Is this the face of a 4 hour+ erection?also, judge dredd villians thread
Too bad we won't get Death in theater because there will never be a Dredd 2
I am the Mutant.
I am the Doom that was foretold.
I am the Nightmare that is to be.
City of the damned let CHAOS reign!
>>82752747
Says you, killjoy.
The human race makes me sick
>>82752793
Holy shit, they got away with black referrences with apes as stand ins with this comic. I never even fucking realized it till now.
![latest[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/A2281cM.jpg "latest[1].png")
I really like Call-Me-Kenneth's design, and the idea of a carpentry robot who idolises Hitler.
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>>82752910
I agree, hes a very underrated and interesting character. I hope they bring him back sometime.
>>82753000
>different prices for the other planets
Fucking kek
>>82752747
Why you gotta bring up things like that?
>>82752910
Based af anon.
Only time i know he came back was a cameo in the Behemoth the Beast story, but that was only his ezquerra version.
>>82753852
Who the fuck is this fifth dark judge?
>>82754460
Also Death. In the story Death escapes containment and manages to possess a little old lady. He then accidentally D-jumps into Death World's past with Dredd in hot pursuit. Leads to Fear getting fisted again.
>>82754526
>Leads to Fear getting fisted again.
W-what?
>>82754203
Based Orlok, kills Giant, spanks Dredd. In Soviet East Meg One perp brutalises you.
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>>82755221
Awww, yeah!
>>82755221
And the Dead Reckoning money shot >>82754526 (which is the second time Dredd does it, but chronologically the first time it happens to Fear).
If I recall correctly, in the story Fear actually walks this off and gets some good hits on Joe with bear trap knuckle dusters.
>>82752643
How do I into Dredd /co/? I feel like theres just so much I don't know where to start, I got the dark judges miniseries showcasing their first appearances, but I'd love to read more. what series should I look into and what are some essential stories?
>>82757314
A lot of its good, and focussing on the "big" arcs means you miss out on the week-to-week 6 pagers that are usually very charming and entertaining little stories with a complete beginning middle and end, but these would definitely be on the list.
>"Classic" Dredd (old, late 70s to early 90s)
The Return of Rico
The Cursed Earth
The Day The Law Died
The Apocalypse War
Judge Death / Judge Death Lives
Oz
The "Democracy" stories
Necropolis
>"Modern" Dredd (mid 90s to present)
America
The Devil You Know
Twilight's Last Gleaming
The Pit
The Chief Judge's MAn
Total War
Incubus: Judge Dredd VS Aliens
Origins
Mutants in Mega-City One
Tour of Duty
Day of Chaos [note: a very large, very long event made up of several storylines]
Trifecta
I would also add the stories about Fatties, because Fatties are the best mega city sub-culture
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/qkpkf9b6sn7rt/Fatties
>>82757428
you are the man anon, thanks so much!
>>82757486
No worries!
Don't forget about the other 2000AD series though. Psi Judge Anderson's stories are very good, as is The Low Life, The Simping Detective, Lenny Zero, Shimura / Hondo City Law, Armitage, Missionary Man and tonnes of others are set in Mega City One or Dredd's wider universe. The recent run of stories set around the Dark Judges are also very promising, and the new one "Tainted: The Fall of Deadworld" is going on now.
There's also loads of other stories and settings though. Celtic Barbarian warlord Slaine, devil-may-care thief turned biomechanical aristocrat turned revolutionary Nikolai Dante, Khaos Sorcerer anarchist alien biker Nemesis the Warlock, ABC Warriors (pic related), mystic adventures in a labyrinth city Mazeworld, realistic(ish) thriller about the most dangerous game Button Man, bonkers sci-fi SHAKARA, Zombo and XTNCT, horror stories like Leviathan (Event Horizon meets Titanic), Cradlegrave (slowburning Lovecraftian horror with chavs on a run down estateMore Shub-Niggurath than Cthulu) and Ampney Crucis Investigates (incredibly English body horror mixed with genteel comedy), cyberpunk hitmen Sinister Dexter, classic war stories in Rogue Trooper (and its expanded universe like Jaegir and the 86ers) and bounty hunting action in Strontium Dog... it goes on and on.
