Judge Dredd Part 1: The Casual Fan's Introduction to the Comics

Judge Dredd has two feature films from different studios, but what if you want to follow the character in to his comic adventures? We tackle that exact question and discuss the character from the top down.

[@robpegler6545]

I think the reason the helmet thing got so much attention in the Stallone version is that it was kind of symbolic of everything that was wrong with the film. When he took the helmet off he shed even the facade of playing Dredd, and from that point on he was just Sly Stallone playing Sly Stallone in a Sly Stallone vehicle.

[@MidnightsEdge]

Word! For somebody who has read a comic series, they can smell it right away when the movie character doesn't mesh with the source material. Even the best attempts can go a little wrong, so for something like Judge Dredd that had several foibles, it stands out as flawed.

[@phelanmarkj]

if sylvester stallone played rico as well he could have taken off the helmet and acted hammy while as dredd keeping the helmet on and his mouth shut

[@santisomchay1978]

Plus he gotta have a girlfriend.A hot one to.He also gotta have a Hot Chick.(Cause you know Rob Schneider was in that movie where he switch bodies with a hotchick.Get it?No?Ok...I'll just stop now.)

[@santisomchay1978]

@hkistreet His biggest mistake was "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot!"(It really dosen't have anything to do with Judge Dredd but i think that was a BIG NOPE)

[@diecoolenschniddenrobloxgi1483]

When he took his helmet and later his armor off i thought it is demoliton man

[@718jef]

I am grateful for this interview. I agree COMPLETELY. However, the 1995 movie was the thing that got my attention to Judge Dredd as a comic property so appreciate it. Karl Urban nailed it as the best representation of Dredd. I so wish Dredd could get more exposure to us/U.S. on this side of the pond. Time will tell.

[@shenzi1118]

God I just saw Dredd 3d for the like 8th time how can it be that there wont be a sequel its such a shame.

[@fabio04081998]

Exist the official sequel comics. One is called Dredd Underbelly

[@DarkSitari]

Didn't make a profit, poor marketing

[@djames6043]

It didn't do great at the box office. It made up for it in. Dvd sales though, they're still talking about a sequel and a Mega City One series

[@alice-sinn]

This needs to be a series. Bring back Urban and give us 7 solid seasons of character development and conflicting ideology.

[@dosmask8525]

This ''judge dredd expert''s vocabulary is phenomenal.

[@flashdamingo]

A Judge Dredd series on Netflix could be awesome

[@pipipopocacaable]

+flashdamingo Another movie will be great.

[@DoomRulz]

+flashdamingo It might very well be happening! Karl Urban is in talks with Netflix about one :D

[@creevey82]

If you didn't see the link I posted above, then look up 'judge dredd netflix karl urban'. It may well be happening.

[@jon-ericphoenixx7823]

The God Emperor Of Mankind I'm a big time fan of Judge Dredd, but to put it on Netflix? I'll buy that for a dollar, lol.

[@leroybrown9143]

Why, marvel on Netflix hasn't been.

[@Certifiable]

CRIME: Informative and interesting. SENTENCE: Free to go.

[@Trowblood]

Stallone stopped being Dredd when he took his helmet off.

[@ReservoirPunk]

Honestly the movie starts off so good. Mega City 1 looks amazing. The second Stallone takes the helmet off, it's all downhill from there.

[@crazymaner2003]

"America" and "Origins" are two stories I wouldn't recommend for newcomers. They are stories that require previous knowledge of the series to get the most out of and America in particular has its power almost entirely diminished if you have no prior history with the Judges. And by starting with CF Vol 5 you are missing two of the best JD epics of all time - Cursed Earth (which should be read BEFORE Origins) and The Day the Law Died (both of which are in Vol 2, which I would personally recommended starting with).

[@machomadness9027]

crazymaner2003 thank you 🙏🏽

[@drew_gordon]

Also Case Files 5 doesn't feature the introduction of Judge Death, that's in Case Files 3. Also also the first half of Case Files 5, the one that everyone recommends, is (besides the Dark Judges story) mostly filler while the talent prepared for the epic to come. Best to bite the bullet and start at the start. 'Krong' is always awesome anyway.

[@JWEntertainment77]

I concur with you! Just finished volume 35 of case files and now I'm going to read America!

