So, if you are not familiar with Judge Dredd & the Dark Judges, let me explain! The Dark Judges are from a parallel dimension in which they have judged that all crime is undertook by the living, so in an attempt to rid crime, they have deemed that all life is the crime and have eradicated the sin from their own world by eradicating life. Necropolis, written and drawn by the dream team of Dredd creator John Wagner and artist Carlos Esqurra, and brings back fan favourites Judge Death and the Dark Judges (Mortis, Fear & Fire), and also brings in the Sisters of Death, Nausea & Phobia. However, a plan is hatched to replace Judge Dredd with his clone brother, Kraken, in attempt to plug the gap that the retirement of Judge Dredd has left. In Mega City One, Judge Kraken (Judge Dredd’s clone brother) is sentenced to death for his part in the Judda rebellion. The comic starts with the run up to the main event and we learn that Judge Dredd has taken the long walk to the Cursed Earth. I recall this series with a kind of fondness as it is such a good story. It was proceeded with portents of foreshadowing and the aftershocks of the storyline were felt many years after. Necropolis was a massive storyline in the annals of 2000AD history.
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