Dead Man vs Tour of Duty - Dredd Epics Ranked - Better! Quarter Final 2

JayzusB.Christ · 06 April, 2021, 11:25:35 AM

I've just re-read The Dead Man after listening to Conrad and Fox discuss it on their podcast. Even without the reveal, it's a perfect little story - a perfect script with perfectly-suited art, and it was really nice to see [spoiler]Dredd's weird-looking bionic eyes[/spoiler] acting as a useful plot-point.

Obviously Tour of Duty is brilliant, and far denser a story, but I'm going with The Dead Man.

Huey2 · 06 April, 2021, 12:41:56 PM

The Dead Man.

Funt Solo · 06 April, 2021, 02:48:11 PM

The Dead Man is great, but it's not a stand-alone epic, as it is essentially part of Necropolis. My vote goes to that stalwart of late 80s television, the serialized 'Nam epic Tour of Duty. Bandanas in the jungle, man!

zombemybabynow · 06 April, 2021, 02:49:11 PM

Tour of duty [please]

The Enigmatic Dr X · 06 April, 2021, 03:38:33 PM

Tour of Duty.

DM isn't even Dredd...

GoGilesGo · 06 April, 2021, 04:15:18 PM

Martin Sinfield exits stage left, his cape unfurling as he leaves the frame.

Fade to black.

TITLE CARD - Tour of Duty

AlexF · 06 April, 2021, 08:07:41 PM

TDM is seed 2 because I read it in weekly installments when I was 11 with no idea of the reveal, plus the horror of it all shit me right up in a way that lingers.
I guess it's not 'epic' in the scale of ToD but 13 weeks in pre-teen years is worth about 1 year of being 30-something.

Rogue Judge · 06 April, 2021, 08:41:58 PM

The Dead Man.

I only read this for the first time about 4 years ago but was still surprised by the reveal. I managed to avoid explicit spoilers, but knew enough to read it before the CF with Necropolis (thanks to this forum). Knowing it was Dredd related, I assumed/guessed that the Dead Man was a Dredd clone, maybe Rico (who I knew of from recent progs). I was wrong [spoiler]the Dead Man was Dredd!! [/spoiler] and my mind continued to be blown moving into Necropolis. Maybe not a true epic, but the Dead Man is a favorite read each revisit.

Rogue Judge · 06 April, 2021, 08:54:33 PM

Quote from: AlexF on 06 April, 2021, 08:07:41 PM
TDM is seed 2 because I read it in weekly installments when I was 11 with no idea of the reveal, plus the horror of it all shit me right up in a way that lingers.
I guess it's not 'epic' in the scale of ToD but 13 weeks in pre-teen years is worth about 1 year of being 30-something.

Awesome memory! I wish I could have read it as a youth for the first time instead of being 30. Still, I had just moved from Marvel to 2000ad and found the horror and B&W art unsettling (in a good way!).

I'm tempted to give my 10 year old nephew a copy of the Dead Man and changing his life forever...but his mother would never have it!

Dr Feeley Good · 06 April, 2021, 10:59:29 PM

The Dead Man...

DrJomster · 06 April, 2021, 11:37:37 PM

Tour of duty as it's more epic. The Dead Man is awesome but a bit short for full epic points.

broodblik · 07 April, 2021, 05:14:14 AM

The Dead Man is a great story but still serves as a intro into Necropolis

Link Prime · 07 April, 2021, 11:14:45 AM

Tour of Duty.

Tomwe · 07 April, 2021, 02:55:43 PM

The Dead Man

Colin YNWA · 08 April, 2021, 06:45:36 AM

This one is coming to an end - The Dead Man will have looked nervously at the fate of America and wonder if it can defy the idea its neither Dredd nor an Epic. Its having a late surge in votes and so... who knows. If you want to affect result get your votes in today and I'll count up in the morning.