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Great answer, bur coming from a law enforcement background I find it organisationally Confusing. Also  that there is also the example previously stated where Dredd is given some sort of grade or rank. Plus he is constantly referred to as 'sir'. Maybe they have different grades of senior Judge which means there is in fact a rank structure.  Its just one that is not immediately noticeable outside of the Justice Dept.

It is the same with commendations, citations and medals. The judges being a quasi religious zealot monk type order don't go in for visible shows of praise, reward or glory. Come to think of it, that's exactly the parallel I would make. They are quite like a knight Templar or Teutonic Order.

That in itself could be a whole other discussion though.🤔

That's pretty succient and makes no sense😜👍

What is the rank structure for the Mega City 1 judges. I recall Dredd being referred to as "Senior Judge A+"  Does anyone have a canon answer? It would make sense to have more that Judge and Senior Judge.

Yup, it would appear to be more like the Dredd Movie Lawgiver I believe .. I don't like it!

Me too! I bought the Planet Replica version😎 Great product, but it lets you see how impractical the design would be physically
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I think this would make a nice base for a 'working' MK1

Believe it Or not this Mauser was the actual original Choice for 1995 Lawgiver. They were going to use this as the basis for the film Model, but then they went with that bulky Beretta model

sorry I should have said,Mauser style pistol as this is not the Mauser Broom handle that was first produced in the 19th century

I think this would make a nice base for a 'working' MK1

Believe it Or not this Mauser was the actual original Choice for 1995 Lawgiver. They were going to use this as the basis for the film Model, but then they went with that bulky Beretta model

Me too! I bought the Planet Replica version😎 Great product, but it lets you see how impractical the design would be physically

Asks that this thread is getting some very interesting discussions going. To the neysayers I think there is some steam left in this topic. I must admit that the senile Dredd brain transplanted into a new body would lent itself to some outrageous comedy and unnecessary deaths of perps!!🤔😵

Absolutely the ultimate reference guide to
All versions of this Classic sidekick to Dredd. Thank you for posting

Having a background In and around firearms I must admit it looks beautiful, even though the tech involved would be so convoluted and near impossible to make work. I wish they released that as a poster instead of the poor quality Termight one

Mk2 Image by Judge Minty Director and all round good guy Steve Sterlacchini

Excellent diagrams and layout. That pits that question to rest for the Mark 2 in my opinion. Thank you matey

I can't help but think that this thread is a whole debate over nothing. Is the Dude's point really that he's miffed that Rebellion are keeping Dredd alive? If so, fundamentally, why?

I like reading Judge Dredd and am happy with the stories and it feels like a gripe without basis. Still, The Internet.

in rebuttal it can be argued that all the threads on this Forum are about nothing! This is afterall a fictional character that has no impact upon anything other than our entertainment. There are obviously enough people who wish to discuss this topic with some attempt at rationalising this whole age issue, because it is enjoyable to just ponder it for its own sake.

Not sure what this talk of soft reboots after mega-epics is all about - having a long story doesn't mean everything has been rebooted, it means that the major events in the story had consequences.

I agree. "Soft reboot" sounds like a complete misunderstanding of what both the comic and character are.

I agree as well - that's the point I'm making.  Evven if we accept that the rejuve treatment is establishing some different dynamic regards Dredd's age, then the apocalypse War and DoC change up his world and Necropolis and the following democracy stories resolve the issues we only first saw in Question of Judgement, which again "soft rebooted" how we saw Dredd.  I'm not sure there is such a thing as a soft reboot so much as a new path for the character to walk along.  I'm assuming soft reboot means there is some inherent contradiction in the new "version" perhaps, but who knows, other than the Dude!

gee golly gosh I'm all a eyes a fluttter and cheeks a glow that you mentioned me.  Simple put I think for the less senile amongst us Dredd fans removing that ghost of decrepitude past means the owners of his craggy face can force through another ten years of stories whereby the majority of readers forget he is actually an OAP judge with rectal fissures and a bad back. 👍😜

I think it goes. Sound the last thread I made in that if they wanted to let it play out adnauseum they would not have thrown in that one off. That face it they have been flogging a dead horse for years. It was either" shit or get of the pot" time. I prosnally would have dearly liked to see the actual finish to this never ending saga of tight boots and self doubt. Not this cheats way out. That's just my opinion

Sorry what do you mean?