Judge Dredd: Compact Crimes 4 - by John Wagner (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

MEGA-CITY MADNESS!

Following the fall of the insane Chief Judge Cal, the zero-tolerance cop is back on the streets of the 22nd-century metropolis, bringing his brand of ruthless law enforcement as he encounters all manner of bizarre criminals. From the impossible case of the invisible perp to the invading mutants led by Father Earth, from battles on the Black Atlantic to a swarm of killer spiders laying waste to the Cursed Earth, Dredd faces some of his toughest challenges to protect the city...

More SF action from the pen of writer John Wagner (Strontium Dog), and artists Brian Bolland (Batman: The Killing Joke), Mick McMahon (ABC Warriors), Ron Smith (Rogue Trooper), Dave Gibbons (Watchmen) and more!

About the Author

Outside of 2000 AD, he also illstrated strips for DC Thomson titles, including, Warlord, Hotspur and The Victor. FOr Marvel UK he illustrated a popular Transformers story (Wreck and Rule), which was written by Simon Furman.

John Wagner has been scripting for 2000 AD for more years than he cares to remember. His creations include Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Ace Trucking, Al's Baby, Button Man and Mean Machine. Outside of 2000 AD his credits include Star Wars, Lobo, The Punisher and the critically acclaimed, A History of Violence.

His characters all spiky lines and outsized boots, Mick McMahon - sometimes known as Mike - co-created perennial 2000 AD favourites The V.C.s, and provided Tharg with many classic episodes of Judge Dredd, Ro-Busters, A.B.C. Warriors and Sláine. Outside of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, he drew an adventure with the original Cybermen for Doctor Who Magazine; Sonic the Hedgehog for Sonic the Comic; and, in America, issues of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight plus the mini-series Tattered Banners and The Last American, the latter co-created with John Wagner and Alan Grant.

Perhaps the most popular 2000 AD artist of all time, Brian Bolland's clean-line style and meticulous attention to detail ensure that his artwork on strips including, Dan Dare, Future Shocks, Judge Dredd and Walter the Wobot looks as fresh today as it did when first published. Co-creator of both Judge Anderson and the Kleggs, Bolland's highly detailed style unfortunately precluded him from doing many sequential strips -- although he found the time to pencil both Camelot 3000 and Batman: The Killing Joke for DC Comics.