>>82757952
damn, I did not realize there was this much in that world... well I've got some reading ahead of me, thanks again!
>>82757952
Adding to anon's list, check Bad Company, theDead and Revere.
>>82752889
Seriously though, Dredd bombed.
>>82757314
>>82758111
Oh God yes. We could be here all day going through 2000AD's various collections, and I wish more people knew about them.
>>82758256
See, Bad Company is another pretty big one I somehow missed and that's even made a comeback last year. The Dead and Revere are a bit weird and niche, but they're nice if you're into that. The Zaucer of Zilk is more recent and similar-ish I guess, maybe, I don't know. Maybe Hewligan's Haircut too?
Might as well add Devlin Waugh (foppish Charles Atlas style vampire hunter and Vatican white-ops freelancer), Aquilla (immortal Roman Gladiator kicks the shit out of mythology), Absalom (a grumpy, cancer riddled London copper investigates supernatural crimes on his patch, ties into another quite good series called Cabalistics, Inc.), Halo Jones (a genuinely classic Alan Moore series about the adventures of an ordinary girl growing up in a distant future, sadly unfinished), D.R. and Quinch (Alan Moore again, this time a comedy about two alien juvenile delinquents), Stickleback (steampunk Victoriana about a crimelord and his gang of mutants and ne'er do wells), Zenith (early Grant Morrison, 2000AD's first "proper" cape story) and The Ten Seconders (another riff on the genre, named after the amount of time the average ordinary person can last in a fight against a superhero), Glimmer Rats ('nam in The Warp), The Grievous Journey of Ichabod Azrael and the Dead Left in His Wake (cowboys and the afterlife), FLESH! (cowboys and dinosaurs), Brass Sun (fantasy in a universe where the solar system is built like a massive orrery and the mechanical sun is slowly dying), Kingdom (pretty simple action story about an uplifted dog man stalking around post-apocalyptic planet earth and fighting giant bugs with huge knives), Savage (British resistance fighters to the invasion of the Not-Soviet-Union), Defoe (17th century zombie apocalypse), Insurrection (how Judges deal with lawbreakers on a planetary scale)... out of words, you get the idea.
What do you fellas think of the recent (slight) redesign of the Dark Judges?
>>82759917
>>82759928
>>82759942
>>82759917
>>82759928
>>82759942
Not speaking from the perspective of a long-time fan, but these are really cool
>>82759537
Basically read all 2000+ issues of 2000ad and Judge Dredd the Megazine (oh and Starlord Eagle Valiant and Tornado)?
It's hard fault your enthusiasm but that's a lot of comics anon
>>82760030
Fear and Fire in particular look very nice, I think fire was in long term need of a redesign to make him a more unique looking character than just a flaming skeleton.
>>82760134
I read the artist felt compelled to draw these after a nightmare about the Dark Judges.
The first sign of an incursion from Deadworld prehaps?
>>82760033
Don't get me wrong, there's some ungodly crap in there (quite a lot of the 90s is a total right off that almost killed the entire comic for example), but there's gold in the 80s and the last ten years or so. Basically, if it got a fairly recent print collection its worth a look at the very least.
>>82760488
That's the joy of the anthology format. Even when your slogging through a Dry Run or a Wireheads there are still going to be enough gems sprinkled on there to keep you coming back
>>82752769
>build up that something unbelievably horrible happens in the future
>oh it's vampires and the judge child again
>also we stopped that future from happening
That story was kind of a let down
>>82752747
> Dredd and Anderson team up once again to stop a doomsday cult that sprung up after Apocalypse War takes place in the film canon
> people start seeing strange things around the rubble of the city
> silhouettes of nightmarish creatures through the smoke and dust
> the city rebuilds
> spooky shit starts happening around Megacity 1
> ritualistic murders and suicides
> Justice depertment decides to investigate with Dredd and the new Psi department heading the case
> They take on the cult, some of which have horribly mutilated themselves to resemble their deities:
> the Dark Judges
> Dredd and some Psi judges fight through a cultist compound underground where the city has buried the millions killed in Apocalypse War
> Psi judges start seeing mind breaking visions of death and destruction and some horrible otherworld
> the mutilated cultists are seemingly possessed by some kind of demonic presence
> the Dark judges eventually break through to our world and start killing everyone in the compound
> the judges have to fight to survive and to stop the Dark Judges from getting loose into the rest of Megacity 1and the world at large
who's the best judge and why it is Dirty Frank?
