Hey there gals and pals!
Happy freedom day~!
Let's have an outrageous comic about oppression and fascism!
Judge Dredd: America!
This page may seem dark and meaningless, but I think it sets the tone for the story nicely.
>>84264607
Thanks for doing this; awesome story.
I know it's not them, but the art reminds me of Sam Keith a bit in places.
What a lovely smile.
Ah, good times.
Check his pulse!
Ouchie.
Ah, good memories.
Dredd quit over this kinda crap.
A measured response.
Their gender identity must be all kindsa fucked up.
And a happy ending!
Tomorrow I'm planning to start the IDW Turtles series and try to do at least two threads a day until it's all out there, so look forward to that.
But until next time gals and pals, stay outrageous!
Jeez, is everyone watching fireworks or something?
>>84265906
Meh, it's fine. People who want to read it will read it. Still a good story to post regardless.
>>84265424Don't bother with IDW Dredd.
Not gonna do the whole saga of America OP?
Can't turn a chance to tell this amazing story down.
>>84266206
I've tried IDW Dredd, it's a'ight, but really frustratingly decompressed compared to Dredd proper. The minis are really good.
>>84266279
>>84266330
Do it up homeslice, I'm not too big a fan of the 2nd story,but lil' Ami as a Judge is great.
>>84266359
I am a fan of all of this because it is a good showcase of the systems and how the Mega is constantly growing a changing.
And because 2000AD story times are short and to the point.
>>84266387
I get that, I just kinda like the America story as a flash in the pan, not something that needs to come up further.
I mean, they are telling more story from it, but I just liked it more as a one-off event.
Hooo boy, this is some good wholesome independence fun indeed.
>>84266647
I can't resist doing the other related story after the other 2 parts of America
>>84264724
Thanks OP
>>84266647
>The judge has arrived
AND NOW IT'S A PARTY!
If you don't know what I am referring to here is a hint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFwom4D3i4g
>>84264713
>>84264724
This is probably the best charecter defining pages in judge dress history explaining every thing you need to know about dredd and what he is
>>84266744
I guess she's a Sim with all the blue liquid she's peeing.
>>84266664
Oh yeah, Cadet is fantastic. Whatever issues I may have with Fading of the Light fade away at everything Beeny adds to the strip as a cadet and later as a judge.
>>84266712
What's great about that speech to me is how it's the old adage about how "people who would sacrifice essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither of them" taken to a horrifying extreme: a place where the very idea of justice necessitates the erradication of freedom, and that thought has been naturalized to the point where it has become the cornerstone of an entire government.
Not only is it a strong and terrifying concept, but it stands beautifully in contrast with the romanticized notions of vigilantism and heroism, where justice and freedom go hand in hand. In fiction, a vigilante frees himself from the law in order to dispense justice, and is considered a hero for doing so. But here is Dredd, saying that freedom and justice literally cannot coexist together, and that when faced with the opportunity to choose between them, people will pick the latter.
Haunting shit, those two pages.
>>84265371
Well this just took a turn for the weird.
A modern ethical and moral crisis
A gigantic whistle blown in America
What do you do in 2000AD
Obviously you call up Colin MacNeil and absolutely kill it in Dredd
The real interesting thing about these stories is they are the ones in which Dredd as the 'good guy' is completely stripped away
>>84267383
Wagner said on a few podcasts and interviews that he always makes it a point to do at least one or two of these "Dredd as a villain" stories every now and then, to keep him from becoming an outright hero.
Which is a very good fucking thing.
>>84266786
Dredd has a mountain of a chin.
>>84267383
>>84267420
That's what I love about Dredd -- one moment he's saving the Meg from some planet destroying maniac, next he's oppressing it. Wagner draws a real fine line.
>>84267535
It is something I often think Marvel should attempt with Castle but know they can't.
The ultimate proof of Dredd's success is you don't have people in the Military Idolizing him.
That ending is so so so cold.
If you want something fantastic to watch related to this but not Dredd related CitizenFour is a spectacular film that has an aura of dread throughout like you can see the giant machine being built
>>84266786
Reaction image worthy chin right there
>>84267551
>It is something I often think Marvel should attempt with Castle but know they can't.
