Terrorism takes many forms and since these particular terrorists are simians we must assume that all apes are the same. I mean, that’s the way this shit works, right? It therefore logically follows that the violent execution of Harambe is retroactively justified (sorry Julius) and that all chimp suspects should either be deported or rounded up into camps. Possibly to advertise tea.
DATELINE:
August 2102 (2000AD Annual 1981).
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?:
Alan Grants script is again filled with more holes than Harambe (again- sorry, Julius) and the art is a little hard on the eyes.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (IN ONE SENTENCE)?:
When renegade apes take hostages at Mickey Dolenz Block, the Flying Squad is called in.
WHO’S THAT IN THE HELMET?:
Judge Bocking who is almost killed by a falling citizen. Bocking also calls Dredd “JD” implying he is on familiar terms with him.
IT’S CULTURAL, INNIT?:
Mickey Dolenz was a member of the manufactured pop band “The Monkees”.
CANON FODDER?:
The knee and elbow pads of the Judge uniforms are the wrong colours.
WHAT THE DROKK?:
Bocking is either loading a single bullet into his Lawgiver (they have magazines) or has been caught smoking a tiny cigarette.
Dredd’s battle tactics are rubbish. The Lawmaster can only travel forwards on a downward trajectory but the zippers can attack from any angle and change height and speed. Had Dredd used the zippers to attack from above in the first place, the siege would have been over much sooner without the loss of hostages.
WHAT’S THE ART LIKE?:
Decent enough early work from Ewins though the colours are a little florid. There’s also a mismatch in Dredd’s uniform colouration.
HOW MANY LINKS?:
It’s middling and has a nice use of the “Eat Judge boot, lawbreaker” line. The end seems a little harsh with Dredd imposing a death sentence on the capitulating leader, even though he recognises it was a situation that seemed inevitable with the conditions the apes live in. Three links.
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