''Swine Fever'' (2005) is an original novel written by

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and based on the long-running British

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Judge Dredd 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 ...

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Synopsis

Genetic modification has given pigs enhanced intelligence. But somebody is still killing them for their bacon and Judge Dredd must find out who.

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