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Judge Dredd: Megacity Masters 01 Paperback – August 17, 2010

by Brian Bolland (Illustrator), Simon Bisley (Illustrator), Kevin O'Neill (Illustrator)
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A showcase of the most amazing artwork from the industry's biggest artists to have taken on Judge Dredd and his universe.

2000 AD is Britain’s most celebrated sci-fi comic anthology, which has been at the cutting edge of contemporary pop culture since 1977. The longest running strip in 2000 AD is Judge Dredd and over the years many internationally renowned artists have contributed some stunning art to the Dredd legacy. This compilation features some of that artwork collected together for the first time.
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  1. Print length
    272 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    2000 AD
  4. Publication date
    August 17, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    7.3 x 0.3 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1906735921
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1906735920
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Brian Bolland is best known to US readers for his ground-breaking work with writer Alan Moore on the one-shot Batman: Killing Joke graphic novel. Kevin O’Neill Along with fellow 2000 AD alumni Pat Mills, O’Neill cocreated the cult hero Marshall Law and had even more success when he teamed up with Alan Moore to illustrate The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – which was adapted into a big budget Hollywood movie starring Sean Connery. Simon Bisley’s highly dynamic artwork made his two major series in the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic - A.B.C. Warriors: The Black Hole and Sláine: The Horned God - hugely popular, as they remain to date. He also illustrated the hugely successful first Batman/Judge Dredd crossover story, Judgement on Gotham. Steve Dillon is a fan-favourite 2000 AD writer and artist, and the creator of both Hap Hazzard and the Irish Judge Joyce. Together with 2000 AD writer Garth Ennis, Steve co-created the hugely successful and critically acclaimed Preacher for DC Comics’ imprint, Vertigo.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 2000 AD; 0 edition (August 17, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1906735921
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1906735920
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.65 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 0.3 x 10 inches
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Jock is the three times New York Times best-selling British artist best known for his comics work with writer Andy Diggle on DC/Vertigo's The Losers, the award-winning Batman: The Black Mirror, and Wytches with writer Scott Snyder. Jock has also produced key art and concept design for films including Dredd, Annihilation, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the Oscar-winning Ex Machina. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he now lives and works in Devon, England.

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C.E. Farley
5.0 out of 5 stars Who is the law? Say it!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2019
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This is a pretty fantastic collection of Judge Dredd short stories. It has a pretty wide variety of amazing artists and writers. Including Dave Gibbons (artist of Watchmen), Charlie Adlard (artist of The Walking Dead), Steve Dillon (artist if Preacher). Also includes some 2000AD alumni; Brian Bolland, Alan Davis, and Simon Bisley. Also at least get volume two which has work by Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis, Mark Millar, Pat Mills, etc...
Volume 3 is okay, but 2 and 3 are fantastic.
If you want a complete chronological collection of stories, get the Case Files books. They are huge and you can read it from the beginning. Keep in mind the first several volumes are in black and white, as they were originally in black and white. If this is an issue, you may not like it and that is a shame.
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IamS.T.Connery
4.0 out of 5 stars Is it bad that I like a violent Fascist so much?
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2013
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A fantastic collection of stories and artists from multiple points in the comics life. I have never been a huge fan short stories (which this book mainly contains) But my love for the world of Dredd made that a non issue. This is an awesome book that I am proud to have in my collection. It's not my favorite but it is nonetheless kick-ass.
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Jake Fatal
5.0 out of 5 stars First dredd ive read and im hooked
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2012
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Fantastic read for the first time Dredd reader, ive never picked up any judge dredd before so i started with this and the other mega city masters and i had such a great time.
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H. Coffill
3.0 out of 5 stars Great taste. Less filling.
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2010
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I love me some Judge Dredd, but this collection ran hot and cold. One story was actually repeated (by two different artists) and when read cover-to-cover, the repetitiveness of the source material is evident.
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Craigomaniac
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2010
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Best Dredd compilation I have ever read. Simply awesome - great self contained stories with fantastic art. This is the collection to get!
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GraphicNovelReporter.com
5.0 out of 5 stars A vital infusion to the static, superhero genre of the mainstream comic industry
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2011
Even with the armed, foreboding image of Judge Dredd on the front of this collection (brilliantly produced by Tim Bradstreet), some American readers will need a serious dose of brain bleach or self-inflicted head trauma to erase any semblance of memory associating Sylvester Stallone with the authentic and original Dredd presented on these pages. Equating Dredd with any aspect of the 1995 movie will be quickly and thankfully be eradicated after a short vacation in the Mega-City One introduced within this book. As with other Rebellion/2000AD stateside launches within the past year, such as the brilliantly executed Lenny Zero and the Perps of Mega-City One by Andy Diggle, Jock, et.al, the Mega-City Masters volumes are directed primarily American readers unfamiliar with the weekly Progs of 2000AD or its sister publication, Judge Dredd Megazine. Furthermore, as a pre-emptive marketing campaign, Rebellion/2000AD deserves praise as these volumes will ideally situate the character within the collective, American mindset on the eve of the publisher's move to distribute its serialized comics weekly in the US beginning this August 2011 and the now, in post-production Dredd film starring Karl Urban as the dystopian hero rumored for a late 2011 release.

