Although, those who stress about granular elements of continuity might want to read a Wikipedia summary of The Dead Man and Tale of the Dead Man before diving in. This works well to get readers up to speed. Apart from the five-part Countdown to Necropolis, these stories are not included in this Essential collection (which is fair enough as it would double the already over 200-page count) and are summarised with a text page instead. It builds off events of previous stories from 1990, such as The Dead Man and Tale of the Dead Man, and takes those plot threads to their natural conclusion. This is where Necropolis becomes one of the more continuity-heavy stories in the Judge Dredd catalogue. Instead, the reader initially follows Kraken, a clone from the same lineage as Dredd, who’s taken his identity in Dredd’s absence.

However, Dredd is not around to face them, at least not until things have escalated to dire circumstances.

For those not familiar, they’re a dark and ghoulish version of the Mega-City One’s Judges from another dimension that believe that life is the biggest crime of all. In the case of Necropolis, that threat is Dark Judges and the Sisters of Death. A comic book ?summer blockbuster', written and drawn by Dredd's co-creators John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra (Strontium Dog), where Dredd must reclaim his badge from the imposter Judge Kraken and retake Mega-City One from the grip of the Dark Judges Death, Fear, Fire and Mortis.Essential Judge Dredd: Necropolis cover by Carlos Ezquerra. With the body-count rising and hope running out, will the Judges be able to turn back the tide of death?Įssential Judge Dredd: Necropolis is the ultimate Judge Dredd Vs The Dark Judges storyline.

Mega-City One is under siege from the Dark Judges, Dredd has been exiled to the harsh wastelands of the Cursed Earth and time is running out for the citizens he once swore to protect. The essential Judge Dredd graphic novel series ? the ultimate introduction to the Lawman of the Future! The Essential Judge Dredd series is the perfect introduction to the Lawman of the Future - in Necropolis Judge Dredd must face off against his most popular foe, Judge Death!

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