she is the law welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be exploring the comic
and today we’ll be exploring the comic
and today we’ll be exploring the comic book origins of Judge Dredd as with most
book origins of Judge Dredd as with most
book origins of Judge Dredd as with most comic book characters there are often
comic book characters there are often
comic book characters there are often reimagining and different versions to a
reimagining and different versions to a
reimagining and different versions to a character’s past we have chosen to
character’s past we have chosen to
character’s past we have chosen to primarily follow the storyline that
primarily follow the storyline that
primarily follow the storyline that unfolded in 1977 British anthology
unfolded in 1977 British anthology
unfolded in 1977 British anthology magazine 2008 dnumber – which was
magazine 2008 dnumber – which was
magazine 2008 dnumber – which was expanded upon in its 2006 origin story
expanded upon in its 2006 origin story
expanded upon in its 2006 origin story arc in his debut appearance Judge Dredd
arc in his debut appearance Judge Dredd
arc in his debut appearance Judge Dredd was introduced as the most famed and
was introduced as the most famed and
was introduced as the most famed and prestigious of the elite police force
prestigious of the elite police force
prestigious of the elite police force known as the street judges from the 22nd
known as the street judges from the 22nd
known as the street judges from the 22nd century an officer of mega city one he
century an officer of mega city one he
century an officer of mega city one he police’s a vast decaying urban
police’s a vast decaying urban
police’s a vast decaying urban civilization packed with over 4 million
civilization packed with over 4 million
civilization packed with over 4 million citizens that are crammed into city
citizens that are crammed into city
citizens that are crammed into city blocks located on what is left of the
blocks located on what is left of the
blocks located on what is left of the East Coast of the United States it was
East Coast of the United States it was
East Coast of the United States it was one of the few mega cities to survive
one of the few mega cities to survive
one of the few mega cities to survive World War three’s great atomic Wars due
World War three’s great atomic Wars due
World War three’s great atomic Wars due to its laser defense systems a
to its laser defense systems a
to its laser defense systems a poverty-stricken metropolis mega city
poverty-stricken metropolis mega city
poverty-stricken metropolis mega city one is plagued with an epidemic of
one is plagued with an epidemic of
one is plagued with an epidemic of unemployment overcrowding and crime it
unemployment overcrowding and crime it
unemployment overcrowding and crime it is also surrounded by an irradiated
is also surrounded by an irradiated
is also surrounded by an irradiated wasteland called the cursed earth which
wasteland called the cursed earth which
wasteland called the cursed earth which covers most of what remains of the
covers most of what remains of the
covers most of what remains of the continent as one of the few charged with
continent as one of the few charged with
continent as one of the few charged with streamlining the justice system to
streamlining the justice system to
streamlining the justice system to prevent all-out anarchy the street
prevent all-out anarchy the street
prevent all-out anarchy the street judges have the total power to apprehend
judges have the total power to apprehend
judges have the total power to apprehend convict and sentence suspects on the
convict and sentence suspects on the
convict and sentence suspects on the spot in code 36:13 the first-degree
spot in code 36:13 the first-degree
spot in code 36:13 the first-degree murder mystery judge when I guess why
courts titude as judge jury and
courts titude as judge jury and executioner Dredd is armed with the
executioner Dredd is armed with the
executioner Dredd is armed with the lawgiver pistol which is capable of
lawgiver pistol which is capable of
lawgiver pistol which is capable of firing six different types of ammunition
firing six different types of ammunition
firing six different types of ammunition and can only be used by him by means of
and can only be used by him by means of
and can only be used by him by means of a palm print recognition
he is likewise armed with a day stick a
he is likewise armed with a day stick a variety of grenades and his trusty law
variety of grenades and his trusty law
variety of grenades and his trusty law master motorcycle packed with
master motorcycle packed with
master motorcycle packed with devastating firepower and advanced
devastating firepower and advanced
devastating firepower and advanced computer AI just as justice has no
computer AI just as justice has no
computer AI just as justice has no identity dreads face is never revealed
identity dreads face is never revealed
identity dreads face is never revealed in the comics as he is always wearing
in the comics as he is always wearing
in the comics as he is always wearing his helmet interestingly in the early
his helmet interestingly in the early
his helmet interestingly in the early adventures his artists kept changing the
adventures his artists kept changing the
adventures his artists kept changing the proportions of his lips and jaw as each
proportions of his lips and jaw as each
proportions of his lips and jaw as each envisioned him with a different racial
envisioned him with a different racial
envisioned him with a different racial background in mind the comics creators
background in mind the comics creators
background in mind the comics creators also chose to name their hero Dredd in
also chose to name their hero Dredd in
also chose to name their hero Dredd in order to reflect the fear and panic he
order to reflect the fear and panic he
order to reflect the fear and panic he would have oak in the hearts of
would have oak in the hearts of
would have oak in the hearts of criminals you want to be afraid of
