(IDW Publishing, creative team: Brandon Easton, Kei Zama, Eva de la Cruz, Shawn Lee) This book is very, very clever. From the pop culture taxonomy of Mega-City One neighborhoods to the intricate, timely plot, this issue captures the xenophobia and desperation of an unfortunate number of dystopian eras, including our own. A dropout from the […]
Rebellion, publishers of weekly sci-fi anthology 2000AD and monthly spin-off Judge Dredd Megazine have issued the following statement regarding their continued publication during the coronavirus pandemic. As the UK government brings in restrictions on movement in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rebellion would like to reassure readers that 2000 AD will continue to be published. We […]
'Ten Years In The Cubes, Creep' is what Joseph Judge Dredd did not say at Swindon Magistrates' Court last week. That's because he was the one in the dock. Joseph Judge Dredd had received a tenth conviction for driving while disqualified – his time, according to the Swindon Advertiser, he drove to confront the father […]
I've known Joseph Elliott-Coleman for donkey's years. A group comic book fans in London who met at the pub once a week in the early noughties. spinning out of the old Warren Ellis Forums, via a few of its offshoots, and finding a common pub to pitch up. Occasionally a park, a nightclub, a flat, […]
John Bamber writes to tell Bleeding Cool that he is selling the original artwork to the first published Judge Dredd comic book story from 2000AD #2 in 1977. Created by Pat Mills, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, the first story was written by Peter Harris and drawn by Mick McMahon. And its those five pages […]
Comic book creator Christopher Sebela posted the following, ahead of New York Comic Con this week. taking orders for custom badges until Saturday (for pickup at NYCC or via mail) so get yours in now. https://t.co/DWIrQ6RuN3 pic.twitter.com/M6GdtlhtwV — Christopher Sebela (@xtop) 26 September 2019 Badges designed to resemble those work by the Judges of Mega-City […]
William Gibson wrote his legendary screenplay for Alien III more than 30 years ago. Now you can experience it as an audio play, thanks to Audible. Gibson wrote the script back in 1987 at the height of his fame as the father of Cyberpunk and cultural influence. He made science fiction hip and cool for […]
Big Finish Productions released a trailer on Thursday announcing the Doctor Who audio drama adaptation of the Fourth Doctor's comic book adventures that originally ran in the early 1980s. Back in the early 80s, Doctor Who Monthly magazine ran comic strips featuring The Fourth Doctor drawn by Watchmen co-creator and artist Dave Gibbons and written by […]
Ron Smith's career in comics stretched fifty years. Born in 1924, he worked for British comic book publishers DC Thomson and IPC Magazines, but found comic book fame drawing Judge Dredd for 2000AD and the Judge Dredd newspaper strip printed in the Daily Star. An engineer before the Second World War, during which he flew Spitfires in […]
Video game company Rebellion is literally moving in to television and film with the purchase of a $100 million dollar Oxfordshire studio space to begin production on two big titles. This new space will serve as a production studio, with the possibility to create upwards of 500 new jobs with this operation. Those two titles would of […]
Nothing like turning a corner during Dragon Con and coming face-to-face with an impressive armored collection of "The Law"- a Judgement of Dredd. We're still workshopping that collective noun too, but, anytime you see a group of Judge Dredd cosplayers all together, it can be intimidating. Scowls and leather are the name of the game […]
It is the future. America was hit by five atomic bombs spread across five major cities. The resulting death and destruction left the nation split into a handful of smaller countries. Among them is the New California. It is the strongest and most well-guarded of the new nations carved out of the United States. One […]
Words and Photos courtesy of Bleeding Cool's Marcos Salinas: Moving into Saturday afternoon, SDCC 2018 was definitely running low on a dose of thrill power. Luckily the editor of 2000AD, Tharg the Mighty, sent his ambassadors to San Diego to help bring in a dose! They came to chat about the recent sellout success of the […]
Photo and Info courtesy of Bleeding Cool's Marcos Salinas: The long-awaited and feared limbo-bound Judge Dredd television series, Mega City One, reportedly has finished pilot script and is currently seeking out a United Kingdom filming location. All of this was announced at the 2000 AD Thrill Hour in San Diego Comic-Con today by 2000 AD writer Michael Molcher. Mega City […]
Photo and Words by Bleeding Cool's Mike Sangregorio: Once upon a time the publishers of IPC/Fleetway and DC Thomson were the Big Two of British comics. 2000 AD, publisher of Judge Dredd among other works, has purchased the majority of the archive of IPC/Fleetway and has been steadily trying to reprint them for public consumption. […]
Filmmaker Duncan Jones has been teasing his followers for the better part of a week on Twitter, alluding to his next project being a comic book-based film. Today he finally revealed what it's gonna be after much speculation. We were hopeful he'd be doing one for the two big studios (a Green Lantern flick for […]
Profiles in History continued their auction with a life-sized Judge Dredd figure, wearing the signature uniform as designed by Gianni Versace. It sold for a whopping $48,000 (USD). Listed in the catalogue as: 1705. Sylvester Stallone "Judge Dredd" life-size figure from Judge Dredd. (Hollywood, 1995) Original detailed life-size figure measuring approx. 73.5 x 33 x 16 in. […]
Judge Dredd is called out to look for a missing Judge in one of the outer blocks of Mega City One. He is warned of a gang that runs the block apartment, but, upon arrival, it's mutants that threaten the lives of the Judge and everyone inside — and there are a lot. Can the […]
IDW Publishing has sent us an exclusive preview of Judge Dredd: Under Siege #1 from writer Mark Russell (The Flintstones, God Is Disappointed in You) and artist Max Dunbar (Gears of War, First Strike). The series is a dark, satirical reboot of the iconic character allowing Russell to become a sci-fi social commentator allowing him […]
Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD trudge onwards this July, with the latter bringing the story, "Elevator Pitch," which brings Judge Dredd to Hell itself. This story will be brought to life by creators Rob Williams and Chris Weston. Full solicits from Rebellion are available below. JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE 398 398 on sale 18 July 2018 More action and adventure in […]
