ORIGINS
J O H N WA G N E R g C A R L O S E Q U E R R A g K E V WA L K E R
ORIGINS
JUDGE DREDD CREATED BY JOHN WAGNER AND CARLOS EZQUERRA
ORIGINS
JOHN WAGNER
Writer
CARLOS EZQUERRA g KEV WALKER
Artists
BRIAN BOLLAND
Cover Artist
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THECONNECTION
Script:JohnWagner
Art:KevWalker
Letters:AnnieParkhouse
Originallypublishedin2000ADProgs1500-1504
ORIGINS
Script:JohnWagner
Art:CarlosEzquerra
Letters:AnnieParkhouse
Originallypublishedin2000ADProgs1505-1519&1529-1535
COVERSGALLERY
2000ADProg1503:CoverbyJock&ChrisBlythe
2000ADProg1505:CoverbyBrianBolland
2000ADProg1510:CoverbyJohnHiggins
2000ADProg1512:CoverbyRufusDayglo
2000ADProg1514:CoverbySimonColeby&ChrisBlythe
2000ADProg1518:CoverbyMarkHarrison
2000ADProg1529:CoverbyCliffRobinson
2000ADProg1532:CoverbyBooCook
CARLOSEZQUERRASKETCHBOOK
JOHN WAGNER
John Wagner has been scripting for 2000 AD for more years than he cares to remember. His creations include Judge Dredd,
Strontium Dog, Ace Trucking, Al’s Baby, Button Man and Mean Machine. Outside of 2000 AD his credits include Star Wars, Lobo,
The Punisher and the critically acclaimed A History of Violence.
KEV WALKER
Kev Walker is the co-creator of Badlands and The Balls Brothers, and has also provided artwork for Dan Dare, Judge
Dredd, Future Shocks, Harlem Heroes, Mercy Heights, Rogue Trooper, Time Twisters and Tor Cyan. For the Judge Dredd
Megazine, he wrote The Inspectre and has illustrated Judge Anderson, Mean Machine and Wynter.
Walker has recently finished an acclaimed run on DC’s L.E.G.I.O.N. and has pencilled Marvel Comics’ The Eternal.
CARLOS EZQUERRA
As co-creator of Judge Dredd Carlos Ezquerra designed the classic original costume as well as visually conceptualising
Mega-City One. He also co-created Strontium Dog. He has also illustrated A.B.C. Warriors, Judge Anderson, Tharg the
Mighty, Al’s Baby and Cursed Eath Koburn amongst many others. Outside of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, Ezquerra first
illustrated Third World War in Crisis magazine, and has since become a regular collaborator with Garth Ennis, working
on Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, Bloody Mary, Just a Pilgrim, Condors and The Magnificent Kevin. He also pencilled
two special Preacher episodes.
