Judge Dredd: Muzak Killer: 2000 Ad Presents [Paperback]

Garth Ennis (Author), Dermot Power (Author), John Burns (Author)

Book Description

Series: 2000ad Presents | Publication Date: August 2003

Muzak Killer is a razor-sharp pop culture satire from the pen of Garth Ennis (Preacher), illustrated by acclaimed artists Dermot Power and John Burns. When Mega-City One's muzak stars fall prey to a deadly killer, Dredd must act to save muzak from the harshest critic of all - one who will stop at nothing to wipe out cheesy pop! But a good critic never lays down and dies - and Dredd must defeat him again in a return battle which really is the last Word! This collection also includes 'Teddy Choppermitz', the touching tale of a robot-gone-wrong, and 'Raider', an all-action tale of a Judge-gone-wrong - both of whom have to answer to Dredd!

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About the Author

Garth Ennis is the award-winning writer of Preacher, Hellblazer, Hitman and Judge Dredd. He is now writing Marvel's Fury and Punisher. Dermot Power's 2000 AD work includes the Slaine epic, 'Treasures of Britain'. John Burns has illustrated 2000 AD series as diverse as Judge Dredd, Black Light, Vector 13, and Nikolai Dante. His other work includes Espers and James Bond.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (UK) (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840234725
• ISBN-13: 978-1840234725
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,595,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Garth Ennis is the award-winning writer of Hellblazer, Hitman, Punisher, Preacher, Pride and Joy and War Stories. He is much in demand for his hard-edged, wickedly humorous style.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ennis knows how to write Dredd stories., March 19, 2007

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Jason Z. Pott (Portland, OR. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Judge Dredd: Muzak Killer: 2000 Ad Presents (Paperback)

Unlike people who discovered Judge Dredd through the awful movie, I came across the stonefaced Dredd through Eagle Comic reprints in '83. I then read his stories when I bought his comics on the streets of Madrid in '85--in spanish, no less. I fell in love with the Judges of Mega-City One & always welcomed Dredd into my world whenever I came across him. He is the graphic symbol of British social commentary on the United States of America in their world of comics & great UK comic writers came from the world of Dredd--Morrison, Ellis & Wagner to name but a few.

And then Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys) started to write Dredd stories. Nobody does it better & MUZAK KILLER is classic Ennis. He uses Dredd as a prop through the story of one deranged man's quest to rid the Mega-City of shopping-mall muzak pop stars. Yes--elevator muzak is ruling the Billboard Charts & it is driving one man crazy enough to kill the trite pop stars on live t.v.--dreaming of the day 20th Century Alternative Music will make a comeback. & it's going to take Dredd to stop him & preventing "the day the muzak died." Like I said: it's classic Ennis. I only wish the artwork was not the airbrushed quality and more line work, but this can be overlooked by such an awesome Judge Dredd story.

If you haven't read Ennis' Judge Dredd stories, this is a good place to start. His morbid sense of humor runs wild in the first story & it's ever so bloody.

If you've never read Judge Dredd, I would suggest you start with the earlier stories where he is more of a dominate character. "The Complete America", "The Apocalypse War", "The Complete Judge Cal" & "The Cursed Earth Saga" are the early "classic" Dredd stories--revered by the die-hard fans--& show you the true man behind the phrase: "I AM THE LAW!"

But Ennis' Dredd stories are also fantastic "classics"; proving he is a great comic writer.