>>82759537
>Nikolai Dante with his eyes on the prize
Yup. That's basically the best way they could have possibly depicted him.
>>82761002
>who's the best judge
Dirty Frank
>why it is Dirty Frank?
Because while it's at least possible he is a genuine idiot he is one of the best people in the city - brave, kind, noble and willing to do absolutely everything in his power to do the right thing.
His waddle into eternity after the shark shaped lunar city was his best moment, followed closely by Robo-Wing™, Night Glider of Awesome!
Anyone sick todeathof the Dark Judges? Fuck.
They have had 3 pretty significant stories in like the past 12 months.
I think the problem is every other villain gets killed off in the dredd universe so they are the only ones you can really have recurring. But I'm so tired of seeing them.
>>82752910
I've got the first few Complete case files I'm reading. And why is this in color while mine are black and white? Did they re-re-release the stories in color?
>>82761787
I think the first 5 have been done in colour yes.
>>82761651
Aren't PJ Maybe and Mean Machine still around?
For anyone who wants to jump into modern recent Dredd I compiled a bunch of the comics together for handiness
http://pastebin.com/wxt1ZwMel
>>82761886
Mean Machine has been de-meanerized, he's just a normal guy now, living with his son if I recall.
PJ Maybe is definitely still around.
>>82761651
I WOULD be sick of them, I admit, but they're just my favorites, always loved them. Could do with a break though, definitely. Lots of new talent at 2000AD however, and anyone who wants to write for Dredd probably grew up with the Dark Judges being the best villains during their time reading, so everyone wants a go at them.
Any writers in the audience? What would you do with a 2000 AD story, anons?
>>82761892
There shouldn't be an l at the end of that. I'm dumb.
http://pastebin.com/wxt1ZwMe
Who's getting the Mega Collection here?
Tbh I have enjoyed this collection more than the Marvel one.
Best volumes:
Deadman
Necropolis
Oz
Koburn collection
Origins
Cursed Earth
Apocalypse war
Mandriod
Mechanismo
>>82762164
I got the first 11 for £40 off eBay. Some dude was looking rid. Gotta pick up more now Dead Man and Necropolis is out
>>82762249
Deadman was probably the best Dredd Universe story I've read. Although Oz comes really close second.
Who is this Judge Death honkey and where is my Hershey waifu
>>82760834
I'll agree the story doesn't live up to its full potential but I'll stand by the Mutant as one of Dredd's most distinctive and threatening villians
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>>82752747
Always hope for netflix. I'd like to see Death achieved with almost entirely practical effects.
>>82762090
>What would you do with a 2000 AD story, anons?
Do you mean like a previous story or a new concept for a 2000ad story?
I have a concept for a story but it's probably shit. Wanted to write a vampire mafia story. Each vampire has a unique power. Main guy can sense emotions, so his "friend" is a rat/informant and he can sense their fear sort of thing.
Still trying to work out everyones power.
>>82762789
Blood is not needed for them to survive but is more like a drug that gives them heightened senses for a while and a bloodlust. Their vision is also in a red hue.
What are the benefits of being a Mega City Judge?
Why would anyone who's not a clone (specifically grown to be one) join the Justice Department?
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>>82759928
>>82759942
>>82759956
Damn these look great! Like breathing new life to old evil.
>>82762947
They aren't really any. You get brainwashed from a child to adult then let loose to stop crime.
And if you commit crime as a judge then your double fucked.
I suppose a crooked Judge would be a pretty cosy life as long as you don't get caught. If you just want to have power and treat people like shit then being a cop... Er, judge is the way to go
>>82762643
Gracias senior
>>82762789
I have a few original stories that would probably fit the bill of 2000AD, but if given the chance, I'd like to take a crack at Nemesis the Warlock.
>>82762851
>>82762789
That actually sounds kinda cool anon, maybe if it was made with the artist who drew Arkham Asylum for that vampire red hue vision, it'd be great.
