Hibernia Books, who have previously published licensed reprints of 1980s IPC strips Doomlord from new Eagle and The 13th Floor from Scream, are back with a factual fanzine about the weekly IPC comic Valiant and its links with 2000AD entitled… Read More ›
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd-Batman Collection out soon
If you’re a fan of those once occasional cross-company comic crossovers, then you’ll be happy to hear that the epic Batman vs. Judge Dredd stories are still among the most brutal crossovers in comics, 20 years since it was first… Read More ›
Warm reception for new Judge Dredd’s tale "Cold Deck"
The co-creator of Judge Dredd, John Wagner, has praised “Cold Deck”, the latest Judge Dredd serial in 2000AD – a storyline by three of British comics’ top writers that has electrified the fan base. The audacious plot twist in last… Read More ›
Judge Dredd-focused digital issue of Tripwire released
The first digital TRIPWIRE edition since 2011 has just been released, this time focusing on Dredd 3D the movie. It’s packed full of Dredd-related goodies like interviews with Dredd comic writers John Wagner, Alan Grant, actor Karl Urban (who plays… Read More ›
Dredd Creators At Judgement Day in Dundee
The Dundee Contemporary Arts cinema is holding a special screening of Dredd 3D on Friday 28 September 2012. The screening will be preceded by a QandA session with 2000AD writers Alan Grant and Al Ewing, and artists Colin MacNeil and Cam Kennedy…. Read More ›
DREDD 3D Behind the Scenes: Bringing Judge Dredd to Life
With DREDD 3D now in UK cinemas, downthetubes goes behind the scenes to discover the secrets behind the creation of the screen character of Judge Dredd for the well-received film… New Zealand born, Karl Urban is a huge Judge Dredd… Read More ›
DREDD 3D Behind the Scenes – Getting the Story right
Karl Urban as Judge Dredd. Image copyright Reliance Entertainment With DREDD 3D now in UK cinemas, downthetubes goes behind the scenes to discover the secrets behind the creation of the well-received film… The future world of Judge Dredd created by… Read More ›
Soulful Creative Bigs up Judge Dredd!
A five metre high strutting Judge Dredd pointing his ‘Lawgiver’ (gun) towards the sky, has been greeting world travellers as they approach London Heathrow Airport for the past week. The massive 60 square metre graffiti art mural has been created… Read More ›
DREDD is Number One!
DREDD 3D has stormed its way to the top of the UK film charts, taking over a million pounds on its opening weekend and trouncing competition that includes the new Total Recall remake – the first 18 certificate film to… Read More ›
2000AD pimps DREDD, new motion comic prequel released
The wait is almost over: DREDD 3D hits cinema screens in the UK this Friday, and to celebrate 2000AD Prog 1799 comes with a zarjaz DREDD movie cover, showing Karl Urban as the grimacing lawman of the future. Inside, in… Read More ›
IDW release more info on Judge Dredd collections
Following their Comic-Con announcement of the new ongoing Judge Dredd comic’s creative team, US publisher IDW Publishing has announced expanded and refined plans to offer new editions of beloved Judge Dredd material as well. Once again showing a willingness to… Read More ›
Get set for Dredd – the movie
Here’s the a new promotional poster for the new Judge Dredd movie starring Karl Urban, due in UK cinemas on Friday 17th September. The future. America is an irradiated wasteland. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC… Read More ›
IDW confirm creative talent on new Judge Dredd US title
After announcing their partnership with the 2000AD at WonderCon 2012 earlier this year, US publisher IDW Publishing and Rebellion have announced Edgar-nominated and Anthony Award-winning Duane Swierczynski and Nelson Daniél, as the creative team for their brand-new Judge Dredd US… Read More ›
Drokk’s Debut Gig at Orbital Comics announced
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury will be performing extracts from the new record, Drokk – Music Inspired By Mega-City One, released on Invada UK, at Orbital Comics on the 16th May. As we’ve previously reported, this project kicked off when… Read More ›
Unofficial ‘City of Dredd’ guide goes on sale
The critically-acclaimed unofficial guide to Judge Dredd’s Mega-City One, City of Dredd 2134, is now available from lulu.com. City of Dredd 2134, by John Caliber, collects all the locations to have featured in official Judge Dredd and Dreddworld literature (comics,… Read More ›
British Comic Stamps: 2000AD
Here’s the final post to mark the release of the Royal Mail’s Comic Collection, celebrating 75 years of British comics. The Royal Mail have kindly sent us large versions of each stamp, so we thought we’d show them off in… Read More ›
US publisher IDW announces Judge Dredd title
US publishers IDW have announced they’re to publish a Judge Dredd ongoing series, which will launch this autumn. No creators have yet been announced but the title will feature original stories alongside classic reprints from 2000AD – a combination that’s… Read More ›
Go Undercover, Low Life!
From the world of Judge Dredd, comes Mega-City Undercover 02 – four tales about the idiosyncratic members of Justice Department undercover unit, known as the ‘Wally Squad’. But they patrol no ordinary patch – this is the Low Life, the… Read More ›
Drokk Me! It’s only some Mega-City music
Musicians Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury are to release Drokk in May – an album inspired by Judge Dredd’s 2000AD home town, Mega-City One. Geoff Barrow is a founding member of Portishead and producer/label owner of Invada Records UK. Ben… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Al Ewing
Al Ewing Blog or web site: I’m on Twitter! @Al_Ewing Currently working on: Currently writing The Zaucer Of Zilk for 2000AD and Jennifer Blood and Ninjettes for Dynamite Entertainment. More 2000AD work is on the way, some of which I… Read More ›