Judge Dredd #12 Review

Will Judge Dredd be eaten by the angel gang? Read on to find out. (Spoilers ahead)

Description:

Roasted Judge on a Spit (Serves 6-8): Ingredients: one (1) Judge, metal spit, Kosher salt. 1. Kill the Judge (pick your favorite option; we just like to shoot `em in the mouth) 2. Pry off helmet, that big gold bird, boots, gloves, etc. 3. Secure Judge to spit carefully; dead Judges are heavy and tend to flop around as the spit turns. 4. Light coals, turn slowly, salting and basting with blood (pro tip: save it from step number 1) every half hour. 5. When the skin bubbles up into these fine little blistery pustules, it’s time to eat!

 (Recipe courtesy Angel Brothers Gang, all rights reserved)

Well, that is a description, I don’t think Paula Dean is going to be doing that anytime soon but it is a good start to how this issue goes. If you don’t like spoilers please stop reading now because I will be saying a couple of spoilers. First off, when we last left the Judge he was thrown into the butter to be marinated and his companion had lost his eyes. It didn’t seem like things were going to well for the team but let me tell you, it does. There are a lot of interesting characters in this issue, including the butter. Also, if you were wondering, the Judge is fine. He makes it but how he does is really bizarre and fun.

The writing for this issue if fun, witty, and gross. It builds the tension of the the situation and delivers some nice work. I, personally, enjoyed the different characters that are introduced. The writing moves the story along in a way that is entertaining and time saving. I am not going to lie, this issue could have been really boring but because it was written right, the timing was executed perfectly.

The art is still on par like it has been. The way that the artist showed us inside the brain of something that is as simple as “butter” really helps bring the story to life. It helps us visualize something that we couldn’t normally do. Overall, it is great.

Overall, I give it a 4 out of five. I hope that the next issue really moves even farther and keeps the new characters involved some way.