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Judge Dredd: Toxic

Started by sheridan, 30 August, 2018, 12:21:05 AM

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sheridan

No, not a crossover with the early 1990s British anthology comic, this is IDW's latest stab at the lawman.

Full-page ad at the back of Judge Dredd: Under Siege says it's by Paul Jenkins, Marco Castillo and Mark Buckingham.  My guess is it'll be a miniseries along Under Siege lines, rather than the longer-running IDW JD series...

broodblik

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

Old age is the Lord's way of telling us to step aside for something new. Death's in case we didn't take the hint.

PsychoGoatee

What I would love is a crossover with The Toxic Avenger.

Proudhuff

I'm hoping there are no conveyer belts and big hooks along with those vats of toxic waste  :-X
DDT did a job on me

Dark Jimbo

Quote from: PsychoGoatee on 31 August, 2018, 07:15:54 AM
What I would love is a crossover with The Toxic Avenger.

That's what I was hoping this thread would be about!  :lol:
@jamesfeistdraws

sintec

Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 13 September, 2018, 06:05:34 PM
Quote from: PsychoGoatee on 31 August, 2018, 07:15:54 AM
What I would love is a crossover with The Toxic Avenger.

That's what I was hoping this thread would be about!  :lol:

I'd buy that in a heartbeat

sheridan


Link Prime

IDW wasting no time releasing this mini, she lands next Wednesday.
Have to admit, I like this series-of-mini-series approach.
Easy to jump on / off, and a chance to try out new creative teams on old Joe.

Paul Jenkins is an interesting choice. One of the few Brit comic book writers that didn't cut their teeth with The Galaxy's Greatest, I've enjoyed his work previously.
This guy can turn The Inhumans into a compelling read ffs.

Now if only they could've managed to get Mark Buckingham on the interior art....

sheridan

Quote from: Link Prime on 17 October, 2018, 09:29:01 PM
IDW wasting no time releasing this mini, she lands next Wednesday.
Have to admit, I like this series-of-mini-series approach.
Easy to jump on / off, and a chance to try out new creative teams on old Joe.

Shame they don't seem to be as good as putting out decent ongoing series...

Link Prime

Quote from: sheridan on 18 October, 2018, 12:50:37 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 17 October, 2018, 09:29:01 PM
IDW wasting no time releasing this mini, she lands next Wednesday.
Have to admit, I like this series-of-mini-series approach.
Easy to jump on / off, and a chance to try out new creative teams on old Joe.

Shame they don't seem to be as good as putting out decent ongoing series...

Seems to me that they're adapting their approach precisely because the last two ongoing series didn't do too well.

Leigh S

OK, to counteract my moans over on the Prog thread, I'm bumping this - Just got part two and it's a bit of a travesty that we arent discussing this at least as much as the prog - for my money, shave off  a few seemingly inherent USA Dredd errors (supercillious Dredd being the most glaring) this has been vastly more entertaining than the progs. 

Some really good ideas here that actually explore some modern issues - the importance of immigrant workers chiefly.  Add in some xenophobia and some scenes were you really feel the tensions are running dangerously out of control, with Dredd precariously stuck in the middle in a way that feels refreshing and dramatic.

I think if this had been edited by Matt Smith and the continuity/USA offness issues filed off, it could stand as the best non Wagner Dredd I've read for a good while.

The art is decent as well - still has a few of those  seemingly USA inherent issues with how teh City and the Judges look, but also gave me a bit of a Colin Wilson vibe this issue.

Colin YNWA

Ha! I couldn't have a more polarised view than Leigh right now. I'm adoring the Prog and thing The Small House has been superb. While as I discussed briefly over in the Comicbook day Megathread I'm finding this very sub-par.

Gotta love the diversity in opinions that 2000ad positively encourages.

Richard

When isn't Dredd supercilious?

Proudhuff

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 28 November, 2018, 09:26:55 PM
Ha! I couldn't have a more polarised view than Leigh right now. I'm adoring the Prog and thing The Small House has been superb. While as I discussed briefly over in the Comicbook day Megathread I'm finding this very sub-par.

Gotta love the diversity in opinions that 2000ad positively encourages.
DDT did a job on me

Proudhuff

doh! lost that... I'm with Colin YNWA Block!
DDT did a job on me