>>82762947
Power over everyone. Maybe a constant adrenaline rush. A purpose to your life. Look cool as fuck.
Is Judge Dredd always in black and white or is it just the case files?
>>82763204
Older stories are black and white, newer ones are full colour.
>>82763339
Are all the case files in black and white regardless?
>>82762947
It's the only option to get out of the cubes for many citizens. Judges are well looked after, after all the brainwashing, they get proper houses, security, and naturally are feared and respected.
>>82763204
2000AD in general was black and white for a very long time. Colour pages were a lot more expensive to print, so you generally got just the covers and the centre pages. Dredd went full colour in prog (issue) 590, and for a long time after that it was the only colour one in the comic. I think the next one was Slaine: The Horned God in the late 80s and while that arc was ongoing Dredd was made B&W again.
>>82763360
No, the case files turn colour at the same point the actual comics did. Prog 723 in 1991 was the first to have all the stories in the comic in colour.
Would love to know the sales figures for the current progs.
>>82762090
I have three ideas I'd pitch to 2000AD if I ever broke in:
- A marooned former space smuggler who hasn't flown a ship in twenty years is drafted by a beleaguered military expedition who are looking for a rogue space navy admiral who's hiding in a dark corner of space, shrouded in a nebula that plays havoc with ship sensors and cyborg implants. A transhumanist-themed Heart of Darkness/Apocalypse Now in space.
- Master martial artist travels around the universe fighting alien creatures with his bare fists, recording his moves and then selling the data to corporations and governments who upload them into their agents. A mix of deep space exploration with wuxia and kung fu.
- A sci-fi sports series about jetpack racers, like Harlem Heroes mixed with Redline.
And as for established stuff, I'd probably write an SJS series. They're a surprisingly untouched corner of Dredd's world, and I did get a very nice reaction when I wrote 'em in Zarjaz.
>>82763426
Well I look forward to it, because the only artist who does the black and white art well is Brian Bolland.
>>82763638
First two ideas sound really good. I'd have the martial artist as a cocky bastard who just does it for fame and uploads it to get views. I'd have him fight the strongest intelligent lifeform on each planet and one day he gets bored and stays on one of the planets. He has an alien hookers, takes drugs and drinks a lot. Then an Alien does what he does and turns up and challenges him and he has to get in shape to fight.
>>82763597
No one knows for sure, guesses I've heard are usually between 12,000-15,000
>>82762090
probably already been done, I'm not a reader of Dredd (I'm the anon above asking where to start) but I love the idea of Dredd being locked in with his villains, something like he's tossed in jail for a crime he didn't commit and needs to clear his name while in jail. Of course being Dredd, he does this in jail by the book, without escaping. This might be a biiiiit too much like the movie though.
>>82763839
That's pretty decent. I think they should renumber after 2000, I know they would get a lot of flak but they need to do something to get new readers.
>>82762643
I'd judge her dredd
>>82763874
Would be funny to have PJ maybe and him have a forced up team up. I love PJ Maybe one of the best villains apart from the dark judges.
>>82762643
Cubefrau is love.
>>82763879
I don't think a new number one would be appealing to their target audience of long term or lapsed fans.
And honestly how many publications can boast over 2000 issues?
Why is Bisley-esque the best art style?
>>82762034
Mean's dead bro, died in the best story of 2015 as it happend.
>>82764264
Unfortunately Bisley is a raving cunt, although his art is steller.
One of the nice things about 2000ad is they still take unsolicited submissions. So if you are a drawfag or a writeanon with an idea why not try your luck?
As long as you follow the submission guidelines you will get some feed back from comics professionals and maybe see your work in print
>>82763936
yea, I mean I dunno who PJ is (I hope to learn) but I love heroes having to team up with their villains, it's always fun.
I'd also say a neat story could be a straight up romance. Like Dredd genuinely falls for some lady, I just feel like it has potential, either you have him constantly around her making sure crime doesn't affect her, or she turns out to be a criminal or by the end he realizes that he can only be married to the law. It would be interesting. I think.
