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A fictional [[Science fiction]] [[Cyberpunk]] character from the [[2000 AD]] comics and the 2012 [[Dredd]] film. [b]Judge Joseph Dredd[/b] is a an American law enforcement officer in a massive violent city of the future ([[Mega-City One]]) where uniformed heavy armored and armed "Judges" combine the powers of [[police]], judge, jury and executioner. Dredd and his fellow Judges are empowered to arrest, sentence, and even execute criminals on the spot. The character was created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, although editor Pat Mills also deserves some credit for early development. Judge Dredd is amongst the UK's best known home-grown comic characters. So great is the character's name recognition that his name is sometimes invoked over similar issues to those explored by the comic series, such as the police state, authoritarianism, and the rule of law. Judge Dredd was named the Seventh Greatest Comic Character by the British magazine Empire. In 2011, IGN ranked him 35th in the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. h4. See also * [[Lawgiver]] * [[Judge Anderson]] * [[RoboCop]] Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:56 |