Mega-City One. 400 million citizens. 400 million potential criminals. With unemployment rampant and crime everywhere, there’s only one force in the city that you can rely on: The Judges. And toughest of them all is Judge Dredd. Judge, Jury and executioner, he is the law!
Judge Dredd is one of those comics that I have an unhealthy amount of love for. Most folks are familiar with the 1995 Sylvester Stallone film, or the recent one starring Karl Urban as the lawman of the future. Thing is, Dredd has been around since the 1970s, appearing in the second issue of 2000AD. The character is the very embodiment of the law, for good or bad.
Good, because his dedication to justice is unwavering. Bad, because even the smallest crime around him is deserving of some dental rearrangement surgery via his trusty daystick. That makes for an interesting character, one who has had his resolve shaken, been shot more times than he can remember and has survived the deaths of billions around him in a future world that is as savage as it is lawless. And yet he always stands tall.
I’ve actually got the very first Judge Dredd comic in my possession, in case you need further explaining as just how much I appreciate this character. Hell, I’m busy trying to assemble an entire run of 2000AD comics, something which may be impossible. But I have to try, because the alternative is life in the cubes. Also, failure to watch the video above is an additional 20 years. Enjoy!
Last Updated: January 4, 2017
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 15, 2014 at 22:50
One of the very first comics I ever got was a 2000AD annual & I still remember Judge Dredd, Slaine, Strontonium Dog & ROGUE TROOPER.
The D
July 16, 2014 at 07:41
To this day, I still laugh at how Middenface McNulty is the most Scottish character ever created.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 16, 2014 at 07:51
He just needs to be deep fried with a Mars Bar.
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 07:55
Same here
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 15, 2014 at 22:53
An entire run you say? I er.. know a guy who knows a guy…
Eldo
July 16, 2014 at 06:34
Too much of the Stallone travesty.
Viking Of Science
July 16, 2014 at 07:13
We do not talk about the Stallone Film… it never happened.
Rince&pop
July 16, 2014 at 07:37
What you said!
The D
July 16, 2014 at 07:41
I YAM…DER LAWR! DROP…YER COMMENTS…AND PREPARE TO BEES JUDGED!
Rince&pop
July 16, 2014 at 07:42
HAHAH! Brilliant, now when anyone speaks I will have it come out translated like him, sigh…
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 16, 2014 at 07:51
YOU BETRAYED THE LAW!!!!!!!!
The D
July 16, 2014 at 07:52
RAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWR!
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 07:55
I blame Rob Schneider mostly, The one with Karl Urban was amazing
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 16, 2014 at 07:56
I actually liked both, was very entertaining. However, the Stallone one hasn’t aged well…
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 07:58
Agreed, the Stallone one aged about as well as Batman and Robin
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 16, 2014 at 08:01
It did give one very cool thing though that the real Dredd movie didn’t, an ABC Warrior 😀
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 08:02
I would love a movie with the ABC Warriors!
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 16, 2014 at 08:00
A whole movie with Rob Schneider for comic relief… and I laughed more at two words from Karl Urban. “Drug bust.”
Jackson Garber
October 2, 2014 at 04:54
Yes, somehow it was amazingly boring.
Jackson Garber
October 2, 2014 at 04:55
Pretend all you want, it still exists.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 16, 2014 at 07:56
I love these videos!
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 07:59
They should fire the narrator though…….. wait that’s Darryn isn’t it?
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 16, 2014 at 08:07
Can’t be, the narrator sounds interesting…
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 08:12
Hahahaha
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 16, 2014 at 08:00
RAD LEVEL: MAX.
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 07:58
Drokk it! Why can’t we have a sequel already.
that guy....
July 16, 2014 at 11:07
DREDD!
they should have made that sequel with Karl Urban..the guy was a good dredd.
Ramon
July 17, 2014 at 08:14
Hey D .. i have over 800 2000ad stashed away from my kids and GF so let me know what you need.. The GF cant see why i still enjoy the graphic novel so much.. also i have found the new series on my iPad and get my weekly dose of 2000AD and the monthly Meg magazine as well … for a small fee i can still indulge in my childhood. I found my first 2000AD when i was around 12 and spent most of my monthly allowance getting them from the small CNA in my town… alas the costs for them to order them now have it pegged at over 89.00 per week…
Ramon
July 17, 2014 at 08:16
For me Nemesis Warlock and Hammerstien from ABC warriors still ring true .. the blue man (Rouge trooper) is still one that brings back the wet summer afternoons stuck in doors