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Exclusive Comic Preview: Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #1
I’m often really excited to share exclusive previews with you, dear comic readers. But today is extra special since IDW Publishing slipped us a preview of their forthcoming “Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges” #1. IDW has been making great strides to publish incredible material with the Judge Dredd license and next week they will rerelease one of the bastard’s best stories. If you don’t know the name Judge Death then you can’t miss this!
Brian Bolland’s work is incomparable. Seriously, its worth the cover price alone.
Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #1 (of 5)—SPOTLIGHT
John Wagner, Alan Grant (w) • Brian Bolland (a) • Darick Robertson (c)
His name is Judge Death and in his eyes all life is crime! Together with his brothers Fear, Fire, and Mortis, the super-fiend from Deadworld is determined to end all life in Mega-City One once and for all! This compilation features classic Judge Death tales from the pages of 2000 AD, including his stunning debut story by co-creators John Wagner and Brian Bolland.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Presenting “The Dark Judges” saga with all-new colors!
- New covers by artist Darick Robertson(Transmetropolitan)!
- Each issue will have a special cover by Sam Shearon, featuring one of the Dark Judges. Up first: Judge Death!
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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