''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British

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, launched in September

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. 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 Mega-City One is a fictional city that features in the ''Judge Dredd'' comic book series and related media. A post-nuclear megalopolis covering much of what is now the Eastern United States and some of Canada, the city's exact geography depends ...

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 ''

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'' and continuing with ''

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''. It has since expanded to include some unconnected stories and text pieces, including articles, interviews and reviews. Unlike ''2000 AD'',

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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 originate elsewhere, such as '' Preacher'' and ''

Charley's War ''Charley's War'' was a British comic strip about the First World War, written by Pat Mills and drawn by Joe Colquhoun. It was originally published in ''Battle Picture Weekly'' from January 1979 to October 1986. Though later parts of the sto ...

''. Since the demise of ''2000 AD Extreme Edition'', a bimonthly ''2000 AD'' spinoff which focused on reprints of old strips, a separate reprint supplement has been packaged with each issue of the Megazine, usually focusing on the work of a particular ''2000 AD'' contributor or compiling a particular strip. Starting in issue #276 a creator-owned slot that featured ''

Tank Girl ''Tank Girl'' is a British comic book character created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett, and first appeared in print in 1988 in the British comics magazine ''Deadline''. After a period of intense popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, ...

,'' ''

American Reaper ''American Reaper'' is a British science fiction comic strip written by Pat Mills and illustrated by Clint Langley. It was serialised in the ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' from 2011, and has been optioned for a film by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners ...

'' and ''

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'' has appeared.

Series

For a complete list of stories, see the ''

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Al's Baby ''Al's Baby'' is a British comedy comic series, which featured in the ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and its weekly parent publication '' 2000 AD'' in the 1990s. It tells the story of Al 'The Beast' Bestardi, a mob enforcer compelled into male pregnancy ...

'' *''

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'' *'' Armitage'' *'' The Bad Man'' *'' Black Atlantic'' *''

Black Siddha ''Black Siddha'' is a comic series created by Pat Mills and published in the British anthology ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. The story revolves around a super-powered Deva knight, Mardaka (literally "who crushes" or "who makes suffer"), who is "known ...

'' *'' Blood of Satanus'' *'' Brit-Cit Brute'' *'' Cal-Hab Justice'' *'' Citi-Def'' *''

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Cursed Earth Koburn This is a list of minor '' 2000 AD'' stories. Stories A Absalom ''Absalom'' is a horror story spin-off from ''Caballistics, Inc.'' by Gordon Rennie and Tiernen Trevallion. The stories were "Noblesse Obligie" in ''2000 AD'' #1732–1739 (M ...

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Devlin Waugh This is a list of characters in the British comic strip ''Judge Dredd'' appearing in '' 2000 AD'', ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and related publications. They are listed alphabetically by surname, in categories. (Major characters have their own art ...

'' *''

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'' *'' Fiends of the Eastern Front'' *''

Harke and Burr ''Harke & Burr'' are two fictional comic book characters who appeared in their own stories for thirteen episodes in issues of British comic ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. The majority of the ''Harke & Burr'' stories were written by Si Spencer and drawn ...

'' *'' Hawk the Slayer'' *''

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. Deve ...

'' *'' Insurrection'' *'' Judge Dredd'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' Missionary Man'' *''

Psi-Judge Anderson Judge Cassandra Anderson is a fictional law enforcer and psychic appearing in the British science fiction comics '' 2000 AD'' and the ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. Created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland, Anderson made her debut as a s ...

'' *'' Shimura'' *'' Sleeze 'n' Ryder'' *''

The Simping Detective Jack Point, also called "the Simping Detective", is a character in the British comic anthology ''Judge Dredd Megazine'', a spin-off from '' 2000 AD''. He was created by Simon Spurrier and Frazer Irving. He was originally a Mega-City One Street ...

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Tales From The Black Museum Tales may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Tales'' (album), a 1995 album by Marcus Miller * ''Tales'' (film), a 2014 Iranian film * ''Tales'' (TV series), an American television series * ''Tales'' (video game), a 2016 point-and-click adventure ...

'' *'' Tempest'' *''

Young Middenface Archibald "Middenface" McNulty is a fictional character from the series ''Strontium Dog'' appearing in the British comic anthology '' 2000 AD'', as well as his own spin-off series. He is a frequent companion of the series' star, Johnny Alpha. Plot ...

Themed one-offs

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'' *'' Numbercruncher'' *''

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Reprints

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Button Man ''Button Man'' is a comic strip created for the British comic '' 2000 AD'', written by John Wagner and illustrated by Arthur Ranson. The series is unrelated to the earlier ''Bad City Blue'' featuring Button Men in ''2000 AD'' #468-479. Premise ...

