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Well, this has been a long time coming - my copy arrived today!

It's progs 856-887 and Megs 2.44-2.56, so the following stories:

Roadkill
Book of the Dead
I Hate Christmas
Frankenstein Division
Crime Prevention
The Sugar Beat
Top Gun
Under Siege
The Manchu Candidate
Scales of Justice
The Enemy Below
It's a Dreddful Life
Bury My Knee at Wounded Heart
You are the Mean Machine
Freefall
Do the Wrong Thing
Giant
Howler

So yeah, bit of a mixed bag to say the least!

Strapline: 'Dredd vs the Undead!'

Mine turned up as well. Read the first story as soon as I opened the parcel and was aghast at all those vehicles with wheels that looked normalish!

Whoops, should be 'Case' Files!

Just for my own curiosity, why are the case files released so infrequently?

They're not, really. They have slowed down since the early days when we got one every few months, but not by that much.

Although we haven't had a 'proper' Dredd Case Files since this time last year, we have had Anderson Psi Files 03 and Dredd Restricted Files 04, and they count.

I suspect they've spaced them out a little as we're starting to catch up with stuff like The Pit and Mecahnismo that have already been published as standalone graphic novels in recent years.

Quote from: radiator on 21 June, 2013, 06:21:10 PM
I suspect they've spaced them out a little as we're starting to catch up with stuff like The Pit and Mecahnismo that have already been published as standalone graphic novels in recent years.

Keith Richardson has also mentioned that there are only so many available print slots in a year, and if they have wildly popular Case Files selling out, obviously they're going to prioritise the print slots in favour of re-printing the books that are proven sellers over untried material.

Cheers

Jim

I also imagine colour reprints would cost a bit more to produce than the earlier b/w volumes.

And I know it's wrong, but I want to get this for Frankenstein Division alone.

Perennial wingers will no doubt be pleased that the book is basically split into two, with separate detailed 'contents' pages for the 2000ad and Megazine sections.

Quote from: radiator on 21 June, 2013, 05:48:38 PM
Whoops, should be 'Case' Files!

It is now!

I think I really have to get this, despite having stopped getting the Casefiles after 14. After many, many years I gave up on the House of Tharg during (and partly because of) the second episode of 'Book of the Dead', and while I've read some of this stuff in reprint, I have no sense of its context.  I would never have suspected that pure classics like 'Bury My Knee' and 'Howler' were published in the same year as 'Frankenstein Division'.  Terra Incognita for TB!

Yep, it's a real mixed bag. Funny that there's always all this talk of Wagner 'leaving' Dredd after Necropolis - but did he really? Seems he just concentrated on the Megazine and the Batman crossovers and the like.

I've never read the story before but can anyone confirm if 'It's a Dreddful Life' really begins with a panel of Dredd ducking and saying "What the Drokk?". Seems a bit abrupt to the point where it kinda looks like there's a page or two missing...

Wagner didn't work for 2000AD proper for about two years straight. Infer what you will about the whole Burton/McKenzie/Bishop/Diggle/Mills/Dark Days furore, to which this period is central.

Cheers

Jim

Quote from: radiator on 21 June, 2013, 08:23:31 PM

I've never read the story before but can anyone confirm if 'It's a Dreddful Life' really begins with a panel of Dredd ducking and saying "What the Drokk?". Seems a bit abrupt to the point where it kinda looks like there's a page or two missing...

That's how it appears in the Meg. I presume it's so they can hold back on the [spoiler]drugged-up mince-pie[/spoiler] reveal.

Quote from: radiator on 21 June, 2013, 08:23:31 PM

Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 21 June, 2013, 10:14:35 PM
Yep, it's a real mixed bag. Funny that there's always all this talk of Wagner 'leaving' Dredd after Necropolis - but did he really? Seems he just concentrated on the Megazine and the Batman crossovers and the like.

Wagner didn't work for 2000AD proper for about two years straight. Infer what you will about the whole Burton/McKenzie/Bishop/Diggle/Mills/Dark Days furore, to which this period is central.

Yep, but Wagner's loss was perceived more acutely because of the less frequent publication schedule of The Megazine, and even when he was writing for that title it wasn't necessarily Dredd. I'm sure Wagner wanted out of the car wreck that was the 2000ad of that time, but I assumed his preference for the Dredd title was that he had (and still has?) a financial stake in the success of that venture. The period where he was completely absent from 2000ad coincided with his defection to the ill-fated Toxic, didn't it?

