![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The first story in this volume is ‘Get Sin’ by Rob Williams (Nomad, Cla$$war) and it was featured in 2000 AD progs 2001-2003. This famous, or infamous, arc brought a conclusion to the Apocalypse War. Dredd leads a team deep into Sov territory after an attack on Mega-City One that has decimated the population of that city, halving it. Intent on retaliation and eager to end the war, the ruling council dispatches Dredd and his team to the wastelands of Siberia. There, they are tasked with taking control of a Sov military facility, rescuing a captured judge, and launching a nuclear attack that will ultimately destroy East-Meg One and end the war.įollowing that story we get a vignette story about the perils of living in Mega-City One once you have sacrificed all for your nation. This story, titled ‘War Buds’, was featured in progs 2045-2049 and is written by John Wagner (Batman/Judge Dredd: Ultimate Riddle, Xena Warrior Princess). Here, survivors of Dredd’s Apocalypse Squad stage a breakout for one of their number who is facing forced euthanasia. Scheduled for death because he has lost his mind (as a result of the actions chronicled in Get Sin), Costa is rescued by his compatriots and bundled out of Mega-City One. The group hopes to flee to Texas City and find treatment for their war bud there. However, Dredd is tasked with stopping them from escaping. Although Dredd has sympathy for their position vis a vis their friend, he has no sympathy for the laws they have broken and inevitably he brings them to justice. This story serves as a cautionary tale about the horrors of war and the bonds that can be formed in that crucible. Meanwhile, Dredd is shown to have some empathy inside of him. However, as always, that sympathy takes a back seat to his duty as a judge. ![]() Judge Dredd – Cold Wars is a wonderful collection of stories from the pages of 2000 AD. Each of these stories were featured in serial form in the pages of that storied magazine and as the title implies, they are tales that involve Dredd and his dealings with the Sov Empire of the Eastern Block. ![]()
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