Then it’s three fair to middling stories before ‘Brothers of the Blood’ by Dredd creators Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. ‘The Good Man’ is a clever standalone Christmas story by John Wagner that toys nicely with readers’ expectations. John Smith’s story is fun, with a couple of pithy one-liners in a tale of extra-terrestrial butchers that (spoiler alert!) meet their match in Dredd. Siku’s version of Dredd’s helmet is removed from the way it’s drawn by every other artist, but it works and the artwork is bold and modern, even if it’s not always clear what’s going on. The Complete Case Files 38 contains a dozen stories, kicking off with ‘Meatmonger’, a chunky slice of Dredd that’s the book’s longest offering at six parts. Opening pages are laid out to accommodate them, and one doesn’t have to keep checking the front of the book (or section) to see who wrote and drew what. They don’t add anything to the stories, but it seems sensible to include them. It’s good to see the return of the story titles alongside the Judge Dredd logo and credit boxes, after a mysterious absence from the last two collections.
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