Unfortunately this book was not for me, it was a bit slower than I would like and it just didn't hold my attention. I am sure other people will love it!

'Judge Dredd: Blaze of Glory by Al Ewing with art by Simon Fraser is a graphic novel collection of Judge Dredd stories that vary in tone.

The stories in this collection include stories about mutants, low lifes, a mutant male organ, and Hitler lookalikes. Mega City One has a plethora of odd criminals, and one stern Judge to see that the bad guys and knuckleheads are dealt with.

This was a collection full of a variety of stories in tone. Some are funny, some are fairly cynical. The art also varies and makes this a nicely rounded collection.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Rebellion, 2000 AD, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

This comic was brilliant. The stories where great and full of action. My favourite one has to be blaze of glory . Which was taken from the judge dredd magazine issue 305. I really enjoyed all the brilliant pictures there were in great detail. The comic is for those 18+ fans who just can't get enough of these amazing action packed comics. There is a rather erotic story contained in this comic.

Many thanks to the author and publishing team for bringing us this wonderful action filled comic that im sure all judge dredd fans will love.
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This volume compiles Judge Dredd stories written by Al Ewing. The stories are illustrated by various artists such as Liam Sharp, John Higgins, and Simon Fraser. If you are a fan of Ewing's stories, this is the the volume for you. However, if you are a casual reader like me, this volume provides a good set of stories plus an introduction and a cover gallery.

The stories range from dark and serious to humorous and a bit twisted. Much of the humor is dark humor, but that is part of this universe, and Ewing uses that dark humor very well. The stories present a variety of topics and challenges for Dredd ranging from crimes of passion to a bit of a Western story to Christmas stories. These stories often have a bit of a twist at the end that may often stay with readers. "A Home for Aldous Mayou" is a good example. This story feels a bit like an anthology story from shows like The Twilight Zone.

For additional humor, the title story "Blaze of Glory" spoofs the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and involves some James Bond satire. I'll leave it at that, but I will say it was one of my favorite stories in this collection.

A strength of the book is in the variety of stories Ewing wrote. In addition, these are short stories that usually went for a single issue or two. These are entertaining and easy to read stories. If you need a break from long story runs in comics, arcs that seem to go on and on, this volume is a good option. The volume is an easy reader that draws you in. The stories have a good pace to keep you reading. Plus it is interesting seeing different art styles from the different illustrators.

Overall this is very good. It is a good choice for libraries with graphic novel collections. For fans of Judge Dredd, this is a good selection, especially if they have enjoyed Ewing's work. You get a good sampling here of his stories. I definitely enjoyed this one, and I would add it to my personal collection.

I had a hard time putting this graphic novel down. We see Judge Dredd take on some smaller missions, and some of them were truly crazy. Yet in each story we see them dispense justice to those who deserve it. With the help of their fellow judges there seems to be no criminal who can escape their grasp. Fans of Judge Dredd will want to check this graphic novel out.

An excellent collection of Ewing-penned Dredd stories. Writing Judge Dredd isn't easy - you see this particularly with Dredd written by US writers. The dark humour and satire sort of goes out of the window, it becomes slightly cheesy sci-fi, which certainly is the base, but only the base.

Ewing nails the particular tone of Judge Dredd. The stories are witty, the art is fantastic. This book is an excellent introduction to Dredd and the world of Mega City One.

Before Al Ewing was a shining star in the Marvel Universe, with the likes of The Immortal Hulk, he was an up and coming at 2000AD comics.

Blaze of Glory collects a number of his Judge Dredd strips which showcase his biting satire, dark humour and gratuitous violence which were the mainstays of his tenure of the stoical lawman.

The book collects twelve different stories, all standalone tales, each one with different themes and settings. Sometimes Dredd takes the starring role, at others he is on the side-lines and is a mere bystander to the events happening on the page, for instance in the tale The Sex Olympics, which is a show that can be best equated as Strictly Come Shagging!

