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{{Short description|Monthly British comic magazine}}

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'''''Judge Dredd: The Megazine''''' is a monthly British [[comic magazine]], launched in September [[1990 in comics|1990]]. It is a sister publication to ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and [[Judge Dredd]]'s locale [[Mega-City One]].

==Content==

Like ''2000 AD'', ''Judge Dredd Megazine ''is an anthology, featuring both ongoing and stand-alone stories. Some series have comprised a specific storyline while others only a loose thematic connection. Originally the Megazine only set stories in the world of ''[[Judge Dredd]]'', including both spin-off series and ''[[Future Shock]]''-style done-in-one stories, starting with ''[[Strange Cases]]''
and continuing with ''Tales from the Black Museum''. It has since expanded to include some unconnected stories and text pieces, including articles, interviews and reviews.

Unlike ''2000 AD'', [[#Reprint|reprint]] material has been extensively used in order to bring costs down. As well as older ''2000 AD'' stories such as ''Helltrekkers'', there have also been reprints that originate elsewhere, such as ''[[Preacher (comics)|Preacher]]'' and ''[[Charley's War]]''. Since the demise of ''2000 AD Extreme Edition'', a bimonthly ''2000 AD'' spinoff which focused on reprints of old strips, a separate reprint [[#Supplements|supplement]] has been packaged with each issue of the Megazine, usually focusing on the work of a particular ''2000 AD'' contributor or compiling a particular strip.

Starting in issue #276 a [[creator-owned]] slot that featured ''[[Tank Girl]],''<ref>{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Wigler |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22238 |title=Tank Girl Invades Image |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=July 25, 2009 |access-date=April 29, 2012 }}</ref> ''[[American Reaper]]''<ref>{{cite web |first=Karl |last=Keily |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=37333 |title=2012 AD: Pat Mills Remembers 35 Years of "2000 AD" |work=Comic Book Resources |date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=April 29, 2012 }}</ref> and ''[[Snapshot (comics)|Snapshot]]''<ref>{{cite web |first=Karl |last=Keily |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=37830 |title=Diggle Says "Cheese" For "Snapshot" |work=Comic Book Resources |date=March 28, 2012 |access-date=April 29, 2012 }}</ref> has appeared.

===Selected series===
For a complete list of stories, see the ''[[#External links|External links]]'' section below.
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*''[[Al's Baby]]''
*''[[America (Judge Dredd story)|America]]''
*''[[Detective-Judge Armitage|Armitage]]''
*''[[The Bad Man (Judge Dredd)|The Bad Man]]''
*''[[Black Atlantic]]''
*''[[Black Siddha]]''
*''[[Blood of Satanus]]''
*''[[Brit-Cit Brute]]''
*''[[Cal-Hab Justice]]''
*''[[Citi-Def]]''
*''[[Creep (comics)|Creep]]''
*''[[Cursed Earth Koburn]]''
*''[[Devlin Waugh]]''
*''[[Dark Judges|Dominion]]''
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*''[[Fiends of the Eastern Front]]''
*''[[Harke and Burr]]''
*''[[Hawk the Slayer]]''
*''[[The Inspectre]]''
*''[[Insurrection (comics)|Insurrection]]''
*''[[Judge Dredd]]''
*''[[Judge Hershey]]''
*''[[Low Life (comics)|Low Life]]''
*''[[Missionary Man (comics)|Missionary Man]]''
*''[[Psi-Judge Anderson]]''
*''[[Shimura (comics)|Shimura]]''
*''[[Sleeze 'n' Ryder]]''
*''[[The Simping Detective]]''
*''[[The Streets Of Dan Francisco]]''
*''[[Tales From The Black Museum]]''
*''[[Tempest (Judge Dredd)|Tempest]]''
*''[[Young Middenface]]''
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====Themed one-offs====

*''[[Strange Cases]]''
*''[[Tales from the Black Museum]]''

====Creator-owned====
*''[[Al's Baby]]''
*''[[American Reaper]]''
*''[[Lily MacKenzie]]''
*''[[Numbercruncher]]''
*''[[Ordinary (comics)|Ordinary]]''
*''[[Snapshot (comics)|Snapshot]]''
*''[[Tank Girl]]''

====Reprints====
From ''2000AD'':
*''[[Button Man]]'' #3.72–3.75
*''[[The Helltrekkers]]'' #218–223

From other publishers:
*''[[Preacher (comics)|Preacher]]'' #3.40–3.63
*''[[Sin City]]'' #3.42–3.44
*''[[Charley's War]]'' #211–244
*''[[Bob The Galactic Bum]]'' #266–273

===Supplements===
Some issues are accompanied by supplements containing stories reprinted from earlier issues of the ''Megazine'' or from ''2000AD''. (A complete list is given [[#External links|below]].)