Some of us may heave felt Wagner's absence from 2000AD more than others because we weren't all buying the Megazine yet in those days.

Mind you, some of the 2000AD stories are not as bad as I had remembered them as being, which was a pleasant surprise. (Although that could be because my memories were hideous.)

Quote from: radiator on 21 June, 2013, 07:53:15 PM
Perennial wingers will no doubt be pleased that the book is basically split into two, with separate detailed 'contents' pages for the 2000ad and Megazine sections.

Haven't bought this yet but had a flick through in FP and, speaking as a perennial whinger, I was very pleased to see the inclusion of the contents information. It's not essential for the Prog material but as none of the Meg stories have included titles it's pretty helpful there.

Quote from: The Cosh on 23 June, 2013, 11:37:28 AMHaven't bought this yet but had a flick through in FP and, speaking as a perennial whinger, I was very pleased to see the inclusion of the contents information. It's not essential for the Prog material but as none of the Meg stories have included titles it's pretty helpful there.

Absolutely, the contents information is great and shows once again that Rebellion have been listening to what the fans want.

Incidentally, has anybody else noticed that two pages of the second episode of the very first story "Roadkill" appear to have been printed out of sequence? The pages beginning "Get Med-Units to K'un-Lun Gallery" and "Sir? Very sorry to interrupt", only make sense continuity-wise if read in reverse order.

Quote from: sauchie on 21 June, 2013, 11:25:02 PM
The period where he was completely absent from 2000ad coincided with his defection to the ill-fated Toxic, didn't it?

Wagner tried to defect to Toxic, but for some reason didn't really fit in there - that's why Button Man ended up in 2000AD and Al's Baby ended up in the Megazine.

Those pages in Roadkill were the wrong way round in the original prog too.

The first half of the book is mostly Millar, and it's bloody awful.

'I Hate Christmas' is one of the absolute worst Dredd scripts I've ever read. Millar's central theme seems to be making out Dredd to be a total unlikable dick!

Also, paraphrasing, but in Book of the Dead: Dredd has the 'ancient blood of the Judda'? Wtf? Foreshadowing for some future direction Millar and Morrison were going to take, or more likely they just didn't understand or care what they were talking about?

Something I always wondered back then - why is there 'Acclaim' grafitti everywhere in Dredds from that period?

Is it some sort of weird tie-in to the Dredd videogame which was published by Acclaim?

Quote from: radiator on 25 June, 2013, 05:56:55 PM
Something I always wondered back then - why is there 'Acclaim' grafitti everywhere in Dredds from that period? Is it some sort of weird tie-in to the Dredd videogame which was published by Acclaim?

Most of that graffiti was the work of Dermot Power if I remember correctly - who produced the artwork for the video game.



The game artwork predates Power having anything published in the prog, so I assume that's how he got his intro to Tharg.

QuoteThe first half of the book is mostly Millar, and it's bloody awful.

True, but the second half is almost all Wagner, and it's bloody brilliant.

Quote from: radiator on 25 June, 2013, 05:55:37 PM

'I Hate Christmas' is one of the absolute worst Dredd scripts I've ever read. Millar's central theme seems to be making out Dredd to be a total unlikable dick!

You make me want to hate my 16 year old self for liking that strip.

To be fair Millar has always written very much for the tastes of teenage boys.

There's just no cleverness or wit to it at all. It's Christmas Day and Dredd is grumpy, so he goes around being a total dick to everyone. That's it.

When is Case Files 21 coming out?

October I believe, then 22 is out in... March 2014 I think.

Quote from: Richard on 25 June, 2013, 05:43:17 PM
Those pages in Roadkill were the wrong way round in the original prog too.

Oh well. It would be kinda cool if they'd noticed and put them the right way round in the Case Files, but you can't have everything I suppose.

(Then again, if Rebellion ever want someone to thoroughly proof read graphic novels before they go to print, I'll gladly do it for merely the price of a free copy when they do go to print. I'm fairly good at picking things like this out.)

Quote from: Mark Taylor on 26 June, 2013, 07:15:03 PM

Quote from: Richard on 25 June, 2013, 05:43:17 PM
Those pages in Roadkill were the wrong way round in the original prog too.

Oh well. It would be kinda cool if they'd noticed and put them the right way round in the Case Files, but you can't have everything I suppose.

