I had nothing but respect for it, especially as my adoration for Ezquerra in particular grew from his other work. I’d go onto then read numerous mini-series or Prog stories, all ongoing modern stuff, dipping my toes in and nodding on, going ‘This is a decent time, I suppose’. I found it more interesting and a curiosity than something that had an impact on me. Support CBH on Patreon for exclusive rewards, or Donate here! Thank you for reading!
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It’s why I put it aside, resigning to return to it all one day, to read all the Case Files in order, witnessing the evolution of a whole world and comic in real-time.Ĭomic Book Herald is reader-supported. There was thrill in it, but from a ‘Let me ruminate on this’ perspective rather than the sheer page-turning enjoyment I was counting on, wherein I’d be gripped by the work immediately. It was an interesting experience, although perhaps not the one I expected or wanted. It all seemed to defy my then understanding of how a page ought to be constructed, being a window of possibility into ‘Well, here’s also how it can be done! How about that?’ It took a bit, but by the time I finished, I’d liked what I read, especially given how different visually it was to so much else that I’d read by that point. Every panel seemed to be jam-packed together far too tight, with a sense of odd claustrophobia, and each page seemed to be so busy, with off-kilter panels, that it made my head-spin. I remember picking up that very first Judge Dredd Complete Case Files collection, still a fairly new reader. That first jolt of Carlos Ezquerra and Mike McMahon was still a bit too much for my then young senses. Alex Garland and Pete Travis’ film was a tightly constructed story, and a good time. I thought it rather a shame that it didn’t do better commercially, thus being viable for more sequels. I remember seeing the 2012 film adaptation, starring Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby.
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