A selection of strips from '2000 AD' and the 'Judge Dredd' magazine

In celebration of the original Mega-City master, this collects the very best of John Wagner's Judge Dredd stories! He is one of the best-known voices in British comics, respected and revered for revitalising the industry in the 1970s and co-creating the iconic ‘Lawman of the future’ – Judge Dredd. In celebration of his forty-five years chronicling the madness and mayhem of Mega-City One, this collection features some of the funniest, most poignant and action-packed tales penned by the great man himself.

The birth of Judge Dredd's world is revealed. How America became a wasteland with two enormous Mega-Cities on each seaboard. How Judge Dredd himself came to be, and his first taste of dealing justice on the streets. Secrets will be revealed. The future will be forged. Justice will be served. An unusual delivery is made to the Grand Hall of Justice, a package that will force Dredd to lead a mission into the Cursed Earth and into the darkest recesses of the history of the Judges and Mega-City One... Now in this much-anticipated Dredd epic, history is written by Dredd co-creators John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra (Strontium Dog) with a special introductory tale featuring the art of Kev Walker (ABC Warriors: Khronicles of Khaos).

The classic Judge Dredd story in a US edition for the first time! The classic Judge Dredd story in a US edition for the first time! In Mega-City One, Judges are the Law – acting as judge, jury, and executioner. But how do the citizens really feel about a system where they are powerless? America Jara and Bennett Beeny grow up as best friends, living a fairly trouble-free life in a dangerous city… bar the odd encounter with a Judge. Time draws them apart, and when they are brought back together, Beeny is a successful singer and America has become involved with a terrorist organisation – with the Judges in its sights! Written by John Wagner (A History of Violence) with art by Colin MacNeil (Judge Dredd: The Chief Judge’s Man) this dark and complex tale is a true 2000 AD classic!

In the sprawling futuristic metropolis Mega-City One, the Judges are the only force preventing chaos and crime. This classic, chilling exploration of the impact of the judges twists and turns through plots that feature warm passion and cold betrayal.

A lavishly illustrated, full-color chronicle traces the making of the sixty-million-dollar science-fiction action film starring Sylvester Stallone, due to be released in the summer of 1995. Original. Movie tie-in.

Judge Dredd - future lawman in the urban chaos of Mega-City One. But Dredd's greatest trial comes when crime waves are replaced by waves of tanks In a devious plan, East-Meg One use a virus to bring anarchy to Dredd's city, then they strike - a nuclear strike which devastates Mega-City One and leaves it ripe for invesion Now, a beleaguered Dredd and his surviving comrades must hit back by any means they can find... because if he fails, Mega-City One is doomed forever With art by fan favourites Brian Bolland (Batman), Steve Dillon (Preacher), Carlos Ezquerra (Just a Pilgrim), Mike McMahon (Slaine) and Ron Smith (Transformers), Mega-City One's darkest hour is now available in a deluxe paperback

Judge Joseph Dredd has tackled hardened killers and would-be revolutionaries, he’s taken beat-downs and bounced back, he’s even arrested his own brother. In his third year, he’ll become embroiled in the growing anti-robot movement; he’ll head back out to the Cursed Earth; and he’ll fall afoul of the secretive SJS – and not for the last time…

He is the law - and you better believe it! Judge, jury and executioner, Judge Dredd is the brutal comic book cop policing the chaotic future urban jungle of Mega-City One, created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra and launching in the pages of 2000 AD in 1977. But what began as a sci-fi action comic quickly evolved into a searing satire on hardline, militarised policing and ‘law and order’ politics, its endless inventiveness and ironic humour acting as a prophetic warning about our world today - and with important lessons for our future. Blending comic book history with contemporary radical theories on policing, I Am The Law takes key Dredd stories from the last 45 years and demonstrates how they provide a unique wake up call about our gradual, and not so gradual, slide towards authoritarian policing. From the politicisation of policing to ‘zero tolerance’, from violent suppression of protest to the rise of the surveillance state, I Am The Law examines how a comic book warned us about the chilling endgame of today's 'law and order' politics.

More action and adventure in the future-shocked world of Judge Dredd! A brand-new line-up of stories all start this issue, making an ideal jumping-on point-Dredd encounters some familiar faces in “Lawmen of the Future” by Ken Niemand & Dan Cornwell; Lawless returns, courtesy of Dan Abnett & Phil Winslade; Devlin Waugh is back in “Two Months Off” by Ales Kot & PJ Holden; there’s body horror in the Cursed Earth in Death Cap: Frontier Justice by T.C. Eglington & Boo Cook; and 1970s New York is the setting for a new case for cops Fargo & McBane by Niemand & Anna Readman. Plus features, interviews and lots more!