Judge Dredd Megazine #425

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• 8.0

  Comics: The Gathering - Gavin Johnston

  Oct 20, 2020

  On the planet Thanatopia, the Mortarian cult await the return of their messiah in Deliverance. Nick Percival’s weird, otherwordly art is better suited to aliens and broad dreamscapes than the humans and spaceships we’ve seen to far in Deliverance, so it’s quite a relief to see the story move away from a claustrophobic spaceship. Horrible violence is countered with the nice Dark Judges humour, as the alien cultists welcome Judge Death. I’ve always loved the silly ongoing joke of adding a trademark to the miracle plastic “Boing” used to entrap Death, and taking the humour of the character and balancing it against some horrific doings is a rare skill. Read Full Review