[@koolaidyeti]

Very late to this discussion but can confirm that while those are great Dredd stories, I found starting around Case Files 2 or 5 best (or somewhere in between those). The essentials collection left me feeling like I missed out on things and after buying the Case Files I believe I did.

[@laminar28]

I've been considering getting into this comic for a long time now and this video got me hyped. I really want to start reading the entire series now, thanks for the vid it was very informative.

[@MidnightsEdge]

+Matt Almeida Glad you enjoyed our video, hopefully our recommendations will be to your liking. Be sure to let us know what you think!

[@LondraCalibro9]

I recommend lots of 2000ad - rogue trooper, strontinium dogs, abc warriors and my favourite; bad company

[@tsopmocful1958]

I remember first seeing Dredd when I was 12 in a short strip run in Sydney's 'Daily Telegraph' newspaper in '77. I think that they just wanted to get some futuristic thing going on the back of Star Wars but soon pulled it after they realised how violent it was. But I always loved the early Dredd for its unashamed satire and 'over the topness', but I love the whole lot overall because it does have so many facets and interpretations of the same fictional world. It is also why I tried to push Dredd onto friends who were into superhero comics to show that just a non super human who can be both good and evil is so much more interesting, three dimensional and realistic despite the bizarre settings and scenarios. Also that the whole future setting and its concept was an interesting character in itself, which left Gotham and Metropolis for dead. Edit: Such a pity that something as silly as poor marketing strategy of the 2012 movie means that a sequel movie is unlikely, despite the possibility of a tv series now increasing. So many people I know who love action and sci-fi had never heard of it but really liked it when I showed it to them. But it's so much worse when abortions like The Last Jedi end up getting shoved in our faces instead.

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

The show of judge dredd is FINALLY getting the green light!! IT BETTER HAVE CARL URBAN OR IM NOT WATCHING IT!!!

[@nodiggity9472]

Urban, as far as I know is still on board with it. And plenty passionate about the character. As are the creative team and studio. And that's what makes the difference. Respecting the canon. Building on it. And exploring the characters without detracting from other iterations. Like Lego Batman. Always understated, but it was a perfect Batman movie. The "Megacity" project will be produced with the same respect and reverance for Dredd, as the Lego Batman people had for Batman. They're not making Dredd the 'main character' of the show either. Its going to be primarily about the City, in the way that Gotham was about the City, compared to Smallville, which was "The Clark Show" really, with all the restrictions a show hung upon one character has. Urban will still be Dredd in it, but there is so much world-building with such a wealth of canon, that making it primarily "Dredd" would be doing the character a disservice. Megacity One is Dredd's Gotham City. Batman can only be the best Batman he can be, in Gotham. And canon already had Batman arrested by Dredd in MC1.

[@StoutProper]

Suprised you and nobody in the comments mentioned thst Dredd was based on Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry. Hence the attitude and jaw line. Clint would have been perfect to have played Dredd.

[@christinefury7839]

If you watch the 2nd Dirty Harry movie "Magnum Force" you'll see four police officers acting like a vigilante police force but not on their own since they receive orders from a secret committee made up by high-ranking commissioners and law men disillusioned with how the regular law deals with dangerous criminals. One of the writers of Judge Dredd mentioned how he found inspiration in Dirty Harry but wanted to take that character to the logical extreme. In reality the four vigilante cops in Magnum Force already were admirers of Harry Callahan and took his belief to the extreme. They were probably the real template. When they try to make him join their force because "he if anybody would understand" he says they have taken it "too far" and wonders where it will end, "People will get shot for jaywalking?". Although not admitted, probably because Dirty Harry was the protagonist and the vigilante cops were the "villains" , Clint Eastwood's line "Where will this all end?" probably was the inspiration for the writer for Judge Dredd - a future world where cops *would* have the right to enforce the law and deal out punishments accordingly, even for minor offenses. Judge Dredd is notoriously strict with the law enforced it with violence if necessary. He is the kind of character Dirty Harry sees as impossible and bizarre in his own world. The irony is that the vigilante cops of Magnum Force were the "villains" their kind would be judges in the world of Judge Dredd. They're the real inspiration. Clint Eastwood doesn't look anything like Judge Dredd but that is the least of the problems. Mr.Eastwood was already in his mid 60's when the first Judge Dredd movie was made and already too old. He's in his 80's during the 2010's so he's obviously not the actor you'd have in mind now. You'd have to have a Judge Dredd movie filmed around 1980-1984 (when Eastwood was in his 50's) to have him appear as the character. That in turn would have been impossible since aside from Superman no comic characters were transformed into film and aside from Tim Burton's Batman in 1989 there weren't any good comic superhero films until X-men in 2000. What your bringing up with Clint Eastwood is pure speculation that simply doesn't fit the time frame.

