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[Judge Dredd Case Files 44]

Judge Dredd Case Files 44 - May 2024

[2000 AD vs. Battle Action: Comics Collide!]

2000 AD vs. Battle Action: Comics Collide! - Paperback, 16th July 2024, 128 pages

THE CROSSOVER 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING!

What if the old Battle Action comic was merged with 2000 AD in the early '80s? That's the question posed by this all-new collection that reveals the answer is - action-packed thrills by the bucket-load. It takes old Battle Action strips and reworks them as 2000 AD-appropriate adventures, while remaining true to their original concept and continuity.

This kick-ass crossover sees Judge Dredd feature in a brand-new reimagining of Action's most controversial strip - Kids Rule O.K., and also includes Darkie's Mob, Death Game 2049 and Major Eazy amongst others.

I've just noticed the Rebellion shop is selling "Paradroid" and "Zynaps" t-shirts: (Click here)

Does that mean they own the rights to these classic 8-bit games?  If so, when did that happen?

[Rogue Trooper: Blighty Valley]

Rogue Trooper: Blighty Valley - Hardcover(?), 2nd July 2024, 96 pages

"Surfer" arrived a couple of days ago and I knocked it off in two sittings.  An excellent tale by John Wagner, with brilliant art from Colin MacNeil, who manages to capture speed and heights and falling in static images up there with the same kind of magic displayed by Cam Kennedy.

The cover seems lack lustre to me and didn't give me high hopes, especially after reading Regicide a few months ago.  Regicide was the last Dredd book I read and it left me flat.  It has a great cover but has to be one of the most unexciting and unengaging Dredd stories I've read in a long time.  Conversely, the cover of Surfer is not great but the rest of the book is fantastic.

The way Zane Perks is sucked into trouble not of his own making, simply by trying to save someone's life, earn a legitimate wage and look after his dad, is tragic and MC1 all over.  Even the drug-induced dream shows us the death of his mother, pierced on the crown of the Statue of Liberty in a skysurfing accident.  At one point Zane gets a lift from a truck driver, who I thought would turn out to be an informant for the Judges or the baddies, or just a plain opportunist, but he comes and goes in a couple of short panels, siding with the cits against the jays and revealing he's done cube time too.  Despite being boxed in by circumstances, Zane does the right thing and 'wins', even though he ends up in the cubes.  The driver seems to be in the story to confirm that this is what happens to everyone in MC1, even the good guys.

At least we know that, once he gets out, Zane hasn't lost the ability to fly even though he's lost a toe.

Recommended.

Oh, and P.S. the feet on the bouncer robots are fantastic.  See also my comments on Guatemala. This MacNeil droid can certainly draw robot feet.

Posted on Reddit:

Years ago I read this story online that featured a game show where the winner is whoever is more polite. The two contestants go back and forth, insisting that the other eat the last crumpet. An audience member can't take it anymore and starts attacking people at the show.The art is all in color so it is not a very old story.

I have been looking for what issue this story was published in for years. It could be 2000 AD, Judge Dredd Megazine. or maybe an annual or special or even a different publisher. Google gives me nothing. ChatGPT told me the story was called "The Last Word" but the issue(s) it told me it was in were wrong and as far I can tell, a story with that title doesn't even exist.

Please, if anyone knows where I can find this, I would appreciate it so much. That story is what eventually led me to becoming a Dredd fan and 2000 AD subscriber, and I don't even know how else to move forward with trying to find it. I just want to find wherever this is in so I can read it again and have it in my collection.

Any ideas?

The pages feel really thick, like they've decided to use thin cardboard in order to beef up the book a bit and make it seem like there's more content than there actually is.

[Black Max - Volume Three]

Black Max - Volume Three - Paperback, 144 pages, 18th January 2024

German World War One flying ace Baron Maximilien Von Klorr returns and this time he isn't on his own!

Evil scientific genius, Doctor Gratz has formed an unholy alliance with the giant bat-controlling Baron and together the two sinister fiends have formulated a paln to destroy Paris!

Featuring the stunning artwork of Alfonso Font, this third instalment marks the final adventures of the original Black Max comic strip run.

[40 Years of Scream!]

