Over the decades, Joe Dredd becomes a major force protecting Mega-City One and is sometimes the biggest catalyst in preventing its destruction. Offered the opportunity to become Chief Judge in 2101, Dredd declines, preferring to serve on the streets enforcing the law, though he does temporarily serve in other senior positions. [55] In "Tour of Duty", Dredd is appointed to the Council of Five, Mega-City One's highest governing body below the Chief Judge, [56] on which he serves for two years (2132 to 2134). [57] On several occasions, he saves his city from conquest or destruction by powerful enemies, and in 2114, he saves the entire world during the Fourth World War. [58] Another series of books, collectively called Judges, is about the first generation of judges, and are set six decades before Dredd's first stories to appear in the comic. [116] The books, all published by Abaddon Books, are: Devised by Pat Mills and John Wagner, it was Spanish artist Carlos Ezquerra who breathed life into Dredd with his startling design for the lawman’s uniform with its badge and zips and imperial eagle that had just a hint of dictator chic about it. Dredd's entire face is never shown in the strip. This began as an unofficial guideline, but soon became a rule. [31] As John Wagner explained: "It sums up the facelessness of justice − justice has no soul. So it isn't necessary for readers to see Dredd's face, and I don't want you to". [32]

Exclusive: John Wagner And Alex Garland Talk Dredd". empireonline.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012 . Retrieved 11 July 2012. Judge Anderson. For years, Dredd had a close but uneasy friendship with Cassandra Anderson of Psi-Division, which came to an end when Anderson briefly abandoned the law. After she returned to duty, Dredd initially denied their friendship, but re-affirmed it after she was injured while saving the city. Dredd has great respect for Anderson's abilities and trusts her often with his life, but sometimes finds her flippant attitude and playful jokes annoying. [66] Judge Kraken. Another clone of Chief Judge Fargo, decades younger than Joe Dredd but otherwise identical in appearance and similar in skill. Kraken was created by Morton Judd, the geneticist who cloned and named Joe and Rico Dredd. Kraken was one of the Judda, clones subservient to Judd. After Judd's defeat, Kraken is groomed to one day succeed Dredd and trained to become a Judge, though Dredd believes he isn't mentally fit. When Dredd first temporarily quits, Chief Judge Silver makes Kraken a Judge and has him impersonate Dredd so others won't know that one of Mega-City's greatest lost faith in the system. Kraken is then manipulated and corrupted by the Dark Judges, forced to help them temporarily turn Mega-City One into Necropolis, leading to the deaths of 60 million. After the Dark Judges are defeated, Kraken's mind is free and he peacefully accepts execution by Dredd. Reliance Entertainment produced Dredd, which was released in September 2012. It was positively received by critics with Rotten Tomatoes' rating of 80%. [99] It was directed by Pete Travis and written by Alex Garland. Michael S. Murphey was co-producer with Travis. [100] Karl Urban was cast as Judge Dredd and Olivia Thirlby portrayed Judge Anderson. [101] [102] Dredd's costume was radically redesigned for the film, adding armor plates and reducing the size and prominence of the shoulder insignia. Open up a rust texture and place it over the design. Trim it down to size using the same selection then desaturate it and change its blending mode to Soft Light.In 2129 ( 2000 AD #1535), Dredd is present when his clone-father Eustace Fargo is revived from cryogenic suspension, only to die later the same day. Before Fargo dies, he calls for Dredd to be at his side and admits his conclusion that the Judge system was a mistake that killed the American Dream, that it was meant to fix things but not last forever. Since Joe and Rico Dredd are his blood, Eustace hopes they will fix his mistakes, implying they should replace the Judge System with something else (he was unaware Rico Dredd had gone renegade and later died by Joe's hand). After Eustace Fargo dies, Dredd decides not to share the man's final words. It was Spanish artist Carlos Ezquerra who breathed life into Dredd with his startling design for the lawman’s uniform Now you can own a piece of 2000 AD history, with the Brian Bolland ‘Judge Dredd’ badge from Planet Replicas! BUY REGULAR BADGE >> BUY LIMITED EDITION GOLD BADGE >> SEE OTHER 2000 AD MERCH FROM PLANET REPLICAS >>

