Judge Dredd: I am the Law!
March 24, 2009
Judge Dredd is created by Pat Mills, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. Judge Dredd first appeared in British 2000 AD 2# comic book in 1977. Judge Dredd is police officer and Judge at the same time in Mega City One. Judge Dredd is also made by Alan Moore, Alan Davis, Alan Grant, Brian Bolland, Garth Ennis, Simon Bisley, Steve Dillon, Mark Millar, Grant Morrison and John Smith.
PSI Division Judge Anderson's first appearance was in 2000 AD #150, February 1980. Judge Anderson is created by Brian Bolland and John Wagner. Other female judge is Judge Hershey, who first appeared in 2000 AD #162 in 1980. Judge Hershey has her own solo series in Judge Dredd Megazine, 1992-1996.
Best Judge Dredd stories:
- The Robot Wars (
2000 AD #9-17)
- The Day the Law Died (
2000 AD #89-108)
- Judge Death Lives! (
2000 AD #224-228)
- Apocalypse War (
2000 AD #245-270)
- Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham (one-shot, art by Simon Bisley)
- Mutants in Mega-City One (
2000 AD #1542-1545)
Some Judge Dredd'd enemies and their first appearances:
- Judge Death (2000 AD #149)
- Angel Gang, including Mean Machine Angel (2000 AD #160)
- Chopper (2000 AD #206)
- Stan Lee (2000 AD #484)
Judge Dredd and Judge Anderson novels and audio plays has made a lot. Judge Dredd role-playing game came in 2002. Judge Dredd resin statues and Judge Hershey PVC busts are very wanted, so as vinyl figurines and HeroClix. Judge Dredd movie came in 1995, starring Sylvester Stallone (Judge Dredd), Max von Sydow (Judge Fargo) and Diane Lane (Judge Hershey). Next Judge Dredd movie is coming 2012.