Following a short but succinct and well-informed history of Judge Dredd and his various creators over the years by editor and Tharg's representative on Earth, Matt Smith, Judge Dredd: Mega-City Masters 01 is not a chronological catalog of every single Dredd strip in order. Readers desiring the entire publication history should consult the now nearly twenty volume Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files. Instead and smartly, Rebellion/2000AD have organized the volumes thematically, with the first installment focusing on the visualizations of Dredd over the decades by artists well-known and critically acclaimed here in America. While the majority of the strips are penned by John Wagner and Alan Grant, along with single entries by Gordon Rennie and Al Ewing, the varied artists, even beyond those listed on the cover, are some of the best, British sequential illustrators. Names already on the cover such as Bolland, Gibbons, and Adlard to name but a few hardly need any introduction for their various work with US comic publishers. Yet, readers will be pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of, in no particular order, pJohn Byrne, Brendan McCarthy, John Higgins, Chris Weston, Mark Farmer, Staz Johnson, Collin Wilson, Kevin Walker, Duncan Fegredo, Glen Fabry, Carlos Ezquerra, and Jock.

As with most anthologies, some stories are more memorable than others. And, while some audiences may not immediately appreciate or understand the satirical irreverence of the Mega-City judges in their dispensing of justice, Dredd's by-the-book, extremely black and white interpretation of law and order is sure to shock and thrill readers simultaneously. Even though the majority of the scripts are tight and well-developed, their brevity, as opposed to their longer, serialized fiction counterparts in the US, may be a slight hurdle for some uninitiated readers. Yet, the stars of this volume are the artists more than the individual tales, and this is where the book truly succeeds.

Even in black and white, there is no mistaking Dave Gibbons' beautiful work. His heavy, thick ink lines shape and reinforce the stark, post-apocalyptic nature of Mega-City alongside contributions from Alan Davis. Contrasted with the sharp, crisp line work of Steve Dillon, Kevin O'Neill, or Cam Kennedy, the black and white adds tones of gray and an even greater depth of power and vitality to the momentum and havoc of the authoritarian state. On the other end of the spectrum, full-colored strips from Brian Bolland and Dredd's co-creator Carlos Ezquerra join with a somewhat digital but fully psychedelic palette by John Higgins on "Joe Dredd's Blues," two iconic designs by Simon Bisley, and stellar entries by Chris Weston, Jock, Duncan Fegredo, and Charlie Adlard that could not be more different from each other. Fans who adore Bisley's fully painted cover work on Doom Patrol or Lobo will revel in his vision of Dredd. Weston brings the intensity and draftsmanship readers have come to know through his time on The Invisibles, The Filth, and The Fantastic Four. The Kirby-fusion of Jock with his more angular lines and thick ink pops against the darker, more sinister style of Fegredo. One aspect that may escape some readers is comparing the amazing color work by Chris Blythe on all three of these strips as he variates his hues and tones, playing to the pencillers' strengths and interpretations. Lastly, the master of horror, Adlard, cooks his Dredd in cooler tones, obscuring and over-saturating the images to give them a far more sinister, vicious emotion.

There is no better time to jump aboard the Dredd caravan as the summer winds down and more of this long, sought after material finally becomes available here in the US. Especially beneficial for readers wary of superhero continuity and parallel worlds, continuous big events, deaths and rebirths, and massive, unwieldy cross-overs, Judge Dredd: Mega-City Masters 01 is a vital infusion to the static, superhero genre of the mainstream comic industry.

-- Nathan Wilson
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Kid Kyoto
5.0 out of 5 stars Lives up to its name!
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2010
Since he was introduced in the 70s Judge Dredd has been drawn by some of the best artists in comics, this book shows off some of the best work they've done.

Megacity Masters is a collection of more than 20 short stories from different periods in Dredd's history. Some are light satires, others mindless action, and a few very serious ones. The great thing is all of them tell a complete and very entertaining story in very few pages. Many of the 8-page stories have more content than a 22-page American comic.

There's art by John Byrne, Brian Bolland, David Gibbons, Kevin O'Neill, Simon Bisley and many others. This is definitely the best $20 I've spent on comics this month.

If you're looking for a change of pace from superhero comics or manga you should definitely pick up this book!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Generic best of, don't pass go
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2012
A soulless "best of" designed for casual readers (presumably in the US as far as prepping a generation of comic fans unfamiliar with Judge Dredd), you'd do better just buying or importing the Case File volumes or just buying the various storyline TPBs.
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Doctor polical nerd
4.0 out of 5 stars Best of Dredd , Nuff said.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2012
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Well ,we all know about the new movie (Dredd) coming to the silver screen in september (we are still awaiting the trailer ) which should put the memories of the old 90's movie to rest , but if you want to find a good place to start , look no further. Behold a great collection full of Dredd stories old and knew ,drawn by the comics best artists and directed towards a audience that are knew to the facsistic future lawman . it includes the works of Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher ,The Boys),Kevin O'neill(LOEG),Dave Gibbons (Watchmen) and Brian Bolland (The Killing Joke) .This is a must have for any one who is either a loving fan of Old Stoney Face or just a curious little kid with some doughe to spare.BUY IT NOW YOU FOOL!
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