Geek Culture Reviews

Rob reviews Megatropolis: Book One... When it comes to well-established comic book characters, taking them out of their respective worlds and placing them into an alternative universe is nothing new. Take both Marvel and DC , for example, it seems to be the norm for The Avengers or The Justice League to switch realities every other week.  While the notion of dimension-hopping isn't new for Judge Dredd (or even the wider 2000 AD universe), restructuring its cast in a new - yet familiar way is. Borrowing themes from DC's playbook, Megatropolis is an alternative look at Mega-City One - and the wider 'Dreddverse'. With plenty of familiar faces, Kenneth Niemand takes us to the gleaming streets of Megatropolis. Taking on an art deco/steampunk/ futurist style, on the surface, Megatropolis is vastly different from the familiar face of Mega-City One. Yet delve a little deeper and you'll find political turmoil, corruption, and whispers of a vigilante dubbed Judg...

Rob speaks to 2000 AD writer Kenneth Niemand about Kyle Asher's return in 'An Honest Man'... Back in Prog 2225, we were introduced to ex-Judge Kyle Asher, who's returned to Mega-City One after spending the last twenty years on Titan. Throughout the 6-part story, we saw Asher fall foul of the Special Judicial Squad and their "Welcome Wagon" - a conspiracy which saw the SJS increasingly harass Titan returnees until they left the Meg - or worse. Naturally, this action also caught the steely eye of Judge Dredd, and as such, the Lawman aimed to close the project down. Jump forward to Prog 2281 and Kyle Asher our ' A Penitent Man ' is back in ' Judge Dredd: An Honest Man '. This time around we follow Asher as an ordinary Resyk clean-up turns into anything but... I recently spoke to writer Kenneth Niemand about what he has in store for Asher in Judge Dredd: An Honest Man , and what's coming up from the seasoned writer in t...