


Adaptation Distillation: Elements from a bunch of different arcs are mashed together, including The Return of Rico (Dredd's corrupt twin brother Rico returns from a prison colony to get revenge), The Day the Law Died (an insane and tyrannical senior Judge seizes power), The Cursed Earth (Dredd traverses the bombed-out territory outside the city), The Judge Child Quest (Dredd encounters the Angel family), and Oz (Dredd thwarts a plot to conquer the city with an army of clones), greatly condensing their stories.Judge Dredd: The Film provides examples of: The film combines characters and major plot points from about five completely separate story arcs in the comics along with other minor elements from the comic's history and tries to blend it all together in a single 96-minute narrative. His name is Judge Joseph Dredd.Ĭonvicted of a crime he didn't commit, Dredd is out to bring justice to the situation which has befallen him as he uncovers the nasty conspiracy surrounding the perfect criminal, Rico. The most dangerous of the Mega-Cities is Mega-City One, and to combat those dangers is the toughest of the Judges. To combat the rampant criminal activity, a new kind of police force is created, one with the power to dispense both justice and punishment, acting as Judge, Jury, and Executioner. Law and Justice, as we know them, become something of the past. The Mega-Cities become overcrowded, giving way to wide-scale, uncontrollable crime and violence.

Warriors features art from Britain’s finest talent, including Kevin O’Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) Mick McMahon (Sláine), Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd), Brendan McCarthy (Skin) and Simon Bisley (Lobo).Judge Dredd is a 1995 film adaptation of the comic book of the same name directed by Danny Cannon and starring Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Max von Sydow and Jürgen Prochnow.įollowing ecological and social breakdown in the 31st Century, those who survived flocked to the Mega-Cities, large urban landscapes covering hundreds of square miles. Written and co-created by 2000 AD mastermind Pat Mills (Marshal Law), the A.B.C. WARRIORS ALWAYS SUCCEED! Featuring a roster of the deadliest robots ever assembled, including war-weary leader Hammerstein, super-cool assassin Joe Pineapples, master manipulator Blackblood, the hulking Mongrol and his goo-tastic friend The Mess, disciple of Khaos Deadlock and the psychotic battle tank Mek-Quake, the Warriors go where humans fear to tread! Find out who they are and how they became the most formidable fighting force in the galaxy by reading this fantastic collection containing their earliest adventures.

WHETHER THEY ARE POLICING THE LAWLESS FRONTIER ON MARS OR SAVING THE GALAXY FROM ARTIFICIAL BLACK HOLES, THE A.B.C.
