With Dredd 3D making quite the impression on those that saw it, many folks are looking for an entry way into the many great years of Judge Dredd comics. Luckily, publisher 2000AD has announced that 11 of the most essential Judge Dredd graphic novels are now available for sale digitally from 2000AD.com as DRM-free PDF or CBZ downloads, or on the Kindle Fire and Nook stores.

The A-Z of Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 1

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 2

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 3

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 4

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 5

Judge Dredd: The Day the Law Died

Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Saga

Judge Dredd: The Dark Judges

Judge Dredd: America

Judge Dredd: The Pit

Judge Dredd: Origins

The graphic novels available include: Not too shabby a collection, and all of them essential pieces of the Dredd mythology.Matt Smith, editor of 2000AD and writer of Judge Dredd: Year One (out today from IDW Publishing), said, “It really is a ‘Dredd 101’ class – these volumes are the perfect introduction to Judge Dredd and his world, with stories like The Apocalypse War, The Dark Judges, America, and Origins, all available digitally for the first time to readers around the world. But we don’t believe in keeping it to ourselves – all these stories are available as DRM-free downloads!”So if you dug the hell out of Dredd (and who didn't?), this is your next step.

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