Batman execution without trial isnt breaking the law. It was written by john wagner and alan grant, with art by simon bisley. Its not reinventing the 2000 ad wheel, but judge dredd. Judgment on gotham is the first of four batman and judge dredd crossover comic books, published by dc comics and fleetway in 1991. The greatest comicbook characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for decades. Batman s and dredd s meeting does not feel natural. This was the other crossover that, like batmanjudge dredd. Iconic british anthology comic 2000ad has been administering thrill power to the masses since its inception in 1977. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He had a crossover comic with batman in the 90s, so to see the two of them interact onscreen for the first time would give me a geekgasm.
They sold their comic book business to fleetway in 1987. Batman thinks a diabolical and deadly villain is lurking around the complex. Judgement on gotham, was released in 1991, signaling a miniboom of crossover books. Judge dredd was satirized by marvel comics, by combining the lawman with looney tunes character elmer fudd to create judge elmer dwedd.
John wagner, by request from pat mills, came up with the concept behind judge dredd and carlos ezquerra came up with the character design. Written by dave gibbons and drawn by andy kubert with his brother adam on inks, the threebook series is just what it describesa predator alien comes to gotham city and batman has to try to stop it. The first deals with batman to be honest, this was a middling book in the great mythos of judge dredd, one of my favorite comic book characters. Dredd also known as dredd 3d is a 2012 science fiction action film directed by pete travis and written and produced by alex garland in association with lionsgate. See more ideas about judge dredd, comic art and dredd comic. The 2000 ad comics are a great mix of scifi and satire, with dredd being a fascist cop policing a dangerously overcrowded futuristic city. Judge dredd is amongst the uks best known homegrown comic characters. They felt that batman was not a viable character to team judge dredd up with. Judge dredd had notable crossovers with dc and dark horse in the 90s, including four batmanjudge dredd stories, a lobo story, and a crossover with predator. This comic unfortunately fall short of expectations. The film is the second attempt at translating judge dredd to the big screen, the first being the 1995 movie. A few more iconic comic book characters than judge dread and batman and in 1990, one they were thrown together. There are few more iconic comic book characters than batman and judge dredd and, in this episode, we dive into the crossovers comics that dominated the 1990s judgement on gotham, vendetta in.
Among the top 100 comic heroes of all time, ign ranked judge dredd 35th in 2011. I would totally recommend this to anyone interested in either character because i was. It not only succeeded in presenting to the world seminal characters like judge dredd, zenith and nemesis the warlock, but also helped launch into the spotlight some of the greatest british writers and artists in comic book history, luminaries such as brian bolland, pat mills. I know theres also a comic with batman and judge dredd working together hell last year batman tagged along with tmnt, however i havent seen a comic with batman, spawn and jsge dredd working together. Purists will balk at the inclusion of this batmanjudge dredd oneshot rather than total war or the day the law died, or some equally worthy contribution to dredd lore, but this was simultaniously the first judge dredd story and the first batman story i read, and. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers instead making use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his fight against crime.
Comic book characters, comic book heroes, comic books art, comic art, comic pics, book art, batman christian bale, dark knight, dibujo. Writer peter harris, artist mick michael mcmahon and wagner further developed the character. He is a street judge, empowered to summarily arrest, convict, sentence, and execute criminals. The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. The artwork is varied but all beautiful and the writing in each one is excellent. Fleetway had a entirely different take on the situation, so in 1988, they began to plan a crossover of the two characters. Top 10 best judge dredd comicbook stories scifinow. It is based on the 2000 ad comic strip judge dredd and its eponymous character created by john wagner and carlos ezquerra. In these tales from the 1990s, the two crimefighters face the riddler and the joker and battle extradimensional gladiators. A longrunning scifi comic created by john wagner, carlos ezquerra and pat mills, and starring the iconic character from the british anthology comic 2000 ad, judge dredd follows the adventures of brutal knight templar lawman joe dredd, who cleans the streets of the grim, farfuture megapolis megacityone, a gigantic, decaying and crimeridden urban sprawl which covers most of what used to be. There are few more iconic comic book characters than batman and judge dredd, and in 1991 the vigilante and the lawman were thrown together in a massively popular story, which has sold almost half a million copies.
Batmanjudge dredd collection comic read batmanjudge. But it almost didnt happen in this episode of the 2000 ad abc, we dive into the batmanjudge. Right around case files 16 is when the batmanjudge dredd collection takes place. The liveaction debut of judge dredd was in 1995 and was portrayed by sylvester stallone. I have purchased a lot of batman and judge dredd comics and consider myself to be fan of both of them.
Deleted comic book movie scenes wed love to see but. Judge dredd comic characters are characters based off of the original judge dredd comic book series known as 2000 ad. The idw comic series is also included for statistical purposes. When batman crosses paths with the gleefully violent judge dredd, things are bound to get ugly. So great is the character s name recognition that his name is sometimes invoked over similar issues to those explored by the comic series, such as the police state, authoritarianism, and the rule of law.
Zamas page layout is classic dredd, compacting pages worth of material into a few panels. Dec 17, 2018 i am the law see more ideas about judge dredd, judge dread and 2000ad comic. See more ideas about judge dredd, dredd comic and comic art. A special bonus included in this collection is judge. Dredd s archenemy judge death is the main villain and unfortunately he does not fit very well with batman universe. Buy the batmanjudge dredd collection 2000 ad by john wagner, alan grant, simon bisley, glenn fabry, cam kennedy isbn.
Where judge dredd summarily arrests, convict, execute and sentence criminals, he is a street judge. Judge dredd vs batman movie versions battles comic vine. Judgment on gotham comic online free and high quality. This was inspite of the fact that i had followed the former all of my life, and the latter for 15 years of so in both the u. Judge dredd 2000 ad judge dredd is a law enforcement officer in the dystopian future city of megacity one in north america. The creations of bon kane, bill finger, jerry siegel, joe. Two different heroes, from two different worlds and two different publishers from two countries meet for a daring and different teamup as dcs batman and britains fleetway publications judge dredd meet. Batman prepared to fire on the judge with the riot supressor, but dredd shouted something at somebody.
Before i read this graphic novel i really didnt see the fundamental difference between the characters of batman and judge dredd. While some of dredds dialogue feels a tad out of character, its easy to overlook since the pacing and ancillary characters are so sharply written. Dredd is a crack marksman, an expert in handtohand combat, excellent on a bike, is a first rate investigator and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the. Born in 2066, he and his brothers were cloned from the blood of eustace fargo, the founder of the justice system in the megacities. Batman becomes judge dredd in new dystopian dc comic. This pastiche of dredd appeared in a handful of issues of howard the duck prior to the release of the judge dredd movie, and the character was discontinued afterwards. As a fan of both batman and judge dredd, i can say that this book is phenomenal. Judge dredd is under the belief that a highly dangerous and well trained murderer is in the complex. It consists of four stories, and ill describe each in turn. Batman judge dredd judgment on gotham 1991 comic books.
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