[@Flakey101]

@@christinefury7839 - It may have been speculation but Clint Eastwood was by far the 2000AD fan favourite for a the movie role from the time the Superman film was anounced, up to the 1995 film was done. I disagree with Clint Eastwood being too old in 1995, Dredd was already into his mid fities at that stage, so you simply would have a mid 60s actor playing a mid 50s Dredd.

[@ant4812]

@Get Israel out of Palestine Yeah he would have been good for that role in the 70's. He'd have made a great Dredd too.

[@BlueDemon77]

Responding to a very old post here, but...I'm only a casual Dredd fan and reader, but the first thing I thought of when I watched the 2012 film was Dirty Harry. Not just the attitude and jawline, but the whole anti-hero thing too.

[@Bonko78]

This is a very nice format, like a casual conversation but with an in-depth view of an established comic franchise. I used to read both 2000AD and Heavy Metal Magazine as a kid, so I hope we are going to see more of these soon.

[@Trencher1375]

I dont think that Judge Dredd has become more adult with time to be honest. I think I think it has become "Dredd is badass" and "the judges are right" and lets not forget "The villain got away with it." plot we seen lately. In general the old comics had much more thought, imagination and satire put into them.

[@jebadiahjackson]

They were also very monster of the week type of comic, to no fault however. I really liked the freedom the writers had with the earlier JD stories, a freedom that was slowly lost as John Wagner went to colour and slowly faded away as a writer. Early black and white comics were hyper self aware when it came to the politics and that we must not emulate it at all costs.

[@turtleanton6539]

Sad.

[@nodiggity9472]

@@jebadiahjackson Dredd started off with a much less nuanced, far more Fascist character, but very quickly grew into the kind of complex, layered characterwe see now, but one that has always kept the immovable core of Iron that makes Dredd the Judge he's always been. Like, even though he's been through so many different character arcs over the years, his Iron strength of character that showed first in The Cursed Earth has been forged into a literary analagus of an Ulfbert Sword. Made from Valyrian Steel. By a Damascus Smith. In Feudal Japan. Deceptively rusty, and clumsy looking, but . . . .Dredder than Dredd. The fundamental archetypes that make Dredd who he is, have always been constant.

[@RedRocket4000]

@@nodiggity9472 People are confusing the Authoritarian Dredd with Fascism. Dredd is not a Mega City one Nationalist wanting to take the other cities by force and control the world while crushing the hated ethnic groups of Mega City one.

[@machomadness9027]

Great vid Judge Dredd is now my favorite comic book character

[@JosephMelia]

This is a great appraisal of the character,as a long time fan,I find this to be accurate and enjoyable. Nice.

[@mcplisken1093]

love The Judge Dredd, psi Anderson and the other 2000ad graphic novels still from when I was about 14 years old up to today.

[@hunterqrose2583]

Am I the only one who would love to see the Sequel to Judge Dredd be the "Apocalypse War" Story line? That would be Awesome!

[@MidnightsEdge]

+Hunter Q Rose No, I am with you. I can take or leave Judge Death, but the Apocalypse War ... that would be something.

[@soccerandtrack10]

I've been waiting for this moment for soooooooo long.

[@linkieloos]

I remember picking up my first 2000AD comic in 94, a year before the Stallone movie came out. I was totally blown away at the concept of the justice system taken to the extreme. Then I moved on to the Dredd Megazine itself. Also I freaking love the Dredd crossovers (particularly Judgement on Gotham). Silly it sounds, the crossovers actually work.

[@commentingisdangerous7530]

thank you so much for this interview. if you ever do another i would love to see one on the maxx. this was amazing though, thanks again.

[@Philip271828]

Don't forget the Judge Minty fan film. It captures the feel of the comic very well.

[@pitmatix1457]

That fan film was brilliant.

[@lorgarbeareroftheword5836]

Judge Minty is awesome :)

[@thepretender3814]

I gave that video a thumbs down

[@HeyItzJD]

Extremely helpful in getting me started with Judge Dredd. Thank you!

[@MidnightsEdge]

You're welcome!