'' #3.72-3.75 *''

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'' #218-223 From other publishers: *'' Preacher'' #3.40-3.63 *'' Sin City'' #3.42–3.44 *''

'' #211-244 *''

Bob The Galactic Bum ''Bob, the Galactic Bum'' was a four-issue comic miniseries published by DC Comics in 1995. Written by Alan Grant and John Wagner and illustrated by Carlos Ezquerra, it was a science-fiction comedy about a vagrant called Bob and his sidekick, Buck ...

'' #266-273

Supplements

Some issues are accompanied by supplements containing stories reprinted from earlier issues of the ''Megazine'' or from ''2000AD''. (A complete list is given

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Features

Text articles appear in between the stories. They are usually comic-related, such as biographies or obituaries, interviews with writers and artists, or articles about stories, but they can also be about science-fiction, horror and fantasy television shows, book reviews and upcoming films. A feature that ran from 2006 was "Small Press". This section dealt with

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or self-published writer/artists. It featured reviews of comics, and included one story every issue. They are usually unrelated to the Judge Dredd universe. At the end of most issues is a letters section, called Dreddlines, where the readers can voice their opinions about the magazine.

Creators

Creators to have worked for ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' include: *

Simon Bisley Simon Bisley is a British comic book artist best known for his 1990s work on ''ABC Warriors'', '' Lobo'' and '' Sláine''. Early life Simon Bisley began drawing when he was six years old. He is self-taught, with only a short one-year stay at a ...

Carlos Ezquerra Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (12 November 1947 – 1 October 2018) was a Spanish comics artist who worked mainly in British comics. He is best known as the co-creator of ''Judge Dredd''. Biography Early work Born in Ibdes, province of Zaragoza, Arag ...

* Alan Grant (also a consultant editor) * Trevor Hairsine *

Chris Halls Chris Cunningham (born 15 October 1970) is a British video artist and music video director, best known for his music videos for electronic musicians such as Autechre, Squarepusher, and most notably Aphex Twin on videos for "Windowlicker" and " ...

Cam Kennedy Campbell ("Cam") Kennedy is a Scottish comics artist. He is best known for his work on '' 2000 AD'', especially the flagship titles ''Judge Dredd'' and ''Rogue Trooper''. Biography Following work in commercial art in his hometown of Glasgow, ...

* Pat Mills *

Robbie Morrison Robbie Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer known for his work in the weekly anthology '' 2000 AD'', where he co-created the long-running serial ''Nikolai Dante'' with artist Simon Fraser. Career Morrison began his career in '' 2000 ADs ...

* Arthur Ranson * Gordon Rennie *

Si Spencer Si Spencer (1961 – 16 February 2021)Si Spencer, 1961-2021
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* Simon Spurrier * John Wagner (also a consultant editor)

Editors

Steve MacManus Steve MacManus (sometimes credited as Ian Rogan) is a British comic writer and editor, particularly known for his work at '' 2000 AD''. Biography Born in London and educated in Devon, MacManus joined IPC in 1973, aged 20, as a sub-editor on ...

, 1990–1991 (issues 1.01 – 1.12) *

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, 1991–1995 (1.13 – 3.12) * John Tomlinson, 1996 (3.16 – 3.21) *David Bishop, 1996–2000 (3.22 – 3.63) *

Andy Diggle Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series '' 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow'' for DC Comics as well as his creator-owned series '' The Losers'' an ...

, 2000 (3.64 – 3.68) *David Bishop, 2000–2002 (3.69 – 4.08) * Alan Barnes, 2002–2006 (4.09 – 4.18, 201 – 240) *

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, 2006–present (241 – present) (Note: 4.18 was the 200th issue. From the next issue a new numbering system was introduced, and the issue which would have been 4.19 became 201.)

Awards

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

: won the UK Comic Art Award for Best Ongoing Publication *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

: won the UK Comic Art Award for Best Ongoing Publication *

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite British Comic *

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite British Comic *

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite British Comic *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite British Comic *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite Colour Comic Book - British *

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite Colour Comicbook - British *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite Colour Comicbook - British *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite Colour Comicbook — British

Notes

References

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External links

Official ''2000 AD'' Web site''2000 AD'' Review fan site

Lists of stories on WikiCommons

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Content

Series

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Reprints

Supplements

Features

Creators

Editors

Awards

See also

Notes

References

External links

Lists of stories on WikiCommons