JUDGE DREDD: COMPLETE CASE FILES V. 1 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK John Wagner,Etc. | 336 pages | 10 Dec 2005 | Rebellion | 9781904265795 | English | Oxford, United Kingdom Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files v. 1 PDF Book In stock Usually dispatched within 24 hours. Finally, a major difference in the early Dredd is his personality. Gerard Way. Kelvin Gosnell ,. This first book contains some classics, but on the whole Judge Dredd doesn't truly begin to shine until book two. Jan 23, Mark rated it really liked it Shelves: comics , sci-fi. When will my order be ready to collect? Cancel Save settings. The comics, however, turn out to be a level weirder than the movie at least. His graphic novel A History of Violence has been adapted into a critically acclaimed hit film by David Cronenberg. Now you can re-discover the roots of this legendary character in this vast and Thrill-packed series of graphic novels collecting together all of Dredd's adventures in chronological order, complete and uncut! The art ranges from crude to spectacular. Like a lot of people, I only know Judge Dredd from the pair of movies and the times he teamed up with Batman. This is still pretty rough around the edges, though, with my favourite Judge Dredd comic book stories being the long ambitious epic story arcs like "The Cursed Earth" and "The Day the Law Died" found in omnibus volume 2, or "The Judge Child" found in volume 4. The following stories originally appeared in AD Prog - Prog [11]. That genre comes across as faintly ridiculous to UK audiences, who prefer their action heroes closer to James Bond or Sherlock Holmes. Here's hoping things will start to fall into place soon! You can learn more about our use of cookies here. After all, the reader is not likely to feel sorry for a bunch of bored "degenerates" who go on crime sprees just to keep themselves entertained. Hunter rated it liked it. Al Ewing. We use cookies to provide our services , for example, to keep track of items stored in your shopping basket, prevent fraudulent activity, improve the security of our services, keep track of your specific preferences e. Yep comics are illegal in Mega-City 1! Mar 28, Mark Barrett rated it really liked it. Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files v. 1 Writer Categories :. This item can be requested from the shops shown below. That said the issues themselves rarely take themselves too seriously and lean more towar Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01 is the first book in a collection graphic novels featuring all of Dredd's adventures in chronological order. Well, it certainly is a scenario that provides fictional justification for the police-state methods personified by Judge Dredd. They use ridiculously complicated methods to solve problems, e. John Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in and moved to Scotland as a boy. This a serialized British newspaper comic, which leads to only drawback-ish of this collection, which is "issues" last like pages, so it feels more abrupt and rushed at times. The very first Judge Dredd stories collected together in chronological order are a delight for any fan to read. But as it goes along it only gets more and complex and good in the stories, using multi-issue arcs and more imaginative settings. World building takes a back seat to dark humor and violence. It'll be another few hundred issues before the level of storytelling improves and I may dip in and out of this series until I get to the Dead Man and Necropolis, but I'm also keen to catch up on the Judge Child, Chopper and other stuff I missed. Trivia About Judge Dredd: The This is the first of the Judge Dredd case files and an interesting look at how Joe Dredd and Megacity One was conceived and developed in the beginning. It was amazing to a young impressionable boy who really didn't know what was out there and wonders I could find. It'll be another few hundred issues before the l I tracked this down because I've spent the past 35 years haunted by the image of Rico Dredd's surgically altered face to enable him to serve out his year sentence on Titan. However just at the very end he returns home to earth. Same with Mike McMahon Although fans like him I find his artwork pales in comparison to some of the other greats And they hadn't quite gotten the ball rolling yet with the regular good artists Ron Smith, Brian Bolland, Stev The first volume Judge Dredd is far from his best volume. As the omnibus goes on, however, the stories get more inventive. Jan 23, Mark rated it really liked it Shelves: comics , sci-fi. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone but those who I love this character, and understand the comic medium well enough to know to keep my expectations low for a first volume of a thirty-five year old character. Great fun. He's really a bit of a jerk when it comes down to it, not the complex character he is now, and I wouldn't love him if this was my first exposure to him. Readers also enjoyed. Description The iconic character Judge Dredd finally received the graphic novel platform he deserved in the Case Files editions. John Cooper Illustrator. Gerry Finley-Day ,. Jun 10, C. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Was this supposed to be ironic?! Mostly consisting of single episode stories with two early multipart stories in the form of the Robot Wars against Call-Me-Kenneth and Dredd as Judge Marshall of Luna Dredd, of course, always gets his man and is on the side of justice no matter what, but this early Dredd is a bit of a goody two-shoes compared to the mids onwards Dredd. There is no other way to say it. Comment 0. His iconic work on Judge Dredd included the co-creation of one of the characters' most notable foes, Judge Death. During this time period Carlos Ezquierra was doing a lot of the artwork and his early stuff is rather messy. Notify me. In my quest to fill in some gaps in my comics knowledge, I picked this up. Going back to the original source material can really change your perspective on a character - without doing so you might never know about Judge Dredd's stereotypical Italian lady landlord, his lisping robo-butler Walter the Wobot who even lisps in his writing?!? Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files v. 1 Reviews Here's hoping things will start to fall into place soon! Preview — Judge Dredd by John Wagner. Lists with This Book. Jun 05, Juho Pohjalainen rated it really liked it. You have to see it to believe. I realized recently that Judge Dredd is a series that has always been in my periphery, and aside from much time playing JD Pinball as a kid, I hadn't really dove into it. Collecting the first 59 Dredd progs, this collection has so many first that its hard to keep count. Al Ewing. Yep comics are illegal in Mega-City 1! A good sign of things to come. Decided to change that, and was recommended "just start at the beginning! I'm excited to continue this journey. Because these narrow margined, tightly bound case file horrors annoy me so much I now collect the widescreen, original format Titan versions of anything I like from the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, and a dodgy 8 DVD set zapped across to my tablet allows me to enjoy classics such as Invasion and Future shocks from the 70s through to the current day, even though I'd MUCH prefer to be able to afford and enjoy them in wide-o-vision original print format. Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files collects the adventures of the iconic British character, presented in chronological order, complete and uncut! Refresh and try again. Still, those are just minor points. When will my order be ready to collect? During this time period Carlos Ezquierra was doing a lot of the artwork and his early stuff is rather messy. The man was always an arsehole throughout this book but the last couple of stories, he changed. Well that was a lot of fun! Now you can re-discover the roots of this legendary character in this vast and Thrill-packed series of graphic novels collecting together all of For almost thirty years, one man has dominated the British comic scene. Dredd fights street crime, quells a robot uprising, and goes to the moon and back again. There's also the exchange of "There was a human just like you back in the 20th century. And what better way to enjoy all that wealth an "Judge Dredd" is the most popular title of the British science fiction anthology AD , and this first volume collects the title's earliest stories from Dredd drives around handing out fines to citizens for jaywalking and driving too slowly. There is depth here, hidden away. But part of this journey was that I want to see that evolution. A gun that shoots six types of bullets? But these stories are fun, yes some are cheesy, but some are very good. These case files are amazing value for money. However they're still fairly entertaining. This skinny '70s Dredd is surrounded by other skinny people with Afros and Charlie's Angels' haircuts. Paperback , pages. Readers also enjoyed.