[@drcoloso2099]

Hold there lawbreaker!!! If someone who start reading from case files #5 indeed you will have the apocalipse wars but, then you will miss the day the law die and cursed earth both from case files #2 wich I found majestic And besides it was until case files 3 where Judge death start appearing

[@MrPetesubzero]

And the epic first robot war from Case Files 1

[@ReservoirPunk]

@@MrPetesubzero Robot Wars is my personal favourite Dredd story, just awesome from start to finish.

[@h.walker1332]

I started with case files 1 and I loved it's quirkiness and I kept reading it just keeps getting better

[@supoa9489]

H.Walker Same now currently reading case files 4

[@HalfBreedMix]

There was this really cool Judge Dredd pinball machine I played while in college; it must have been based on the comic since it had Judge Death and other scary judges you had to contain. It had this big planet like thing in the middle, and you shot balls up a ramp into the orbits around it, they then circled around like moons. I wanted to look up at the display board to understand who the "skeleton judge Dredd" was, but there were balls flying everywhere as multi-ball was going on :-)

[@viperscot1]

the 2012 film was bang on depiction of Dredd yet

[@WolverinePatch]

I would just like to say a Thank you for this video/podcast I had alot of similar views as a fan and this has really helped me and I've honestly been looking for something like this for quite sometime now.. for years I mean judge dredd was the first comic I read when I was about 5 and I never really continued it but it's always held a fond place in my heart.. I've agreeded completely with everything that was said and it was very informative and refreshing it gave me everything an more that I've been looking for so again for that thank you.. I'm excited to dive into this universe again but this time with a direction going forward.. thanks guys great video a like an a sub from me

[@JohnMcNamaraTech]

Been reading Dredd since the start. This is the best overview and explanation of Dredd ive come across. Kudos. Well explained and knowledgeable.

[@luisariasca]

What a great video and conversation

[@Liquidazot]

Thanx for smooth and smart introduction.

[@flashdamingo]

started in 77 Not 72

[@ebbhead20]

yeah, that was strange.. wonder where he got 72 from ?

[@flashdamingo]

+ebbhead20 probably missread his notes

[@nickrog6759]

@@flashdamingo Hello . 1972 ? The podcaster is most probably referring back to a reference made by John Wagner concerning his concept of a proto Dredd ( unnamed ) that was under his belt dating back to '72 after being exposed to Eastwood's first Dirty Harry movie - One Eyed Jack was the result - a Pre cursor to Judge Dredd but set in the modern age . As for Ezquerra , it is very obvious that Dredd's original helmet shape and look was taken from Doctor Who's Ice Warriors own helmet design ! There is even a quote taken word for word uttered by an Ice Warrior AZAXYR on Peladon " You forget, Doctor. I AM YOUR JUDGE , YOUR JURY AND YOUR EXECUTIONER TOO ." + " ...here on Peladon I AM THE LAW ! " . Hope that helps ***** .

[@flashdamingo]

@@nickrog6759 Thanks for your input Nick. I always knew the original Dredd was based on Dirty Harry /Eastwood....

[@drew_gordon]

@@flashdamingo I'm with Rowdy Yates, which block you fighting with?

[@freebretth]

Very entertaining listen. Thank you!!

[@TrackerRoo]

Not everyone in the movies got a death sentence. The computer/robot dork in the first movie got a six month sentence for hacking. Then for a parole violation he got five or six years. The newer movie was pretty much all Dredd fighting a gang in their turf. So it was mostly gang members shooting at a Judge, attempted murder of a Judge. If it was more drawn out there would have been more chance to get into petty crime, the only one that stands out from the newer movie is the homeless guy being a vagrant in a residential zone. Punishment was six months if memory serves but because of the homicides he got a warning since murder took priority.

[@skullofserpent5727]

So dredd is kinda mandalorian. Helmet discipline at its best

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

Arguably the Stallone movie really captured the look of the Megacity, but missed the satire completely.

[@MaulSlasher]

Can we get more of this content? It's pretty badass.

[@brandonpotts54]

The second one they did in 3d was amazing watching it right now.

[@kurtkriz412]

I don't like "America" as much - but I completely agree on The Pit, and Origins.

[@DeafSportsMedia]

Dredd started in 1977 Issue 2 of 2000AD, not 1972, any fan would know that.

[@richardshields1488]

I first saw judge Dredd in issue 2 off my 2000ad in 1977 I got with pocket money. To me the best judge Dredd stories are Cursed Earth and the one where the top judge has a fish as an advisor.

