
Writers: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Artists: Mike McMahon & Ron Smith
Colorist: Charlie Kirchoff
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Review
Yea, I'm just not liking this format for Dredd.
While it is nice seeing the older stories in color, it just doesn't have the same impact for me as the Complete Casefiles editions of Dredd. Take the page layout as an example. In order to maintain the right page ratio, the bottom couple of inches on the book have this footer thing throughout the book. I can understand doing it to keep the look of the comic in tact, but it takes away from seeing some of the details in the words. Words are smashed together and if they are in bold, good luck trying to read it.
Seeing it in color also doesn't bring too much to the story for me. And why start off with this "classic" tale if you skipped ahead a few years and don't start with the very first Dredd comic? It seems like a wasted opportunity to me. Not to mention that for a "first issue" of the series, this really isn't much of a jumping on point. You really have to know who Dredd is and what the world of Meg City One is like.
For the price tag, I just don't think it is worth it. I can spend four times the money and get something that contains hundreds of more pages if I wanted to have some classic Dredd. There won't be any color in it, but I think that is something that can be left out for some classic Dredd stories.
Grades
Words: 7/10
Pictures: 7/10
General Feeling After Reading: Hungry for more, but left with nothing.
Buy Next Issue: Nah. I'll wait out the trade or just get the Complete Casefiles.
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