
Writer: Duane Swierczynski
Artist: Nelson Daniel & Antonio Fuso
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Review
I've been reading the Complete Casefiles for Judge Dredd for some time now. They are every Judge Dredd story ever made and put into one nice, big book. After reading a couple of them, I have seen where the story in the new IDW series gets a lot of influence.
And I'm really enjoying it.
This issue doesn't really feel like a conclusion to a story arc. About the only thing it really does to wrap things up is to explain why the robot uprising happened. In that regard, the story is just beginning as we jump into the next story arc immediately.
Let's focus on that back up for a minute. The back ups in this book have continued to really show the world around Dredd, and this issue makes no exception. There is just a general weirdness and flexibility with the story that you can go into when you think of deranged mutants across a hostile wasteland. The use of this particular mutant's "abilities" or "insanity" was nicely done and show not only through words but through the artwork.
There is a fast pace to the story telling within Dredd that becomes more evident to me as I read the comic and the older comics. It is a pace that is hard to nail down correctly, but is something that Swierczynski does in spades. And Kudos to Daniel for making each panel count. It is a pace that reminds me of a Chew comic where the story grabs you and takes you along for this insane ride that moves along faster than I can predict an outcome. That is the sign of a story that intrigues me and will keep me coming back each month.
Grades
Words: 9/10
Pictures: 9/10
General Feeling After Reading: Give me more!
Buy Next Issue: Shut up and take my money!
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