The precedent was established with Dead Juve's Curve in CF12.

What we all have to do is proof read all of the progs that haven't been in the Case Files yet, looking for errors like that, and then post our findings on this thread for Rebellion to see...

Quote from: radiator on 26 June, 2013, 07:12:56 PM
October I believe, then 22 is out in... March 2014 I think.

Great news!  Glad to hear the release schedule of Case Files graphic novels is getting back to something approaching normal!

As for CF20, I agree with Radiator's assesment of the book.  The first half of the book is pretty poor stuff, and I feel sorry for a lot of the artists on these scripts; the standard of their work is so much better than this wretched material deserves.

One of the most glaring problems with the first half of CF20 was that with The Book of the Dead, The Frankenstein Division and The Enemy Below, you have the same story played out three times over - Dredd meets a seemingly indestructible opponent, [spoiler]kills it[/spoiler], end of story.  On a sidenote, I was confused when I started reading The Enemy Below as it was dealing with the aftermath of the hateful Inferno tale from CF 19.  Why did this story suddenly appear so long after that one?  Surely, draining the Iso-Cubes would have been one of the Judges' first priorities after Inferno, rather than waiting until months after?  Anyway, that confused me.

Thank grud then for the 2nd half of the book when Mr Wagner largely takes over.  Bury My Knee at Wounded Heart was wonderful as was Giant, really strong stories that remind you how good Dredd strips can be!  The other stories, while not as strong, were solid stuff and a big step up in quality from the dross earlier on in the book.

Such a shame then that the book was wrapped up by the appropriately-titled "Howler", in which we get the 4th Dredd v unstoppable enemy story of the book.  It's simply appalling stuff, and when I finished reading it I was left wondering "why?".  Equally shocking is Mike McMahon's illustration on the story; I've never been a great fan of McMahon but I have always been impressed with the level of detail he usually puts into his art.  Not so here, it just looked like a ludicrous cartoon version of Dredd, horrible, horrible, horrible.

Overall then, a poor entry to the Case Files but from what I'd heard here I'd never expected a classic.  At least there were a few good stories, something I don't remember being the case when I read CF19.  Best of all though is that I've heard that the worst of Dredd now behind us.  Bring on CF21!

You're totally wrong about Howler. It makes me grind my teeth when someone wheels out the tired old "detail" = good "cartoon" = bad nonsense.

QuoteBest of all though is that I've heard that the worst of Dredd now behind us.

Hmmm. Not quite, we've still got some proper stinkers to go - chief among them Crusade, and there was that very dodgy mid-nineties era when seemingly anyone and their uncle were allowed a shot at writing Dredd. I think around CF23-25 we'll see a real upswing in quality, with stuff like The Pit, The Cal Files and Bad Frendz getting an airing.

I agree. Howler was irreverent and a very Wagner take on the indestructible enemy that worked really nicely in the Meg at the time. It's a pity it's in a book that has three fairly similar stories from a structural standpoint, although none come close. As for the art, McMahon can be challenging, but I love an artist that evolves, and he certainly did on that strip.

As for CF19/20, isn't the big glitch the one where McGruder's OK after being hurled off the West Wall, then up and about, and then almost dead again?

Quote from: The Bissler on 10 July, 2013, 02:45:10 PM
Such a shame then that the book was wrapped up by the appropriately-titled "Howler", in which we get the 4th Dredd v unstoppable enemy story of the book.  It's simply appalling stuff, and when I finished reading it I was left wondering "why?".  Equally shocking is Mike McMahon's illustration on the story; I've never been a great fan of McMahon but I have always been impressed with the level of detail he usually puts into his art.  Not so here, it just looked like a ludicrous cartoon version of Dredd, horrible, horrible, horrible.

Obviously your opinion can't be wrong, but I love McMahon's art on Howler, his designs for the character are astonishingly good, and Howler's my favourite kind of Dredd villain - a monomaniacal, driven and insular loudmouth in the mould of Call-Me-Kenneth, Mean Angel, Cookie from Oz, and the number 5 mechanismo unit.

Whatever faults the story had as a monthly strip were a result of Wagner experimenting with the same decompressed narrative style he'd employed with Colin MacNeil on the first part of Mechanismo (not an awful lot happens overall, and there are lots of one panel pages), so I suppose if the art isn't working for you then being asked to enjoy marvelling at its beauty instead of becoming engrossed in the story isn't going to go down well.

