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Hi all, I had reason to revisit the classic Dredd episode A Question of Judgement today. A key part of Dredd lore, and followed by the equally essential An Error of Judgment and A Case for Treatment, all drawn by the late, great Ron Smith. Did these stone cold classic episodes end up in the Mega Collection? If not are we going to get a Ron Smith Dredd book in the Ultimate Collection? Surely there's enough quality stuff to make a book.

Yikes! I'll be sure to give it a miss...!

Thanks, I'll be picking that up. Happy to read something a little old-school and am a fan of the Jesus

I was reading the progs during the Morrison /Millar period but have absolutely no recollection of the Robo Hunter reboot. Not good then?

Any new readers of Zenith got through volume one? Be interested to hear a fresh take on it. I still love it but is that just because I read it in my formative years?

What's the view on 'Return to Armageddon'? Worth a pick? I've not come across it before. Mazeworld is great, with fine artwork from Arthur Ranson, although got the trade, so umming and ahing about picking it up. I'll be picking up Kingdom to complete the set. Machine Law a no-brainer!

Nicely drawn and made me chuckle... thanks!

Definitely a fan of the classic Era, and very much open to suggestions about modern tales.

Welcome! You've got some great reads ahead. To add to the other recommendations I'd suggest works by Ian Edgington in collaboration with D'Israeli or INJ Culbard. Scarlet Traces, Stickleback, Leviathan and Brass Sun all brilliant. Red Seas with Yeowell also excellent, and complete!

An entire volume with the same writer / artist throughout probably a bit of a rarity in this collection?

Apart from Matt Smith's final part of course!

As someone that didn't read it in the Meg, what is the forum verdict on The Returners?

Both The Returners and Blunt read much better in the collected editions than they did in the Meg (imo)...

I enjoyed the Returners volume. Not essential but nice art and unusual storyline. I caught it half way through in the Meg and couldn't make heads nor tails from it then, so great to get the lot in one go. An entire volume with the same writer / artist throughout probably a bit of a rarity in this collection?

Blunt not so much for me but it did read ok in one go. Not sure I'll return to that one though. I struggle a bit with the art style, sorry.

The fat Dredd/Anderson volume is great so far. Nice plot and art. Not read any of it before, so a real treat. I'm about halfway through. I found the change in depiction of Dredd amusing - clearly Karl Urban in the prequel story to, well, "chinny Dredd" in the rest.

I see FPI has listed 2000 AD UC 144 as 'discontinued'. I'm assuming that's a cock-up somewhere. I really don't want to have to order from Hachette...

The recent Stickleback volume came back into stock recently on the Hachette site. It seemed to be unavailable from FP very quickly after it first came out. Anyhow I ordered it direct from Hachette along with a couple of other books and they came in reasonable time, well packaged in some reasonably rugged cardboard IIRC. Perhaps they've got their act together...

Sorted.

Thanks!

Hi, can someone bump me up to member so I can set a profile pic, post on more threads and so on? Thanks, Jon

An acronym indeed - nothing to do with comics - but indeed the pure of heart, right thinking sports fans will get it... or fans of musical theatre / film might I guess...

Oh yes, I'm not a footie fan but it's obvious innit! Ta.

[Zenith volume I]

163 – Zenith volume I
164 – Zenith volume 2

I've picked up every issue of the ultimate collection so far, and can just about accommodate the next 40 on my straining shelves, but as I already have the nice Zenith hardbacks in what looks like a larger format, not sure I'll be getting these. Unless there's something profound in the back pages.

I may stick to "Colin". It's less formal than "mister whyendoubleyouay". An acronym? Is it common knowledge what that stands for, or is a secret only for the pure of heart or those with mere seconds to live?

Thanks everyone! Not sure I could pick a standout but Dante certainly up there for me. I like hard sci fi, so huge Brink fan, but have also really enjoyed the gritty thrills of the likes of Savage and Defoe. The black and white art of those two in particular quite stunning. Would have loved to see them continue, so for me it's a shame Pat Mills has stepped away (for those tales anyway - think I've seen enough Slaine and ABC Warriors, sorry Pat!)