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The Inspectre
''The Inspectre'' is a science fiction comic, created by Kev Walker and letterer Jim Campbell, which appeared in the British ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' between 1996 and 1997. The series takes place in the same fictional world as Judge Dredd. Development and description The original idea was Walker's, who wanted to create and write a character of his own from scratch. The series is a rare foray into writing for both Kev Walker and Jim Campbell although the pair also co-wrote the ''Warhammer 40,000'' series '' Daemonifuge''. Both creators are positive about their experience creating and writing the series. Campbell is credited as the writer of the third and fourth stories. The series follows on from events in the ''Judge Dredd'' stories " Block Mania" and "The Apocalypse War". Inspectre Vicktor Zadek, a powerful psychic judge, is imprisoned in a gulag for opposing Marshall Kazan's regime. The gulag is so isolated from the outside world that the end of the war goes unnoticed. When E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judge Dredd Megazine
''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One. Content Like ''2000 AD'', ''Judge Dredd Megazine ''is an anthology, featuring both ongoing and stand-alone stories. Some series have comprised a specific storyline while others only a loose thematic connection. Originally the Megazine only set stories in the world of ''Judge Dredd'', including both spin-off series and ''Future Shock''-style done-in-one stories, starting with '' Strange Cases'' and continuing with ''Tales from the Black Museum''. It has since expanded to include some unconnected stories and text pieces, including articles, interviews and reviews. Unlike ''2000 AD'', reprint material has been extensively used in order to bring costs down. As well as older ''2000 AD'' stories such as '' Helltrekkers'', there have also been reprints that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Block Mania
Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of '' 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology comic. He is the magazine's longest-running character. He also appears in a number of film and video game adaptations. Judge Dredd is a law enforcement and judicial officer in the dystopian future city of Mega-City One, which covers most of the east coast of North America. He is a " street judge", empowered to summarily arrest, convict, sentence, and execute criminals. In Great Britain, the character of Dredd and his name are sometimes invoked in discussions of police states, authoritarianism, and the rule of law. Over the years, ''Judge Dredd'' has been hailed as one of the best satires of American and British culture with an uncanny trend to predict upcoming trends and events such as mass surveillance, the rise of populist leaders, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2011, IGN ranked Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |