I really can't say much more of this cover other than its Dredd on the crapper! Bwah-ha-ha!
So yeah last Slog post I said I would look at Slaine: the secret commonwealth. But then I remembered my personal art god Chris Weston had drawn the Dredd in this episode and thought “screw that!” so now you get my rambling on how awesome this Chris Weston drawn story is for this entry. But first that editorial flux I hinted at in my first entry...
David Bishop originally planned to leave 2000ad with prog 2000 and thus didn’t plan for the fifth slot in the prog. So when he was asked to stay on for another few months while Egmont Fleetway looked for a successor he had to hastily fill in that fifth slot. First it was Badlands the short cowboys and dinosaurs story. Then it was Double missionary man for a few weeks. Then double sinister Dexter, a feature length opening to world of warcrap….err I mean tales of telguuth and for the last few progs….
Due to this ongoing editorial flux there are two episodes of Judge Dredd in this issue. At the back of the issue is part two of Judge Dredd and the Shirley temple of doom in which Judge Stark a judge who appeared in two previous mega-epics investigates a protection Racket in Shirley temple block and gets more than he bargained for. More on this story next slog.
The Dredd story at the front of the prog however is what I’m going to talk about today. Rest stop features a small gang of perps planning a robbery in sharpiros house of hotties. What they don’t bargain for is Mega city ones top cop popping in during his patrol to….well you’ve seen the cover right?
The perps of course freak out thinking that Dredd is here to arrest them and decide to get the drop on him while he is doing his business. The judge of course is ready for them after hearing the perps shooting one of their own guys who get cold feet after the Judge appears.
This story teaches us that you really, really should not mess with Judge Dredd. He has proved that he is still dangerous while having a bath in an older story and does the same here when he is using the public facilities.
Of course as mentioned at the beginning of this entry Chris Weston is the art droid on this story and this may be the inner Weston fan boy in me but my god I love his art. One of my dreams in life is to meet Mrs Smith and Weston and shake both of their hands then thank them as killing time has pretty much influenced my own writing style.
Well that’s enough for this slog
Tomorrow I shall be putting up my weekly comics list and commenting on them. But come back on Friday….
Next prog slog: Johnny Alpha returns and a Judge Falls in Judge Dredd!
Six progs to the Rebellion
Tharg sent me a 'Done not disturb' door hanger thingie with a letter reminding me to resubscribe, the image on it is the cover of this Prog. I keep putting it up on door handles around the house and my wife keeps moving it (well I'm assuming its her not the cat or our 1 year old daughter). Its a battle of wills that I think will result in the rather flumsy card breaking before either of us alas.
ReplyDeleteSorry not relevent to the blog I know just wanted to share.
Heh! I coloured that one. Should have gone easier on the salmon pink perhaps...
ReplyDeleteIts still one of my all time fave covers this one
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't worry about the pinks, D'Issy. It works fine enough.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed that one off. Yes, it's childish but a lot of the better Dredd shorts are a little silly in places so nothing wrong with that.