[@Alphaflight912]

Great video. Great info.

[@prodf]

Awesome video, thank you.

[@samrussell4065]

I saw the Stallone Dredd at the cinema... It was the closest to a psychotic rage I have ever experienced. Stallone was the Dredd that Cal would have approved of.

[@paladinascendant2446]

I loved the 2nd movie (Dredd), and it made me hate the Stallone movie (because it so sucked by comparison to the second movie). Since there does not seem to be another movie coming, I am turning look at the sources of the movie.

[@KevTheImpaler]

I've started reading 2000 AD again. At present Judge Dredd is the best strip in the comic. When I used to read it about 30 years ago, Dredd was usually 2nd or even 3rd best imo. I used to prefer Slaine or Strontium Dogs. I remember the Stallone film. iirc it was based one of the comic's stories about Dredd having to confront his clone brother, who had gone to the bad. I remember a story where Dredd has been thrown off the force, and has had his face burnt off. We still didn't see anything above his mouth because of the hat he wore. We should never see his face. Whoever sold the film rights should have stipulated that.

[@chriss1548]

I fell hard for this series, thanks for this video! I picked up some comics and the mongoose traveller rpg with the judge dredd hack and hope to start playing soon. Still hunting for a rpg group online.

[@MidnightsEdge]

Glad you enjoy it! More people should be exposed to the excellent series that is Judge Dredd.

[@chriss1548]

People should check this drokk out!! And I got into a rpg group, I play as Judge Copen from MED division. Get nerdy people.

[@zachbates2643]

porto copen. rpg? like video games or are we talking dungens and dragens

[@chriss1548]

online tabletop. Still no luck finding a active group though.

[@TheTilitus]

I loved both movies and the comics.

[@xheralt]

Dredd started out simply enforcing The Law. Now, within the inviolable framework of The Law, he seeks Justice....and if sometimes a clever villain manages to find a loophole, or a powerful person uses enough intermediaries to insulate himself from consequences, Dredd will _bend_ the Law to insure genuine appropriate karmic justice.

[@bdruckus]

thanks for the reading list

[@Drachenhannes]

you actually do see his face at one point. Don't wanna spoil it right now becauseit was a pretty big surprise at that time and there are many people who haven't read it yet ;-)

[@tubbiele2]

Wonderful

[@Disconnect350]

My favorite stories so far are Dark Judges, Necropolis, The Pit and Dead Reckoning from Case files 25.

[@BTM8109]

Thank Microsoft Sam for explaining Judge Dredd to us.

[@andrewmartin2341]

Recently saw the movie dredd 3d and wanted to see what the comics were about. Glad I ran into this video. I tried starting at the beginning and it really didnt have the same feel lol. Have since read America, reading The Pit next. Thanks.

[@andrewmartin2341]

I've watched that movie twice now. Wish they would make a sequel.

[@SeagullsGather]

i have the complete case files 1-38 i think. but would recommend democracy now and muzak killer both available as graphic novels as high points in story and art. If you like them the pit/america you will like it all. great vid

[@michaelmartin9022]

Case Files book 4 begins with the silly old-style stories, but it also has an important lead-in to the Apocalypse war, so I'd start with Case Files 4 if you want to see it in context. Origins had a lead-in story or two in the weekly, as well. Also, the video kind of implies that the "nuclear war the ruins the world" happens in Case Files 5, actually there's multiple nuclear wars, the first one happened "before" the main story (you see it in Origins, when Dredd was still a cadet), then several more have happened since. I think the latest one reduced Mega City One's population to just 50 million (from a peak of 800 million)... which, given it's size, may actually give it a lower population density than the modern-day Tokyo Metropolitan Area, and they certainly don't need "mile-high star scrapers". Also, there's an ever-increasing number of extra stories set in the same world as Dredd. Some of these are a lot more "humanised" than Dredd itself. His cameo apperances in them make him into something like an unstoppable force of nature the characters are swept along in the wake of (or have to get out of the way of!). Anderson has probably has the most solo stories, there's also been a number dealing with Wally Squad, the undercover judges. Of these, I recommend The Simping Detective, it harks back to the old-style Dredd in a way, pure comedy! Only the main character is dressed as a clown throughout XD

[@electrojones]

A perfect summary of our Joe.

