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Judge Dredd: Muzak Killer: 2000 Ad Presents

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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.