Book log 2020 #5 - THE JUDGE CHILD by John Wagner, Alan Grant, et al
A 2013 reprint of the Judge Child Quest from 2000AD’s Judge Dredd, in this case in an A3 sized paperback, in which the reprinted comics pages take up about the middle two-thirds of the A3 book page - which means it’s about at the limit for my eyes to read without a magnifier…
Still, it’s a good set of classic Judge Dredd, with plenty of spaghetti western style action as Dredd hunts for the the child prohesied to guide Mega City One through a future disaster. There’s great villainy from the Angel gang, and also the debut appearance of franchise regular Hershey.
The art is supplied by Ron Smith - always my favourite Dredd penman - Brian Bolland, and Mike McMahon. The story’s a recognised classic f the franchise, and it still holds up. A nice - if somewhat eye-straining - blast from the past.
Still, it’s a good set of classic Judge Dredd, with plenty of spaghetti western style action as Dredd hunts for the the child prohesied to guide Mega City One through a future disaster. There’s great villainy from the Angel gang, and also the debut appearance of franchise regular Hershey.
The art is supplied by Ron Smith - always my favourite Dredd penman - Brian Bolland, and Mike McMahon. The story’s a recognised classic f the franchise, and it still holds up. A nice - if somewhat eye-straining - blast from the past.