[@ronzanabell7315]

Karl Urban played Dredd well. His appearance however deviated greatly from the comics. He looked more like task force as opposed to an appointed judge. Sylvester Stallone's appearance was identical to the comics. His voice, his authoritive mannerisms, and his voice were dead on. His outfit was designed to be over the top with the over stylized eagle shoulder guards to emphasize the law and justice. Even the bike he rode was on par with the original stories. If you put Stallone's Dredd in Urban's film it woulda been classic. Fun fact: Stallone's outfit was designed by Giovanni Versace.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Man, the 00s really were something. All that military industrial money in the economy lead to some great entertainment content

[@grayman1]

Can't wait it seems official for Netflix now

[@CERTAIND00M]

STALLONE: "I AM the law!" DREDD FANS: "And yet you can't follow the one rule that MAKES ALL OF THIS WORK for longer than a single scene? ...Seems legit."

[@lorgarbeareroftheword5836]

I agree with your Judgement. :)

[@ReservoirPunk]

Calm down, hot shot 😉

[@fatality5394]

Ok Im new here cant you please tell me what "one rule" you are referring to ?? My guess is some kind of protocol or oath or standing orders ??

[@drb9728]

loved stallones movie, was a dredd fan from the 80's too

[@leroybrown9143]

First of all, First Blood is one of the best action films in history. Ironically, Stallone would be great in the dredd role today, but was too young when this film was made and they should have cast a jack palance, Clint Eastwood or maybe even Harrison Ford in the role.

[@mileator]

Dredd is 73 years old this year.

[@knightofyourlife]

I actually think that the 2012 Dredd, mega city one was very accurate because it was Anderson's first assignment, That mean that the film was set before the apocalypse war and necropolis. mega city one has been totally destroyed and rebuilt twice after this film takes place. so it can be argued that this film is totally accurate to the comics.

[@michaelmacleod6517]

The very first issue of 2000 AD was released on the same day I was born. I also share my birthday with Johnny Cash so there's that. :D

[@taraishot100]

Karl Urban is our Judge Dredd don’t ever say Stallone is our Dredd

[@barbarianlife]

I love how it is a very British take on a dystopian future America.

[@karlmueller1980]

Yeah might be asking to get judge Dredd case file five for Christmas that might be one of my wishes

[@sajO5754]

They needed the Stallones dredd movie set with Karl urban playing dredd in a ultra violent black humour movie.

[@turtleanton6539]

Supreme comicbooks.

[@Douglasman123]

I would pay to have a Judge Dredd series on Netflixs or Amazon prime, I could see him solving some case with Anderson as a God Cop Band Angry Cop drama , or facing Judge Death as the season 1 baddie. of course it would be a more realistic take on Death, since I doubt the whole undead judge take would work with realistic style but im open to it

[@xavisimon3095]

Thanks for your advise, I wanted to start reading but don’t kneed were to start. For me the character of Dreed in the 2012 movie is pretty clear, he got important business to accomplish and he stop to arrest the homeless guy for beg on the street. He cant leave anything illegal happen. And they don’t kill people, they use lethal force to secure the area… ^_^

[@xavisimon3095]

Now I realice that Dredd is half spanish XD with Carlos Ezquerra as co-creator

[@ronstreet6706]

Actually, he was assessing Anderson, who rightly said that the homeless guy should be booked for vagrancy, and sentenced to 7 days in the iso cubes. But Anderson then goes on to say that the murders they had come to investigate should take priority. Dredd then tells the homeless guy to not be there when Dredd gets back. When he is there when the judges return, that's when Dredd goes to arrest him. Then the blast shield drops right on his head.

[@hisokamorow6709]

That is a Swedish accent if I have ever heard one. Great video, keep the work up... (4 years late, still tho)

[@Palidor19]

20:30 maybe Amazon prime instead. Get the studios behind The Boys to make a limited series thereby getting Karl Urban to do both series (or at least temporarily). I heard that Karl is willing to do another Dredd project.

[@lancelindqvist8848]

awesome

[@karlmueller1980]

I too would love Netflix to do a continuation series of the Karl urban dread movie

[@garrywharton4044]

Please make more Dredd related videos. There great 🙂

[@dschesters]

Just one thing, 2000ad -Judge Dredd started 1977 not 1972 (5 March to be nerdy and exact) before 2000ad it was Starlord apart from that, thumbs up.

