The Dredd (I am the Law) Mega Top 15 Tournament

broodblik · 05 August, 2020, 08:09:45 PM

It is time for the next round of voting power. Who can stand against Dredd the mega man, the face of law and justice? Which of his mega epics will raise and be counted as the mega-of-mega tales? Now brace before you must do cube-time and tell us your top stories.

How does this work

1.   You vote for your top 15 Dredd mega-epics (this is all those Dredd stories that was around for the long haul, 7 and upwards)
2.   You can only make your choice from the list that is supplied below
3.   Points will be allocated accordingly to a strict but fair points structure. The structure is as follows:
1 = 20 points
2 = 16
3 = 13
4 = 12
5 = 11
6 = 10
7 = 9
8 = 8
9 = 7
10 = 6
11 = 5
12 = 4
13 = 3
14 = 2
15 = 1
4.   Remember democracy is still a crime, so citizens this is your only change to cast a vote. You can vote as many times as you want but ONLY your last vote will be deemed valid. Do not waste Justice Departments time or it is the cubes for you.
5.   Any citizen that even have a tough of breaking or not adhering to the rules will be cubed. Thus, be true and honest about your choice.

broodblik · 05 August, 2020, 08:10:19 PM

The list of mega epics. The epic name, the start to ending prog, total number of appearances and lastly the main artists (whom all is doing cubed time for copying the image of a Judge)

