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[Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 45]

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 45 - Paperback, 304 pages, 12th September 2024

THE ASCENT OF MANDROID!

Cybernetic ex-soldier Nate Slaughterhouse – AKA Mandroid – was last seen rampaging through Mega-City One on a vigilante killing spree. Hellbent on avenging the murder of his son and finding his missing wife, Slaughterhouse took the law into his own hands. But Mega-City One only knows one law, and his name is Dredd. The infamous Judge stopped Mandroid in his tracks and sent him to the Iso-cubes. Now, it's two years later and Nate Slaughterhouse wants revenge...

The best-selling series collecting the law in order continues in this explosive volume written by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Gordon Rennie (Warhammer), Robbie Morrison (The Authority), Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and Alan Grant (Batman), with art by Simon Coleby (The Punisher 2099), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones), Colin MacNeil (Devlin Waugh), Henry Flint (Rogue Trooper), David Roach (Demon), Mike Collins (Superman), Cliff Robinson (Vector 13), John Hicklenton (Heavy Metal Dredd), Boo Cook (Doctor Who), Tan Eng Huat (Doom Patrol), Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante), Paul Marshall (Sinister Dexter) and Smudge (Chiaroscuro).

Good point!  I wonder if that will go before it gets released.

Sapristi Knockos!

Ah, rats! (Stainless Steel ones.)  I was hoping for a brand new colouring job.  The Eagle editions will be 'bodged' to fit the dimensions of a US comic book, won't they?  (I suppose that works better for the modern reprint size.)  As Le Fink says, the flat colouring in the Apoc War volume is rather good.  Fantagraphics are doing a great job going the same way with their Carl Barks library issues.

Stalin?

No thanks, I've given them up.

the prequel novel A Stainless Steel Rat is Born was one of my top fav books as a kid.

I loved the beginning bit where young Jim steals the 'Get Stuffed' bars.

Some just work better without colour.

I totally agree.  Ichabod Azrael, for example, should stay as is.

I love the way Cam Kennedy drew the Traitor General.  Having his disfigured helps conceal his identity (which one of the four was he?), which could be used as a plot point.  Also Nu Earth is a hellish place and everything you're exposed to can hurt you.  I think having disfigured characters to contrast with Rogue helps sell how powerful an advantage he has not needing any protection from the toxic, corrosive environment, as well as his superior skills as a soldier.

I bought the original SSR collection, and the special hardback, and I can see myself buying this new colour omnibus.  I can also see a full colour Strontium Dog coming a little while down the track after the hardback Strontium Dog has been completed. That's a reasonably finite set of stories to tackle.  Perhaps the Rogue Trooper movie will prompt full colour releases of classic RT too, at least in part.  IDW already made a start on that.

Dredd is an interesting one to consider.  There is a heap of B&W stories to tackle if you want to do anything, but equally a plethora of full colour material to entice the reader, and perhaps little value trying to make the quirky early stories more attractive.  Rebellion could pick a random point, e.g. Apoc War, and start colouring from there; even jumping around and publishing volumes out of order to get the good stuff out first.  Again, IDW already released a full colour Apoc War volume so there's a little bit of a start in place already.

Now I think about it, I'd be all over a full colour Meltdown Man book.

[Dreadnoughts: The March of Progress]

Dreadnoughts: The March of Progress - Paperback, 80 pages, 3rd December 2024

The hard-hitting second volume of the acclaimed Dreadnoughts series, depicting the early days of Judge Dredd's world.

After a crime blitz in Boulder leads to riots against the Judges' excessive use of force and violation of human rights, the Hemlock Cartel takes advantage of the chaos to declare all-out war against the Justice Department. It is up to Judge Glover to eradicate their threat - even if her crusade could risk revealing the long-buried secrets of her past.



That "From the pages of Judge Dredd" logo always reminds me of the Stallone movie.

[The Stainless Steel Rat - Colour Omnibus]

The Stainless Steel Rat - Colour Omnibus - Paperback, 208 pages, 17th December 2024

The iconic 2000 AD adaptation of Harry Harrison's beloved science fiction classic is now reprinted in full colour throughout.

The 2000 AD adaptation of Harry Harrison's classic science-fiction novels by Kelvin Gosnell and Carlos Ezquerra returns in a new full colour omnibus!