The stories themselves are full of humour, pathos and irony that very rarely never end well for the perp as Dredd meters out justice, Mega City One style. However, there is always the fair side of Dredd at play here, and at times he can be thoughtful in his decisions.
The artwork by the various artists at work on the stories also has that undertone of poking fun. One prime example where this is showcased is in the Sex Olympics, where the main protagonist has been given a life changing diagnosis of chronic impotence, sits on the sofa, with a very prominent bowl of sex toys replacing a bowl of fruit in the foreground.

There is a hard satirical edge throughout the stories, particularly the lead story ‘Blaze of Glory’ which quips at the great British tradition of having the James Bond films on rotation every Christmas. Blaze of Glory does its level best to have a go at the whole franchise by sniping at the lead character and his different facets

There is a crossover in the book with another of Al Ewing’s characters, Zombo, which he worked on with creator Henry Flint, which in all honesty is just as batshit crazy as the Zombo strip itself.

The artwork itself complements the stories, form the comic strip style of some of the stories, to the sepia-stained tale A Home for Aldous Mayo and the photo realistic panels of Blaze of Glory.

Also of note are the letterers in each of the story. I never once lost the text throughout the books. There were good clear font styles in each of the stories which added to the narrative. I know that these mainstays of the comic industry rarely get mentioned, but they are just as important as the art and the story. And similarly, a shoutout to the colourists who have all added their individual style and vibrancy to the tales that makes the 2000AD comics a joy to read.

Judge Dredd: Blaze of Glory is a collection of comics about Judge Dredd, one of the many judges (policemen) of Mega City 1. Dredd has many battles throughout the comics with criminals, mutants and occasionally robots. These battles are intense with detailed gorey scenes and subtle character development. It's slightly difficult to tell the difference between Dredd and the other judges because they're all wearing the same uniform but after a few comics you will recognise how Dredd speaks and be able to figure out who's talking.

This was so weird and wacky to go through and I loved every moment of it. I never knew one could poke fun at the Dredd universe bur clearly it can be done.

Disclaimer first, Al Ewing is a friend of mine so please that that on board here. I have followed a lot of his writing (I think his novel The Fictional Man is an undiscovered masterpiece) and comics writing in particular. But I am only an occasional reader of 2000AD so have missed much of this. And whilst it is a good - early - showcase for Al sense of humour and taste for pathos, is is also a solid reminder of what Judge Dredd is and how he can be used. These are all short stories, tied loosely into the continuity that exists within Mega City One (everything ages....), all done in one and as such normally with a brutal, ironic or just plain twisted resolution. The mutant Liberationists who go too far, the Hitler impersonator who ends up like his look-e-like... There are in particular a couple of Christmas tales here which would not resonate as Christmassy outside of the UK - unless they got James Bond films all the time.

So are there themes here to discern, hints of future work? If you are looking for them, absolutely. Mass media comes up a number of times, not just in the Christmas tales, what fame might mean in Mega City One and a very sanguine eye on celebrity. There are a number of tricksy sci-fi concepts at play too - there is a time travel tale which probably deserved slightly clearer art in places - but understands that tragedy is at the heart of most Dredd tales (because Dredd is usually the the punchline, killing or arresting you). And most is this is very funny, he likes a warped hardboiled narrator, but he also likes building concepts into giant jokes. The Zombo / Dredd crossover here is a fun little confection - Al's original character meets Dredd and they both do what they do. Its an addendum to Al's work, certainly not essential and possibly better to introduce a certain kind of Dredd story to the uninitiated, with a selection of typical and good Dredd artists. But sorry Al, in you James Bond dtory you rhymed Put with But so you lose a star.

This is a collection of reprints of various Al Ewing stories that go back a number of years, with a varied cast of characters, some well known, some not so much. Most of it is light hearted, not showcasing Dredd as a hardliner, but pointing towards moments where Dredd might not have been everything that everyone thought he should have been. It's one of those collections where you'll either be cheerful that Dredd has been seen to have many facets, but for me, part of the appeal of Dredd has been that he doesn't (for the most part) change, and that when there are changes to be noted, those changes are part of something significant, not just a throwaway line or two in a single episode.

