Publisher: IDW Publishing
Writer: Duane Swierczynski
Artist: Steve Scott
Release Date: 26 November 2014

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Due to some time restraints (sorry this is late, Dredd fans), I’ll keep this review short and sweet.

I don’t think I’ve ever read a comic where the title character has been so absent within, but it certainly did not hurt this issue of Judge Dredd. Far from it. By focussing on a man who has lost a loved-one to the Deadeye problem sweeping the ever under-surveillance Mega City One, who also happens to look like the Chief Justice responsible, we get to experience Mega City One at the eye-level of ordinary citizens.

Now that the Dark Judges storyline is apparently over it is great to see Swierczynski run with his satirical look at our surveillance culture, and by briefly removing Dredd this impactful story is made all the more relatable. This issue was also a delight to look at, even if character models seemed a tad short at times to almost comical effect, but if I had to recommend a single reason to pick up this comic it is that we see more of a man called Judge Fred than we do Judge Dredd.

I’m calling for a Judge Fred mini-series right now.

Rating: 4/5.

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