There are many comicbookreaders around the world who by rights could and should have been huge fans of Judge Dredd, but for reasons of Stallone or circumstance, just haven't been introduced to the awesomeness of the comics.
A Judge Dredd fan is trying to do something about just that, by converting a Punisher fan into a Judge Dredd fan, in a public forum.
Part one of the series was posted here a while back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjBd0GzXs0M
Some myths were dispelled, some misconceptions clarified, the movies were covered, and some reading recommendations were given.
In the new video, The Punisher fan has read and reviews one of those recommendations, "America":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JA4rYYA_AA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JA4rYYA_AA)
What should he read next?
I would recommend Mandroid, The Apocalypse War, The Pit or maybe all the (good) Chopper stories - The Midnight Surfer/Oz/Soul on Fire/Song of the Surfer.
There's also a ton of shorter stories and one-offs that I consider timeless - Bury My Knee at Wounded Heart chief among them.
If you're going for a longer read. Origins/Tour of duty or Bloc Mania/Apocalypse war/Day of Chaos.
Or Origins, Tour of duty or Day of Chaos. Great modern epics.
Add Necropolis to the list.
A stone cold classic by my estimation. ;)
Throw him in at the deep end: Trifecta. It's all the deep end. Z
Rather than dive right in to the Mega-Epics it might be better to give them a few of Dredd's one-off tales. There're loads to choose from covering everything to Slapstick Comedy to Intense Drama and could give a greater insight into Dredd and Mega-City One.
Cheers
Quote from: NapalmKev on 29 August, 2015, 11:45:55 AM
Rather than dive right in to the Mega-Epics it might be better to give them a few of Dredd's one-off tales. There're loads to choose from covering everything to Slapstick Comedy to Intense Drama and could give a greater insight into Dredd and Mega-City One.
Couldn't agree more. Surely - for instance - Case Files 9 or 10 is the best bet? A range of stories that run the gamut from thriller to horror to comedy to satire, by a good mix of artists and writers, that gives a better sense of what the character and strip 'Judge Dredd' are all about than any single one of the epics could ever do?
And I'm always mystified when people recommend something as continuity-heavy as Origins for a first-timer!