Cellar of Dredd blog

[Leigh S]

I have loads of the individual trips cut out and stored somewhere in the many piles under the stairs.
One of my fav's is the Souster graffiti bust.




V

That sounds like an unreprinted one... expect mail, vvzbox!

[Leigh S]

I recently upgraded to the Hardback Mega Collection via E-bay, to replace my tatty copies of 1 - 4. Like you say, i dont think it misses any of the strips out. Never did buy the Gibson collection at the time, so ill have to make amends at some point.

There are 16 stories in vol 1 not in the MEga Collection, 2 stories in Vol 2, 6 in  Vol 3 and just 1 in Vol 4 (though if you have all the annuals, Vol 4 just reprinted the same runs as were in the annuals,  even where that repeated stuff in Vol 2 and 3!

[Leigh S]

As others have said, the DSDs are the best intro to Dreds world - The Case Files might be the start, America might be the "best", but nothing primes you in whats great about Dredds world better than these strips.

The fact they are out of print is a massive shame - the fact there are still "missing" unreprinted strips is a Betegeulsean scandal!

[Large48]

Wot Leigh S says..................

Also the artwork started off quite large and then by the end of Ron's run the artwork was about half the size of the original few. 

[Large48]

There were about 280ish of the Saturday Strips - mostly by the Mighty Ron Smith (269), but with a few
later ones by Gibson, at least one Ewins one (264).

The Daily strips started 06th Jan 1986 and Gibson's "Fat City" ran as a Daily from No. 516 (31/10/87) to No. 597 (04/02/88).

Personally I think the best Gibson storyline was the "Weirdies" the first that he drew for the dailies. Some of this artwork was then copied and stuck on a page and used within 2000 AD as 'full' pages.

[Large48]

A list I have of the Daily strips that I know about, does anyone have any of the missing information to update this?