===Features===

Text articles appear in between the stories. They are usually comic-related, such as [[biographies]] or [[obituaries]],  interviews with writers and artists, or articles about stories, but they can also be about science-fiction, horror and fantasy [[television shows]], book reviews and upcoming films.

A feature that ran from 2006 was "Small Press". This section dealt with [[small press]] or [[self-published]] writer/artists. It featured reviews of comics, and included one story every issue. They are usually unrelated to the Judge Dredd universe.

At the end of most issues is a letters section, called Dreddlines, where the readers can voice their opinions about the magazine.

==Creators==

Creators to have worked for ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' include:

*[[Simon Bisley]]
*[[Carlos Ezquerra]]
*[[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]] (also a consultant editor)
*[[Trevor Hairsine]]
*[[Chris Halls]]
*[[Cam Kennedy]]
*[[Pat Mills]]
*[[Robbie Morrison]]
*[[Arthur Ranson]]
*[[Gordon Rennie]]
*[[Si Spencer]]
*[[Simon Spurrier]]
*[[John Wagner]] (also a consultant editor)

==Editors==
Between 1990 and 2002, the issue numbering of the Megazine was reset several times. Originally, the issue numbers were in the format X.YY, where X was the volume number and YY the issue number within that volume.  Issue 4.18 was the 200th issue overall; the next issue was numbered 201, and the numbering has since run uninterrupted, with the concept of volumes dropped.
*[[Steve MacManus]], 1990–1991 (issues 1.01 – 1.12)
*[[David Bishop (writer)|David Bishop]], 1991–1995 (1.13 – 3.12)
*[[John Tomlinson (comics)|John Tomlinson]], 1996 (3.16 – 3.21)
*David Bishop, 1996–2000 (3.22 – 3.63)
*[[Andy Diggle]], 2000 (3.64 – 3.68)
*David Bishop, 2000–2002 (3.69 – 4.08)
*[[Alan Barnes (writer)|Alan Barnes]], 2002–2006 (4.09 – 4.18, 201 – 240)
*[[Matt Smith (comics editor)|Matt Smith]], 2006–present (241 – present)

On becoming editor, Matt Smith – already editor of ''2000 AD'' – took the new title editor-in-chief.<ref>''Judge Dredd Megazine'' no. 481, p.27, 15 July 2025.</ref>

==Awards==
* [[1992 in comics|1992]]: won the [[UK Comic Art Award]] for Best Ongoing Publication<ref>"Newswatch: UK Awards Named," ''The Comics Journal'' #149 (March 1992), p. 22.</ref>
* [[1993 in comics|1993]]: won the UK Comic Art Award for Best Ongoing Publication<ref>ER. "International Miscellanea: 1993 UK Comic Art Awards," ''The Comics Journal'' #161 (August 1993), p. 40.</ref>
* [[1999 in comics|1999]]: nominated for the [[Eagle Award (comics)|Eagle Award]] for Favourite British Comic
* [[2002 in comics|2002]]: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite British Comic
* [[2000 in comics|2000]]: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite British Comic
* [[2004 in comics|2004]]: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite British Comic
* [[2005 in comics|2005]]: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite Colour Comic Book – British
* [[2006 in comics|2006]]: won the Eagle Award for Best British Colour Comic<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120314223040/http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/2006/ Eagle Awards website, 2006 winners]</ref>
* [[2007 in comics|2007]]: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite Colour Comicbook – British
* [[2008 in comics|2008]]: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite Colour Comicbook – British
* [[2012 in comics|2012]]: nominated for the Eagle Award for Favourite Colour Comicbook – British

==See also==
*[[2000 AD crossovers]], of which the ''Megazine'' is the other major [[comic]] outlet of stories.

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
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==External links==
*[http://www.2000adonline.com/ Official ''2000 AD'' Web site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040415063321/http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/ ''2000 AD'' Review fan site]

===Lists of stories on WikiCommons===
* [[Media:MegazineIndex.pdf|A list of all stories to appear in the ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' from 1990 to December 2024 (#1 to #475)]]
* [[Media:Judge Dredd Megazine story index.pdf|A more detailed list of ''Judge Dredd'' stories from 1990 to December 2024 (#1 to #475)]]
* [[Media:MegazineSupplementIndex.pdf|A list of stories in the supplements to all issues]]

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