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Pandasaurus has announced a new 2 player set collection game District Noir is coming this summer. Preorders will start on May 19th with retail release planned for July 19th. District Noir was originally published in Japanese by Taikikennai Games in 2016 as Throne and Grail. It was then published in 2019 as Chocolate Factory by Nasza Księgarnia in Polish. The current art and theme was published last year in French by Spiral Éditions. When the time is right, gain control! At the head of the city’s largest criminal organizations, men and women fight to control territories and gain support by trying every means possible to grow their influence. Control of the District Noir, a central and highly contested area, remains the major issue that will make all the difference in dominating the city. There are two paths to victory: win over District Noir's various supports, or directly control the city’s three strategic locations. Before players can claim these, they must be played to the center

Judge Dredd #1 - Ripe; Protection Racket Review

Judge Dredd #1 Review


In the 22nd century, crime runs rampant in Mega-City One, home to over 400 million citizens, robots, criminals and lunatics. The only line of defense between anarchy and chaos are… the Judges. And Judge Dredd is the toughest of them all. In this, Judge Dredd's 35th anniversary year, IDW is proud to re-introduce Judge Dredd to America in this all-new ongoing series.


Cover/Solicit - 5/5

- Would I pick-up the comic based on the solicit/cover alone? Are the alternate covers appealing? Does the solicit/cover portray what happens in the issue?

Art - 3/5

- Do I personally like this artist's style? Does the artist stay true to the characters appearance?

Colors/Ink/Lettering - 4/5

- Does the work blend well with the artist? Is the coloring/inking enjoyable and easy to distinguish what's happening? Can I easily read the lettering?

Layout/Flow - 5/5

- Does the layout of the issue make it easy to read? Does the issue have a good flow of the plot and keep me engaged?

Story - 4/5

- Weighted Triple. How well did the issue further develop the current story? How well did the issue further develop the characters? Did I enjoy reading the issue?



Verdict - 4.1

- I have never read the 2000 AD Judge Dredd comics but I really enjoyed the original 1995 Judge Dredd movie. I haven't gotten the chance to watch the 2012 version but that's on the to do list. I really like the variant covers for this issue and the art for the first story art pretty nice. The second story however left something to be desired. Overall this is a good jumping in point for anyone not familiar with the history of Dredd. It gives a basic overview of how society in a Dystopian Future exists and how the Judges protect the citizens. The first issue is a lead-in to the first story arc of robots revolting against humans. It is very well written and the pacing was done in a manner not to confuse a new reader. The second story is similar  in showing the robots disdain for their human masters but overall was unnecessary to the issue. Personally I would have like the first story to be a little longer with maybe a little more background on the characters. This is definitely worth picking up if you have ever been interested in Dredd but too afraid to or intimidated because 2000 AD has been running for over 1800 issues.

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