40 Years of Scream! Hardcover, 464 pages, 25 April 2024

Scream! - 15 issues, five specials. We've already had "Monster" and "The Thirteenth Floor" collected (and, I think, "Library of Death" by Hibernia) - but could this be the whole lot in a massive volume?  It's 464 pages and £75!

[Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files: Volume 43]

Because I'm a doofus, I've just added all these to the 2023 thread.

Here's the short version:

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files: Volume 43 - Paperback, 304 pages, 18th January 2024

Strontium Dog Search and Destroy 3: The 2000 AD Years - Hardcover, 192 pages, 1st February 2024

Judge Dredd: A Penitent Man - Paperback, 128 pages, 14th March 2024

Hellman of Hammer Force: The Early Adventures: Volume 2 - Paperback, 128 pages, 28th March 2024

Essential Rogue Trooper: Genetic Infantryman: Volume 1 -  Paperback, 160 pages, 28th March 2024

Joe Pineapples: Tin Man -  Hardcover, 96 pages, 11th April 2024

[Essential Rogue Trooper: Genetic Infantryman: Volume 1]

Essential Rogue Trooper: Genetic Infantryman: Volume 1 -  Paperback, 160 pages, 28th March 2024

The first of a new series in the Essential line featuring 2000 AD's legendary war machine, Rogue Trooper!

Rogue Trooper is the last of the G.I.s – genetically-engineered infantrymen designed to sustain/withstand the noxious atmosphere of Nu-Earth, a planet ravaged by the conflict between Norts and Southers. A lone survivor of the Quartz Massacre, equipped with the bio-chips of his fallen clone brothers, he crosses the war-torn landscape in search of the Traitor General, the man responsible for their deaths – and will not rest until he has his revenge!

The first volume in the Essential series features stories by creators Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), with art by Colin Wilson (Judge Dredd) and Cam Kennedy (Star Wars: Dark Empire).

[Hellman of Hammer Force: The Early Adventures: Volume 2]

Hellman of Hammer Force: The Early Adventures: Volume 2 - Paperback, 128 pages, 28th March 2024

There has never before been an anti-hero like Hellman of Hammer Force in British comics!

From the invasion of Poland in 1939 through to the fall of Berlin in 1945, Hellman of Hammer Force saw action on many fronts, and this collection contains all the hard-hitting war stories told through the eyes of Hellman which were published in Battle from 1977 through to 1978.

This ground-breaking series of thrilling combat is written by Gerry Finley-Day (Rogue Trooper) and drawn by Mike Dorey (Ro-Busters) and Patrick Wright (Day of the Eagle).

[Judge Dredd: A Penitent Man]

Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade: "Only a penitent man can enter."  Now we have a new Indiana Jones movie, and here's another penitent man.  Coincidence?  Tell it to the Judge, creep!


Judge Dredd: A Penitent Man - Paperback, 128 pages, 14th March 2024

Former Judge, Kyle Asher, returns from the penal colony on Titan after serving twenty years. Working as a third-class sludge technician he is determined to prove that he can still serve the city he swore an oath to, Judge Dredd is not so sure of him, and questions whether there is such a thing as a penitent man in a place like Mega-City One. However the SJS, the Judges Internal Affairs division, are determined to run Asher out of town, and Dredd wants to know the reason why.

[Strontium Dog Search and Destroy 3: The 2000 AD Years]

The webshop exclusive cover is going to have to be pretty darn good to talk me out of buying this little beauty.

Strontium Dog Search and Destroy 3: The 2000 AD Years - Hardcover, 192 pages, 1st February 2024

In 2150 a catastrophic war led to 70% of Britain's population being wiped out. Strontium 90 fallout led to an increase of children being born with strange mutations. Hated by average humans, the mutants faced terrible oppression when politician, Nelson Kreelman, introduced a series of anti-mutant laws enforced by a brutal police force.

In 2167 the mutants decided to fight back. Amongst their ranks was a young boy with named Johnny Alpha with white blank eyes and a mutant power that grants him a series of powers, including the ability to see through many surfaces. Driven by personal tragedy, Johnny has a very personal reason wanting to topple the regime and bring Kreeler down.

Co-written by Alan Grant (Batman)and John Wagner (A History of Violence) and featuring the artwork of Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd), this collection features the explosive origin of Johnny Alpha in 'Portrait of a Mutant', a tale widely considered to be the greatest Strontium Dog story of all.

[Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files: Volume 43]

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files: Volume 43 - Paperback, 304 pages, 18th January 2024

Dawn of Justice!

In this volume of the best-selling Complete Case Files series, Dredd uncovers the House of Pain, a no-way-out, brutal torture prison for serial perps, and must stop Orlok from spreading a lethal bio-virus – from beyond the grave! And, after a mysterious package is delivered to the Grand Hall of Justice, Dredd ventures into the Cursed Earth in search of answers that will unveil the history of the Judges, and their ascent to total power.

[The Thirteenth Floor]

The Thirteenth Floor - Paperback, 80 pages, 28th September 2023.

This seems to be a collection of the very recent material.  Authored by Guy Adams (and Jose Ortiz?), with Fraser Irving, John Stokes, and Tom Paterson listed as artistis.

[Nemesis the Warlock - The Definitive Edition, volume 1]

Nemesis the Warlock - The Definitive Edition, volume 1 - Paperback, 160 pages, 7th December 2023

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, highlighting the art in an oversized format to allow the reader to fully luxuriate in the highly-detailed artwork of the late, great Kevin O'Neill.

Long regarded as one of the crown-jewel epics from the pages of 2000 AD, at long last Nemesis the Warlock is back in print and better than ever in a brand-new series of Definitive editions.

Written by Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and drawn by Kevin O'Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), this definitive series is a comprehensive collection of the complete storyline in order, and features development sketches showing the evolution of Nemesis and the Blitzspear.

Termight is the ruling planet of a cruel galactic empire, an empire led by the diabolically evil Torquemada, a twisted human despot intent on purging all alien life from the galaxy and punishing the deviants. His motto: Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave! But there is rebellion and resistance to his rule in the form of a devilish-looking alien warlock called Nemesis, who represents everything that Torquemada hates and fears. Together Nemesis and Torquemada are locked in a duel which will affect the fate of humanity and each of them on a personal level as their conflict spans time and space!

[The Best of Tharg's Terror Tales]

The Best of Tharg's Terror Tales - Paperback, 112 pages, 3rd October 2023

"The galaxy's greatest comic delivers the creepiest comic strips in one fear-filled tome!

"From the deepest, darkest recesses of the Nerve Centre vaults, the eerie alien editor of 2000 AD known as Tharg the Mighty presents the creepiest tales to ever grace the pages of the galaxy's greatest Comic!

"This fear-filled anthology introduces one-off stories full of ghosts, demons, mutants and killers and is thick with atmosphere, dark humour and mind-blowing twists. Written and illustrated by some of the biggest names in the comic book industry, this collection features strips by Mark Millar, Al Ewing, Simon Spurrier, Chris Weston, Richard Elson and Eric Bradbury amongst others."

[Sexton Blake: Caribbean Crisis & Voodoo Island! (Sexton Blake Library)]

Sexton Blake: Caribbean Crisis & Voodoo Island! (Sexton Blake Library) - Paperback , 5th December 2023, 352 pages

The triumphant return of Michael Moorcock to Britain's adventuring detective, Sexton Blake, in the crime fiction event of the year!

Michael Moorcock's triumphant return to Britain's adventuring detective, Sexton Blake!

A deep sea mission...

An impossible murder...

A mystery that will challenge even the famous Baker Street sleuth, Sexton Blake...

Beneath a sky of limpid sapphire blue, the research ship Gorgon rolled gently on the scintillating waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Below, in a deep sea bathysphere a thousand feet below sea level, an impossible murder takes place. And only Sexton Blake can solve the case!

[The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire - Volume V]

The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire - Volume V - Paperback,  24th October. 2023, 240 pages.

The best-selling Treasury of British Comics archival series The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire reaches its fifth amazing volume

The fifth omnibus collection of the science-fiction classic, The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire, reprints all the stories originally published in Look & Learn from 1975 through to 1977 and contains Don Lawrence's final flawlessly painted Trigan Empire pages.

Trigo, his nephew Janno, and the trusted scientist Peric all band together to protect the citizens of the Trigan Empire, from threats both alien and clandestine in these fast-paced yet beautifully painted comic stories which enthralled readers on original publication.