Thursday, June 3, 2021

Judge Dredd

 "Judge Dredd" is the best comic series of all time. "Strontium Dog" is close enough that it counts as "Judge Dredd" stuff, strengthening the canon further. There's fun nihilism in having an authoritarian, super-cop be the hero of a story set in the future. Overpopulation, consumerism, the fragility of societal order, bureaucracy, the balance of freedom and security, exploitation, and corruption all are recurring themes. Most of the new Dredd comics don’t capture the magic of the older comics but False Witness is worth a look. 

Give the Judge Cal story a read for a fun reflection of the last few years. 

8/10, the 8 should be horizontal there. 

PS-keep on the lookout for Mike McMahon's schlubs in impractical  helmets, Max Normal(the best bit character of all time), and Dr. Panic, who is among the coolest character designs ever and dies almost immediately after being introduced.(Shoutout to Groribas who is the coolest looking and shortest lived character of all time.)

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