There is one in 'Judge Dredd: The Restricted Files 01' and it is probably useful for the casual reader as well as reviewers, not least because some of the credits are pseudonymous, for whatever reason, and the contents page gives the real names of the creditworthy. Unfortunately, the publishers have not included a contents page. To find out who wrote what would be a laborious process of tracking down the title pages and locating the microscopic credits. Old stalwarts John Wagner and Alan Grant are the other contributing writers to this volume. Garth Ennis, the author, is from Northern Ireland. I have met Irishmen who feel exactly this way about their cute image. The terrorists want to overthrow the theme park regime and get rid of the quaintness, the spuds and so on. Dredd liaises with the Irish Judge Joyce whose first move is to invite him out for a few jars. There are charming cottages, pubs, synthi-stout and spuds. Murphyville, excellent name, has become a theme park in which stereotyped images from the Isle's past are emphasized. As ever in 2000 AD strips the names are richly evocative of British culture.Īmong my favourites was a multipart story 'Emerald Isle' in which our hero goes abroad to track down a terrorist who assassinated a foreign ambassador in his city. A Citydef outfit from Bill Bailey block goes rogue and Dredd pins them down in the Peter Palumbo Shelter for the Harmlessly Insane. The destruction caused by Judge Death and his pals has created a housing list of five million, all living in camps and getting tense.

There are illegal street fights with Driller Killer. The Rudee Vallee Rude Juves and the Jason King Bloods dare to have turf wars on Judge Dredd's turf. 'It's for charity' they say as they wipe out several dozen citizens, the ultimate justification. A group of nutters called the Hunters Club decides to go on a sponsored killing spree, for charity. Yassa Povey, a boy blinded when he saved Judge Dredd out in the Cursed Earth, is bought to the city to get new eyes but kidnapped and held for ransom. The Judges are trying to restore order to Mega-City One and have a full caseload. This volume is more of a collection of short tales, albeit with a continuing background and sub-plots running through it. The democrats are on the march and the Chief Judge is a bearded lady with a split personality. Furthermore, the good citizens of the city are disgruntled with the Judges after their failure to stop Judge Death's sisters, which resulted in sixty million dead.

Maybe, the genius psychopathic killer, who escaped during the chaos of Necropolis. This volume starts with Prog 700 and Judge Death is still on the loose in Mega-City One. 14 featured the long Necropolis story which ended in 2000 AD Prog 699.

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