Quote from: radiator on 10 July, 2013, 02:55:43 PM
Hmmm. Not quite, we've still got some proper stinkers to go - chief among them Crusade, and there was that very dodgy mid-nineties era when seemingly anyone and their uncle were allowed a shot at writing Dredd.

I dunno - apart from 'Crusade' and maybe the odd one shot, the worst of it is now out of the way. What other stinkers are you anticipating that I'm forgetting? We'll be almost immediately straight into Wagner's proper return to 2000AD in CF21, and very swiftly into the 'Wilderlands' era. It's not the highpoint of Wagner's run, but it's solid stuff.

QuoteI dunno - apart from 'Crusade' and maybe the odd one shot, the worst of it is now out of the way.

Yeah, just had a quick look at the listings on Touch By the Hand of Tharg and you're probably right - by the looks of it the next few books are going to be largely great but flecked with nuggets of cack rather than the other way round as with the last few. There are still a lot of fairly bad Megazine stuff to power through though - but they're spaced further apart than I remembered, and there's a lot more Wagner material than I thought.

When we get to like CF24/25 it's plain sailing - there's a period of about three years in the late ninteties when Wagner was writing Dredd pretty much singlehanded in 2000ad and the Meg - and there's lots of really good stuff like 'Mad City', 'Fast Food', and luxurious 14-20pg Megazine strips that have never been reprinted anywhere. Those books are going to be solid slabs of gold.

Quote from: radiator on 10 July, 2013, 04:26:58 PM

QuoteI dunno - apart from 'Crusade' and maybe the odd one shot, the worst of it is now out of the way.

Yeah, just had a quick look at the listings on Touch By the Hand of Tharg and you're probably right - by the looks of it the next few books are going to be largely great but flecked with nuggets of cack rather than the other way round as with the last few. There are still a lot of fairly bad Megazine stuff to power through though - but they're spaced further apart than I remembered, and there's a lot more Wagner material than I thought.

When we get to like CF24/25 it's plain sailing - there's a period of about three years in the late ninteties when Wagner was writing Dredd pretty much singlehanded in 2000ad and the Meg - and there's lots of really good stuff like 'Mad City', 'Fast Food', and luxurious 14-20pg Megazine strips that have never been reprinted anywhere. Those books are going to be solid slabs of gold.

Delighted to hear that, it sounds like there is a lot to look forward to! 

As for being "totally wrong" about Howler, I'm glad to see I'm in the minority and that other people did enjoy the story.  I have been a big fan of Dredd for over 25 years and I do want to enjoy all of the stories, but it has been difficult with a lot of tales in the last few volumes.  Also, I don't read many reviews of comics so I wasn't aware of the "tired old "detail" = good "cartoon" = bad nonsense" argument, I just wrote down my opinions of the book as honestly as I could, wasn't seeking to antagonise anyone.  I'm not against cartoon art in general, I think some cartoonish art can look fantastic, but for me, I really disliked it compared to Mike McMahon's earlier, highly detailed work and didn't think it particularly suited his style.  As I said, I'm not the biggest fan of his art so perhaps I'm not best qualified to critique his work objectively, but equally, would someone who loves his style be any better qualified?  Because of the passion shown here, I read the story again to see if maybe I was in the wrong mood when I read it first time around.  Maybe I missed something, or maybe it just wasn't my thing, but sadly I genuinely didn't enjoy it on either reading. 

Sorry if people didn't appreciate my review, but please don't feel too annoyed about it, how we respond to art is a very personal matter and sometimes we respond very differently.   Like I said, I'm pleased that other people enjoyed it!

My 'wrong' statement was a deliberately OTT one and meant in a jovial way, so please don't take offence. However, I won't deny that its one of my pet peeves when people criticise an artist's style for being 'cartoony' and not 'realistic/detailed' enough, and its something I always feel compelled to challenge.

In all honesty, I DO get why some people don't like McMahon - especially that period of his work. I get why people don't like Ezquerra's stuff too. Their work is not conventionally 'pretty' or slick like most comic art.

Quote from: radiator on 10 July, 2013, 05:46:10 PM
My 'wrong' statement was a deliberately OTT one and meant in a jovial way, so please don't take offence. However, I won't deny that its one of my pet peeves when people criticise an artist's style for being 'cartoony' and not 'realistic/detailed' enough, and its something I always feel compelled to challenge.

