Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 2 [Paperback]

Pat Mills (Author), John Wagner (Author), Mike McMahon (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: December 7, 2010 | Series: Judge Dredd (Book 2)

Judge Dredd is judge, jury and executioner; a merciless far-future lawman delivering justice with an iron fist on the mean streets of Mega-City One. This second collection of his collected adventures sees the start of some of the characters most significant story arcs.

One character has dominated the UK comics scene. He is judge, jury and executioner; a merciless

far-future lawman delivering justice with an iron fist on the mean streets of Mega-City One. He is

Judge Dredd! US readers can discover the roots of this legendary character in this vast a thrill-packed series of graphic novels, which collect together all of Dredd's adventure's in chronological order.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

John Wagner is the co-creator of Judge Dredd , Strontium Dog, Ace Trucking Co. and

Button Man, amongst many others, for 2000 AD. His graphic novel A History of Violence has been adapted into a critically acclaimed hit film by David Cronenberg.

 

Pat Mills is the creator and first editor 2000 AD. For the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, he is the writer and

co-creator of ABC Warriors, Finn, Flesh, Nemesis the Warlock, Slaine, Mach 1, Harlem Heroes and Savage. He also developed Judge Dredd and wrote one of the early Dredd serials-

" The Cursed Earth.' He wrote Third World War for Crisis!, a politically-charged spin-off from

2000 AD, and  Black Siddha for the Judge Dredd Megazine. He has recently completed 'Slaine-The Books of Invasion' for 2000 AD. Outside 2000 AD. he is the writer and co-creator of the long-running classic anti-war story Charley's War, as well as Marshal Law. He has also written Batman, Star Wars and Zombie World series for the US market. Currently Mills is writing the best-selling series Requiem- Vampire Knight for  Editions Nickel of France with artist Olivier Ledroit, and a spin-off series, Claudia- Vampire Knight, with artist Frank Tacito. Two further French series are in production.

 

Brian Bolland is one of the most celebrated artists in the Western comics industry. His iconic work on

Judge Dredd included the co-creation of one of the characters' most notable foes, Judge Death. Brian

is best known to US readers for his ground-breaking work with writer Alan Moore on the one-shot Batman: Killing Joke graphic novel.

 

 

Dave Gibbons is one of 2000 AD's most popular artists, having created Harlem Heroes and

Rogue Tropper. He has also pencilled A.B.C. Warriors, Dan Dare, Judge Dredd, Mega-City One, Ro-Busters, Tharg the Mighty, Tharg's Future Shocks and  Time Twisters, as well as having scripted several Rogue Trooper stories-making Gibbons one of the few 2000 AD creators to have served as writer, artist and letterer! Beyond 2000 AD,Gibbsons is unquestionably best known for his work on the award-winning classic Watchmen (with Alan Moore,) but he has also pencilled Al, Batman Doctor Who, Give Me Liberty, Green Lantern, Superman, Star Wars and War Story.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: 2000 AD (December 7, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1906735999
• ISBN-13: 978-1906735999
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb comic classics, Judge Dredd's first mega epics! November 30, 2010

By Ian Zam

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This right here is an essential comic volume. Conveniently this Judge Dredd collection starts out with the first Dredd epic, The Cursed Earth. Dredd has to trek across this savage wasteland and face all sorts of crazy menaces, to save Mega City 2! Even better, right after this leads into the second Dredd epic, The Day The Law Died, where Mega City One has it's own problems. These are some of my early favorites, and when Dredd really started to rock. There's also room for a couple stand alone tales at the end of the book, including the classic Punks Rule.

Wagner, Mills, Bolland, McMahon and friends giving us some great fun stuff, some of the best of the late 70s. Check it out.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Dredd goes EPIC February 6, 2011

By Kid Kyoto VINE™ VOICE

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The first volume of Judge Dredd's complete case files was a bit hit or miss since it was a collection of early 8 page strips that were usually more parody-oriented. But with Vol 2 things really click. First Dredd has an epic multi-part journey through the Cursed Earth, fighting off mutants and monsters to deliver a vital vaccine. But he gets no rest since upon his return he had another multi-part epic where the mad Judge Cal turns Mega City One into his own insane police state.

These were some of the first Dredd stories I read and they hold up. There's a few plot holes (why not fly over the Cursed Earth and land near the plague-infested Mega City 2) and some chapters had to left out for copyright reasons (the introduction summarized them though) but these are mostly straight up action stories and still work today.

The black and white reproduction is crisp throughout, a few pages look like they were originally published in color and look a little muddy. But these are minor quibbles.

For $20 you get over 300 pages of classic British comics, there aren't many better buys in comics today.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars In this volume, the writers begin to hit their stride November 19, 2012

By WryGuy2 TOP 500 REVIEWER

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"Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 2" is the second sequential volume starring "Judge Dredd", the venerable English comic book hero, who has been in print, in one form or another, for well over 30 years. For the most part the series is set in the future in Mega City 1 (nominally New York City and the a portion of eastern seaboard). Judge Dredd is the most well-known (and most feared) of the Street Judges, lawmen who are empowered to arrest, judge, and sentence anyone they find guilty of a crime. Each story runs to a maximum of about 8 pages (due to the fact that they originally ran in a weekly science fiction anthology), but in this volume, most of the short stories are linked into larger, broader story arcs.

In fact, most the book is taken up by two large arcs, "Cursed Earth", where Dredd has to go cross the continental former United States to deliver some life-saving serum to Mega City 2, and "The Day the Law Died", where a meglomaniac judge usurps control of Mega City 1, and Judge Dredd has to restore law and order. The stories, while still somewhat heavy-handed and simplistic at times, show clear improvement over volume 1, as the writers more comfortably flesh out the character of Judge Dredd and his world. While volume 1 was entertaining in its own right, volume 2 is much better and much more representative of Dredd and his world.

As I also noted in my review of vlume 1, Judge Dredd is often not likeable, but his moral compass for right and wrong is unwavering, and at times, it's intentionally too unwavering. The tales have humor, pathos, irony, and a lot of action. If you're a Judge Dredd fan, this collection should be on your bookshelf. Five stars.