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Mega-City One is under siege from the Dark Judges, Dredd has been exiled to the harsh wastelands of the Cursed Earth and time is running out for the citizens he once swore to protect. With the body-count rising and hope running out, will the Judges be able to turn back the tide of death?
About the author
John Wagner has been scripting for
2000 AD for more years than he cares to remember. His creations include
Judge Dredd,
Strontium Dog,
Ace Trucking,
Al’s Baby,
Button Man and
Mean Machine. Outside of
2000 AD his credits include
Star Wars,
Lobo,
The Punisher and the critically acclaimed
A History of Violence.
Carlos Ezquerra was the co-creator of
Judge Dredd,
Strontium Dog,
Rat Pack,
Major Eazy and many other fan favourite characters, he designed the classic original Dredd costume as well as visually conceptualising Mega-City One. In addition to these credits he also illustrated
A.B.C. Warriors,
Judge Anderson,
Tharg the Mighty, and
Cursed Earth Koburn amongst many other stories. Outside of the ‘Galaxy’s Greatest Comic’, Ezquerra illustrated the first
Third World War episodes in
Crisis magazine, and become a regular collaborator with Garth Ennis, working on
Adventures in the Rifle Brigade,
Bloody Mary,
Just a Pilgrim,
Condors,
The Magnificent Kevin and two special
Preacher episodes. He died in 2018 but his profound influence on the world of comic art cannot be overstated.
Summary
Mega-City One is under siege from the Dark Judges, Dredd has been exiled to the harsh wastelands of the Cursed Earth and time is running out for the citizens he once swore to protect. With the body-count rising and hope running out, will the Judges be able to turn back the tide of death?
