The international celebration of the ultimate lawman of the future, Judge Dredd!
Taking place on Saturday 3 October, The Day of Dredd is a titanic celebration of one of the most famous characters in comics history, with special signings across the UK and abroad — plus extra special swag for lucky Dredd-ites!
John Wagner, Mick McMahon, Barry Kitson, Colin MacNeil and John Higgins head up the list of top creators who will be signing at Forbidden Planet stores in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Camden, Liverpool and London, Forbidden Planet International stores in Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Norwich and Sheffield, Books With Pictures in Portland, Oregon – and the first ever official 2000 AD signing at Knihkupectví KRAKATIT in Prague, Czechia!
And early bird fans will find that participating stores will have special limited edition stickers and bookmarks available!
Don’t miss the chance to dive into some Dredd on 3 October — obey the Day of Dredd!
Signings will run 2pm – 3pm unless otherwise indicated:
Forbidden Planet Bristol: Anthony Williams, Dylan Teague, Lee Carter, Patrick Goddard
Forbidden Planet Cambridge: Steven Austin
Forbidden Planet Camden: Rob Williams, Liam Sharp (runs 12.30pm – 1.30pm)
Forbidden Planet Liverpool: Joe Currie, John Higgins, Leigh Gallagher, Sally Jane Hurst
Forbidden Planet London: Ben Willsher, Boo Cook, Chris Weston, Dan Cornwell, John Wagner, Laura Bailey, Silvia Califano, Simon Davis (runs until 3.30pm)
Forbidden Planet Southampton: Mick McMahon
Forbidden Planet International Belfast: PJ Holden
Forbidden Planet International Glasgow: Colin MacNeil, Tom Foster
Forbidden Planet International Manchester: Andy Diggle, Robbie Morrison
Forbidden Planet International Norwich: Barry Kitson, Jake Lynch
Forbidden Planet International Sheffield: Nick Percival, Staz Johnson, Peter Doherty
Knihkupectví KRAKATIT, Prague: Stewart K Moore (runs 10am – 3pm)
Books With Pictures, Portland OR: Arthur Wyatt(runs from 1pm)
The Day of Dredd is the perfect day for readers new and old to discover 2000 AD’s biggest character and Britain’s greatest comics export — a hardline future cop created by John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher), who has been bringing justice to the mean streets of the vast Mega-City One for almost half a century, both thrilling readers and satirising everything from Margaret Thatcher to Donald Trump, from fad fashions to freedom fighters. As well as helping launch the careers of some of comics’ biggest names, Dredd has become one of the most iconic characters in British comics and even part of the English language!
Other book and comic book stores supporting The Day of Dredd include:
- The Darl Knight in Darlington, UK
- Lighthouse Comics in Folkestone, UK
- Dave’s Comics in Brighton, UK
- OK Comics in Leeds, UK
- Beccles Books in Beccles, Suffolk, UK
- Books & Bevs in York, UK
- Ink & Ember in Peterborough and Stamford, UK
- Books With Pictures in Portland and Eugene, Oregon, USA
- Plot Twist Comics and Games in Springfield, Missouri, USA
- Warlockcomics in Los Angeles, California, USA
- Rosie’s Comics in Amherst, Virginia, USA
- 717 Comics in Georgetown, Texas, USA
- Zeppelin Comics in Benicia, California, USA
- Funky Town Comics in Dayton, Ohio, USA
With the 50th anniversary of 2000 AD and Judge Dredd fast approaching in February 2027, with special plans to celebrate the occasion to be announced in the coming months, The Day of Dredd is a chance for fans to pass on their passion for The Law as well as for new readers looking for a way into one of the most important characters in comics. In addition to the long-running and best-selling Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files series, the Essential Judge Dredd line of graphic novel collections gives readers the opportunity to encounter the big epic storylines that have influenced not just comics over the last fifty years but global culture!
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