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He is better than that.





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Romita Jr? I don't know, His ''art'' has always been crappy in my eyes, but for some unknown reason he's a very popular artist among my fellow Americans.

not doing it fer me,helmet badge waay too small as is his chin and beardyness???!!!!!

and the stallone gun.

Hey, I'm just happy DREDD is getting good publicity in the states!

To those not yet out of their teens (you lucky devils, your life is ahead of you, as opposed to impotence and the grave which faces most of us ): I am curious to know how you got into 2000AD - a relative, did you play the Dredd/Death or Rogue Trooper game and check out the prog or... something else?

well iwas on the way to the dentist to have 8 teeth out and i came across a judge death figure wich i bought and thats how i first discoverd 2000ad

Cool story.
Was it the Re:Action Judge Death or the Legendary Heroes version?
Oh, and I'm 24

My general feeling about classic Marvel and DC characters is that they came to the end of their natural lives long ago. The films have given them a kick, and that's where the interest is, but do we really need so much character saturation? Time to move on, try to regenerate the industry with new avenues, new comics. Marvel and DC have the capital to fund smaller comic-makers who actually have ideas but the "big boys" are far too insular. They've boxed themselves and the public into the same shit for years because the bean-counters have a louder voice making them less creative behemoths. They play too large a role in the industry to be so lax.

Could not say it better myself.
For about 2 or 3 years now I've been saying ''the end is nigh'' for the modern age of comics.

I can pinpoint the exact moment that the movie stops being a worthwhile attempt at Dredd; it's when Fergee is told that he's being taken to a place called (something like) Paradise Towers. Sod that. If this was proper Dredd it'd be 'Pamela Anderson Block'.

It was called ''Heavenly Haven''.

To me, none of the ideas that make Dredd unique were used for the film, it's a Stallone film template not a Dredd template. Most Stallone action films have one cliched idea, "an innocent man accused of something he didn't do, on the run" and that's exactly what the '95 film is. The look of the "Dredd" vehicle was moulded around the engine of a Stallone film template, that was it's biggest balls up and that's why Stallone agreed to make it in the first place because in reality he couldn't and probably didn't want to play a character as taciturn as Dredd so it was changed to suit him and his star ego/persona.

I noticed there was NO satire or dark humor in the entire movie, which helps give not only Dredd, but the city real character. Also the writers & I'm sure Stallone to some degree were the reason why they tried to make Dredd more human & relatable which is the exact opposite Of who & what Dredd is.

If Dredd (Stallone) had his helmet on the entire time (or at least in shadows with just his eyes showing) I would be a little more okay with the movie.

Pros-

I love the movie version of the Judges helmet and think it looks better then the one in the comics ( I know, Blasphemy )

Stallones portrayal of DREDD I thought was spot on (even if a bit over the top) in the beginning 'BLOCKWAR' scene.

I loved Alan Silvestri's Score in the movie & still think they could use the 'DREDD THEME'
to great effect in the new one (just my opinion)

The opening with James Earl Jones was impressive.

The Angel gang looked wicked sick (that's a good thing)

And the A.B.C. warbot rocked!

Now the Cons-

Other then the helmet, everything about the uniform was terrible (the 'studded' codpiece did not help)

That they got rid of Psi division.

That Fargo was somehow still alive and kicking for being the first Chief Justice (wouldn't he have been dead by 2139?)

The Lawmaster was a cluttered mess.

Oh, And Stallones portrayal of DREDD unfortunately became less & less 'Dredd' as the film went on.

Do I have to bring up That SNL ''actor''? I mean what the DROKK where they thinking?

"Aaah! How come YOU ain't got the Rad-Fleas, Judge Dredd?"

"I got 'em, I just ain't scratching."

Classic Dredd.

I think it says great deal about Dredd's (and Tooth's) worldview that one of the classic "Judge Dredd is the hardest bastard you'll ever meet" lines is from a story about ultra-itchy fleas.

I just read that story again & find it amazing how well these stories hold up over time. A story about ''Rad-Fleas'' doesn't sound like it would be a good story, but it's the overreactions of the citizens of MC-1 that really sell it.
My favorite was the guy who would rather shot himself in the head, then to deal with the fleas!
Or when they solved the flea problem with raw...Well I wouldn't want to spoil the ending for those who haven't read it.

It was 1999 & this was my first real exposure to DREDD.



The stories in that issue hooked me in real good.

Welcome Carlos, great to see you here!

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Seriously Carlos, you are a great artist.

One of the few movies I intend to see this year.

How about a child friendly version.

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I'm still waiting on this one.

[1.CLIFF ROBINSON2.GREG STAPLES3.BRIAN BOLLAND4.JOCK5.SIMON BISLEY6.CARL CRITCHLOW7.CARLOS EZQUERRA8.MICHAEL McMAHON]

I don't have a top ten, just a top 78 

1.CLIFF ROBINSON
2.GREG STAPLES
3.BRIAN BOLLAND
4.JOCK
5.SIMON BISLEY
6.CARL CRITCHLOW
7.CARLOS EZQUERRA
8.MICHAEL McMAHON

I decided to add 'McMahon' because although I'm not a big fan of his work, he did do one of my favorite DREDD covers...(Sorry couldn't find the original 2000 AD cvr)

[1.CLIFF ROBINSON2.GREG STAPLES3.BRIAN BOLLAND4.JOCK5.SIMON BISLEY6.CARL CRITCHLOW7.CARLOS EZQUERRA]

I don't have a top ten, just a top 7 

1.CLIFF ROBINSON
2.GREG STAPLES
3.BRIAN BOLLAND
4.JOCK
5.SIMON BISLEY
6.CARL CRITCHLOW
7.CARLOS EZQUERRA

SWEET BABY JEBUS! These strips make the movie look good in comparison.