Isn't this what Ennis tried doing in the MAX run? He painted a not so pretty picture with Frank being a broken and frightening individual. Through all his inner monologue, you can tell he's thrived on nothing but war and clung onto the criminals as an excuse to perpetuate his rampant killing sprees -- but imagine for a second -- what if it wasn't a bunch of mobsters who killed his family, instead it being like a couple of rookie cops? But that's all through Ennis' spectrum of writing; people still clung onto his ideas though.
this is an 'i read everything in this ITT thread' bump
>>84268342
Posting in an America thread.
>>84269001
I always thought that Dredd and Punisher would have a better crossover than the Batman ones because of the different spectrums of the law they represent.
>>84269693
Vigilantes don't last long in the Big Meg. Even the big-eared ones.
>>84269693
I'd be surprised if there hasn't been a Punisher expy in Dredd at some point.
i JUST realised that the awesome painted 90s McNeil and the awful 00's digital McNeil is the same FUCKING PERSON.
Arguably my favorite Dredd artist ever and my most hated Dredd artist ever is the SAME PERSON
>>84266712
Did someone say Judge Dress?
>>84273906
Not how female judges are depicted, anon. Female Judges are not for sexual.
>>84273214
Yeah, early digital coloring hit everyone pretty hard, but especially the artists who'd taken to hand-painting their art.
It's why I always feel awkward recommending The Pit to newcomers.
>>84275004
Not when they are on duty, anyway. I'm sure it's sort of discouraged off work too or that they emulate Dredd in being "all business" since his home life is pretty lonely.
That situation in the picture would probably earn you a broken hand or teeth courtesy mister night stick.
>>84275210
Mega City 01 Judges are almost always on duty though - they work 150 hours a week or something crazy like that. They can't get married either.
You'd probably have better luck with an Emerald Isle Judge.
>>84275272
Or Oz. Oz has easy-going Judges, nicer weather and much less chance of interacting with Brit Cit.
>>84275210
Dredd has a home life?
>>84275525
Had, thirty odd years ago. Its all sleep machines and stress these days, but back in the day he had his own little apartment, Walter the Wobot as a manservant and an Italian cleaning lady. He even took the time for relaxing baths and such, from time to time.
>>84275596
Good ol' Rowdy Yates block.
>>84275721
>Rowdy Yates
Clint Eastwood's character in Rawhide, in case anyone didn't know.
>>84275777
>mfw reading through super early 70s 2000AD and readers send letters asking Tharg who the heck Rowdy Yates was
>mfw Tharg suggests they ask their parents
>>84275596
Does dredd ever sleep now or is he like batman where the only times he actually sleeps is if he gets knocked out?
>>84275999
Very occasionally, mostly when he's forced to. Otherwise its a fifteen minute rest in a Sleep Machine and then back on the streets, in between slightly longer periods being stitched back together after getting shot, stabbed, blown up, eaten alive, impregnated by xenomorphs or what have you.
>>84275999
>>84276037
As per justice dept regulations Dredd (and all judges) has a mandatory eight hours of natural sleep every month, IIRC. He hates every second of it.
>>84276374
>shared sex showers
>everyone's at the peak of physical fitness
>knowing that nothing happens, not even a glance, since they're all judges
For some reason this makes me dead inside
>>84276453
Because it means Dredd has likely seen all of his coworkers naked at least once and felt absolutely nothing about it.
Pearls to swine, man.
>>84275999
Sometimes
>>84276774
>Not pulling the nightcap over his eyes to cover his face
>>84276453
judges, a bunch of asexual jackboot fascist freaks
>>84264942
Which war is he referencing? I am quite dredd-ignorant.
>>84278036
Apocalypse War, saw the population basically halved and an entire Mega City annihilated.
>>84279082
Thanks, pretty brutal.
Is it when Dredd become bigger than Hitler?
