A review by thewargrave
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 02 by Mike McMahon, Pat Mills, John Wagner, Brenden McCarthy, Garry Leach, Dave Gibbons, Ron Smith, Chris Lowder, Brett Ewins, Brian Bolland
4.0
Would have given up with Case File 01 if I hadn't been told to stick it out to the first 'Epic' story that Dredd is famous for; The Cursed Earth. Glad a lot of people don't count The Robot Wars and Luna-One from Case File 01 as I found them a bit light and Walter the Wobot is about as insufferable as a comic character can be.
The Cursed Earth saga left me a bit cold. More a collection of issues outside of Mega City 1 than a continual tale. The story within a story about Satanus, the reincarnated T-rex, gets props for being Jurrassic Park almost 15 years before Michael Chrichton penned it.
The Day the Law Died was much more enjoyable. A tug of war battle for Mega-City 1 between Dredd and Judge Cal, a Caligula style tyrant who gets progressively more insane. A bit more drama, actual continuity and stakes from the previous issues. Good stuff. Good enough to make me want to continue.
I've begun to see the charm of Judge Dredd. He's a murderous, fascist, ass-wipe of a character, but he's an entertaining one.
The Cursed Earth saga left me a bit cold. More a collection of issues outside of Mega City 1 than a continual tale. The story within a story about Satanus, the reincarnated T-rex, gets props for being Jurrassic Park almost 15 years before Michael Chrichton penned it.
The Day the Law Died was much more enjoyable. A tug of war battle for Mega-City 1 between Dredd and Judge Cal, a Caligula style tyrant who gets progressively more insane. A bit more drama, actual continuity and stakes from the previous issues. Good stuff. Good enough to make me want to continue.
I've begun to see the charm of Judge Dredd. He's a murderous, fascist, ass-wipe of a character, but he's an entertaining one.