Introducing Judge Dredd
He’s the future’s ultimate lawman – Judge Dredd brings law and order to the crime-ridden streets of Mega-City One, the overcrowded city crammed along America’s east coast. Judge, jury and executioner rolled into it, Dredd has total power to dispense justice to lawbreakers, from the pettiest criminal to undead superfiends, from luckless citizens to mutant gangs. He does not simply uphold the law – he IS the law!
Created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra in 1977, Dredd first appeared in the second-ever issue of weekly sci-fi action comic 2000 AD. Quickly its biggest character, Dredd is 2000 AD longest-running character and has appeared in virtually every issue, in stories told by comics greats including Alan Grant, Pat Mills, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Grant Morrison, and Mark Millar.
Justice Department
Mega-City One is a vast police state with the Judges administering everything from welfare to warfare, giving Justice Department complete power and control over the day-to-day lives of the public. With democracy outlawed, the Chief Judge is responsible for maintaining law and order – though that’s no easy feat when 98% of the population are unemployed, crime is rampant, and the Judges fight a constant battle to keep the streets under control.
To become a Judge, a cadet spends 15 brutal years at the Academy of Law receiving intensive training in administering the iron fist of The Law. Only the strongest survive the most dangerous school on Earth and Judge Dredd, a man genetically-engineered to be the ultimate lawman, has becomes the most feared of all the Judges of Mega-City One. Alongside colleagues such as the psychic Judge Cassandra Anderson and Judge Giant, Dredd delivers the law harshly and without favour – even on his own corrupt clone brother, Rico.
Mega-City One
Following the Atomic Wars of 2070, most of the planet was devastated by nuclear war, leaving the planet’s surviving population sheltered in gigantic Mega-Cities. Surrounded by wastelands known as ‘The Cursed Earth’, Mega-City One stretches out across most of the east coast of America, with miserable civilians crammed into gigantic and crime-ridden city-blocks, each one the size of a city.
Over the years, Mega-City One has had to face down many threats: from civilian unrest to terrorist attacks, robot uprisings, large-scale invasion attempts and nuclear attack, and even beings from a dimension where all life is a crime! But Dredd is always there, ready to face down overwhelming odds to maintain the power of the Judges against anyone who may want to overthrow them.
Judge Dredd: Case Files 01
Essential Judge Dredd: America
Essential Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
Essential Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War
More Dredd
Judge Dredd: Origins
Essential Judge Dredd: Necropolis
DREDD: Underbelly
Judge Dredd: The Darkest Judge
Judge Dredd Video Game
Welcome to Mega-City One, a city of over 400 million people – every one of them a potential criminal. It is the third decade of the 22nd Century, unemployment is widespread, boredom is universal and only the Judges can prevent total anarchy. Empowered to dispense instant justice, they are Judge, Jury and Executioner all in one. The most feared and respected of all the Judges is you, Judge Dredd. Patrol the streets and mete out instant justice wherever it is needed.
Judge Dredd: The Game of Crime-Fighting in Mega-City One
Designed by legendary Fighting Fantasy author and Games Workshop founder Ian Livingstone, Judge Dredd is an iconic British game of crushing crime and/or your friends. Timed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original classic, this new edition offers the ultimate Judge Dredd experience with updated cards, revised rules for faster play, and newly recoloured artwork from iconic 2000 AD artists Brian Bolland and Ian Gibson.
Dredd (2012) film
Dredd is a 2012 science fiction action film directed by Pete Travis and written and produced by Alex Garland. It is based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd and its eponymous character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. In a dystopic future, coldblooded policeman Dredd and psychic rookie Cassandra investigate three brutal murders in a tower block where they stumble upon a drug den run by the vicious drug lord Ma-Ma.
Judge Dredd merch
“Gaze Into The Fist Of Dredd” T-Shirt
Judge Dredd By Mick McMahon (Black Print) T-Shirt
Judge Dredd mug
Judge Dredd cover prints