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Judge Dredd

By: Matt Smith,Al Ewing,Michael Carroll
Narrated by: Jordan Harold
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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....

Author bios: Michael Carroll, Al Ewing and Matthew Smith are three celebrated novelists and Dredd comics writers. Smith, also the editor of 2000 AD, has written two previous novels for Abaddon and Black Flame and the comics series Dredd Year One for IDW. Ewing is the author of The Fictional Man for Solaris and five novels for Abaddon. Carrol is the YA author of Quantum Prophecy and The New Heroes series.

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Well written, well read

Bought this on a whim and was not disappointed. I always admired Judge Dredd and the stern focused attitude he takes towards the law. Year one really brings out the characters and contrasts between Joe Dredd and his genetic twin Rico. The narrator has an excellent voice for this type of role and voices the twins in a gruff but opposite fashion bringing the characters to life.

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Dredd is Dredd.

This is a good set of Dredd stories, but not really as advertised. If you are looking for Dredd learning as a young judge you will not find it here. Dredd is just as much a machine in these stories as he is in any others.

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This is good stuff pick it up

I really liked this book.

The book has three stories in it and all of them are about judge Dredd.

There are some really good funny parts in the stories that made me laugh!

The narrator does a really awesome job of portraying judge Dredd!

This is a good book pick it up!!

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good stuff

3 for 1 for one credit. The audio can be a bit low at times.

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Like detailed 2000AD progs in your head

Long time reader of the Megazine and 2000AD. I simply love these books. If you read any of the comics and know the world of Dredd you'll be right at home, and see the story and setting playing out like a comic in your head.
The narration is excellent. First time listening to this narrator and the first minute I was unsure, but he turned out to be really, really good at voicing Dredd and the other characters. I want more!

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A little more than the comic format

On sale, these three novellas are worth a listen, but there’s not a lot of meat on these bones beyond what you get from the comic format. Other than Dredd or his brother, and one lady judge in novella 2, there are no recurring characters or villains to chew up the scenery. These are one-off novellas that variously succeed in setting up, then in short order concluding, their stories. The stories all have the expected grit and gore, but stick to cussing from the Dredd verse, and don’t get lost in misogyny or playing to a teenage audience (thanks for that).

The narrator did a good job, and I’m glad he did all three novellas, but he gave Dredd a beyond gravelly voice that didn’t seem right for the supposedly 24 year old, fresh out of the academy, Year One Dredd.
Karl Urban managed gravelly without making Dredd sound like a 50 year old smoker (or Christian Bale’s Batman), and I would have preferred Urban’s voicing. The sound editing also weirdly gets real low when other characters are speaking, then comes on too loud when Dredd speaks. Finally, the last novella features a guy who’s voiced like he has marbles in his mouth; it was very slobbery and distracting.

1) City’s Fathers, by Matthew Smith: This reminded me of the 2012 movie and was typical Dredd in a gritty cop vs. drugs, murder, and mayhem plot. Nothing original, but entertaining. 2⭐️

2) Cold Light of Day, by Michael Carrol: This had shades of the 1995 movie, and felt like Dredd meets Speed Racer. I like that it blended two stories: a trip to the Cursed Earth from Dredd’s cadet days and a fugitive hunt during an apocalyptic Daytona 500 race. I liked the cheese, rolling my eyes as Dredd gives an arrested perp 6 months for littering because he bled on the sidewalk. This was my favorite of the three for blending action, cheese, and growly Dredd, plus having several colorful supporting characters. 5⭐️
Judge: “Should’ve had money on you Dredd.”
Dredd: “Gambling’s illegal.” 🙄😜

3) Wear Iron, by Al Ewing: For a novella, this one took a while to grow on me. This was a heist caper told with flashbacks and weighted far more heavily on Rico than Joe Dredd. This was a lot of set up and then a too quick, too pat finale. Nonetheless, Rico’s sociopathy was expertly written-
best villain treatment of the three novellas. 3⭐️

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Great performance and hit-or-miss writing

Okay. So this is kind of frustrating. This book has 3 different authors so that’s already going to chance things up. You only get to sample one of those authors, and I’d argue the better of the three. I started off really enjoying this book, but then it tapered away and by the end I wasn’t even sad it was over.

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High Quality Writing

Would listen to this again! Very surprised at the great writing. Was expecting just an action fest but pleasantly surprised. You might like this even if you aren't a Dredd follower.

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Three solid Judge Dredd stories well read

Three 2000ad writers do a great job of putting their own spins on the early days of Judge Dredd. Each of the three stories differ in structure, are well paced and enjoyable, keepimg my interest throughout. A nice showcase for the different writer styles, and in line with the anthology style storytelling of the comics.

The three stories were originally written as stand alone, however it would have been a nice touch if there was minor interlinking, though this is a minor quibble.

Jordan Harold, the reader, does a great job of the performance, the characters are played well, enhancing the writers dialogue. Special kudos for having Rico and Joe so similar and yet so easily distinguishably different.

A strong recommendation for any Judge Dredd fans, or anyone looking for a fun crime romp.

I hope there will be more in this series.

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Almost better than the comics!

As an avid reader of the comics, I was very pleased with the presenation. Jordan Harrold does a nice job of voicing the different characters and the adaptation of these stories from the comics was very well done, even if at first I had a hard time. After about the third chapter, I was completely immersed but some of that may have been because of previous exposure to the comics. Either way, Year One did not disappoint!

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