Judge Dredd 001 (2015) (4 covers) (digital) (Minutemen-Thoth)
http://www20.zippyshare.com/v/dCuC7ON4/file.html
Judge Dredd 002 (2016) (digital) (Minutemen-Thoth)
http://www55.zippyshare.com/v/vbXyQNat/file.html
Judge Dredd 002 (2016) (2 covers) (digital) (Minutemen-Thoth)
http://www19.zippyshare.com/v/babMfnv5/file.html
Judge Dredd 003 (2016) (2 covers) (digital) (Minutemen-Thoth)
http://www17.zippyshare.com/v/CSLoekjz/file.html
Judge Dredd 004 (2016) (2 covers) (digital) (Minutemen-Thoth)
http://www62.zippyshare.com/v/IhuNaNaV/file.html
Judge Dredd 005 (2016) (digital) (Minutemen-Thoth)
http://www107.zippyshare.com/v/6XOOAwXp/file.html
Judge Dredd 006 (2016) (digital) (Minutemen-Thoth)
http://www16.zippyshare.com/v/1CtlBLU3/file.html
Judge Dredd 007 (2016) (digital) (Minutemen-Thoth)
http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/EcdJFjkK/file.html
>>84275144
I always just assumed it was a Millar/Miller thing because I love the 90's stuff and hate the modern stuff. Shocked its the same guy. The coloring is a big part but its not just that, the guys style now is just so degraded.
>>84280220
It's a time thing, I think. The early chapters of Insurrection and the book cover is in his older style, with all that lovely shading, but he had to stop part way through. His 90s work on Shimura actually looks quite similar to his modern work, but because its in black and white it doesn't look the same.
>>84275144
To be honest I've never felt The Pit deserves the rep it gets.
Beeny is actually the best Dredd replacement, but she's getting pushed to be the Hershey replacement.
>>84280608
Dredd's planning for different roles. Lots of dependable helmets on the streets (Rico and Giant Jnr. especially), but he needs brains in leadership positions who are capable of doing the paperwork and bigger picture stuff on the regular while not losing sight of The Law.
>>84280356
RIP the 90's
Bisleyesque with Biz, Macneil, Greg Staples and Siku is still my favorite style.
>>84265371
jesus christ what the fuck am I reading
>>84281999
sum fukken zarjaz shit m8 swear on me nan like
>>84265424
Jesus, OP. You beautiful, magnificent bastard. Im sitting here drinking my fancy local beer and munching on cheesy breads in my favorite local, rural bar. I'm two beers in, and I'm weepy as all hell.
Happy Independance Day, brah. A merry Independance day to you.
>>84280825
Amen, earthlett, amen.
Its weird though, even Bisley is barely doing Bisley-esque any more. I don't know what it is, but a lot of his work is so garish now. There's just something off about it in a way that wasn't there in the past.
>>84266542
>>84266537
>>84266530
>>84266519
This is probably the sickest part of Judge Dread, the way he waits just to get them all for rape.
>>84264607
>Dredd Thread
Oh damn, I've been waiting for one of these
http://pastebin.com/uTJGQXWD
I wrote something silly featuring a couple of /co/'s favorite Wally Squad Judges
>>84287005
Honestly, that part is not a small reason for why I don't like that particular story. It made sense and all, but damn son.
>>84266958
>tight boots
Love these little call backs.
>>84276519
This picture got to be a crime in the Big Meg.
>>84265424
Thanks OP.
>>84280529
I think it deserves credit as the blueprint for the modern Dredd story: a sci-fi police procedural based around a strong cast of supporting characters who allow for different points of view other than Dredd's. The problem is that it also tends to remove a lot of the crazy awesome sci-fi crime and madness of classic Dredd, and if the supporting cast can't stand on their own they might as well not be there at all.
Can someone storytime the one with Enceladus and Hershy and Nixon and all that stuff?
>>84266425
see now, this shit wasnt necessary.
>>84266559
And here i was thinking how sleazy it was to wait for the rape to happen. Looks like Dredd agrees
>>84266612
what are the ones with the skulls and cape?
>>84267652
>guy on the toilet is reading 2000AD
>banned publication
heheh
>>84273906
>the face stays the same
how horrifying
>>84292746
Special Judicial Service - the Judges who judge the street Judges.
>>84279615
In terms of body count yes but in his defence the Sovs did start it
>>84281999
Full body transplants had been previously estsblished in Dredd so it wasn't that shocking.