Enjoyable enough, but I felt it could have had more depth to it, as Al says in the opening credits, you sometimes look back at what you've done before and consider the changes that you would have made had you known then, what you know now..

This collection of Dredd stories from Al Ewing is a great starting point for newbies and will be a delight to longer term fans too. References to wider arcs are minimal, but the stories included display the satire (or brazen piss-taking, if you prefer) that has made Judge Dredd such an enduring success.

It's an ongoing, acidic deconstruction of the latent fascistic trends in Western society – that is also very funny and wilfully silly. Cultural tourism, political malaise, professional sports, populism and, er, the X-Men are among those who fall into Ewing's sights.

It's such an impressive feat that, for over 40 years, 2000AD has been able to balance the cognitive dissonance of Dredd being both a hero and the strong arm of a fascist state. "This guy's your hero," it says, "and what does that say about you?"

Judge Dredd, the formidable and intimidating lawman of 22nd century post-apocalyptic metropolis Mega City One has long been established as one of the all-time great characters of British comics. These stories by AL Ewing, illustrated by a range of talented artists and collected from 2000AD comics produced around 2009 and 2010 present a fine example of Dredd in action.

A fun albeit somewhat inessential collection for fans of both judge Dredd and Al Ewing. Ewing is now perhaps the most well regarded author in Marvel’s arsenal and there are plenty of sparks of his brilliance in these early comics from him, though by and large the stories here are fairly routine for the pages of Judge Dredd. Existing fans will likely find a lot to enjoy here but new readers of either Ewing or Dredd should probably start elsewhere.

I'm sorry, but after seeing how Ewing waited over six months to publicly say anything about his collaborator Joe Bennett's use of anti-Semitic images in their books, he's not someone whose work I ever need to read again.

This was a fantastic entry into the Judge Dredd world as someone who had previously only seen the movie and knew nothing of the source material. It was so much funnier and cerebral than I expected. That John Blaze issue had me laughing I tell you!

When I first saw this was coming out, I said:
Before he was one of Marvel's best writers, Al Ewing was 2000AD's most impressive new blood in years. The strips he originated were excellent too (and Damnation Station in particular really deserves a proper collection), but he was an absolutely natural match for Dredd, where he was able to bring the mix of brutality and absurdity which most writers who aren't John Wagner seem to struggle consistently to catch. Not sure exactly which of his stories are in here, but simply for the Dredd/Zombo crossover which the cover strongly suggests is included, this is very much recommended.

But now I've had chance to read it through in this format, thanks to good old Netgalley, and it's even better than I thought of it as being. It's very easy, when talking about what makes Judge Dredd at its best such a great strip, to fixate on the big stories – explodey epics like Apocalype War and Necropolis, or the quieter, more thought-provoking stuff like America and The Small House, which for all the differences in tone to the ostentatious mega-epic, nevertheless builds over multiple issues and is aware of itself as an important story. And Al has worked in that mode too – see the brilliant Trifecta, while also being aware that picking up a collection of Trifecta will never have quite the same impact that the story did if you were reading the weekly and suddenly a boot crashes through the boundary between different strips and your jaw drops on the bus as you realise that you've been reading a crossover for a couple of months without even knowing it. This collection, though, is about the little stories, the ones which run over one or two issues and aren't trying to be a big deal, the ones which can just use the richness of a fictional environment wrought by many hands over several decades to tell stories about pretty much anything and have them fit. It can be a piss-take of a topical issue, like purity ring movements, or of pop-culture – Al's ribbing of the X-Men in the first story here was funny at the time, but is doubly so reread with him about to launch X-Men Red, and given the Boxing Day story here I only wish he had a Bond comic coming up too. Sometimes these overlap with that old Dredd mainstay, the story about a new Mega-City craze, which as per Dredd's exasperated wait for the other shoe to drop when the city falls for an inactivity cult, invariably end disastrously. Equally, it can be a poignant miniature, like A Home For Aldous Mayo – the litfic mainstay of an old, broken man trying to atone for one terrible mistake many years ago, except better, because it also has Judge Dredd. Or some combination of the two, tragedy replayed as farce which ends in tragedy too, like What The Hitler Saw, which is one of those titles you think no story could quite live up to, yet somehow it does. Also included are a few stories I had not in fact read, because I no longer take the Megazine, to which I forgot Al had contributed plenty too. These tend to take advantage of a slightly larger page count to be more formally experimental, as in the wonderfully intricate Koan, and include some fabulous festive tales (for a given value of 'festive') I only wish I'd read last month. Just fabulous stuff all round.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher Rebellion- 2000 AD for an advanced copy of this new science fiction graphic novel collection.

