Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection discussion thread

[IndigoPrime]

As others have said, it may be elsewhere in the collection.

[robert_ellis]

As others have said, it may be elsewhere in the collection.

I hadn't thought of that. I'd love to hear Matt Smith's thinking behind his selections - Desert Island Dredd style!

[Apestrife]

As others have said, it may be elsewhere in the collection.

In the light of such, wasn't there some talks about a MC1-citizens collection?

Fingers crossed it's included one way or another.

Oh, and also. Portrait of a Politician. Gotta have that one as well

[robert_ellis]

Otto Sump?

[Trent]

There is a clear common thread to these posts. Rebellion need to publish a deluxe hardback (with colour centrespreads) of Ron Smith's stories from the era of classic Dredd.
Get to it Molcher and co!

[Fungus]

The Shakespeare family are a favourite feature of Dredd's (first, if you insist) Golden Era. While we're talking themes, a collection on the Meg's crazy citizenry sounds like a nice package. Unamerican Graffiti, Citizen Snork, a Ron Smith-heavy vilume or two would work perfectly.

PS. Gareth Bale's chin would do nicely for any Dredd telly series.

Edit: or, what Trent said, I suppose.

[abelardsnazz]

The Stupid Gun, Bob & Carol & Ted & Ringo, The Graveyard Shift....so many classic Ron stories. Good to see some included in the recent Missionary Man volume. More please.

[Apestrife]

Got a PM from the MC on FB regarding UnAmerican Graffiti. Says they're thinking of including it in a later book.

Fingers crossed

[moly]

in book 81 

[robert_ellis]

Let's cut to the chance and ask Patrick Goddard & Dylan Teague if there's more spine artwork!

[abelardsnazz]

Purgatory reads like an unmade Arnie/Sly 80s action film, rejected for being too over the top. Inferno turns it down a bit but Grice is still a pantomime villain. Best to view as a Big Mac and fries compared to the majority of the rest of the collection's multi-course gourmet banquet and move on.

Looking forward to Horror Stories, full contents as yet unknown....

[Jade Falcon]

I enjoyed this book funnily enough.  I know it's not held in high regard here, and I agree that Grice is a bit of a pantomime villain.  Nothing much was ever said about the ultimate fate of DuGaulle, even the old A-Z Judge Dredd book just says she was left behind by Grice and his crew.  I suppose she was killed in the explosion.

[Colin YNWA]

I enjoyed this book funnily enough.  I know it's not held in high regard here, and I agree that Grice is a bit of a pantomime villain. 

Which to me is one of its worse crimes, and it has many, but when he was first in Dredd he was a great character.

[Rately]

I enjoyed this book funnily enough.  I know it's not held in high regard here, and I agree that Grice is a bit of a pantomime villain. 

Which to me is one of its worse crimes, and it has many, but when he was first in Dredd he was a great character.

If i recall correctly, when Grice first appeared in a few stories he was more than a match for Dredd. The referendum stories were some of the first Dredd i followed chronologically, and in light of the layers to the character, it was a bit disappointing to see how he was later portrayed.

His death, especially.

[Hawkmumbler]

Grice's death is a note worthy 'Not-Dredd' moment. A classic example of a writer not getting what the character stands for.