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"The original tale of sci-fi dystopian blockbuster justice, Judge Dredd’s the most cultish, treasured story cycle in all of UK comic book history. In this Q&A / book launch, comics critic Michael Molcher presents an original analysis of Dredd as prophetic political satire - of our now very-real dystopian police state."
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A event held at Bookhaus on Tuesday 28th February. The event starts at 18:00.
Judge, jury and executioner, Judge Dredd is the brutal comic book cop policing the chaotic future urban jungle of Mega-City One, created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra and launching in the pages of 2000 AD in 1977.
But what began as a sci-fi action comic quickly evolved into a searing satire on hardline, militarised policing and ‘law and order’ politics, its endless inventiveness and ironic humour acting as a prophetic warning about our world today – and with important lessons for our future.
Blending comic book history with contemporary radical theories on policing, I Am The Law by writer and comics critic Michael Molcher takes key Dredd stories from the last 45 years and demonstrates how they provide a unique wake up call about our gradual, and not so gradual, slide towards authoritarian policing.
Michael Molcher will be part of a panel alongside Rob Williams and John Pegram.
Michael Molcher is the Brand Manager for 2000AD
Rob Williams is a comic writer, working mainly on 2000AD, including Judge Dredd
John Pegram is John is the founding member of police monitoring group Bristol Copwatch. He is a community activist and believes in challenging racist and disproportionate policing head on. He feels
independent grassroots police monitoring supports all of us and leaves no one behind.
Tickets cost £5 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink and £2 off the book.
Entry requirements:
But what began as a sci-fi action comic quickly evolved into a searing satire on hardline, militarised policing and ‘law and order’ politics, its endless inventiveness and ironic humour acting as a prophetic warning about our world today – and with important lessons for our future.
Blending comic book history with contemporary radical theories on policing, I Am The Law by writer and comics critic Michael Molcher takes key Dredd stories from the last 45 years and demonstrates how they provide a unique wake up call about our gradual, and not so gradual, slide towards authoritarian policing.
Michael Molcher will be part of a panel alongside Rob Williams and John Pegram.
Michael Molcher is the Brand Manager for 2000AD
Rob Williams is a comic writer, working mainly on 2000AD, including Judge Dredd
John Pegram is John is the founding member of police monitoring group Bristol Copwatch. He is a community activist and believes in challenging racist and disproportionate policing head on. He feels
independent grassroots police monitoring supports all of us and leaves no one behind.
Tickets cost £5 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink and £2 off the book.
Entry requirements:
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