In all honesty, I DO get why some people don't like McMahon - especially that period of his work. I get why people don't like Ezquerra's stuff too. Their work is not conventionally 'pretty' or slick like most comic art.

Absolutely no problem, I wasn't offended, just wanted to explain that I had just wrote it the way I saw it (and that I wasn't trolling).  And while I may not be a great McMahon fan, I absolutely love Ezquerra's art!  It may very well be the reason the Strontium Dog strips are among my favourite 2000AD stories of all time.

Quote from: radiator on 10 July, 2013, 05:46:10 PM
Their work is not conventionally 'pretty' or slick like most comic art.

And that's precisely why i love their art so much. Thank Grud we have artist's like that.

I have to say this was a big improvement over 19 i just didn't get on with that one mainly for Inferno beautiful art story was uhh. this i had alot more fun with especially the Megazine section can't wait for 21 now. :)

Really looking forward to the next few books - this is the period where I discovered Dredd and started buying 2000ad for the first time so i have a soft spot for stuff like The Pit, The Three Amigos, Mad City and even The Hunting Party.

The whole Edgar/Nero Narcos/Demarco story arc that runs from 'Statue of Judgement' and 'Bad Frendz' right up to 'Doomsday' - basically Volt's tenure as CJ, is probably my personal favourite era of Dredd for that reason.

Im really looking forward to it as it was the period directly after I'd given up on 2000ad due to the shitslide in quality. I've done a re-read of most of the Dredd material I missed but it'll be nice to revisit.

I think I'm right in saying that the mid to late nineties is the era with the richest amount of good quality Dredd that has never been reprinted in any form*, a lot of them by John Wagner.

Here's a rough list compiled from Touched By the Hand of Tharg:

QuoteAddiction, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #71 (1/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Tom Carney.

The Strange Case of Bill Clinton, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #72 (2/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Siku.

Skar, 4 episodes, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #73-76 (2/95 to 3/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Ashley Wood.

Poor Johnny, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #77 (4/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Steve Sampson.

The Secret Life of Judge Pal, 2 episodes, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #78-79 (4/95). Story by John Wagner, art by S.B. Davis.

Terror with Mrs Gunderson, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #80 (5/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Jason Brashill.

Whatever Happened to Bill Clinton?, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #81 (6/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Siku.

Repeat Offender, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #81 (6/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Tom Carney.

Bug Crazy, 2 episodes, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #82-83 (6/95 to 7/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Charlie Gillespie.

Killing Time, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #9 (11/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Paul Marshall & Dondie Cox.

Judge Spotters, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #10 (11/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Tom Carney.

Blowout, 2000 AD prog 949 (7/21/95). Story by John Wagner, art by David Hine.

Language Barrier, 2000 AD prog 950 (7/28/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Jason Brashill.

The Neon Man, 2000 AD prog 951 (8/4/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Carlos Ezquerra.

Megalot, 2000 AD prog 952 (8/11/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Carlos Ezquerra.

Jigsaw!, 2000 AD prog 953 (8/18/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Chris Foss.

Caught Short, 2000 AD prog 953 (8/18/95). Story by John Wagner, art by "Turmoil."

Blaster Buddy, 2000 AD prog 954 (8/25/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Anthony Williams

My Son the Hero, 2000 AD prog 955 (9/1/95). Story by John Wagner, art by John Higgins

Bad Frendz, 5 episodes, 2000 AD progs 955-959 (9/1/95 to 9/29/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Carlos Ezquerra.

To Thing With Love, 2000 AD prog 956 (9/8/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Chris Weston & Mike Hadley.

The Decision, 2000 AD prog 957 (9/15/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Andrew Currie.

Awakening Angels, 2000 AD prog 958 (9/22/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Carlos Ezquerra.

Dead Simple, 2000 AD prog 964 (11/3/95). Story by John Wagner, art by Cliff Robinson & Gina Hart.

Weapon, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #17 (5/96). Story by John Wagner, art by Jason Brashill.

View from a Window, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #22 (9/96). Story by John Wagner, art by Eoin Covenay.

Return to the Hottie House, 2000 AD prog 1007 (9/3/96). Story by John Wagner, art by S.B. Davis.

Awayday, 2000 AD prog 1008 (9/10/96). Story by John Wagner, art by Greg Staples.

Death of a Legend, 2000 AD prog 1009 (9/17/96). Story by John Wagner, art by Peter Doherty.