Day of Chaos (progs 1743–1789) depicts the deaths of 87 per cent of the population of Mega-City One by a biological weapon unleashed by survivors of the Apocalypse War. Judges, once appointed, can be broadly characterised as "Street Judges" (who patrol the city), and administrative (office-based) Judges. The Justice Department is responsible not only for law enforcement, but is also the government, since the United States was overthrown in 2070 following the Third World War, which devastated much of America. The Judges are a ruling class, the ordinary citizens having no participation in government except at the municipal level. Dredd was once offered the job of Chief Judge, but he refused it. [50] This section may contain irrelevant references to popular culture. Please remove the content or add citations to reliable and independent sources. ( August 2022)Next, go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and adjust the angle to vertical. Increase the distance to create a brushed metal effect. In Japan, manga comic Shōnen Jump Autumn Special (1995) included a one-off story featuring a unique version of Judge Dredd which was entirely different to both the comic character and the movie character. Set in Tokyo in 2099, Dredd Takeru is a part-time street judge whose day job is working as a primary school teacher. Inferno (progs 842–853). Escaped rogue Judges from Titan take over the city, forcing the Judges into exile out in the Cursed Earth. Wagner soon returned to the character, starting in prog 9. His storyline, "The Robot Wars", was drawn by a rotating team of artists (including Ezquerra), and marked the point where Dredd became the most popular character in the comic, a position he has rarely relinquished. [20] Judge Dredd has appeared in almost every issue since, [note 4] most of the stories written by Wagner (in collaboration with Alan Grant between 1980 and 1988).

Harvey (progs 2024-2029) and Machine Law (progs 2115-2122). This story introduces a new generation of robot judges that prove significantly more reliable than their predecessors and continue to appear in later stories. Judge Hershey resigns and is succeeded by Logan as Chief Judge. Dumaraog, Ana (4 September 2018). "Karl Urban Still Wants to Play Judge Dredd in Mega-City One TV Series". ScreenRant . Retrieved 10 September 2018. Street Judges act as police, judge, jury, and executioner. Capital punishment in Mega-City One is rarely used, [49] though deaths while resisting arrest are commonplace. Numerous writers have used the Judge System to satirize contemporary politics. Swierczynski, Duane (7 November 2013). "Judge Dredd #3 – Dredd's Comportment Chapter 3: The Birth of the Law – Douglas Wolk". Duane Swierczynski. Dredd's adversaries generally do not return in sequels, since they are usually killed or sentenced to long terms of incarceration. However, a few notable villains have returned in multiple stories, and some later got their own spin-off series.Judge Jura Edgar was a serious adversary of Dredd even before he discovered that she was a criminal. A high-ranking judge (the head of the Public Surveillance Unit), Edgar clashed with Dredd several times, and sometimes got the better of him: a very rare example of an opponent Dredd could not simply arrest or kill. AD Online – Judge Dredd: Year One City Fathers". 2000 AD Online. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Collis, Clark (20 May 2017). " 'Judge Dredd' to Be Turned into TV Show". EW.com . Retrieved 10 September 2018.

In January 2014, IDW began another miniseries, Judge Dredd: Mega-City Two. [94] There were five issues. On 17 July 2012, Tin Man Games released a Judge Dredd-themed digital role-playing gamebook titled Judge Dredd: Countdown Sector 106, available for the iOS operating system. [130] [131] Board games [ edit ] Make a copy of the rectangle then use it as a tool along with the Pathfinder Subtract option to trim all the elements and split the badge in two. Judge Death (progs 149–151). The first appearance of Judge Death and Dredd's recurring ally Psi-Judge Anderson. On a parallel Earth, the undead Judge Death decides that since crime is committed by the living, life itself is a crime and the only sentence is death. After laying waste to his Earth (later called Deadworld), Judge Death arrives in Dredd's dimension in 2102, determined to continue killing. His body is destroyed in battle with the Judges, leading his spirit to seek a new host until he is trapped inside the powerful telepathic mind of Psi-Judge Anderson. Anderson subjects herself to suspended animation, acting as a living cage. A later story reveals Judge Death was not alone but was one of four "Dark Judges". Select all the uppermost points of the concentric shapes and extend them well beyond the edges of the main badge outline.

Load the selection of the original shape again, then inverse this selection and remove the excess from the brush effect layer. Change this layer to Color Burn to allow the brushed metal effect to interact with the colours of the layer below. Trenholm, Richard (11 May 2017). "What Stallone's 'Judge Dredd' got right -- and 'Dredd' got wrong". CNET.com. Type out your name to fit into the centre strip. Here I’m using the font ONRAMP. Give the text a Shear effect to match the angle of the badge. Select the complete badge outline and go to Object > Path > Offset Path. Enter around -6mm to create a parallel inner line matching the reference photo.