size and shape of the eagle head, and the lettering layout.

“The eagle head is very small and so is often shown more as a suggestion than a finished shape. Only a few cover shots and close ups have shown the head clearly, and even then, the shape and angles change to fit the requirements of that particular panel or cover.

“With ‘DREDD’, the word flows from left to right filling up the entire badge panel, so each letter edge is curved into this flow. Replicating this nicely was hard because its very organic, even subtle changes to correct one letter’s height or curve can make quite a change to the overall visual image!”

You can view Planet Replicas’ range of 2000 AD replicas and merchandise, including custom name Judge badges, at their website.