I think I'm missing something.
Recent Dredd stories* have been credited to
Kenneth Niemand, leading to speculation concerning the identity of the author.
The stories are well-written enough that the author is clearly not a newcomer to comics and the level of engagement with the
concepts and
themes at the heart of the strip suggest they're unlikely to be a first time Dredd writer either.
As demonstrated by the list of
2000ad pseudonyms above, the writers most likely to employ pen names are members of editorial staff wishing to conceal their connection to the publisher, but both Nerve Centre employees with scripting experience have stated they're not Niemand.
The list of writers who've scripted Dredd for
2000ad is still pretty short, and the Niemand stories published so far don't exhibit the stylistic tics or thematical concerns of any of them. Niemand's either an infrequent contributor or an established author switching to Southpaw.
One theory posits a former freelancer currently enjoying success in US comics, but I'm not sure I've ever read that particular author write anything as rank as
Block Buds (2113-2114). Fun exercise, though.
* And the one-off where Starlord* was revealed to be recruiting pre-teen jihadis for his space war (2061, Dec 2017)
