Global InformationJudge Dredd information
| Judge Dredd | |
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 Illustration by Carlos Ezquerra | |
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| Publisher | Former IPC Media (Fleetway), 1977–2000 Current Rebellion Developments, 2000–present |
| First appearance | 2000 AD no. 2 (5 March 1977)[note 1] |
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| Full name | Joseph Dredd |
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| Notable aliases | The Dead Man |
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Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of 2000 AD (1977), which is a British weekly anthology comic. He is the magazine's longest-running character, and in 1990 he got his own title, the Judge Dredd Megazine. He also appears in a number of film and video game adaptations.
Judge Dredd is 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. He is a "street judge", empowered to summarily arrest, convict, sentence, and execute criminals. Judge Dredd stories often satirize American and British culture, with a focus on authoritarianism and police brutality.[2]
Judge Dredd made his live-action debut in 1995 in Judge Dredd, portrayed by Sylvester Stallone. Later, he was portrayed by Karl Urban in the 2012 adaptation Dredd. In audio dramas by Big Finish Productions, Dredd is voiced by Toby Longworth.
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- ^ 2000 AD #406
- ^ Johnston, Philip (22 September 2005). "'Judge Dredd' powers for police urged". Telegraph.co.uk.