I'm trying to explore as much of JD's world as I can and I love reading GN's that focus on other characters from his world. So far I've collected Mean machine real mean, chopper surf's up, the pj maybe collection, cursed earth Coburn, missionary man, and megacity undercover. Here are others I've discovered but not purchased yet....
shimura, hondo city law and justice.
The fatties.
The taxidermist.
Fink angel...
Are there any others you guys could recommend?
Banzai Battalion is a personal favourite!
I second Banzai Battalion.Taxidermist,definitely.
Hondo City Law/Justice maybe.I cant say if you would like it.It seems to be a very divisive thing.
Chopper is a must
Lawless is awesome
If you're picking up Lawless, you'd want to pick up Insurrection first. Although it's connection to Dredd is a bit tenuous, being set on the colonies.
I LOVE Chopper! Surf's up is one of my favourite gn's, and of course Oz, midnight surfer and un-American graffiti are sheer brilliance as well. Thanks for the suggestions guys, banzai battalion sounds like an odd story but has awesome reviews on amazon so I will have to purchase it when I get paid next. Insurrection and lawless sound great as well so I'll be purchasing them as well. I actually saw a video review of the hondo city stories and they look great so I'll definitely be getting them as well. Keep the suggestions coming!
Depending on how much you enjoy Film-Noir and its associated conventions, I would highly recommend picking up 'The Simping Detective' graphic novel. It remains one of my very favourite Dredd-world releases. :)
Al's Baby? (I know, I know!)
Another vote for Lawless but as stated down thread via Insurrection which is almost as glorious.
Another vote for Simping Detective. Hugely entertaining.
Yeah I'll recommend The Simping Dectective, Insurrection and Lawless as well.
Al's baby is set in Dredd's world? I'm glad people are giving positive opinions on simping detective, it keeps falling on my radar, so I'm definitely going to have to buy it now. Isn't Devlin Waugh set in Dredd's world? I ordered swimming in blood the other day, I'm just waiting for it to arrive.
When Al's Baby first appeared in the Megazine the first page was a robot history teacher telling its class about the first male pregnancy in Mega-City 1 (presumably to justify its inclusion in the Meg.) I don't recall if this 'preface' has ever appeared in any collected edition.
Last time this came up I think I said you had to be a fan of Damon Runyon to enjoy Al's Baby, but on further reflection it stands up well enough on its own - the dialogue and narration are snappy even if you don't know what it's pastiching, and it has a lot of fun with the premise (it breaks water on Junior (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1058426_junior) from a great height). It's got zero to do with Dredd though.
Banzai Battalion is fun; Insurrection and Lawless are bloody brilliant.
Another vote for Devlin Waugh here. Still on sale digitally if the gods are with you. Some awesome action awaits with amazing artwork by all concerned. Very 90s in parts, but very entertaining at the same time.
Maybe a little obvious but Judge Anderson: Psi Files has not been mentioned!
Tales of the Dead Man is also a must if you are going to read Necropolis.
Will Insurrection be collected in the Case Files? If not I am going to get this one as well. Also, wasn't there a second Insurrection as some point?
I love Low Life and Simping Detective.
Quote from: Rogue Judge on 06 January, 2018, 06:56:30 PMWill Insurrection be collected in the Case Files? If not I am going to get this one as well. Also, wasn't there a second Insurrection as some point?
Rogue Judge- The Hachette Insurrection volume has the entire story in a single beautiful volume. Hightly recommended.
Thanks for the info Bolt, however, the Hachette collection is impossible to find in these parts (even ebay let me down). I can find Insurrection vol 1 easily but dont see a paperback version of vol 2. I would like that hardback though!
Set up an alarm on eBay, I'd say. Looks like last month, four copies of this were available on eBay.
Incidentally, I also have a miscut copy of this – one page was 'folded' inwards, meaning it needs trimming, and has an obvious fold line across it. But if you want it in the meantime while you search for a pristine copy, you can have it for P&P costs.