In the 22nd century, crime runs rampant in Mega-City One, home to over 400 million citizens, robots, criminals, and lunatics. The only line of defense between anarchy and chaos areƒ the Judges. And Judge Dredd is the toughest of them all. IDW is proud to re-introduce Judge Dredd to America in this new series.

Return to the legendary stories from Mega-City 1 in this first collection of tales illustrated by Carlos Ezquerra! Reprinted in classic B&W and featuring a wealth of complete stories.

Most "title pages" for individual stories include a "credit card" where the creative contributors are given as "Script robot: John Howard; art robot: Brian Bolland." Program notes at the end of the volume list individual titles with scripts by John Wagner.

In the 22nd Century, crime runs rampant in Mega-City One, home to over 400-million citizens, robots, criminals, and lunatics. The only line of defense between order and chaos are... The Judges. Writer Duane Swiercyznski and artist Nelson Daniel begin a new series with the toughest Judge of them all, Judge Dredd, in this collection of the first 12 issues of IDW's ongoing series, plus all of the back-up stories.

Join Judge Dredd on an epic journey across the Cursed Earth and then into the depths of space in search of the saviour of Mega-City One... The Judge Child. A huge catastrophe has been predicted for Mega-City One, and only a special child who bears an Eagle mark can save the city from utter devastation. Dredd's odyssey brings him up against the bizarre Brotherhood of Trash, the despicable Angel Gang (including the unstoppable Mean Machine) and the giant toad Sagbellyl Rarely has a Dredd epic featured such a memorable rogue's gallery Featuring work by fan-favourite artists Ron Smith, Mike McMahon and Brian Bolland, this is a classic Dredd tale presented in its entirety for the first time in paperback.

Mega-City One, 2080. Judge Joe Dredd’s first year on the streets as a full-eagle Judge. Bred for justice, trained in law, Dredd’s no helpless rookie, but he’s not the seasoned veteran we know either. Three tales follow the first adventures of the future city’s greatest lawman. With an introduction by the Mighty Tharg! City Fathers: The brutal murder of a Justice Department-sanctioned spy uncovers something new and dangerous in the sector’s murky black market. Unless Dredd can stop it, chaos will be unleashed. Cold Light of Day: A savage killing spree results in the deaths of two highly-regarded Judges, and many consider Dredd to be responsible: a decision he made five years earlier – while he was still a cadet – has come back to haunt him. Wear Iron: “Wear iron, that’s the rule.” Paul Strader is a stick-up man, and a stone cold professional. But when he gets in over his head, he has to risk everything on the word of a corrupt lawman and break every rule he has. Every rule but one...

When Judge Dredd returns from the Cursed Earth, he's convicted of murder So begins an epic slice of Judge Dredd history, available now in paperback Judge Cal, seizes control of Mega-City One and imposes a murderous dictatorship upon its citizens. Only Dredd, aided by a handful of wounded and retired Judges, can stop the madness -- and save Mega-City One from its darkest hour yet classic Dredd artist Mike McMahon (Slaine, A.B.C. Warriors), this gorgeous new paperback is a worthy addition to any Judge Dredd or 2000 AD collection