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Geek Culture Re:Read Judge Dredd: America... America is arguably one of – if not THE  greatest Judge Dredd story. Originally published way back in 1991, it has become the definitive story for anyone being introduced to Judge Dredd and his world. Anyone who's read any of my weekly 2000 AD reviews will know that I'm a sucker for the more political Judge Dredd tale. The world of Judge Dredd is incredibly complex and seeing snippets of the internal politics of both the Justice Department and the system they're sworn to uphold is often quite interesting. There's been plenty of stories that feature this in some shape or form throughout Dredd's 45-year history. One's that spring to mind for me are The Small House, Titan, Apocalypse War , and  Origins, but there are many more. These quite often revolve around the notion that portrays the Judges as the fascist regime they are rather than a force for good. Instead of the usual high-energy ultra-violence tha...

Rob Lake reviews Judge Dredd: End of Days... Judge Dredd: End of Days is the complete collection of 2000AD's Dredd epic of 2020. This TPB collects the complete 15-episode globe-spanning - End of Days , as well as two epilogues - Carry The Nine & They Shoot Horses Don't They?.  It's classic Dredd as he teams up with a talking horse, a severed head and a character from 2000AD's history. Yes, End of Days has it all... End of Days  has all the hallmarks of classic Dredd. There's plenty of action, crazy moments, the bizarre and lots and lots of twists and turns. It's also helmed by Rob Williams , who isn't a stranger to writing a superb Dredd tale ( Small House, Titan and Control) . The main bulk of the story revolves around Dredd and a team of Judges setting out to stop the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Famine, Pestilence, War and Death. What starts as a simple hunt soon turns into an absolute mess of chaos as cancelling the Apocalypse isn...