Rebellion have announced their latest fall one-shot, the Judge Death Mega-Special for October. The 48-page anthology will spotlight Judge Dredd’s most popular and recognisable nemesis and his gang of Dark Judges as the malevelont character celebrates 45 years since his introduction in the pages of 2000 AD.
Sporting a cover by Judge Death co-creator Brian Bolland, the Judge Death Mega-Special will feature a slate of stories that each highlight a Dark Judge. Creators involved include Kek-W & Dave Taylor (Judge Death), Antony Johnston & Lee Carter (Judge Mortis), Alex de Campi & Mark Sexton (Judge Fire), and Alec Worley & Leigh Gallagher (Judge Fear). There will also be a bonus Judge Death story by Lauren Beukes & Tazio Bettin.
The Mega-Special will release on British newsstands and the 2000 AD webshop (print and digital) October 22, 2025. It will also be the first special from 2000 AD/Rebellion orderable from Lunar Distribution with expected US store date November 26. It will retail for £4.99 in the UK, and $8.99 in the US.
According to a Rebellion press release,
“Greetingssss! If you’re hoping to send a chill down your spine this Halloween season, look no further than The Judge Death Mega-Special this October!
“2000 AD celebrates 45 years of the undead alien superfiend, Judge Death and his Dark Judges, with an all-new 48 page special which will get your heart racing… just in time for Death to gleefully crush it in his skeletal hands!”
Adding,
“The Judge Death Mega-Special celebrates 45 years of absolute bone-chilling terror – all served with a smile, of course. But don’t think for one moment that the Dark Judges have got it easy: as they cause chaos across the dimension, they’ll find stiff opposition from Judge Dredd, Judge Giant… and of course that curssssed Judge Anderson!!”
Created by John Wagner and Brian Bolland, Judge Death was first introduced in January 1980’s 2000 AD Prog 149 – in the same story arc that introduced Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson (Prog 150). Judge Death is an undead force from another reality where life itself is a crime. The character and his gang of Dark Judges have proven so popular that he has made frequent comebacks within the main Judge Dredd series or in spinoff stories and possible elseworld sagas like the popular Fall of Deadworld and Deliverance – all published in the pages of 2000 AD or the Judge Dredd Megazine.
First appearance of Judge Death — 2000 AD Prog 149 (1980)
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