1). Robot Wars (Prog 10 - 17) (8 EP) Ron Truner/Mike McMahon/Ian Gibson
2). The Cursed Earth (Prog 61 - 85) (25 EP) Mike McMahon/Brian Bolland
3). The Day the Law Died (Prog 89 - 108) (20 EP) Mike McMahon/Brian Bolland/Ron Smith
4). The Judge Child (Prog 156 - 181) (26 EP) Mike McMahon/Brian Bolland/Ron Smith
5). Block Mania (Prog 236 - 244) (9 EP) Mike McMahon/Ron Smith/Brian Bolland/Steve Dillon
6). The Apocalypse War (Prog 245 - 270) (26 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
7). Destiny's Angels (Prog 281 - 288) (8 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
8). Cry of the Werewolf (Prog 322 - 328) (7 EP) Steve Dillon
9). The Graveyard Shift (Prog 335 - 341) (7 EP) Ron Smith
10). Dredd Angel (Prog 377 - 383) (7 EP) Ron Smith
11). City of the Damned (Prog 393 - 406) (14 EP) Steve Dillon/Ron Smith/Ian Gibson
12). Oz (Prog 545 - 570) (26 EP) Jim Baikie/Brendan McCarthy/Will Simpson/Barry Kitson
13). Tale of the Dead Man (Prog 662 - 668) (7 EP) Will Simpson/Jeff Anderson
14). Necropolis (Prog 674 - 699) (26 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
15). Death Aid (Prog 711 - 720) (7 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
16). Judgement Day (Prog 786 - 799) (14 EP) Peter Doherty/Carlos Ezquerra
17). Inferno (Prog 842 - 853) (12 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
18). Book of the Dead (Prog 859 - 866) (8 EP) Dermot Power
19). Wilderlands (Prog 904 - 914) (11 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
20). The Exterminator (Prog 919 - 927) (9 EP) John Burns/Emilio Frejo
21). Crusade (Prog 928 - 937) (10 EP) Mick Austin
22). Goodnight Kiss (Prog 940 - 948) (9 EP) Nick Percival
23). The Pit (Prog 970 - 999) (30 EP) Carlos Ezquerra/Colin MacNeil/Lee Sullivan
24). Dead Reckoning (Prog 1000 - 1006) (7 EP) Greg Staples
25). Darkside (Prog 1017 - 1028) (12 EP) Paul Marshall
26). Beyond the Call of Duty (Prog 1101 - 1110) (10 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
27). The Scorpion Dance (Prog 1125 - 1132) (8 EP) John Burns
28). Return of the Assassin (Prog 1141 - 1147) (7 EP) Cam Kennedy
29). War Games (Prog 1153 - 1159) (7 EP) Colin Wilson/Andy Clarke
30). Sector House (Prog 1215 - 1222) (8 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
31). Helter Skelter (Prog 1250 - 1261) (12 EP) Carlos Ezquerra/Henry Flint
32). Sin City (Prog 1289 - 1299) (11 EP) Kevin Walker
33). Incubus (Prog 1322 - 1335) (14 EP) Henry Flint
34). Revenge of the Chief Judge's Man (Prog 1342 - 1349) (8 EP) John Burns
35). The Satanist (Prog 1350 - 1356) (7 EP) Charlie Adlard
36). Terror (Prog 1392 - 1399) (8 EP) Colin MacNeil
37). Total War (Prog 1408 - 1419) (12 EP) Henry Flint
38). Blood Trails (Prog 1440 - 1449) (10 EP) Andrew Currie
39). Mandroid (Prog 1453 - 1464) (12 EP) Kevin Walker
40). Origins (Prog 1505 - 1535) (23 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
41). Mandroid: Instument of War (Prog 1555 - 1566) (12 EP) Simon Coleby/Carl Critchlow
42). Emphatically Evil: The Life and Crimes of PJ Maybe (Prog 1569 - 1575) (7 EP) Colin MacNeil
43). The Edgar Case (Prog 1589 - 1595) (7 EP) Patrick Goddard
44). The Ecstasy (Prog 1617 - 1626) (10 EP) Paul Marshall
45). Tour of Duty (Prog 1650 - 1693) (45 EP) Colin MacNeil/Mike Collins/John Higgins/Carlos Ezquerra
46). Served Cold (Prog 1718 - 1725) (8 EP) John Higgins
47). Day of Chaos (Prog 1743 - 1789) (47 EP) Ben Willsher/Henry Flint/Leigh Gallagher/Colin MacNeil
48). Trifecta (Prog 1804 - 1812) (9 EP) Simon Coleby/D'Israeli/Henry Flint/Carl Critchlow
49). Titan (Prog 1862 - 1869) (8 EP) Henry Flint
50). Block Judge (Prog 1900 - 1909) (10 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
51). Dark Justice (Prog 1912 - 1921) (11 EP) Greg Staples
52). Enceladus: New Life (Prog 1940 - 1947) (8 EP) Henry Flint
53). The Lions's Den (Prog 1978 - 1985) (8 EP) PJ Holden
54). Ladykiller (Prog 1991 - 1998) (8 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
55). Deep in the Heart (Prog 2012 - 2019) (8 EP) Tiernen Trevallion/Henry Flint
56). The Small House (Prog 2100 - 2109) (10 EP) Henry Flint
57). Machine Law (Prog 2115 - 2122) (8 EP) Colin MacNeil
58). Guatemala (Prog 2150 - 2157) (8 EP) Colin MacNeil
59). End of Days (Prog 2184 - 2191) (8 EP) Colin MacNeil/Henry Flint

broodblik · 05 August, 2020, 08:12:23 PM

Last point the tournament will be closed strictly on the 16th of August.

Magnetica · 05 August, 2020, 08:41:18 PM

This is going to require some research. Happily I have my Mega Collection to hand.

Magnetica · 05 August, 2020, 09:28:10 PM

Ok here goes

1. The Judge Child
2. Tour of Duty
3. Block Mania
4. The Apocalypse War
5. The Day the Law Died
6. The Pit
7. Trifecta
8. Necropolis
9. Day of Chaos
10. The Cursed Earth
11. Origins
12.The Graveyard Shift
13.Beyond the Call of Duty
14.Terror
15.The Scorpion Dance

This is hard and really beyond the top two it could in any order. I am trying to balance impact versus quality.

Some of the earlier stuff is more memorable and had a bigger impact but, taking the rose tinted glasses off isn't necessarily the best

I am counting Bullet to King Four (Prog 1804) as part of Trifecta.

It was a shame to leave out Emphatically Evil, Total War, Revenge of The Chief Judge's Man, Ladykiller and the Small House.

Colin YNWA · 05 August, 2020, 09:30:07 PM

How the chuff did you do that so quickly!

