Trollheart's Futureshock: Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog and the world of 2000 AD

Trollheart · 12-20-2016, 09:55 AM

First print date: February 13 1982
Prog appearance: 251
Writer(s): John Wagner
Artist(s): Carlos Ezquerra
Total episodes: 25

The Apocalypse War, Episode VII

The spearhead of the Sov invasion is indeed terrible to behold. Strato-V bombers fly over the city, releasing jets of gas that pacify the crowds below, killing all instantly and indiscriminately, while T1000 Radsweeper tanks roll over whatever feeble resistance the Judges put up. If there's anything left after that, Karpov MF7 Sentenoids, mechanical soldiers, mop it up as the tanks roll onwards. In the TCB, Dredd considers the situation and again refuses to accept the inevitable. Instead, as he looks out on the ruin of his city, he orders guerilla war, instructing every Judge to engage the enemy, retreat, then engage again, hopefully catching them off-guard. It's a vain plan, and I have to say not a well thought-out one: what possible harm can a few raids here, a few sorties there, do against the might of the Sov advance? Even as he ponders this, the bunker itself is breached and East-Meg soldiers pour in through the upper level entrance. The end can't be far away now.

Quotes

Izaaks: “The invasion point is officially devoid of life, Sir.”
Kazan: “Don't bother me with your corpse count, Izaaks. Mere feathers on the chicken.”
Izaaks: “Feathers, sir? Chicken?”
Kazan: “An old proverb told to me by my Siberian clone mother: If you want to pluck the chicken, it is easier if you first cut off the head!”

Judge Domer: “Only yesterday I was arresting perps on these streets. Now there aren't any perps. There aren't any streets!”

Those clever little touches
As the landing point is pacified, with corpses strewn all around, we see that one of the ruined buildings has a sign proclaiming Life Insurance!

Laughing in the face of death
Not really, but as the motley collection of Judges who remain head out onto the devastated streets of their city, one opines that they are Judges, and must bring order: it is their job. Another points sarcastically to where a fleet of strato-Vs hover and asks “How about there?”

I'll ask the questions, Creep!
Meh, I'm going to ask how the tanks, which are now rolling through what remains of the streets of Mega-City One, got there? I see no ships, as Nelson said, and it's to be assumed they didn't trek across the Cursed Earth without being spotted long before the attack on Mega-City One. Could they have been carried in the strato-Vs? Possible, but they kind of don't look built for that kind of transport duty. Hmm.

12-20-2016, 09:55 AM	#18 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	First print date: February 13 1982 Prog appearance: 251 Writer(s): John Wagner Artist(s): Carlos Ezquerra Total episodes: 25 The Apocalypse War, Episode VII The spearhead of the Sov invasion is indeed terrible to behold. Strato-V bombers fly over the city, releasing jets of gas that pacify the crowds below, killing all instantly and indiscriminately, while T1000 Radsweeper tanks roll over whatever feeble resistance the Judges put up. If there's anything left after that, Karpov MF7 Sentenoids, mechanical soldiers, mop it up as the tanks roll onwards. In the TCB, Dredd considers the situation and again refuses to accept the inevitable. Instead, as he looks out on the ruin of his city, he orders guerilla war, instructing every Judge to engage the enemy, retreat, then engage again, hopefully catching them off-guard. It's a vain plan, and I have to say not a well thought-out one: what possible harm can a few raids here, a few sorties there, do against the might of the Sov advance? Even as he ponders this, the bunker itself is breached and East-Meg soldiers pour in through the upper level entrance. The end can't be far away now. Quotes Izaaks: “The invasion point is officially devoid of life, Sir.” Kazan: “Don't bother me with your corpse count, Izaaks. Mere feathers on the chicken.” Izaaks: “Feathers, sir? Chicken?” Kazan: “An old proverb told to me by my Siberian clone mother: If you want to pluck the chicken, it is easier if you first cut off the head!” Judge Domer: “Only yesterday I was arresting perps on these streets. Now there aren't any perps. There aren't any streets!” Those clever little touches As the landing point is pacified, with corpses strewn all around, we see that one of the ruined buildings has a sign proclaiming Life Insurance! Laughing in the face of death Not really, but as the motley collection of Judges who remain head out onto the devastated streets of their city, one opines that they are Judges, and must bring order: it is their job. Another points sarcastically to where a fleet of strato-Vs hover and asks “How about there?” I'll ask the questions, Creep! Meh, I'm going to ask how the tanks, which are now rolling through what remains of the streets of Mega-City One, got there? I see no ships, as Nelson said, and it's to be assumed they didn't trek across the Cursed Earth without being spotted long before the attack on Mega-City One. Could they have been carried in the strato-Vs? Possible, but they kind of don't look built for that kind of transport duty. Hmm. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018