2000 AD is delighted to announce that one of its titles
has been chosen as the first ever graphic novel to be featured in World Book Night.
Judge Dredd: The Dark Judges is an all-time classic from
the pages of the ongoing weekly British comic, and this pocket-size ‘B format’ reprint sees the
ultimate lawman of the future encounter his deadliest foes - Judges from a dimension where even life
itself is a crime!
It is the first time that a graphic novel has been
featured in World Book Night, which aims to give away 500,000 books to promote and encourage reading. The
BBC has returned as the charity’s media partner, with the book selection to feature on BBC1’s
“The One Show” tonight (8 November), as well as tomorrow’s “Newsnight Review”.
Featuring some of the most iconic moments in the strip’s
history, this volume includes the original Judge Death story, along with the sequels, Death Lives
and The Dark Judges, and the Judge Anderson follow-up, Four Dark Judges. The Dark Judges are the four
grotesque lawmen of the Apocalypse: the chilling Judge Fear, the devastating Judge Fire, the
terrifying Judge Mortis and their leader - JUDGE DEATH! Twisted alien super-fiends from another dimension
where all life has been declared a crime, after wiping out their own world, they plan to bring that
murderous mission to Mega-City One!
Judge Dredd and his wise-cracking psychic partner, Judge
Anderson, must do everything they can to stop the fearsome foursome bringing their brand of
justice to the city!
“As one of the most iconic British brands in publishing
we are absolutely delighted to be a part of World Book Night ,” said 2000 AD and Rebellion Publishing
manager Ben Smith. “Not only is The Dark Judges a classic Judge Dredd story, but the role
that comics can play in encouraging reading and boosting literacy is well known. I have no doubt that
people who receive one of the free copies will discover a new world of amazing stories, and
hopefully will develop an appetite for great British comics.”