Daily Strips
Alien Tongues - 65 Episodes - 1 - 65 - 06/01/86 - 04/04/86 - with words by Ron Smith
Pyro - 65 Episodes - 65(?) - 129 - 07/04/86 - 04/07/86 - with words by Ron Smith
Weirdies - 65 Episodes - 130 - 194 - 07/07/86 - 03/10/86 - with words by Ian Gibson
The Mean Machine - 60 Episodes - 195 - 254 - 06/10/86 - 30/12/86 - with words by Ian Gibson
Bride of Death - 67 Episodes - 255 - 321 - 31/12/86 - 18/03/87 with words by Ian Gibson
Vigilante - 78 Episodes - 322 - 399 - 19/03/87 - 17/06/87 with words by Ian Gibson
A Guide to Mega City Law - 74 Episodes - 400 - 473 - 18/06/87 - 11/09/87 with words by Ian Gibson
Crime of Passion - 42 Episodes - 474 - 515 - 12/09/87 - 30/10/87 with words by Barry Kitson
Fat City - 82 Episodes - 516 - 597 - 31/10/87 - 04/02/88 with words by Ian Gibson
The Cursed Earth - 78 Episodes - 598 - 675 - 05/02/88 - 04/05/88 - with words by Ian Gibson
Undercity - 78 Episodes - 676 - 753 - 05/05/88 - 03/08/88 - with words by Ian Gibson
The Menagerie - 75 Episodes - 754 - 828 - 04/08/88 - 31/10/88 with words by Mike Collins
The Monster Maker - 78 Episodes - 829 - 906 - 01/11/88 - 30/01/89 with words by Mike Collins
Heartbeat - 78 Episodes - 907 - 984 - 31/01/89 - 01/05/89 - with words by Ian Gibson
Death of a Salesman - 78 Episodes - 985 - 1062 - 02/05/89 - 31/07/89 with words by Mike Collins
The Real Judge Dredd - 77 Episodes - 1063 - 1139 - 01/08/89 - 28/10/89 with words by Mike Collins
Hot Rocks - 78 Episodes - 1140 - 1217 - 30/10/89 - 29/01/90 with words by Mike Collins
The Elephant Man - 77 Episodes - 1218 - 1294 - 30/01/90 - 28/04/90 with words by Mike Collins
Who Dunnit? - 78 Episodes - 1295 - 1372 - 30/04/90 - 28/07/90 with words by Mike Collins
The Shediff of Festering Hole - 57 Episodes - 1373 - 1429 - 30/07/90 - 03/10/90 with words by Mike Collins
Cybo! - 41 Episodes - 1430 - 1470 - 04/10/90 - 20/11/90 with words by Mike Collins
Nice & Eezy does it! - 43 Episodes - 1471 - 1513 - 21/11/90 - 11/01/91 with words by Mike Collins
The Stookie War! - 42 Episodes - 1514 - 1555 - 12/01/91 - 01/03/91 with words by Mike Collins
Return of the Peeper - 43 Episodes - 1556 - 1598 - 22/02/91 - 20/04/91 with words by Mike Collins
How to be a...Monster - 42 Episodes - 1599 - 1640 - 22/04/91 - 08/06/91 with words by Mike Collins
Assault on Sector House 13 - 42 Episodes - 1641 - 1682 - 10/06/91 - 27/07/91 with words by Carlos Pino
Chaos Carnival - 42 Episodes - 1683 - 1724 - 29/07/91 - 14/09/91 with words by Mike Collins
Reform School Reunion - 42 Episodes - 1725 - 1766 - 16/09/91 - 02/11/91 with words by Carlos Pino
Blood of Nosferatu - 42 Episodes - 1767 - 1808 - 04/11/91 - 21/12/91 with words by Carlos Pino
The Accident Men - 42 Episodes - 1809 - 1850 - 23/12/91 - 11/02/92 - with words by Ron Smith
Death to the Judges - 42 Episodes - 1851 - 1892 - 12/02/92 - 31/03/92 with words by Carlos Pino
The KKK Krimes - 42 Episodes - 1893 - 1934 - 01/04/92 - 19/05/92 - with words by Ron Smith
Vic Slaughter's Big Night Out - 42 Episodes - 1935 - 1976 - 20/05/92 - 07/07/92 with words by Carlos Pino
Hondo City Nightmare - 42 Episodes - 1977 - 2018 - 08/07/92 - 24/08/92 with words by Carlos Pino
Fite Nite - 42 Episodes - 2019 - 2060 - 25/08/92 - 12/10/92 with words by Sean Phillips
Night of the Living Dredd - 42 Episodes - 2061 - 2102 - 13/10/92 - 01/12/92 with words by Carlos Pino
Brute Force - 42 Episodes - 2103 - 2144 - 02/12/92 - 20/01/93 with words by Carlos Pino
Mega-City Heat - 42 Episodes - 2145 - 2186 - 21/01/93 - 10/03/93 with words by Carlos Pino
Char Wars - 42 Episodes - 2187 - 2228 - 11/03/93 - 28/04/93 - with words by Ron Smith
The Poverty Trap - 42 Episodes - 2229 - 2270 - 29/04/93 - 16/06/93 with words by Carlos Pino
