Judge Dredd Part 2: Our Review of "America"

In part one, we listed several comics that new Dredd readers should jump in to. Now we'll actually talk about what is widely considered to be one of the very best Dredd stories out there, entitled "America".
Part 1 can be found here: • Judge Dredd Part 1: Th...

[@henrybroke3330]

Just read it. I'm blown away. Wasn't expecting a Dredd story with this much emotional impact.

[@johnclose8332]

I'm glad that Judge Dredd is finally getting recognized for the great work it has always been. I can't find his 1st appearance in my country Maybe I'll have to go to England to get one.

[@alistuzlak]

Amazon🤯

[@citronm1405]

I loved Judged Dredd: America! I bought it when it first came out years ago and it gave me feels like no other Dredd Comic. I also like the Vangelis Blade Runner music. Great video!

[@EXPENDABLE50]

Like the Seattle sugar tax. They have an extra tax on sugar drinks in efforts to lower obesity and diabetes. Insane

[@michaelmcdonnell3905]

Recent rumour the long in development Mega City One is gonna be inspired by this.

[@pitmatix1457]

I was about 12 or 13 when "America" was released and was an avid comics reader at the time (not really now). The story absolutely blew me away and made a huge impression on me which remains to this day. 2000ad was producing some great social commentary and political work at the time. There was a sister publication called CRISIS which took that idea and really ran with it as an intelligent and more 'adult' book. I'd recommend looking into the two stories which formed the initial run of CRISIS "The New Statesmen" and "Third World War".

[@Pelaquas]

Thank you for the recommendation of this comic on your previous Dredd video. Recently got my hands on this comic and I have to agree, this was amazing.

[@MidnightsEdge]

Glad you approve. America is Judge Dredd at his finest, and the perfect intro material.

[@AndrewMay100]

The artwork on this series was amazing

[@alpine_newt]

It's so hard to say were to start with Dredd. I got into it in the late eighties but we also had 2000ad Monthly which reprinted the older stories so I got to read the old and new at the same tame.

[@Kaefer1973]

Rather than Nazi Germany, Judge Pal reminds me of the Stasi from the GDR, the methodology was similar to Nazi Germany's Gestapo, but in several areas further evolved.

[@joshsteele5701]

I love listening to dredd anything. Especially insightful good content like this 👌

[@johnclose8332]

I always loved the Judge Dredd Eagle comic books it took me 20yrs to get all of them I love the Marshal law comic books to maybe even more than Dredd QC did a lot of good Judge Dredd comic books to

[@trevorwilliams3199]

I Hear you Alpine. I was an avid fan of JD in the 80's and 90's Not via 2000ad but via the Eagle and Quality comic series... after it turning into alot of reprints i put it aside in the mid 90's.. Recently with the TV announcement i've been keep to catch up on " NEW" stuff. However am struggling to decipher the many many reprinted original stories that i already have on Eagle and Quality comics. I'm aware of the Case file volumes now released. Does anyone know roughly where a good start point in these volumes would be that picks up with new story lines going forward after mid 90's... Im assuming all the Cannon Original Stories are the ones printed continually in 2000 AD ??? Thanks for your replies.

[@flaggerify]

A good comic but there are better ones with Dredd as a villain.

[@lakiog1938]

Can you recommend something?

[@crackercookies]

Which one?

[@joshmandrell4952]

The only people who don't see the greatest country in the world in America are people who were born hear and never been or lived in any other county

[@lancelindqvist8848]

awesome

[@neilsowden800]

which volume of the case files does America appear in... if any? thanks

[@alistuzlak]

None of them

[@pape14]

Oh how our image of caitlyn Jenner has changed lmao

[@999YCM]

The music .. the music .. the ?

[@citronm1405]

7:10 Vangelis "Blade Runner Blues"

[@Shakkarz]

This world is going to end up like that I'm sure you the way we goo 🤔

[@thepretender3814]

Certainly Not the Best Dredd story!!!

[@Nomad9]

Was... was it really necessary to bring Bruce Jenner into this? There is literally no link between the two subjects. Jenner's and Beeny's motivation for changing their sex are totally different on just about every level. This felt extremely out of place and I might suggest rethinking your statements here.

[@MidnightsEdge]

I'll bite - I can see why it might be a small stretch, but why "rethink" a simple personal opinion? Where does "extreme" enter the picture?

[@timmian85]

+Nomad9 STUNNING AND BRAVE!

[@aidanmagill6769]

America was written two decades before Caitlyn chopped his wanger off. It's completely irrelevant. Bit of presentism in the analysis there.

[@matthiasthulman4058]

@@aidanmagill6769 presentism? Lol stfu You people are so unbelievably fragile, it is unreal. Anyone can make any reference for any reason, regardless of when, where, or why it happened.

[@thechazz3230]

@@matthiasthulman4058 Freaking out like a kid doesn't prove him wrong.