[@oldmasterspice]

this was a good listen

[@MidnightsEdge]

Glad you approve. Another Dredd video like this one is coming in the not too distant future.

[@harryc1971]

Someone should do a cut and combine Stallones Mega City one with the Urban one, i always thought it looked most like the comics.

[@Whimzy74]

Of all the background tracks to choose from, you pick Movie Bob's 80s action track.

[@antimonycup7066]

There are also some excellent Judge Dredd/Batman crossovers, with illustrious artists like Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and Simon Bisley (Slayne).

[@iDigress77times]

This was fucking fantastic.

[@MidnightsEdge]

Glad you enjoyed one of the first videos we did!

[@SuperCookiemonser]

Thank you for enlightening me on where to start. I read some stories from the "Complete Case Files" and I was instantly hooked, the robot uprising struck me the most. Don't know whic Case Files it was, a friend lend them too me. Maybe you know.

[@MidnightsEdge]

Coll, glad to be of service. The Robot Uprising I believe is in the first Case File.

[@SuperCookiemonser]

I have no idea. But this was the most memorable story for me. I see some similatirties with the Battlestar Galactica reboot there. A story that really made me chuckle, was where Dredd is in pursuit of a comic smuggler ring and at the end they find old 2000AD comics.

[@MrPodcasterify]

First case files :) Doing a reread currently

[@adamgrimsley2900]

Nice vid

[@ernestorodriguez3637]

We need a sequel to dredd 3D!

[@MiLOzzkilo]

So this is Part 1 video, was there part 2?

[@GI.Jared1984]

Judge Dredd the hero we need not the hero we want

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

1. We never "need" anything, "necessity" is a myth. All life on this planet could have gone extinct before there were even dinosaurs. 2. The Judges are intended to basically be fascist cops in a fascist police state.

[@DionysusJPower]

Not sure if the Judge Dredd Mega Collection hard back series is available in America, but if it is I would highly recommend the volume The Life and Crimes of PJ Maybe. Possibly the best recurring Dredd villain after Judge Death.

[@Low_commotion]

What is that picture at 10:26 from? Is that a real canon panel of Dredd in pajamas lol?

[@chevy-is-a-good-boy]

The comic books have gone the way of most every other successful property, they are meaner, darker and increasingly violent. There hasn't been much ground made in the way of sophisticated storytelling either. More heavily debauched themes don't equate to quality mature content. I think they hit a sweet spot in the '80s and early '90s and gradually went downhill from there. I enjoy the aesthetics and production values of the Stallone film, but it fails because it's a Stallone film first and foremost. And I kinda enjoyed 2012's Dredd; but at the core it's an exercise in gore, and there's more to the Judge Dredd universe. It would be great if somewhere down the line Dredd's world was given some real love, maybe a TV series?

[@peterfmodel]

Great character - the comics are best.

[@captassassin5680]

@0:44 you meant to say Karl Urban got it so right, that a federal law has been passed. Stating Only Karl Urban is allowed to portray the physical manifestation of law on the big screen ever again!

[@laguy8181]

I enjoyed the Stallone Judge Dredd film as a film but would like to have seen some things done differently. I don’t personally care that he took his helmet off but artistically if they would have kept it on or when it’s taken off, you never see above his mouth than that would have been cooler. The Dredd movie I loved. I’d also love to see a sequel to it with Karl Urban reprise his role again.

[@robertonline6543]

Seriously why has there not been a RoboCop DREDD crossover?

[@thiscorrosion900]

I dunno about the original comics, but the 2012 Dredd seemed to me to also fit right in (or would have) with a lot of the comix I was reading as a young precocious kid/teen in the late 70s and early 80s, such as Heavy Metal and 1984 (the Warren) Mag. Of course, Dredd predates all of that, I believe, [although Metal Hurlant debuted in 1974], and the latter were more likely influenced heavily by the likes of Judge Dredd. It seems quite familiar to me because had it come about much later, it would have fit in very well in the pages of Metal Hurlant or 1984/1994. But of course Dredd predates those titles, and also predates most "cyberpunk" properties and authors (although not seminal "new wave SF" authors such as Harry Harrison, Ballard, Moorcock, Spinrad, Dick, et al.).

[@sureslick1]

I'm trying to buy Judge Dread America but I keep seeing different covers "Judge Dread America" and "Judge Dread in America". Are they both the same book with different covers? The artist and the writer are in both different covers.