Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 42: Volume 42 - Softcover

Wagner, John; Rennie, Gordon; Edginton, Ian; Spurrier, Simon; Morrison, Robbie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786187094 ISBN 13: 9781786187093

Publisher: 2000 AD, 2023

Synopsis

Eat Your Heart Out!

The best-selling series collecting The Law in order continues as Judge Dredd tests his wits against a grisly selection of Mega-City One’s most maniacal murderers!

In the dystopian metropolis Mega-City One, crime lurks around every corner, whether it’s The Surgeon, who feeds on the still beating heart of his victims, the globetrotting blogging serial killer Global Psycho, or the deadly plots in Mega-City One's virtual gardening competitions! The only thing stopping the city from falling into depravity and chaos are the Judges, and toughest of them all is Judge Dredd - Judge, Jury and Executioner!

Written by John Wagner (A History of Violence) with Gordon Rennie (Warhammer), Ian Edginton (The Establishment), and Robbie Morrison (The Authority) and boasting art by Henry Flint (Hawk the Slayer), Cam Kennedy (Star Wars: Dark Empire), Arthur Ranson (Anderson, Psi-Divison), Greg Staples (Magic: The Gathering), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones) and D'Israeli (Scarlet Traces), Case Files 42 is another blood pumping collection of taunt crime capers in the nightmarish Mega-City One!

About this title

About the Authors

John Wagner has been scripting for 2000 AD for more years than he cares to remember. His creations include Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Ace Trucking, Al’s Baby, Button Man and Mean Machine. Outside of 2000 AD his credits include Star Wars, Lobo, The Punisher and the critically acclaimed A History of Violence.

Gordon Rennie is one of 2000 AD's most prolific creators, with co-creative credits for Caballistics, Inc., Missionary Man, Necronauts, Storming Heaven, Rain Dogs and Witchworld. Rennie has written for Heavy Metal and Warhammer, as well as Species, Starship Troopers and White Trash.

Ian Edginton is a New York Times bestselling author and multiple Eisner Award nominee. He has written Batman’66 meets The Avengers (Steed and Mrs Peel, not the other ones!) for DC Comics as well as Judge Dredd, Stickleback, Helium, Kingmaker and Brass Sun for 2000 AD. He lives and works in Birmingham, England.

Simon "Si" Spurrier writes novels and comics. His work in the latter field stretches from award winning creator-owned books such as Numbercruncher, Six-Gun Gorilla and The Spire to projects in the U.S. mainstream like Hellblazer, The Dreaming, and X-Men. It all began with a series of twist-in-the-tail stories for the UK's beloved 2000AD, which ignited an enduring love for genre fiction. His latest book, Coda, is being published by Boom! Studios at present. His prose works range from the beatnik neurosis-noir of Contract to the occult whodunnit A Serpent Uncoiled via various franchise and genre-transgressing titles. In 2016 he took a foray into experimental fiction with the e-novella Unusual Concentrations: a tale of coffee, crime and overhead conversations. He lives in Margate, regards sushi as part of the plotting process, and has the fluffiest of cats.

Robbie Morrison is one of 2000 AD’s most popular writers, having co-created The Bendatti Vendetta, Shakara, Shimura and Vanguard, as well as being one of the select few writers to have chronicled the adventures of Judge Dredd in 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine. He is also co-creator of fan-favourite strip Nikolai Dante, which won an Eagle award for ‘Best Character’ in 2002, beating Judge Dredd to this accolade for the first time in almost twenty years. In the US, he has written Spider-Man’s Tangled Web for Marvel and The Authority for DC/WildStorm. His and artist Charlie Adlard’s critically acclaimed graphic novel White Death has also been hugely successful in both Europe and the US.

Edition details

• Publisher: 2000 AD
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786187094
• ISBN 13: 9781786187093
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Critchlow Carl, Ranson Arthur, Flint Henry, Goddard Patrick, D'Israeli, Kennedy Cam, Yeowell Steve, Campbell Laurence, Williams Anthony, Ridgway John, Holden PJ, Marshall Paul, Elson Richard, Staples Greg, Avon Oeming Mike, Justice Kris
• Number of pages: 288