In all the years I've read Dredd, my favorite story is still one of the little throwaway five page ones. 'Death of a Judge'.
A male and female judge are at a traffic stop, and some criminals blow past and shoot the female judge, she dies in the arms of the male judge, who turns out was also her lover.
Dredd makes the scene just as the other judge has caught up with the criminals and has a gun to their heads, Dredd questions what the other judge is doing, and the other judge says he's going to kill them all for killing the woman he loves.
Dredd shoots the other judge before he can pull the trigger. When the surprised perp asks him why he did it, Dredd tells him that he hasn't been properly processed, and he still may be executed if he's proven guilty, but that when a Judge breaks the law, there is no law.
That little story stuck with me seriously as truly defining the character of Dredd.
>>82765439
Man that's... that's heavy. I love that pic where the woman kisses Dredd for saving her and he sentences her for soliciting a judge or something like that.
Hey also how would a true apocalypse story go in the Dredd-verse? like has there ever been a story set in the (further) future where there simply isn't law or government?
>>82765302
The closest Dredd's ever come to romance is in The Pit. I wont spoil it but it's a great story
Asking as a Dredd casual, are there many recurring villains besides the Dark Judges? Considering that Dredd is a series that, from what I gather, progresses in real time, has been running for decades, and tends to keep dead characters dead, I get the impression that even the big baddies who stay around for a few years tend to eventually get shot and become just another beat in a 40 year character history.
The dark judges seem to be the only exception to that on account of I guess they can't die.
>>82765720
cool, thanks man.
I should also ask, should I read it in order? is there alot of continuity here? or are the stories largely standalone and I can pick and choose at my leisure?
>>82765562
Wow, if Dredd's world was more apocalyptic it would literally be hell.
City of the Damned is probably the bleakest look into the future of MC1 and anything set in the cursed earth is going to have that end of the world vibe
>>82765775
For that matter if it carries on in real time, how fucking old is Dredd? are we to assume he's gonna get replaced eventually by an equally carmudgeon badass who happens to be named Dredd as well?
>>82765201
>he's a cunt
Why?
>>82765930
and do these worlds/stories change Dredd? like when the law doesn't really exist does he still fight for it?
>>82765934
Dredd is pushing 70 at the moment. He's getting old, and had a cancer scare recently too.
>>82765934
There's a recent story called "The Man Comes Around" that focuses on Dredds age and its fucking awesome. One of the best stories of the past 5 years.
And yes, when Wagner wants him gone he will be gone... Maybe. How do you replace Dredd when your company is entirely propped up by him?
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>>82766180
wow, so this is like... that's legit eh? holy fuck you guys just SIGNIFICANTLY raised my hype levels to read through all this...
>>82765955
He's an angry twat who says shit to try and upset people for no reason. Random sexist/racist/homophobic statements. Just a mean old bastard basically.
>>82765876
Dredd stories are all pretty self comtained so you should be fine just cherry picking the storylines that interest you.
The Pit is a good one to start with if you like Dredd as a futuristic police procedural and want a broad look at want it's like being a Judge. I think it's available as a casefile but couldn't tell you which one
>>82766219
Yeah its pretty cool. Though pretty much all the artists don't really draw him to look old which is a bit shit.
I mean when Anderson shows up they still draw her likes shes a hot chick in her 20's despite being around 50
>>82765934
Speaking of which, I remember seeing a news article online about a year back saying that Judge Anderson had hung herself
Did that stick? Is she actually dead in the comics? As in, permanently?
>>82765775
The Dark Judges are by far the most recurring villains in the history of Judge Dredd, and that's still only about a dozen times in 30 years. Compared to a Marvel or DC villain who appears a couple times a year every year, it's still quite respectful to new storylines/characters.
There are others, but none as significant, and it's rare for a character to be given an unrealistic string of survival. The Angel Gang members were 'brought back from the dead' once, and it proved so unpopular with fans that they apologized for the cheapness of it and haven't used them again since.
>>82766008
Yes he is the law and he will fight for it to his last breath. If he saves just one innocent life he'd consider that a win
>>82766382
Depends on the artist, really. With Dredd he's only meant to age barely, as the clone body doesn't weaken as it ages, it just dies at a fairly old age without being getting too feeble beforehand.
