Well wow we are really at the big hitters now. Two of the earliest Epics in this semi and both very, very different stories. One a straight up war story, singlar in its vision, art and focus. The other a collage of ideas, setting and imagination with a colladiscope of art work. All that matters now however is which is your favourite.
Seed 4 Apocalypse War (inc Block Mania) (https://dreddepicsranked.blogspot.com/2020/12/epics-6-4-how-much-destruction-can-one.html) Progs 236-270
Vs
Seed 11 Judge Child (https://dreddepicsranked.blogspot.com/2020/12/epics-13-10-nostalgic-favourites.html) - Progs 156 - 181
Still with the simple purity of popping the name of the Epic you prefer in a reply to this thread (remember to mark it clearly so I can spot it - bold tags are good) and then say whatever the heck you like to about these two great stories.
We're 3 day votes for the semis, so this one will close first thing in the morning Thursday 15th April - winner is a finalist - loser goes to a 3rd place play-off
All links go through to AlexF's simply brilliant Dredd Epics Ranked (https://dreddepicsranked.blogspot.com/) blog. You may need to scroll to find his write up of a particular story - but I'd suggest just reading the whole thing anyway - it's fantastic stuff.
Baffled by what's going on here - well we have a a thread for that (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47367.0) - though that might leave you more confused than anything.
Rules (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47367.msg1053448#msg1053448) for what they are worth.
Not sure about anything just ask and I'll blag it.
The Apocalypse War.
SBT
The war to end all wars
Yep, definitely the Apocalypse War.
Apocalypse War
It's The Apocalypse War!
Angel Gang v Orlok?
The Judge Child gave us City of the Damned and bionic eyes.
Apocalypse War gave us the Sovs and Day of Chaos.
JUDGE CHILD by a whisker, but only because of Jigsaw Disease.
Apocalypse War
No contest- Apocalypse War.
War huh, yeah what is it good for? Absolutely thrill-power uhh.
judge child
the ideas!
the holy trinity of dredd artists, so utterly different but so clearly in a positive oneupmanship competition.
Apocalypse War...
Apocalypse War!
Apocalypse War
As much as I enjoy the Judge Child, Apocalypse War is the clear winner here.
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The Apocalypse War
Quote from: Funt Solo on 12 April, 2021, 03:36:10 PM
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Grail page much? Wow! I'm working my way through the Essential collection now, enjoying Apocalypse War in color. Hopefully they color other classic epics for the Essential collections as well.
Apocolypse War
Definitely Apocalypse War.
Clear, straight forward choice here: The Judge Child all day long.
The Judge Child Quest
Going to be a bit contrarian and go with Judge Child. Lopez, Hershey, Dredd... good times! Plus a LOT of creative variety!
the Apocalypse War- simply iconic! :thumbsup:
I'm in a The Judge Child mood today, so that gets my vote.
Apocalypse War
Has to be Apocalypse War.
The Apocalypse War (*shoots himself in the heart*)
The Apocalypse War
The Apocalypse War.
Bit quiet here - and if we're honest its one way traffic. If you haven't voted yet you have today as I'll be closing this one up in the morning tomorrow (Thursday) and we'll have our first finalist. I wonder which it might be....
"The final act has begun. Let it be played out...To the end..."
Judge Child Quest
VOTING CLOSED
So no real surprise here at all as
Apocalypse War
Blast into the final. The Judge Child may be seen by some as a cold remix of The Cursed Earth (well I don't know who would say that but someone might...) but its clearly not a widely held view and it pulled in a decent number of votes even against the Epic must likely to win this overall. Its absolutely loved and will be in a battle to see if it places 3rd or 4th, whichever will be a very worthy place!
Apocalypse War of course gets a spot in the final - can anything stop it. Well judging by votes so far I'd suggest not. We'll find out tomorrow which Epic has that task... I can think of one that would stand a chance....