As a reader it is always great to go back and see how a writer you enjoy developed his art and skills. In going back to you can see tricks start to develop, themes that could be fleshed out and ideas that might grow larger and more fleshed out as time goes on. And in reading older collections you can be introduced or reintroduced to characters that you haven't spent time with, or meant to read but just didn't have the time. Judge Dredd: Blaze of Glory features early stories by the writer Al Ewing and host of future well known illustrators, back in the before times before Mr Ewing became known for his American comics including his superb run on Immortal Hulk.

Mr. Ewing is a writer with a gift for both shocking and quiet stories, mixing wit and bitter satire, with stories that also touch the heart and makes liquid form in the eyes. His Dredd stories feature humans changing themselves into mutants, killing other humans and taking hostages in a bid for mutant rights, to another simpler story of just Dredd explaining the world to a young Judge apprentice, during a murder investigation. Hitler and Churchill also make an appearance, as does the Sex Olympics, and many rounds of ammunition are fired. Some of the stories don't work, which is normal in collection like this, but the stories that do show the world of Dredd as a violent world, filled with contradictions, sadness, humor, and a bit of satire. Sort of like this year. The best thing is the the stories are all bottle stories, pretty much done at the end, and you don't need to know years of Dredd stories or mythos to follow along, which is a good way to get into the Judge Dredd stories.

The art is from a collection of British artists who have become famous from Liam Sharp, Simon Fraser and others. All have the look of Mega-City One down, with some beautiful panels on every page. Dredd, the mutants, the Cursed Lands. All is really well done, and again a good introduction for new readers.

A great collection featuring the Judge and his world. A fine jumping on point for new readers who might be drawn by Mr. Ewing's name, and fine themselves at the start of a long fun adventure. Perfect for fans of Mr. Ewing who would like to see his earlier works and for new and old fans of the Judge.

Judge Dredd: Blaze of Glory is a well curated collection of Al Ewing Judge Dredd stories from 2000AD, Judge Dredd, and the 2000AD special, between 2008 and 2020. This collection, due out 1st March 2022 from Rebellion, is 148 pages and will be available in paperback format. The info provided with the early ARC for review is scant on format info, but many of the other Rebellion/2000AD collaborations are available in paperback graphic novel -and- ebook format, so this could be one of them which will be available as an ebook/comiXology format release.

Al Ewing is one of the few writers who consistently hits the right mix of absurd black sarcastic humour and biting social commentary along with a healthy dash of over the top (gratuitous) violence. This makes him an absolute perfect matchup for JD, and this collection is pretty darned good.

The artists in this collection weren't all familiar to me previously, but they're all top shelf and there were no stories which were badly illustrated. The book also includes a bonus gallery with a few bonus pages.

The stories are varied, there were (as always) some which didn't grab me personally, but all were well written and competently plotted. They were mostly in the 4+ star range(ish) with a couple of really standout stories.

This is a good choice for fans of 2000AD and/or JD who don't have all the stories in other formats. For readers unfamiliar with the franchise, it's *full* of extremely graphic violence and sexual content (usually in combination with irreverent, and occasionally profane humour).

Four and a half stars. NSFW.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

This graphic novel collected a number of Dredd stories from the 2000 AD publications. A little more moder, taking place among the 2000s on, most of the tales were as quirky and entertaining as any JD story. A couple of them had themes that seemed beyond what JD stories normally cover, but overall the collection was a fun and drokkin' good time.