Anderson is drawn truly haggard by some artists, and it's nice to be reminded of her age sometimes. there's been some good staring into mirror scenes with Anderson wondering where her beauty went.
>>82766387
Well spoilers and shit but no.
Its a really good story too.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/xfo0q24op8yfmbo/Anderson_-_Dead_End.cbr
>>82766382
ah yea thats kinda bullshit. but at least they acknowledge the ages right?
>>82766219
Dude, the real time shit is insane. The writers are constantly leaving stories ambiguous with an "End?" because they leave them open to be picked back up years later.
Like, You'll read a story from the 80's where some guy gets arrested and then 10 actual real life years later there's another story of him getting out. Or Dredd saves a kids life and decides to become a judge and 15 real fucking years later graduates from the academy of law.
This happens all the time. There's no universe like Dredds.
>>82766492
Yeah Dredd's age does affect him. He is no where near as fast or as strong as he was, he's more likely to use his wits and skill to get out of trouble than strong arm his way through. Future science has slowed times arrow but not stopped it
Just bought this happy chap. Waiting for the other three to come out to join him.
>>82766665
>>82766688
That is fucking amazing! and here I thought TWD and Invincible had interesting long running continuities, Dredd apparently skull fucks that shit. FUCK I am so pissed off my laptop is fucked, I need to get this shit
>>82766665
This is why I would rather work for 2000AD than either of the big two comic companies.
The immensity of the universe crafted, and the respect to the characters within it, is on a scope unheard of since Tolkien.
>>82766813
As a writer, the character I'd want to write would be a character who was the same age when she lived through the event that I read about when I was as a child. So she'd literally have aged about the same time I have if I'm writing about a fully grown adult.
>>82765775
plenty
>dark judges
>sisters of death
>p.J maybe
>Angel gang
>sabbat
>Nero Nacros
>Bela Bagley
>Oola Blint
>Kleggs
>Raptaurs
>Judda
>Grice
>Lawlords
>Deller
> Most recently thorn
These are all from the top of my head, theres more i know and a lot of villains exist to have a major story around them like Murd, Cal, Bachman, Morton Judd etc.
Basically, get past batman, flash and spidey, and Dredd gots the best rouges gallery for sure.
>>82767226
Yer missing some Sump there buddeh!
The story about the guy who makes the candy that is just TOO good made me cry as a little kid. It's so fuckin' sad, but so completely true about how real justice works. Judge Dredd taught me a lot.
>>82766990
that would be the coolest fucking idea, a story like 20 years in the making
>>82767378
>Sump
>Villain
bruh what?
>>82767420
antagonist!
I have to say I like the amount of female villains Dredd has
>>82767777
I like the amount oftitsDredd villains have.
So i'm still very curious if ALL female judges have the justice eagle shaved into their pubic hair, or just the one we see bottomless.
>>82768747
that... p-pics? p-please?
>>82766665
The attention to continuity is insane. I'll read a story and part way through realize it's a sequel to some obscure tiny story from 5 years ago. Do they have a Dredd bible or something with a list of every criminal he's ever encountered?
>>82765562
>Hey also how would a true apocalypse story go in the Dredd-verse?
Well there's been a nuclear war which destroyed 1/4 of Mega City 1 and had the rest occupied by Soviets. Dredd basically became a resistance fighter rather than a lawman, he got even more brutal than normal, carrying out mass executions for collaboration and nuking East Meg 1.
There's also the time there was a literal zombie apocalypse, the leaders of the world decide to nuke the overrun cities just to slow it down. It's why there's no Mega City 2 anymore.
>>82769186
jesus fuck balls that all sounds metal as fuck! Why am I such a massive faggot and not been reading Dredd??
>>82769186
My dad read the apocalypse war years before I was born, and then when I was about 12 I read Necropolis, and it was amazing to be able to talk about the events happening to each other. 2000AD crosses generation gaps.
>>82752890
Yo where can I read the burger barons prog and also that one with colonel sanders. They aren't in case files 02 because of copywrite stuff.
>>82770041
Official re-release is in July.
I know there's scans of the original release, but all the torrents I've found are the censored version.
