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The Cursed Earth | Brian Bolland, John Wagner, Pat Mills, Mike McMahon

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The reprint of Alan Moore's Future Shocks I just read was ok, but not as good as I remembered from my teen years. Fortunately, the Cursed Earth Saga of Judge Dredd's mercy mission to deliver a vaccine to Mega-City Two by crossing 1000 miles of radioactive wasteland, in the company of a law-breaking punk & a rock-eating alien, was still brilliant! Combining Mad Max, Damnation Alley & Jurassic Park in a wild badlands adventure! I AM THE LAW!! 4🛡️

Bookwomble #BannedBooks Originally published in 1978 in serial form, this 2003 reprint had to leave out Dredd's Cursed Earth adventure in the Burger Wars, thanks to threats of legal action by McDonalds and KFC, who took exception to their companies'post-apocalyptic portrayal as metaphors for corporate greed and environmental destruction. Later reprints do include these episodes, which would be fun to track down. 12mo

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Judge Dredd in the Cursed Earth | Pat Mills

And, a #LibraryHaul
Reliving my childhood with a couple of 2000AD graphic novels, a beautifully painted GN about the intersection of modern London with the Kingdoms of Faerie, and what is becoming the inevitable Maigret 😊

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TheNeverendingTBR

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01 | John Wagner

so-so

This is early Dredd, like the first year of publication.

It's composed of short stories each of which provides a bland introduction to Dredd and his world.

The stories were pretty lame, the characterization two-dimensional and the dialogue...meh!

The artwork is black and white, I certainly don't dig that as much as the colour comic books.

Worth getting though if you want the complete set.

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TheNeverendingTBR

Judge Dredd: America | John Wagner, Alan Grant

so-so

This story is about a character called America Jara, it's not told from the viewpoint of Dredd, which was unorthodox because it's different from all of the Dredd that I've read and I was left slightly disappointed because of that.

There was another three short stories thrown in that wasn't connected to America, which redeemed it somewhat.

I'm still going to continue with the next installment.

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Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files | Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra

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Judge Dredd heads to the city of Luxor in Egypt on some cultural exchange mission, things turn sour quickly as they discover there's a mummy on the loose who's feasting on human flesh.

The Chief Judge of Giza becomes the latest victim, when the creature tries to escape Dredd comes across it and fires multiple incendiary rounds into it to no avail and then he's double-crossed by Judge Kamun.

Short but I enjoyed this. 😊

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Batman/Judge Dredd Collection | John Wagner, Alan Grant

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This is an excellent cross-over, it just works so well.

The tales within are action-packed, intense and violent.

With each turn of the page it's packed full of dialogue and beautiful artwork.

If you're a fan of both characters, you should love this collection.

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Judge Dredd | Neal Barrett Jr.

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This is a solid and intriguing storyline but what makes this book is the phenomenal artwork which represents the story very well and gives it a stylised and slick presentation.

I found this book randomly in a charity shop and naturally picked it up and I'm glad I did, I want to read some more 2000AD because this was an enjoyable quick read.

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