Rebellion Announces New Hardback Anniversary Edition Of ‘Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement On Gotham’ UK Exclusive

by Olly MacNamee

Rebellion has announced the multi-award-winning Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham Anniversary Edition, celebrating 35 years, and making me feel really old. Written by John Wagner and Alan Grant, with art by Simon Bisley, is out exclusively in the UK this May and will be reprinted in a larger format than ever before. This new edition is made up of brand new scans of the original printing film from 1992 to best present Bisley’s fully-painted, highly textured artwork.

“Originally published in 1991, Judgement on Gothampitted the Ultimate Lawman against the Dark Knight Detective, with Judge Dredd and his psychic colleague Judge Anderson forced to team up with Batman after the undead arch-fiend Judge Death escapes from Mega-City One to Gotham City and, alongside The Scarecrow, wreaks havoc — from murdering the masses to headlining a rock concert!

It was not only the first time these two legendary characters had come together on the page, but was also the moment that Bisley became an international comics superstar — fresh from his work on Sláinefor 2000 AD, his intense and anarchic fully-painted art fitted perfectly with Wagner and Grant’s explosive story, filled with iconic moments that delighted fans of both characters and spawned a further three crossover stories.”