Ah, I love it when the quarter bins cough up a book I had forgotten I needed. In this case, Quality Comics Judge Dredd #2. These would be reprints of stories that originally appeared in 2000 AD, but I'm almost positive I read the first half of this issue's tale, in another reprint...a later numbered issue of Dredd, from Quality...huh?
At any rate, it's a great opener: Dredd has gone down into the lawless undercity to find and neutralize the source of the radioactive element Cassidium, the cause of a race of savage werewolves. Hell, yes. I know "Cassidium" was named after the tech-judge who isolated the substance, which is probably the only perk of being a tech-judge; and the werewolves aren't the traditional silver-bullet types, but their bite does transmit werewolfism. (And hey, Bully: this issue's chock full of Arrooo!
"Cry of the Werewolf" Written by John Wagner, art by Steve Dillon. Fun to see a straight action story from Dredd, and it's nice to see early Dillon art.
Have you ever written about OMAC by the way? I could have sworn it was you. . . .
ReplyDeleteOnly in passing, I'm afraid. (I'd bet, Chris Sims!) Most of the OMAC I've read were the post-Kirby backups in Warlord, with Jim Starlin art...and not as good. I am looking forward to the new DCUC OMAC coming soon, though.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I don't read too many comics blogs, so I just blame everything on you. I haven't visited his blog in months, so I have catching up to do.
ReplyDeleteI'm eagerly awaiting the toy too; it's probably the only one I'll buy from that wave. (I don't collect dcuc much, so I'm not that excited by the long-awaited Martian Manhunter and modern Starman looks too buff, tho I'll probably pick him up cheap off ebay eventually).