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I'd like to think I had an inkling of the Dead Man twist back in the day, but memory plays tricks.

I'd also like to recognise the brilliant artwork of John Ridgway on that story, he'd illustrated Dredd before but this had a huge amount of atmosphere and took the story exactly where it needed to be.

I haven't read Trifecta, but having read the comments it sounds pretty cool. Hope to catch up with it in the JD mega collection.

I'd been a lapsed reader for 19 years and had sold all my old progs etc., so when this came along i um'ed and ah'ed for a couple of days and thought, well, a couple of quid for America in hardback, what's to lose? I loved it and haven't looked back. It's brilliant to re-read all the old stories and catch up with what I've missed in a really high-quality format. For me personally, I don't notice the reproduction quality as long as the stories are good and I can tell what's going on.

Standouts for me so far: Origins, Mandroid and Day of Chaos. I can't seem to get into the Shimura/Hondo City stories but some of the artwork is fantastic. The Alien Nations collection hangs together much better than the Heavy Mob one. Maybe if Father Earth had appeared first in that volume it would have given it some context?

Plus they look great on the shelf. The only problem is finding enough space :-)

With the announcement on the Facebook page that there isn't going to be an Index volume, I'm toying with the idea of getting a bit OCD and compiling an index for this thing. Would that be of use/interest to anyone?

Loving Day of Chaos, especially PJ Maybe. I've been a lapsed reader for 19 years so it's great to catch up on what I've missed. Hoping for a Dark Judges volume soon.