The Underworld Rises! - 42 Episodes - 2271 - 2312 - 17/06/93 - 04/08/93 with words by Carlos Pino
Death Station - 42 Episodes - 2313 - 2354 - 05/08/93 - 22/09/93 - with words by Ron Smith
Night of the Futant - 42 Episodes - 2355 - 2396 - 23/09/93 - 10/11/93 with words by Carlos Pino
Corpulance Inc. - 42 Episodes - 2297 - 2338 - 11/11/93 - 31/12/93 with words by Carlos Pino
Pritzy's Honour - 42 Episodes - 2339 - 2380 - 01/01/94 - 18/02/94 with words by Carlos Pino
Breakout - 42 Episodes - 2381 - 2422 - 19/02/94 - 08/04/94 with words by Carlos Pino
Robo-Dredd - 42 Episodes - 2423 - 2464 - 09/04/94 - 27/05/94 - with words by Ron Smith
The Big Hit - 42 Episodes - 2465 - 2506 - 28/05/94 - 15/07/94 with words by Carlos Pino
Assualt on Sector 13 - 42 Episodes - 2507 - 2548 - 16/07/94 - 02/09/94 - with words by Ron Smith
Perp Watch - 41 Episodes - 2549 - 2590 - 03/09/94 - 21/10/94 with words by Carlos Pino
Wanted - Judge Dredd - 41 Episodes - 2591 - 2632 - 22/10/94 - 09/12/94 with words by Carlos Pino
The Judge and The Jury  - 11 Episodes - 2663 - 2674 - 10/12/94 - 28/01/95 with words by Ron Smith
Marked for Death - 41 Episodes - 2675 - 2716 - 30/01/95 - 18/03/95 with words by Carlos Pino
Mean as Sin - 41 Episodes - 2717 - 2758 - 20/03/95 - 06/05/95 with words by Carlos Pino
Nutty City One  - 35 Episodes - 2759 - 2794 - 08/05/95 - 24/06/95 with words by Ron Smith
The Dead Judge's Society - 41 Episodes - 2795 - 2836 - 26/06/95 - 12/08/95 - with words by Carlos Pino
Muggable Willy - 41 Episodes - 2837 - 2878 - 14/08/95 - 20/09/95 with words by Carlos Pino
Dead Mans Boots  - 11 Episodes - 2879 - 2890 - 02/10/95 - 18/11/95 with words by Ron Smith
Block Law  - 40 Episodes - 2921 - 2961 - 20/11/95 - 11/01/96 with words by Carlos Pino
Spirit of Vengence  - 40 Episodes - 2962 - 3002 - 21/01/96 - 27/03/96 with words by Ron Smith
Teutronic Knights - 41 Episodes - 3003 - 3044 - 28/03/96 - 16/04/96 - with words by Carlos Pino
The Long Walk - 42 Episodes - 3045 - 3086 - 17/04/96 - 04/06/96 with words by Carlos Pino
Euroball 2118! - 42 Episodes - 3087 - 3128 - 05/06/96 - 23/07/96 - with words by Ron Smith
Slugheads! - 42 Episodes - 3129 - 3170 - 24/07/96 - 10/09/96 - with words by Ron Smith
Jimpy - 42 Episodes - 3171 - 3212 - 11/09/96 - 29/10/96 with words by Carlos Pino
Strangers on a Zoom Train - 42 Episodes - 3213 - 3254 - 30/10/96 - 17/12/96 - with words by Ron Smith
Progeny - 43 Episodes - 3255 - 3297 - 18/12/96 - 06/02/97 - with words by Dylan Teague
Sleeper - 41 Episodes - 3298 - 3338 - 07/02/97 - 27/03/97 - with words by Ron Smith
Day of the Dragon - 42 Episodes - 3339 - 3380 - 28/03/97 - 15/05/97 - with words by Ron Smith
Leviathan - 42 Episodes - 3381 - 3422 - 16/05/97 - 03/07/97 - with words by Ron Smith
Hab-zone - 42 Episodes - 3423 - 3464 - 04/07/97 - 99/08/97 - with words by Ron Smith
Ron Smith - 3516
??Predators? - ? Episodes - 3549 - 3564 - 99/99/97 - 21/08/97 - with words by Ron Smith
Sexwar - 42 Episodes - 3465 - 3506 - 22/08/97 - 09/10/97 - with words by David Bircham
Bodysnatchers - 42 Episodes - 3507 - 3548 - 10/08/97 - 27/11/97 - with words by Ron Smith
Shadows - 41 Episodes - 3549 - 3589 - 28/11/97 - 16/01/98 - with words by Ron Smith
Zoom Blitz - 42 Episodes - 3590 - 3631 - 17/01/98 - 06/03/98 - with words by Charlie Adlard
Robomania - 42 Episodes - 3632 - 3673 - 07/03/98 - 24/04/98 - with words by Ron Smith
Smashball - 25 Episodes - 3674 - 3698 - 25/04/98 - 23/05/98 - with words by Andrew Currie
The Blackwood Incident - 0 Episodes - 3716 - ? - 24/05/98 - ? - with words by Charlie Adlard
X-files / Judge Dredd Cross Over - 4405? - last page (week 7 day 6) - with words signed by Charlie Adlard