My Brilliant Career, 2000 AD prog 1010 (9/24/96). Story by John Wagner, art by Alex Ronald & Alan Craddock.

Question of Sport, 2000 AD prog 1011 (10/1/96). Story by John Wagner, art by Tom Carney & Alan Craddock.

The Rise & Fall of Chair Man Dilbert, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1012-1013 (10/8 & 10/15/96). Story by John Wagner, art by Trevor Hairsine.

Simple Domestic, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #35 (11/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Steve Tappin.

He Came from Outer Space!, 2000 AD prog 1033 (3/11/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Jim Murray.

Mad City, 3 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1050-1052 (7/8/97 to 7/22/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Greg Staples.

Fast Food, 4 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1054-1057 (8/5/97 to 8/26/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Kevin Walker.

Spooks, 4 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1058-1061 (9/2/97 to 9/23/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Calum Alexander Watt.

A Walk on Gang Alley, double-length episode, 2000 AD prog 1062 (9/30/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Alex Ronald & Alan Craddock.

Mrs. Gunderson's Little Adventure, 3 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1063-1065 (10/7/97 to 10/21/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Henry Flint.

Attack of the Sex-Crazed Love Dolls!, 2000 AD prog 1066 (10/28/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Greg Staples.

Spawney, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1067-1068 (11/4/97 & 11/11/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Peter Doherty.

Bo Peeper, 2000 AD prog 1069 (11/18/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Cliff Robinson & Dondie Cox.

Bum Rap, 2000 AD prog 1070 (11/25/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Ian Gibson.

Escape from Old New York Street, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1071-1072 (12/2/97 & 12/9/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Paul Marshall & Alan Craddock.

The Story of Genes, 2000 AD prog 1073 (12/16/97). Story by John Wagner, art by Lee Sullivan & Alan Craddock.

To Die For, 3 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1074-1076 (12/23/97 to 1/6/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Paul Marshall & Alan Craddock.

No More Jimmy Deans, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #39 (3/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Trevor Hairsine.

The Bouncey Brats Heist, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #42 (6/98). Story by John Wagner, art by "Siku".

Stone Killer, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #43 (7/98). Story by John Wagner, art by John Burns.

Vidspex, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #44 (8/98). Story by John Wagner, art by "Siku."

A Death in the Family, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #45 (9/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Sean Phillips.

Worst of Frendz, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #46 (10/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Steve Tappin & Alan Craddock.

Who's Wally?, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #46 (10/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Cam Kennedy & Gary Caldwell.

Apetown, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #47 (11/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Jason Brashill.

In the Year 2120, 24 pages, 2000 AD prog 1077 (1/13/98). Story by Wagner & Alan Grant (uncredited), art Jason Brashill & Dondie Cox.

Missing, 6 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1078-1083 (1/20/98 to 2/24/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Lee Sullivan & Alan Craddock.

Headbangers, double-length episode, 2000 AD prog 1084 (3/3/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Alex Ronald & Gary Caldwell.

Pup Fiction, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1085-1086 (3/17/98 & 3/24/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Cliff Robinson & Alan Craddock.

Angel of Mercy, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1090-1091 (4/21/98 & 4/28/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Alex Ronald & Gary Caldwell.

Down on Sausage Tree Farm, 4 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1092-1095 (5/5/98 to 5/26/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Paul Marshall & Gary Caldwell.

You've Been Fingered, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1096-1097 (6/2/98 & 6/9/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Julian Gibson.

In the Ugly Hour, 2000 AD prog 1098 (6/16/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Killian Plunkett.

When the El Breaks, 2000 AD prog 1099 (6/23/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Siku.

The Mega-City Way of Death, double-length episode, 2000 AD prog 1111 (9/15/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Greg Staples & Alan Craddock.

Dreams of Glory, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1112-1113 (9/29/98 & 10/6/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Jim Murray.

Death Becomes Him, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1114-1115 (10/13/98 & 10/20/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Alex Ronald & Gary Caldwell.

There's Something About Four Marys, 2000 AD prog 1116 (10/27/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Steve Tappin.

Virtual Soldier, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1117-1118 (11/3/98 & 11/10/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Rafael Garres & Alan Craddock.

Simp City, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1119-1120 (11/17/98 & 11/24/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Peter Doherty.

