Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 02 Paperback – Import, 8 December 2009

Lo siento, Juez Muerte, pero creo que éste es el mejor volumen de los primeros cinco. Es de lo mejor de Dredd.

Judge Dredd fights on for justice. Still not as dark as the movie from the 2010s. Highly recommended, but read the series in order *****

Well having given Volume 1 all Five stars, it would seem churlish not to continue the reviews on to Volume 2. Again taken from the 1970s this collection features the very first two ‘Mega Epics’ in Judge Dredd’s history. The ‘Cursed Earth’ which is first up features Dredd on a Mercy mission to the plague torn city of Mega City Two to deliver a vital antidote. More a series of loosely related vignettes than as cohesive as some of the later epics, it’s still a rollicking read. One thing I would say is that in this version here four stories are omitted on what were copyright grounds, relating to ‘Burger wars’, where the two protagonists look remarkably like two iconic ‘mascots’ of two American burger chains and Scientific experiments being conducted by someone resembling a purveyor of Southern Fried Chicken. In 2014 a court decision overturned the ban and the stories are republished so Dredd completists can obtain those stories in a separately published volume. However, even with the omissions this is a classic story - Yes at forty years old then you can criticise some of the character development but the action flows very well and the story is a gripping one.Following straight on from the ‘Cursed Earth’ is ‘The Day that the Law died’ the second Mega Epic. After being framed for murder following his return to Mega City one, Dredd proves his innocence but is then seriously injured while the city is taken over by the tyrannical Judge Cal. Modelled on the Portrayal of Caligula by the late John Hurt in the series ‘I,Claudius’ Cal is insane and Dredd has to save Mega city one from the tyrant’s yoke. This story is also compelling although it can be repetitive with the story looping round at least once to repeat and fill out the required prog quota, but Cal is a compelling character.There are several other stories in the volume, two worth seeking out are Dredd taking on the Cosmic punks and ‘Exo men’. With almost no Dud stories ( unlike volume one) this is simply indispensable for any fan. Thoroughly recommended and still holds up extremely well 3 to 4 decades after it was originally published...

A great action-adventure collection with brilliant stories and characters, if a little silly at times.

IN questo volume trovate le seguenti saghe del giudice :TERRA MALEDETTA (in parte tradotta in italiano )GIORNO IN CUI LEGGE MORI' (qui il giudice DREDD si comporta da ribelle cosa strana devo dire ).ALBO IN BIANCO E NERO