Sunday, 20 December 2009

Ice Ice Baby

Dear Brighton Council. Thanks for leaving our roads covered in ice. Always good to feel safe even on the pavements. Great job

Sunday, 6 December 2009

Oh my grudd it's a drokkin Judge film!



This is drokkin awesome! That is artist Greg Staples as Judge Dredd? These amazing costume tests were made for a Judge Dredd Based fan film "Judge Minty" currently in production. Seriously how do I get one of them Judge helmets!! Which one of you Umpty Candy eating Sumps do I have to kill to get one?

I have got a serious nerd-on for this fan film. 2000AD was my first real comic. I think I was nine when 'prog 1' was given to me, and I grew up with it. And Judge Dredd is what kept me coming back for more. The art of Mick McMahon and Brian Bolland made Dredd what he is today and their work is what first really inspired me to want to draw. Judge Dredd is a total evil fascist who represents everything wrong with governments and the law gone wrong. But he's a total badass and takes no shit. Some of those early stories with all the subtle humour thrown in are just great. The world of Mega City 1 got crazier as time went on, and the world got bigger than Judge Dredds boots. How can you not love a bit of Dredd.
Fuck Hollywood's Stallone version, this is how the Dredd looks. This has got me more excited than them Twilight Moms drooling over 'team Jacob'

I think they have picked the perfect story to work with. 'Judge Minty' from 2000AD prog 147 by John Wagner and Mick McMahon (Complete case files vol.3). One of those stories that gives the world a bit of depth, and the judges some real character. I was so hoping that his story was going to carry on the week after and it didn't happen. So finally we will get to see old Minty take his first steps into the cursed earth.
Read more about it and follow the updates on the Judge Minty Blogspot and The official web page Judgeminty.com
Also check out the 'Minty' sketch by Mick McMahon back in February

Zarjaz!