James Bolivar DiGriz aka 'The Stainless Steel Rat' is many things - a con man, a thief, and a member of an elite law-enforcement agency known as the Special Corps. After escaping the corps, DiGriz crosses paths with the beautiful but deadly Angelina who, like Jim DiGriz, is also a master criminal, albeit a lot more ruthless. They must travel through time to stop a master criminal meddling with the past, and help to overthrow an evil President by haveing The Rat become a candidate for the job himself!

A classic from 2000 AD's first 'golden age', Stainless Steel Rat is a must-read for fans of Harrison or old school sci-fi action with bold characters and a wry twist of humour, complemented by Ezquerra's dynamic and inimitable artwork.

[Cadet Dredd 1: Tooth and Claw]

Cadet Dredd 1: Tooth and Claw -  Paperback, 224 pages, 19th November 2024

YOUNG JUSTICE!

Before Judge Dredd, there was Cadet Dredd - a keen, fresh-faced apprentice, and stickler for the rules, with no idea of the legend he will one day become.

Young Joe hits the streets of Mega-City One for the first time, facing off against perps, monsters and genetically modified movie stars as he learns how to become the greatest Judge the Meg has ever seen.

Zarjaz adventures await inside this thrilling new collection!

[Essential Judge Dredd 8: Tour of Duty (Book 2)]

Essential Judge Dredd 8: Tour of Duty (Book 2) - Paperback, 228 pages, 5th November 2024

The Essential Judge Dredd series is the perfect introduction to the Lawman of the Future - in the second volume of Tour of Duty, Dredd is forced to investigate corruption within the Judges' council, in a mission that confines him to the Cursed Earth!

The essential Judge Dredd graphic novel series - this is the ultimate introduction to the Lawman of the Future!

After Dredd and Hershey's decision to restore mutant access to Mega-City One is confronted with widespread criticism, Dan Francisco - a reality TV star who holds the people's favour - challenges Hershey's leadership as Chief Judge. Under his rule, the conditions of mutants across the Big Meg would be worse than ever. But when Judge Francisco is gunned down on camera in an alleged mutant attack, Dredd begins to suspect someone else might be masterminding the rushed election...

[Fiends of the Eastern Front Omnibus Volume 2]

Fiends of the Eastern Front Omnibus Volume 2 - Paperback, 176 pages, 8th October 2024

The second omnibus in the Fiends of the Eastern Front series, collecting Ian Edginton and Tiernen Trevallion's thrilling horror tales into a new, definitive edition.

In 1970, Lieutenant Tim Wilson is haunted by the memories of war - not just the bloodshed of the battlefield, but the horrors witnessed at the hand of Captain Constanta, who rescued him after a gruesome encounter with the King-Bats of Maximilian Von Klorr - the Black Max himself! Years later, Lt. Wilson sets on a journey to hunt down Constanta in his native Romania, and uncovers his origins among beasts and creatures of magic.

Collecting the work of Ian Edginton and Tiernen Trevallion, the second omnibus of Fiends of the Eastern Front follows Constanta's bloody trail across history, and brings monstrous terror from the skies of wartime France to the streets of 1960s London.

[Nemesis the Warlock: The Definitive Edition (Volume 2)]

Nemesis the Warlock: The Definitive Edition (Volume 2) - Paperback, 192 pages, 24th September 2024

Long out of print, The Definitive Nemesis the Warlock collects one of the stand-out 2000 AD series and presents it in the best possible format for a comprehensive reading experience!

The Definitive series of the Nemesis the Warlock saga continues as Torquemada's crusade to destroy all alien life reaches the planet of the Goths, a species of alien which has modelled their culture on early twentieth-century Britain. Nemesis must team up with the Goth leader, the Ion Duke, to stop them being eradicated by Torquemada's army of Terminators.

Collecting the entire series in order, with the colour centre-spread pages reproduced in their original form, the Definitive collection of Nemesis the Warlock is the ultimate way to read one of the most important sci-fi sagas published in the pages of 2000 AD.

Written by Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and drawn by Kevin O'Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and Bryan Talbot (Sandman, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright), this definitive series compiles the complete storyline in order.