[Large48]

News of the World Sunday Colour Strips (based on Film) Wagner / Smith - 18 (36?) Episodes   
   
?   Dredd on Bike - with words in colour by Ron Smith
1   
2   Dredd pacifing room of rioting blokers - with words in colour by Ron Smith
3   
4   
5   Dredd Sentanced - with words in colour signed by Ron Smith
6   Angel Gang shooting down shuttle with words in colour by Ron Smith
7   Angel Gang - with words in colour signed by Ron Smith
8   Fargo saves the day - with words in colour by Ron Smith
9   Fargo Dies - with words in colour by Ron Smith
10   
11   Hall of Justice - with words in colour by Ron Smith (Framed)
12   The Janus Lab - with words in colour by Ron Smith (Framed)
13   ABC Robot - with words in colour by Ron Smith
14   
15   
16   
17   Rico Falls off Statue of Liberty - with words in colour by Ron Smith
18   Dredd / Hershey Kiss - with words in colour by Ron Smith (Framed) (The End)

[Large48]

Metro Original Artwork                              
Mutie Menace      1-5 complete            Megazine 218 04/05/04   
It's Only Ruck and Roll   1-5 complete            Megazine 219 01/06/04   
The Taking of Zoom 123   1-5 complete            Megazine 220 29/06/04
Cab Wars         2,3,4,5   Megazine 221 27/07/04      Megazine 235 23/08/05
Diet Hard         1-5 complete            Megazine 222 24/08/04   
Code 99 Red      1-5 complete            Megazine 223 21/09/04 Alientown      1-5 complete            Megazine 224 19/10/04   
Snowdonia      1-5 complete            Megazine 225 18/11/04   
Pirates of the Carrie Bean   1-5 complete            Megazine 226 14/12/04   
Lard of the Ring      1-5 complete            Megazine 227 11/01/05   
Genolympics      1-4 complete Steve Roberts a/w      Megazine 228 08/02/05 5 Strips
Census or Senseless   1-5 complete            Megazine 229 08/03/05   
Shadow Of Death      1-5 complete            Megazine 230 05/04/05   
Miss Moople      1-5 complete   Steve Roberts a/w      Megazine 231 03/05/05   
Heatwave      1-5 complete            Megazine 232 31/05/05   
Coast to Coast      1-5 complete   Steve Roberts a/w      Megazine 233 28/06/05   
Big Sister         1-5 complete            Megazine 234 26/07/05   
Fly-By         1-5 complete            Megazine 236 20/09/05   
Presumption of Guilt   1,3,4,5    Steve Roberts a/w      Megazine 238 15/11/05   
Fluffy         1-5 complete            Megazine 239 13/12/05   
Undercity         1-5 complete            Megazine 240 10/01/06   
The Mighty One                     Megazine 241 07/02/06   
Where's Wally?      1-5 complete            Megazine 241 07/02/06   
Night of the Mutants   1-5 complete            Megazine 242 07/03/06   
Mega-Olympics      1-5 complete            Megazine 243 04/04/06   
Payment Due      1-4 complete            Megazine 244 02/05/06   
Celebrity Showdown   1-5 complete            Megazine 245 30/05/06   
Gangs of Mega-City One      1-5 complete               
Going Nuclear         1-5 complete                  
Boneheads         1-5 complete      Steve Roberts a/w         
Illegal Parking         1-5 complete                  
Robo-Virus         1-5 complete                  
Tour of Duty         1-4 complete                  
Wreckers         1-5 complete                     
Tate Retro         1-5 complete                  
Bit Builders         1-5 complete                  
Max Security         1-5 complete                  
Aeroball         1-5 complete                     
Great Balls of Fire         1-5 complete                  
Sheer Heart Attack      1-5 complete               
Eezee Zoom         1-5 complete                  
Judge Dud         1-5 complete                  
Congestion Charge         1-4 complete                  
Not Just a Cigar         1-5 complete                  
Summer Solstice         1-5 complete                  
Art Attack         1-5 complete                  
Fast Food         1-4 complete                  
A Royal Affair         1-5 complete                  
Playing Away         2,3,4                     

[Spikes]

I recently upgraded to the Hardback Mega Collection via E-bay, to replace my tatty copies of 1 - 4. Like you say, i dont think it misses any of the strips out. Never did buy the Gibson collection at the time, so ill have to make amends at some point.

There are 16 stories in vol 1 not in the MEga Collection, 2 stories in Vol 2, 6 in  Vol 3 and just 1 in Vol 4 (though if you have all the annuals, Vol 4 just reprinted the same runs as were in the annuals,  even where that repeated stuff in Vol 2 and 3!

Yes, just checked, and your right there are strips missing. It doesnt help that there not reprinted in the same order in the Mega Collection as well. Looks like ill be keeping the soft cover versions, at least until the complete Daily Star Dredds are released. Though, i doubt thatll ever happen.
Cheers for the info anyway, Leigh.

[Leigh S]

Large - The Blackwood incident is the X-files "crossover" strip.  Would have ran after Smashball if they hadnt dropped the Dredd strip (and all but one of there other strips at the same time IIRC).  Never reprinted, but pages of it flooded ebay I seem to recall!

[vzzbux]

I have loads of the individual trips cut out and stored somewhere in the many piles under the stairs.
One of my fav's is the Souster graffiti bust.




V

That sounds like an unreprinted one... expect mail, vzzbux!

The souster one was set at the Dan Tanna monument. Souster had a little memorial where he fell. Robotic arms would entrap scrawlers. He made more scrawl busts dead than alive.






V

[Large48]

Large - The Blackwood incident is the X-files "crossover" strip.  Would have ran after Smashball if they hadnt dropped the Dredd strip (and all but one of there other strips at the same time IIRC).  Never reprinted, but pages of it flooded ebay I seem to recall!

Ok so the 4405 strip was the last Dredd related one ever done then.  So at least we have an end point!

[Leigh S]

I have loads of the individual trips cut out and stored somewhere in the many piles under the stairs.
One of my fav's is the Souster graffiti bust.




V

That sounds like an unreprinted one... expect mail, vzzbux!

The souster one was set at the Dan Tanna monument. Souster had a little memorial where he fell. Robotic arms would entrap scrawlers. He made more scrawl busts dead than alive.






V

Aha - Scrawl Trap.  number 185, only reprinted in the Mega Collection... though I'd be eternally grateful if you could check your stash for other unreprinted goodies - see my thread in the general section for more details!

[Spikes]

Aha - Scrawl Trap.  number 185, only reprinted in the Mega Collection... though I'd be eternally grateful if you could check your stash for other unreprinted goodies - see my thread in the general section for more details!

Did the Mega Collection contain stuff not in the soft cover versions then?

Also, ive been re-reading these since this topic came up, and i found that id saved and tucked this away inside Vol 3 for some reason, alas, not a rare one.

[Leigh S]

By a quickl count, there are about 7 strips unique to the Mega Collection