They look odd because they are drawn by Simon Bisley, whose work is not entirely to my taste. Warning: contains extreme violence and some very odd looking people. As the story develops, old Batman villain, the Scarecrow, teams up with Judge Death. As in all good buddy stories, he and Dredd don’t hit it off at first, though there is plenty of hitting. From there, Judge Death got to Gotham and Batman gets to Mega-City One when he puts on the trans-dimensional teleportation belt. Having wiped out all life in their own world, they frequently cross to the world of Judge Dredd to do more wiping. Judge Death is one of the four Dark Judges who believe that since all crime is committed by living people then life itself is a crime which must be eliminated. The first is ‘Judgement On Gotham’ in which Judge Death turns up in Gotham. All are written by John Wagner and Alan Grant who cut their teeth on Judge Dredd and other strips at ‘2000AD’ before moving on to even greater fame and glory. This luxurious hardback edition of ‘The Batman/Judge Dredd Collection’ features four long stories printed on glossy, high quality paper.
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