By the end of the story, Yassa is left blinded by his experiences, whilst Dredd is ready to go save Mega-City One. The Dead Man is actually Judge Dredd, after taking the Long Walk he is attacked by the Sister's Phobia and Nausea and hounded across the Cursed Earth. Now for the spoilers! If you wish to not know then stop reading now. This is helpful as the Dead Man needs one to help face off against creeping horror that is stalking across the Cursed Earth. What draws him into helping the Dead Man is never understood or explained, and we are left to believe he is just a pure soul. Throughout, we watch Yassa unknowingly head straight into danger time and time again. That in no way discouraged me from the entertaining read. I remember reading this as a young child. However, it is a decision he will come to regret, as Yassa is plunged into a world of horror when the Dead Man discovers the shocking truth behind his identity!'

Yassa follows, curious to know more about the stranger. Soon villagers start dying and the Dead Man is sent into exile. But the 'dead man' lives and when Yassa takes him back to his village to help him recover, something evil follows. 'In the harsh wastelands of the Cursed Earth, Yassa Povey makes a gruesome discovery the badly burned body of a dead man. Written by John Wagner and illustrated by John Ridgway.

Together they form the Necropolis saga - aka the return of the Dark judges some of my favourite 2000 AD strips. The first graphic novel is The Dead Man, and the second is Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files 14. Lucky for you, I am merging two graphic novels together in this post. Essential Judge Dredd is the ideal series for those looking to discover the greatest stories of the ultimate lawman of the future!įrom the war against democracy to fighting murderous undead superfiends, from the origins of Mega-City One to all-out nuclear war – it’s all here in gorgeous new collections.Ĭreated by John Wagner ( A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra ( Preacher), Judge Dredd is one of the world’s most famous comic book characters but 45 years of continuous weekly storytelling it can be difficult to know where to begin.Įssential Judge Dredd is specially curated to make it easy to jump on board and catch up with the classics from this groundbreaking, massively-influential comic book series.Welcome to this week's comic review.

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