criminals you want to be afraid of
criminals you want to be afraid of somebody from a while Dredd has remained
somebody from a while Dredd has remained
somebody from a while Dredd has remained a mysterious comic-book hero his origin
a mysterious comic-book hero his origin
a mysterious comic-book hero his origin has been revealed to be the product of
has been revealed to be the product of
has been revealed to be the product of cloning created alongside his twin
cloning created alongside his twin
cloning created alongside his twin brother Rico he is the heir and DNA
brother Rico he is the heir and DNA
brother Rico he is the heir and DNA equivalent of Chief Judge Fargo the
equivalent of Chief Judge Fargo the
equivalent of Chief Judge Fargo the first chief judge growing up in the
first chief judge growing up in the
first chief judge growing up in the Academy of law he was conditioned to
Academy of law he was conditioned to
Academy of law he was conditioned to spend every waking moment on patrol this
spend every waking moment on patrol this
spend every waking moment on patrol this makes him a unique hero that never takes
makes him a unique hero that never takes
makes him a unique hero that never takes a break when not fighting crime he
a break when not fighting crime he
a break when not fighting crime he returns to the Grand Hall of Justice
returns to the Grand Hall of Justice
returns to the Grand Hall of Justice only to spend ten minutes in a sleep
only to spend ten minutes in a sleep
only to spend ten minutes in a sleep machine and to rearm before returning to
machine and to rearm before returning to
machine and to rearm before returning to his never-ending duty as a subject of
his never-ending duty as a subject of
his never-ending duty as a subject of genetic manipulation and conditioning
genetic manipulation and conditioning
genetic manipulation and conditioning Dredd is unable to ignore any crime and
Dredd is unable to ignore any crime and
Dredd is unable to ignore any crime and goes as far as to address even the most
goes as far as to address even the most
goes as far as to address even the most minor of offenses what I don’t believe
minor of offenses what I don’t believe
minor of offenses what I don’t believe it
it
it you’re gonna tow me
you’re gonna tow me
you’re gonna tow me this is your fourth violation of our
this is your fourth violation of our
this is your fourth violation of our breath you are minute how do you plead
breath you are minute how do you plead
breath you are minute how do you plead not guilty I knew you’d say that hey
not guilty I knew you’d say that hey
not guilty I knew you’d say that hey what do you do it good night captain
what do you do it good night captain
what do you do it good night captain motor a law enforcement officer with
motor a law enforcement officer with
motor a law enforcement officer with advanced skills and an unstoppable
advanced skills and an unstoppable
advanced skills and an unstoppable nature he has had to deal with such
nature he has had to deal with such
nature he has had to deal with such events as a robot uprising and the
events as a robot uprising and the
events as a robot uprising and the disgrace of his brother Rico who
disgrace of his brother Rico who
disgrace of his brother Rico who revealed himself to be a dirty judge who
revealed himself to be a dirty judge who
revealed himself to be a dirty judge who sought to frame dread and ruin his
sought to frame dread and ruin his
sought to frame dread and ruin his career
career
career I shouldn’t put you down my son
I shouldn’t put you down my son
I shouldn’t put you down my son throughout the years and his countless
throughout the years and his countless
throughout the years and his countless adventures Dredd has come to question
adventures Dredd has come to question
adventures Dredd has come to question his existence and role in the dystopian
his existence and role in the dystopian
his existence and role in the dystopian future even sometimes sympathizing with
future even sometimes sympathizing with
future even sometimes sympathizing with the plight of the downtrodden citizens
the plight of the downtrodden citizens
the plight of the downtrodden citizens and muse but has always maintained the
and muse but has always maintained the
and muse but has always maintained the law throughout the flagship entry in the
law throughout the flagship entry in the
law throughout the flagship entry in the sci-fi comic compilation 2000ad Dredd
sci-fi comic compilation 2000ad Dredd
sci-fi comic compilation 2000ad Dredd has increasingly continued to be
has increasingly continued to be
has increasingly continued to be featured prominently and is even aged
featured prominently and is even aged
featured prominently and is even aged with the comic books in real time just
with the comic books in real time just
with the comic books in real time just as his first comic appearance was in
as his first comic appearance was in
as his first comic appearance was in 1977 and that story was set in 2099 the
1977 and that story was set in 2099 the
1977 and that story was set in 2099 the real world and fictional timelines have
real world and fictional timelines have
real world and fictional timelines have continued to advance in step with one
continued to advance in step with one
continued to advance in step with one another the no-nonsense character has
another the no-nonsense character has
another the no-nonsense character has received two feature film adaptations
received two feature film adaptations
received two feature film adaptations one in 1995 starring Sylvester Stallone
one in 1995 starring Sylvester Stallone
one in 1995 starring Sylvester Stallone as well as a 2012 remake starring Karl
as well as a 2012 remake starring Karl
as well as a 2012 remake starring Karl Urban that tried to stay closer to the
Urban that tried to stay closer to the
Urban that tried to stay closer to the gritty comic book simply titled Dredd
gritty comic book simply titled Dredd
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