Judge Dredd: The Movie
Published on 13. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-83786-433-1 (ISBN)
Description
"I AM THE LAW!"
In the Third Millenium, the world changed. Climate. Nations. All were in upheaval. Humanity itself turned as violent as the planet. Civilisation threatened to collapse. And then... a solution was found. The crumbling legal system was merged with the overburdened police, creating a powerful and efficient hybrid. These new guardians of society had the power to dispense both justice and punishment. They were police, jury, and executioner all in one. They were the Judges!
When Mega-City One erupts in violent block wars, there's only one man Justice Department can rely on to suffocate the flames of rebellion. His name is Judge Dredd.
But when the city's brightest beacon of justice is convicted of breaking the very law he's been entrusted to uphold, he's sentenced to spend the rest of his life rotting in the Aspen Penal Colony.
In order to clear his name, Dredd must escape captivity, make his way across the toxic Cursed Earth, break back into the city, and find the familiar foe that framed him. All in a day's work for Judge Dredd.
Featuring art by legendary Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher) and a script by Andrew Helfer (The Shadow), this is the official adaptation of Judge Dredd, the 1995 movie written by William Wisher, Jr. (Terminator 2: Judgement Day) and Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard).
In the Third Millenium, the world changed. Climate. Nations. All were in upheaval. Humanity itself turned as violent as the planet. Civilisation threatened to collapse. And then... a solution was found. The crumbling legal system was merged with the overburdened police, creating a powerful and efficient hybrid. These new guardians of society had the power to dispense both justice and punishment. They were police, jury, and executioner all in one. They were the Judges!
When Mega-City One erupts in violent block wars, there's only one man Justice Department can rely on to suffocate the flames of rebellion. His name is Judge Dredd.
But when the city's brightest beacon of justice is convicted of breaking the very law he's been entrusted to uphold, he's sentenced to spend the rest of his life rotting in the Aspen Penal Colony.
In order to clear his name, Dredd must escape captivity, make his way across the toxic Cursed Earth, break back into the city, and find the familiar foe that framed him. All in a day's work for Judge Dredd.
Featuring art by legendary Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher) and a script by Andrew Helfer (The Shadow), this is the official adaptation of Judge Dredd, the 1995 movie written by William Wisher, Jr. (Terminator 2: Judgement Day) and Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83786-433-1 (9781837864331)
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Andrew Helfer
Andrew (Andy) Helfer started out at DC Comics in the special projects department in 1981. By 1985 he had taken on editorial duties and was responsible for overseeing Justice League of America and Superman among other titles. After founding the DC imprint Paradox Press in 1993, Helfer edited Max Allan Collins' Road to Perdition and John Wagner's A History of Violence, both of which became successful movies.
As a writer, Helfer has worked on titles including Deadman and Judge Dredd for Dc Comics, The Shadow with Bill Sienkiewicz for Dynamite, and Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography for Hill and Wang.
Carlos Ezquerra
Carlos Ezquerra was the co-creator of Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Rat Pack, Major Eazy and many other fan-favourite characters. He designed the classic original Dredd costume as well as visually conceptualising Mega-City One. In addition to these credits he also illustrated A.B.C. Warriors, Judge Anderson, Tharg the Mighty, and Cursed Earth Koburn amongst many other stories. Outside of the 'Galaxy's Greatest Comic', Ezquerra illustrated the first Third World War episodes in Crisis magazine, and became a regular collaborator with Garth Ennis, working on Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, Bloody Mary, Just a Pilgrim, Condors, The Magnificent Kevin and two special Preacher episodes. He died in 2018 but his profound influence on the world of comic art cannot be overstated.
Andrew (Andy) Helfer started out at DC Comics in the special projects department in 1981. By 1985 he had taken on editorial duties and was responsible for overseeing Justice League of America and Superman among other titles. After founding the DC imprint Paradox Press in 1993, Helfer edited Max Allan Collins' Road to Perdition and John Wagner's A History of Violence, both of which became successful movies.
As a writer, Helfer has worked on titles including Deadman and Judge Dredd for Dc Comics, The Shadow with Bill Sienkiewicz for Dynamite, and Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography for Hill and Wang.
Carlos Ezquerra
Carlos Ezquerra was the co-creator of Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Rat Pack, Major Eazy and many other fan-favourite characters. He designed the classic original Dredd costume as well as visually conceptualising Mega-City One. In addition to these credits he also illustrated A.B.C. Warriors, Judge Anderson, Tharg the Mighty, and Cursed Earth Koburn amongst many other stories. Outside of the 'Galaxy's Greatest Comic', Ezquerra illustrated the first Third World War episodes in Crisis magazine, and became a regular collaborator with Garth Ennis, working on Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, Bloody Mary, Just a Pilgrim, Condors, The Magnificent Kevin and two special Preacher episodes. He died in 2018 but his profound influence on the world of comic art cannot be overstated.