The Essential Judge Dredd series is the perfect introduction to the Lawman of the Future - in the final volume of Tour of Duty, Dredd is forced to investigate corruption within the Judges' council, in a mission that confines him to the Cursed Earth!
The essential Judge Dredd graphic novel series - this is the ultimate introduction to the Lawman of the Future! And this is the grand finale to the epic Tour of Duty storyline! During
Origins, Dredd discovered a mutant branch of his own bloodline. For the lawman, it brought home the injustice inherent in Justice Department's Mutant policies. He believes that those unfortunates warped by the legacy of the Atomic Wars deserve to be treated with more humanity, as they are currently forbidden entry into Mega-City One, and exiled to facilities and townships in the irradiated wasteland. But Dredd's support of Mutants may see him join them to live out the rest of his life in The Cursed Earth.
The stories collected in this volume affect the Dredd's world for years to come, and features work by writers John Wagner (
A History of Violence), Robbie Morrison (
The Authority), Al Ewing (
The Immortal Hulk) and artists Carlos Ezquerra (
Preacher), Kev Walker (
Star Wars), Patrick Goddard (
Rogue Trooper), John Higgins (
Watchmen), John Haward (
Tales of Telguuth) and Mike Collins (
Doctor Who).
John Wagner
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.
Robbie Morrison Robbie Morrison is one of
2000 AD's most popular writers, having co-created
The Bendatti Vendetta,
Shakara,
Shimura and
Vanguard, as well as being one of the select few writers to have chronicled the adventures of Judge Dredd in
2000 AD and the
Judge Dredd Megazine.
He is also co-creator of fan-favourite strip
Nikolai Dante, which won an Eagle award for 'Best Character' in 2002, beating Judge Dredd to this accolade for the first time in almost twenty years. In the US, he has written
Spider-Man's Tangled Web for Marvel and
The Authority for DC/WildStorm. His and artist Charlie Adlard's critically acclaimed graphic novel
White Death has also been hugely successful in both Europe and the US.
Al Ewing Al Ewing has been a
Judge Dredd aficionado since the age of nine, and is best known in the UK for his work on Dredd in
2000 AD, where he also co-created
Zombo and
Damnation Station. In addition, Ewing has written various novels for Solaris and Abaddon Books, including
The Fictional Man,
Pax Omega and
Gods of Manhattan. His work in American comics includes an acclaimed run on
The Immortal Hulk for Marvel and
We Only Find Them When They're Dead for Boom!
Carlos Ezquerra 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 became 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.
Kev Walker Kev Walker is the co-creator of
Badlands and
The Balls Brothers, and has also provided artwork for
Dan Dare,
Judge Dredd,
Future Shocks,
Harlem Heroes,
Mercy Heights,
Rogue Trooper,
Time Twisters and
Tor Cyan. For the
Judge Dredd Megazine, he wrote
The Inspectre and has illustrated
Judge Anderson,
Mean Machine and
Wynter.
Patrick Goddard Patrick Goddard's clean art style has graced many strips in the Galaxy's Greatest Comic. Co-creator of the
Megazine series
Wardog, he has penciled
Judge Dredd,
Mean Machine,
Middenface McNulty,
Sinister Dexter and took over the art duties on
Savage from Charlie Adlard.
John Higgins John Higgins is a multi-talented
2000 AD artist and writer; as well as scripting a
Future Shock and
Judge Dredd, Higgins has illustrated
Chopper,
Freaks, One-Offs,
Tharg the Mighty,
Time Twisters and
Dreadnoughts.
His work outside the Galaxy's Greatest Comic is also highly respected, and he has contributed to some of the most important series of recent times, including working as a colourist on the modern superhero classic
Watchmen, and on Vertigo's
Animal Man,
Hellblazer and
Pride and Joy.
Jon Haward Jon Haward is a British comics artist who got his break at
2000 AD in 1993 on a
Judge Dredd story written by Garth Ennis. He went on to draw more
Judge Dredd,
Future Shocks,
Sinister Dexter and
Tales of Telguuth for the 'Galaxy's Greatest Comic'. Outside of
2000 AD he drew
Negative Burn for Caliber Comics,
Biker Mice from Mars for Marvel UK and adaptations of Shakespeare's
Macbeth and
The Tempest for Classical Comics.
Mike Collins Mike Collins is the illustrator and co-creator of
American Gothic. He has also worked on
Judge Dredd,
Rogue Trooper,
Sinister Dexter,
Sláine and several
Future Shocks.
