Name: The Best of John Wagner's Judge Dredd
SKU: 54055544
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Author: Brian Bolland

portada The Best of John Wagner's Judge Dredd

Type

Physical Book

Author

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Publisher

Year

2022

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

27.7x21.6x2 cm

Weight

1.18 kg.

ISBN13

9781786184986

Synopsis "The Best of John Wagner's Judge Dredd"

In celebration of the original Mega-City master, this collects the very best of John Wagner's Judge Dredd stories! He is one of the best-known voices in British comics, respected and revered for revitalising the industry in the 1970s and co-creating the iconic 'Lawman of the future' - Judge Dredd. In celebration of his forty-five years chronicling the madness and mayhem of Mega-City One, this collection features some of the funniest, most poignant and action-packed tales penned by the great man himself.

John Wagner

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John Wagner (born in 1949 in Pennsylvania, USA) is a prolific British comic book writer, known for his influence on British comics. Although born in the United States, he moved to Scotland at the age of twelve. He began his career at D.C. Thomson & Co. in the late sixties and, together with Pat Mills, created the iconic character Judge Dredd for the magazine 2000 AD in 1976.

Among his most notable works are "Judge Dredd" (1976), "Strontium Dog" (1980), and "Robo-Hunter" (1978), all in the science fiction genre. Additionally, he co-wrote "The Thirteenth Floor" (1984) and "The Last American" (1990) with Alan Grant. His graphic novel "A History of Violence" (1997) was adapted into a film by David Cronenberg.

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Brian Bolland

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Brian John Bolland (n. 26 de marzo de 1951, Butterwick, Lincolnshire, Inglaterra) es un ilustrador y dibujante de cómics británico. Se hizo famoso por su detallado estilo gráfico, especialmente en portadas, aunque también ha trabajado en interiores. Entre sus obras más reconocidas están Batman: The Killing Joke (1988), escrito por Alan Moore, y la maxi-serie Camelot 3000, con guion de Mike W. Barr. También destacó como autor de tiras más íntimas y personales como Mr. Mamoulian y The Actress and the Bishop, recopiladas en Bolland Strips.

Ha recibido numerosos premios: fue reconocido como “Mejor Ilustrador de Portadas” múltiples veces en los Eisner Awards, ganó premios Haxtur por Camelot 3000 y The Killing Joke, y su obra Batman: The Killing Joke obtuvo también premios Harvey. En 2023 fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama de los Eisner, lo que reconoce su influencia perdurable en el medio.

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