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- Dredd vs Death
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| # | Date | Publisher | Binding | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003-10-00 | Black Flame |  |
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A one chapter prolog introduces readers to a literal hell on earth as the Dark Judges have brought their version of Necropolis to Megacity One, killing millions. The Dark Judges conclude that life itself is the crime so the sentence is death. Cut ahead ten years later and although it's not really explained, the Dark Judges were eventually defeated, due in part to the usual heroics of Dredd and Anderson and the four malevolent entities are now imprisoned within the Tomb, the ultra maximum security prison with the most high tech security systems as well as psi-judges on duty to constantly monitor for any psychic activity coming from the cells of the dark judges.
Trouble is looming in the city, however. A new gang is making their name known, the Death Cult, dedicated to Judge Death. At first they are merely dismissed as the new flavor of the month gang, but their activities grow more and more troubling as they recruit and seemingly brainwash young people into the cult. Then, Dredd and another judge have a near fatal encounter with what seems to be vampires who were trying to rob a blood supply warehouse. An examination by tek-judges confirms that the creatures are bio-engineered vampires. Super strength, resistance to injury and infected with a retrovirus that causes them to hunger for blood.
Meanwhile Judge Death is slowly and meticulously using his influence ever so subtly on a weak psi-judge until he can completely control him to free the Dark Judges. As this is going on, Anderson is returning to the Grand Hall of Justice to warn them but comes under attack by a group of the vampires, nearly killing her. Dredd and Anderson again find themselves having to thwart the dark judges.
Rennie's story is a bit slow in getting started. The action doesn't start in earnest until well over a third of the way through the 256 page book and Dredd himself is barely seen through the first 80 pages or so. But once it does take off it's a fun ride. The prologue is amongst the most stark and terrifying that I've ever read in a sci-fi story. The Dark Judges are the epitome of evil, hating all life and making for the ultimate in foes for Dredd and Anderson. The vampires add an additional element of danger and horror.