Mega city one chief judges in the books

He is a futuristic cop with the authority of judge, jury and executioner, trying to restore order and justice to crimeridden, overcrowded mega city one. Newly elected chief judge dan francisco has repealed the unpopular mutie. The judges hold to a supreme code the law and the order fights for order within the chaos, barely holding back the city from consuming itself. Pursuing a pair of killers who have snuck into mega city one, dredd finds that his own past, which is so connected with the establishment of the department of justice and the instant justice system itself is tied into his own past. The art is handled by a variety of artists as this book contains the first four parts of the blessed earth and the three stories. This is the prelude part, illustrated by kev walker in origins. The future, america is a irradiated wasteland where, on its east coast, lies mega city one vast, violent metropolis whose citizens live in perpetual fear. When the biker gangs of mega city put on the mega city 5000 race to determine their leader, judges try unsuccessfully to stop them. Origins was wagner and ezquerras attempt to tell the story of how megacity one and the judge system devolved from the democratic united states of.

In mega city one, the judges are the law acting as judge, jury, and executioner. Judge dredd is a comic book franchise based on the longestrunning comic strip in 2000 ad. Prior to the apocalypse war with eastmeg 1, the city had a population of over 800 million. America jara and bennett beeny grow up as best friends, living a fairly troublefree life in a dangerous city. This book covers the justice department from sector houses to sequestered archives, from. Written by andrew helfer, with art and cover by michael avon oeming. Chief judge clarence goodman established the special judicial squad to protect against corruption and. Deathfist the greatest fighter to ever emerge from the radlands of ji. And throughout the city, people are being tortured and. Its set ten years after the event of the previous miniseries, megacity zero. Hershey is no longer chief judge of megacity one, so it appears the cover artist was not. Serious assault of a civilian, or a number of civilians 3 10years. Volt was the perfect judge to reform the justice system which under his two predecessors had become badly corrupt and damaged. Judgment on gotham is the first of four batman and judge dredd crossover comic books, published by dc comics and fleetway in 1991 written by john wagner and alan grant, with art by simon bisley.

Endangerment, by negligence, behavior or deliberate act 5. Blessed earth has the same writing team as megacity zero. Set in 2104, it tells of the invasion of judge joseph dredds city, megacity one mc1 by its sovietstyle counterpart, east meg one. Judge dredd is a legendary figure in megacity one, nighindestructible and staunch beyond measure in the upholding of the law. Law enforcers, juries, judges and executioners rolled into one. Cassandra andersonjoseph dredd works archive of our own.

This is a custom made mega city 1 book of law from judge dredd. The megacity 5000, script by john wagner, art by bill ward p. Megacity one is a huge fictional postnuclear megalopolissize megacity city state covering much of what is now the eastern united states and some of canada in the judge dredd comic book series and its spinoff series. Mega city one is the largest and oldest of the mega cities, occupying the eastern seaboard of the united states. In the judge dredd future history, the judge system originated in the united states see history of mega city one, but spread around the world. The time of the stripes by amanda bridgeman books on. Something has been found underneath sector 301 of mega city one. Now, the dark judges have returned to exact judgement on megacity one. Megacity ones justice department would continue to develop its power, creating the council of. Case files 05 author john wagner alan grant country united states language english genre publisher 2000 ad publication date june 19, 2012 media type pages 400 isbn 1781080283 oclc number lc classification dewey. Megacity one is home to the wild, the weird and the dangerous. Even the crude identity of something like the latin kings cant work in mega city one.

In most of these nations the judges control all aspects of the government. For the fans one of the biggest issues is that judge dredd removes his helmet in the movie. The tyrannical judge cal takes over as chief judge of megacity one, and tries to have dredd discredited and later assassinated. Judge or street judge is a title held by several significant characters in judge dredd and other series which appear in the british comics 2000 ad and judge dredd megazine. Megacity one has gone through its fair share of depopulations and apocalyptic events wars, madmen in charge, zombies, you name it but its rare for any of it to do remotely permanent harm. Megacity one is the largest and oldest of the megacities, occupying the eastern seaboard of the united states. Over the years judge dredd has been hailed as one of the best satires of american and british culture with an. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of judge combines those of judge, jury and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for criminals to be tried and sentenced on the spot. Its ok but both books have rust on the front corners. Keeping the peace as best they can in this crime ridden wasteland, helping the defenseless and bringing justice to those corrupt souls that deserve it. The fourth chief judge of megacity one, judge cal was the main antagonist of the judge dredd story arc, the day the law died. Its ruler is the chief judge, in current stories as of february 2019 judge logan. The exact geography of the city depends on which writer and artist has done which story, but from its first appearance it has been associated with new york city s urban sprawl. Megacity one is a sprawling megalopolis, its inhabitants beset by unemployment, boredom and crime, all whilst under the authoritarian watch of the justice department.