Magnetica · 05 August, 2020, 09:37:28 PM

I had the relevant volumes to hand.

Also meant to say I include the build up stories e.g. Crime and Punishment, Outlaw and Bring me the Head of Judge Dredd (Progs 86 to 88) in the Day the Law Died

PsychoGoatee · 05 August, 2020, 11:12:02 PM

1. Necropolis
2. The Cursed Earth
3. The Pit
4. The Day The Law Died
5. Apocalypse War
6. Tale of the Dead Man
7. Cry of the Werewolf
8. Wilderlands
9. The Judge Child
10. Dead Reckoning
11. The Graveyard Shift
12. Block Mania
13. Destiny's Angels
14. Oz
15. Mechanismo - Body Count

The oldschoolness of my selections is due to my mighty backlog. I bought the Tour of Duty and Day of Chaos collections when they came out, but I haven't read them yet. I'm on Case Fules 27 at the moment. Necropolis still demanded I fill this out.

I'll catch up soon, honest.

I notice Mechanismo Body Count isn't on the list, 7 eps from the Meg, so you could replace that with say Dredd Angel if you prefer.

broodblik · 06 August, 2020, 04:17:06 AM

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 05 August, 2020, 09:30:07 PM
How the chuff did you do that so quickly!

Strange how quickly you can work when you face cube time.

I actually wanted to start this over last weekend so everything was already setup to go.

broodblik · 06 August, 2020, 04:41:13 AM

Quote from: Magnetica on 05 August, 2020, 09:28:10 PM
This is hard and really beyond the top two it could in any order. I am trying to balance impact versus quality.

Some of the earlier stuff is more memorable and had a bigger impact but, taking the rose tinted glasses off isn't necessarily the best

I am counting Bullet to King Four (Prog 1804) as part of Trifecta.

It was a shame to leave out Emphatically Evil, Total War, Revenge of The Chief Judge's Man, Ladykiller and the Small House.

Quite right selecting a top Dredd thrill is for me even more difficult than selecting a top prog thrill

broodblik · 06 August, 2020, 08:45:57 AM

My list:

1. The Apocalypse War
2. Necropolis
3. Mandroid
4. Total War
5. Sin City
6. Incubus
7. Trifecta
8. The Small House
9. Dark Justice
10. Terror
11. Revenge of the Chief Judge's Man
12. Return of the Assassin
13. The Judge Child
14. Ladykiller
15. Guatemala

Bolt-01 · 06 August, 2020, 09:22:01 AM

1-- 47). Day of Chaos (Prog 1743 - 1789) (47 EP) Ben Willsher/Henry Flint/Leigh Gallagher/Colin MacNeil
2-- 32). Sin City (Prog 1289 - 1299) (11 EP) Kevin Walker
3-- 39). Mandroid (Prog 1453 - 1464) (12 EP) Kevin Walker
4-- 14). Necropolis (Prog 674 - 699) (26 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
5-- 40). Origins (Prog 1505 - 1535) (23 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
6-- 6). The Apocalypse War (Prog 245 - 270) (26 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
7-- 45). Tour of Duty (Prog 1650 - 1693) (45 EP) Colin MacNeil/Mike Collins/John Higgins/Carlos Ezquerra
8-- 37). Total War (Prog 1408 - 1419) (12 EP) Henry Flint
9-- 23). The Pit (Prog 970 - 999) (30 EP) Carlos Ezquerra/Colin MacNeil/Lee Sullivan
10-- 42). Emphatically Evil: The Life and Crimes of PJ Maybe (Prog 1569 - 1575) (7 EP) Colin MacNeil
11-- 36). Terror (Prog 1392 - 1399) (8 EP) Colin MacNeil
12-- 57). Machine Law (Prog 2115 - 2122) (8 EP) Colin MacNeil
13-- 4). The Judge Child (Prog 156 - 181) (26 EP) Mike McMahon/Brian Bolland/Ron Smith
14-- 38). Blood Trails (Prog 1440 - 1449) (10 EP) Andrew Currie
15-- 8). Cry of the Werewolf (Prog 322 - 328) (7 EP) Steve Dillon

Jovus-- that was tough. Decided in the end to just be ruthless and go for first recollections. Start to take your time and you will never achieve a happy result.

