Dredd vs Death (Judge Dredd) [Mass Market Paperback]

Rennie Gordon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Judge Dredd (Black Flame) | Publication Date: October 28, 2003

THE CRIME IS LIFE...

Mega-City One, 2123 – and a plague is spreading like wildfire amongst its millions of citizens, apparently turning them into blood-crazed vampires. With the Justice Department struggling to contain the outbreak, Judge Dredd teams up with the psychic Judge Anderson and ex-Judge DeMarco to investigate the trail of carnage and death left by the enigmatic Death Cult. When the cultists fight back by summoning the four Dark Judges – Death, Fire, Fear and Mortis – it becomes a fight to save both the Mega- City and Dredd’s very soul! Based on the explosive computer game by Rebellion Studios, this all-action novel pits the legendary future lawman against his deadliest and most infamous enemies.

... THE SENTENCE IS DEATH!

All-new stories from the future-shocked worlds of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic – 2000 AD! Check out the other books in this series.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Black Flame (October 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844160610
• ISBN-13: 978-1844160617
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,671,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant telling of the game story!, October 5, 2003

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This review is from: Dredd vs Death (Judge Dredd) (Mass Market Paperback)

A wonderful action-packed reworking of the story from the game Judge Dredd:Dredd vs. Death. Mr Rennie captures the crazy atmosphere of Mega City One and Judge Dredd with skill and enthusiasm. A rollercoaster of an action book with enough crazy moments to make it stand out from the crowd. A great tie-in to a great game.

3.0 out of 5 stars Average Read, January 14, 2012

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This review is from: Judge Dredd #1: Dredd vs. Death! (Kindle Edition)

I found this book to be a difficult read. The wider story line has potential but the portrayal's of Dredd and Anderson are two dimensional at best. Both characters have a second rate Bruce Willis Die Hard thing happening that is rather repetitive. The action scenes read more like a summary of facts at a court appearance than anything else. It was very difficult to suspend disbelief and the Dark Judges themselves lacked the ingredients necessary to be truly inspiring villains. Dredd is in desperate need of modernisation much like what was done with the Batman to bring him into the 21st Century. The transition from cartoon character to the brooding vigilante who struggles with his own demons as well as the villains he faces has ensured the Batman's future. Dredd and Anderson need the same remedial work.

4.0 out of 5 stars Super Reader, August 3, 2007

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This review is from: Dredd vs Death (Judge Dredd) (Mass Market Paperback)

Supposedly this is based on a game story, so either that is really good, or Rennie, being a Dredd expert, has just done a fine job.

Dredd, Anderson and Giant are all here.

So is EverPet, a pet revivification company. This is very nasty. Not quite as nasty as the Dark Judges, though.

Death has found a weakness in one of the Psi-Judges on guard rotation, and is exploiting it.

This leads to a rise in the Church of Death, and an outbreak of vampirism via retrovirus. As such, Chief Judge Hershey is inclined to believe Anderson's precog warning.

Now, the senior Judges have to try and stop this before the bodycount gets to sixty million like in a previous encounter.

Clooney Memorial is struggling enough as it is.

A very well done Dredd book.