Mega city one in the judge dredd universe one of the most famous megacities in comics, mega city one is so big, new york is just a neighborhood. Judge dredd is a 1995 american science fiction action film, based on the comic book character of the same name, directed by danny cannon, produced by edward r. The judges of megacity one have the power to not only enforce the law, but also act as judge, jury, and executioner if need be. He was chief judge of megacity one twice 2122 and 2224. Chief judge hadrian volt was a chief judge of mega city one between 2116 and 2121.

One book had the red tassel glued the the front page so i had to do some repairs, also left a sticky residue on the bottom front cover. Like backlash, mega city justice also contains several related stories that line up with the arc, setting up dredds time in setting up the mutant townships and the scheming of judge sinfield back in the city to become acting chief judge while he keeps chief judge fransisco in the hospital. He is a street judge, empowered to summarily arrest, convict, sentence, and execute criminals. In the movie, like the comics, judge dredd is the premiere judge in mega city one. After the chief judge tells judge dredd to throw judge anderson into the deep end, judge dredd replies by claiming that the entire city is a deep end. The only people to travel between these mega states are judges. Serious assault of a judge or a group of judges, or a public figure 10years.

Francisco was wellmeaning and affable, and dredd viewed him as a good judge, albeit one. The dark judges can be played as a team in any game of helter skelter, or one player can face off against them in a solo game. The story is centred on the megalopolis of megacity one, on the east coast of. The only ones attempting to impose order in the urban chaos are the judges. But how do the citizens really feel about a system where they are powerless. The streets of megacity one are a dark and violent place.

Dredd and anderson continuing their partnership, both on and off the streets of mega city one. For the first time in its history, megacity one is playing host to the global justice summit, a gathering of chief judges from citystates around the world and as the senior officer in charge, judge joseph dredd is facing a security nightmare. Chief judge fargo convenes a congress of judges to implement changes in the way justice is dispensed in megacity one, while judge dredd confronts a group of media terrorists and offers them a whole new meaning to getting killed in the ratings. Jfor millions of megacity ones citizens there can be no greater symbol of the law than judge joe dredd, not even the statue of judgement itself. Joseph dredd, megacity one justice department, academy of law, luna 1 justice department, chief judge eustace fargo, lawgiver, the dead man, city of the damned, judge rico, chief judge hershey. A huge fictional citystate covering much of what is now the eastern united states in the judge dredd comic book series. The franchise is centered around judge dredd, a law enforcement and judicial officer in the dystopian future city of mega city one, which covers most of the east coast of north america. Judge dredd is a dark antihero from the scifi comic 2000ad as well as a number of spinoff merchandise including two liveaction movies, where his character was altered heavily in the first one. America jara and bennett beeny grow up as best friends, living a fairly troublefree life in a dangerous city bar the odd encounter with a judge. Judge dredd book of law props replica notebook mega city 1.

Having survived a nuclear war due to a missile defense system, the sprawl is defined by the monolithic apartment buildings that house tens of thousands of people each, with predictably awful living conditions and predictably terrifying results. On its east coast, running from boston to washington dc lies mega city one a vast, violent metropolis of over 400 million citizens living in perpetual fear. While the city is still vulnerable, most of the population having been infected by the block mania drug, the east meg forces launch a surprise attack on all fronts, including nuking random sectors of the city. Synopsis characters judge dredd batmanbruce wayne judge death the scarecrow cassandra anderson mean machine angel coogan murphy felicia kyle oswald cobblepot the joker. Undermanned and outgunned dredd and his misfit crew must deal with the outlaws and monsters who inhabit the wastes. Now, the dark judges have returned to exact judgement on mega city one. The end shot of mega city one shows the mega blocks rising from the concrete like tombstones in the mist. This issue explores the more political side of megacity one. Now the cafe seems to be at the heart of a wave of hallucinations sweeping megacity one. The blessed earth is part of the ongoing stories being told in the idw judge dredd universe. Character profile for chief judge dan fransisco from judge. Case files 05 is one of the books featuring judge dredd. Imposing order on this urban chaos are the judges judge, jury and executioners rolled into one.

The judges are the law, as stallone famously screams in the movie, i am the law. Ultimately however he simply was not up to the job of wartime leader. It has always loomed in the distance, standing as a reminder that the mega cities are not the only civilisations to thrive in this day and age. Megacity one, and it will feature the title character alongside a team of younger judges as they take. Located a few hundred miles west of mega city one on the ruins of one of americas ancient heartland capitals, dfalls is a dream for cursed earthersand a nightmare to the justice department. The chief judges man john wagner, will simpson, colin macneil, john burns on. With unemployment and boredom rife in megacity one, many citizens, especially juves, join gangs. Before becoming chief judge, francisco was a street judge and the subject of a 24hour reality show called the streets of dan francisco a major public relations boost for justice department. Theres a new chief judge in mega city one and hes exiled dredd to the cursed earth to build townships for mega city one s exiled mutant population. Judge dredd patrols an overpopulated metropolis in the 22nd century, where he has the powers of a judge, jury and executioner. The mere mention of his name is enough to give even the most hardened criminals pause. Its almost as if they become entirely different people. Whilst dredd views the aliens as just another alien, judge anderson and chief judge hershey view them as an usable asset.