Top 3 single episode Dredds

[GoGilesGo]

It Pays to be Mental' and 'Love Story' left indelible marks, and the most "recent" one-off to do so was 'Leaving Rowdy' from (oh sweet Jesus) 2002.

Leaving Rowdy and The End of the Affair (a fond farewell to Bella Bagley) were, incredibly, back to back episodes in progs 1280 and 1281. Both Excellent one offs

[Link Prime]

Leaving Rowdy and The End of the Affair (a fond farewell to Bella Bagley) were, incredibly, back to back episodes in progs 1280 and 1281. Both Excellent one offs

We had it all.

[AlexF]

I've spent far too much time thinking about this and not coming up with any answers, and it'd be mental - hoho - to attempt a re-read of all existing Dredd one-offs to date to find the answer.
I generally like the ones either about weird future crimes, like the one about the lady who sends in fake invoices. or the ones about citizens living life in MC1 - like the one about the dude who just loves running (actually I think there are two of those, both good, one by Wagner and Fegredo and one by Worley and ?). Also the ones where Dredd wins not by being especially clever or tough but by combating total idiots, like the Hottie House seige (a story so good Wagner told it three times!)

[GoGilesGo]

I've spent far too much time thinking about this and not coming up with any answers

Stop messing us about, Alex.

It's been over two years since your Epics Ranked blog posts. We are all suffering withdrawal. Can't you start another one featuring the best one-offs?

[Dash Decent]

It's cube time for sure.

[AlexF]

I am getting close to the end of another ranking project, bit not Dredd...

[thehod]

Personally I've always loved First of the Many from prog 775, which shows Dredd arresting his first perp during his final assessment. He's only been out for two minutes and he gets his first arrest. There's a great image of Judge Morphy with a wry smile on his face, laying his gun down on the roof of a car as Dredd surprises the perp, that says, yeah this kid's gonna be good.

I know Garth Ennis gets some stick for his Dredd, but it's little moments like this that shows he gets Dredd just fine.

[pauljholden]

Blobs has definitely stayed with me. I can picture the Ron Smith art. Crazed brilliance.

Indeed. Horrible, haunting eyes.

The dude with the glasses looks like it might be based on Alan Grant.