Wounded Heart, 2000 AD prog 1121 (12/1/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Paul Marshall & Alan Craddock.

Gun Play, 2000 AD prog 1122 (12/8/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Paolo Parente.

Christmas Angel, 2 episodes (pt 2 double-length), 2000 AD progs 1123-1124 (12/21/98 & 12/28/98). Story by John Wagner, art by Jason Brashill.

The Contract, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #50 (2/99). Story by John Wagner, art by Cam Kennedy & D'Israeli.

There Be Dragons, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #51 (3/99). Story by John Wagner, art by Greg Staples.

I, Jovis, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #60 (12/99). Story by John Wagner, art by Steve Parkhouse.

Termination With Extreme Prejudice, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1139-1140 (4/13/99 & 4/20/99). Story by John Wagner, art by Alex Ronald & Gary Caldwell.

The Revenge of Trapper Hag, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1165-1166 (10/19/99 & 10/26/99). Story by John Wagner, art by "Siku" (Ajibayo Akinsiku) & Chris Blythe.

A Night With Judge Death, 2000 AD prog 1168 (11/9/99). Story by John Wagner, art by Andy Clarke, S. Baskerville & Chris Blythe.

Incident at Rowdy Yates, 2000 AD prog 1169 (11/16/99). Story by John Wagner, art by Paul Marshall & Chris Blythe.

Future Crimes, 2000 AD "Prog 2000" (12/21/99). Story by John Wagner, art by Mike McMahon & Trevor Hairsine.

Lobsang Rampage, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #61 (1/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Andy Clarke.

Short Circuit, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #61 (1/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Colin Wilson.

Dead Ringer, 7 episodes, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #64-69 (4/00 to 9/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Duncan Fegredo, Jock, Wayne Reynolds, Simon Coleby, Anthony Williams, Ben Oliver & Richard Elson (1 episode each) and Chris Blythe (color throughout). (Episodes 6 & 7 in #69.)

Ten Years, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #70 (10/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Jock.

Jimping, 2 episodes, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #71-72 (11/00 to 12/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Dylan Teague.

The Cal Legacy, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1178-1179 (2/8/00 & 2/15/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Colin Wilson & Janet Gale.

Pyrokinetics, 2000 AD prog 1189 (4/25/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Arthur Ranson.

Slow Crime Day, 2000 AD prog 1191 (5/9/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Peter Doherty & Chris Blythe

The Des Lynham Story, 2000 AD prog 1192 (5/16/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Laurence Campbell & Chris Blythe.

Judge Dredd and the Shirley Temple of Doom, 2000 AD 4 episodes, progs 1193-1196 (5/23/00 to 6/13/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Jock & Gary Caldwell.

Cube Life, 2000 AD prog 1203 (8/1/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Siku & Chris Blythe.

Someone in the House, 2000 AD prog 1205 (8/15/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Siku & Chris Blythe.

The Island, 2000 AD prog 1206 (8/22/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Frazer Irving & Len O'Grady.

Turned Out Quite Nice Again, 2 episodes, 2000 AD progs 1207-1208 (8/29/00 & 9/5/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Henry Flint & Len O'Grady.

Dinner at Shapiro's, 2000 AD prog 1209 (9/12/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Steve Parkhouse.

Generation Killer, 2000 AD prog 1212 (10/3/00). Story by John Wagner, art by John Higgins.

Blow Out!, 2000 AD prog 1213 (10/10/00). Story by John Wagner, art by Peter Doherty.

Crossing Ken Dodd, 2000 AD prog 1214 (10/17/00). Story by Wagner, art by Jock & Chris Blythe.

Ghost in the Machine, Judge Dredd Megazine vol.3 #73 (1/01). Story by John Wagner, art by Patrick Goddard, Dylan Teague & Chris Blythe.

That's a hell of a lot of material including some really good forgotten/underrated one-offs (Slow Crime Day, Simple Domestic) and even the odd little mini-epic (Dead Ringer).

*except for one or two that may have popped up in the Megazine reprints or Mega City Masters collections.

As noted elsewhere, I found #20 the very worst of them all - mainly as all of the ongoings left me cold or actively offended me. Even Book of the Dead became a shining light next to the Sugar Trade (or do I meen next to ze steenkin shuugerr trade ey gringo, **** off). Howler I liked the idea more than the execution. I like McMahon but not this particular blocky style which really worked much better in Sonic The Comic's 'Decap Attack' strip.