Tomwe · 06 August, 2020, 09:47:43 AM

1   Necropolis (Prog 674 - 699) (26 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
2   Oz (Prog 545 - 570) (26 EP) Jim Baikie/Brendan McCarthy/Will Simpson/Barry Kitson
3   Block Mania (Prog 236 - 244) (9 EP) Mike McMahon/Ron Smith/Brian Bolland/Steve Dillon
4   The Apocalypse War (Prog 245 - 270) (26 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
5   Tale of the Dead Man (Prog 662 - 668) (7 EP) Will Simpson/Jeff Anderson
6   Day of Chaos (Prog 1743 - 1789) (47 EP) Ben Willsher/Henry Flint/Leigh Gallagher/Colin MacNeil
7   Trifecta (Prog 1804 - 1812) (9 EP) Simon Coleby/D'Israeli/Henry Flint/Carl Critchlow
8   The Cursed Earth (Prog 61 - 85) (25 EP) Mike McMahon/Brian Bolland
9   Origins (Prog 1505 - 1535) (23 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
10   Cry of the Werewolf (Prog 322 - 328) (7 EP) Steve Dillon
11   The Pit (Prog 970 - 999) (30 EP) Carlos Ezquerra/Colin MacNeil/Lee Sullivan
12   The Small House (Prog 2100 - 2109) (10 EP) Henry Flint
13   Titan (Prog 1862 - 1869) (8 EP) Henry Flint
14   Machine Law (Prog 2115 - 2122) (8 EP) Colin MacNeil
15   Guatemala (Prog 2150 - 2157) (8 EP) Colin MacNeil

More fondness for newer epics that are fresher in the mind than those from the earlier run which, although I recognise the names, I didn't read at the time. But Necropolis I have read to Death.

WhizzBang · 06 August, 2020, 10:13:09 AM

1). Tour of Duty (Prog 1650 - 1693) (45 EP) Colin MacNeil/Mike Collins/John Higgins/Carlos Ezquerra
2). The Apocalypse War (Prog 245 - 270) (26 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
3). Origins (Prog 1505 - 1535) (23 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
4). Necropolis (Prog 674 - 699) (26 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
5). Block Mania (Prog 236 - 244) (9 EP) Mike McMahon/Ron Smith/Brian Bolland/Steve Dillon
6). The Day the Law Died (Prog 89 - 108) (20 EP) Mike McMahon/Brian Bolland/Ron Smith
7). The Pit (Prog 970 - 999) (30 EP) Carlos Ezquerra/Colin MacNeil/Lee Sullivan
8). Trifecta (Prog 1804 - 1812) (9 EP) Simon Coleby/D'Israeli/Henry Flint/Carl Critchlow
9). The Cursed Earth (Prog 61 - 85) (25 EP) Mike McMahon/Brian Bolland
10). The Judge Child (Prog 156 - 181) (26 EP) Mike McMahon/Brian Bolland/Ron Smith
11. Destiny's Angels (Prog 281 - 288) (8 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
12). Wilderlands (Prog 904 - 914) (11 EP) Carlos Ezquerra
13). Oz (Prog 545 - 570) (26 EP) Jim Baikie/Brendan McCarthy/Will Simpson/Barry Kitson
14). Tale of the Dead Man (Prog 662 - 668) (7 EP) Will Simpson/Jeff Anderson
15). Day of Chaos (Prog 1743 - 1789) (47 EP) Ben Willsher/Henry Flint/Leigh Gallagher/Colin MacNeil

Trooper McFad · 06 August, 2020, 12:04:26 PM

Here's my choices

1)The Apocalypse War
2)Block Mania
3)The Cursed Earth
4) Total War
5) Origins
6) Judgement Day
7) Incubus
8) Titan
9) Day of Chaos
10) Tour of Duty
11) The Pit
12) The Small House
13) Necropolis
14) The Scorpion Dance
15) Book of the Dead