larrydavid's review against another edition
5.0
This is an excellent story. I’m not particularly a 2000AD fan, instead just occasionally dipping into collections, but John Wagner never lets you down. He combines humour, pathos and drama in a way unlike any other writer, and this volume made me genuinely laugh as well as gripping me. The art as well is top notch.
blackestclovers's review against another edition
4.0
Great follow up to JUDGE DREDD: AMERICA, and certainly another must-own from the Judge Dredd 38+ year back log. Even if you don't live in the UK/Ireland, track this down in the Complete Case Files and check it out. Good stuff
thecommonswings's review against another edition
3.0
Robots have always had a place in the Judge Dredd universe but until Mechanismo they were mostly for humour/ black humour purposes. The stories here are still a bit clumsy, but you can sort of see the seed for what they would become - a contrast to Dredd’s own questions about the Judges and democracy and humanity. That’s certainly the most recent focus they’ve had in the prog and a far more interesting one than the slightly slapdash thrillers here, but having said that the running thread of MacGruder’s steep mental decline is far more carefully done, leading us to...
ghostmuppet's review against another edition
4.0
The second book in the Mega Collection, is one that i had not read before (or one i was aware of).
The first couple of stories were from Judge Dredd Magazine, in full colour. The first has a lot of homage to the film Short Circuit - with Number 5 being alive and judging. He is eventually brought down by Dredd. I liked how the robots ethics were based on the book produced by Dredd. Just goes to show that a human element is needed.
Number 5 returns after 12 months and starts to judge again. I got a similar impression about his judging that i got with the Judge Death and his friends.
The rest of the book was filled with a couple of smaller stories regarding droids. These were ok, but didn't really add anything to the main story, so came across as page fillers.
Would be nice to have more on the history of the stories, writers, artists etc. We do get a page or two, but they seem a little weak. Nice to see old 2000AD covers as well.
The first couple of stories were from Judge Dredd Magazine, in full colour. The first has a lot of homage to the film Short Circuit - with Number 5 being alive and judging. He is eventually brought down by Dredd. I liked how the robots ethics were based on the book produced by Dredd. Just goes to show that a human element is needed.
Number 5 returns after 12 months and starts to judge again. I got a similar impression about his judging that i got with the Judge Death and his friends.
The rest of the book was filled with a couple of smaller stories regarding droids. These were ok, but didn't really add anything to the main story, so came across as page fillers.
Would be nice to have more on the history of the stories, writers, artists etc. We do get a page or two, but they seem a little weak. Nice to see old 2000AD covers as well.
larrydavid's review
5.0
This is an excellent story. I’m not particularly a 2000AD fan, instead just occasionally dipping into collections, but John Wagner never lets you down. He combines humour, pathos and drama in a way unlike any other writer, and this volume made me genuinely laugh as well as gripping me. The art as well is top notch.
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