Comic Book Review: Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #3

Judge Anderson is haunted by visions of Judge Death as she helps put a stop to a kidnapping. Is it good?

Alan Grant, John Wagner, and Brett Ewins start the story with a harrowing vision. Brett Ewins really grabs your attention with his depiction of Judge Death reaching out of the darkness to put his long yellow fingers around Anderson. It is extremely clear who the villain of the issue is going to be and that he has been a threat in the past.

However, Wagner and Grant decide to leave the main plot line and switch to a typical day in the life of Judge Anderson. She is tasked with bringing to justice a group of men who have kidnapped a baby. Wagner and Grant rely on exposition to detail what is happening to the Judges, who they are, and other events and happenings that are occurring. It can definitely help out new readers to the Judge Dredd world, but can be old hat for veteran readers of the series or even those who have read the last two issues.

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Comic Book Review: Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #1

There is a new Judge (or in this case an old one) on the case and the people of Mega-City One have committed the ultimate crime, that of living. Will Judge Dredd be able to combat this foe? Is it good?

Judge Dredd Classics: Dark Judges #1 is a collection of four different Judge Death tales all rolled into one. The first three stories all come from the creative team of John Wagner (writing as John Howard) and Brian Bolland while the final story comes from Alan Grant (writing as T.B. Glover) and Brian Bolland.

Wagner and Bolland make no bones about it and introduce Judge Death in a very dramatic manner right on the first page! By the second page you know what this bad guy is about. His goal is simple and to the point: Death

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