I grew up reading Judge Dredd and I loved last year's movie interpretation. Alex Garland's script was spot on and Karl Urban nailed the role in so many ways. I was thrilled that I got to interview them both before the film came out and the one question that was on everyone's lips was - "Will we get a sequel?" Garland was excited by the prospect, but realistic about the chances and Karl Urban had an idea of who he'd like to square off against, but at the end of the day, it comes down to the numbers. So let's start with the good news...

The box office takings don't look great - IMDb put it at about $32 million against a budget of $50 million. There are debates all over the internet as to why it didn't do so well in cinemas - being heavily marketed as Dredd 3D certainly didn't help its cause, since many people may have been put off by the 3D being right up there in the title. For the record, I thought the 3D really worked well, especially in the trippy "Slo-Mo" enhanced scenes. Trying to pull itself out from under the shadow of Stallone's 1996 stinker of a movie couldn't have helped either. The reviews were good, but just not enough people made the effort to get to the cinema.

Hold on a minute you say, this was supposed to be the good news... Well, now that the movie has made its way to the home video market, it's apparently cleaning up! According to publishers 2000AD, Dredd (sans the 3D bit) entered the – video charts at number 1 (knocking The Dark Knight Rises off the top spot) and shifting over 650,000 copies, with many stores apparently selling out of their stocks. It was also the top selling download for its first week on release, according to a press release from Lionsgate Studios. Would this be enough to get the sequel greenlit? At best, those figures could add maybe another $10 - 15 million to the gross, which still leaves it making a loss (but then again, don't all movies?). What it does show is that there's definitely an audience there, and if all those people could be persuaded to get off their butts and see the film in the cinema, then there might just be a chance. I've done my bit - I got to see an early screening, but went to see it again when it came out properly, and my Blu-ray arrived just after release day. I even got a nice new 3D TV to watch it on; now I just need the right moment to crank up the surround sound and sit back to enjoy it all over again.

Now, the bad news... On Monday, January 28, Prop Store will be launching a massive auction of over 200 props from the film over on its eBay store. Included in the lots are not just the smaller items such as helmets, weapons and belts - which you could see being replaced or redesigned anyway - but also Karl Urban's actual Judge Dredd costume and even his Lawmaster bike. This does not bode well. While it could be cool to have a bit of Dredd in my house, I'd much rather have a sequel. Maybe it's just another revenue stream that they can use to help break even and then start again with a clean slate for the next film? Maybe that's just wishful thinking? Surely they can afford to just keep them in storage a bit longer to see how the home video sales help the bottom line? I really want to see that story featuring Chopper and then another one with all of the Dark Judges up there on the big screen.

For now though, we'll have to make do with the one movie, and of course all of the comics that spawned it. I'm now up to volume four of the Judge Dredd case files, and publishers Rebellion have just announced that three of early epic stories - The Cursed Earth Saga, The Day the Law Died, and The Dark Judges - are now available for Amazon's Kindle and Kindle Fire , alongside many other graphic novels.

And speaking of graphic novels, March sees the release of one of the more recent epics which actually fills in the blanks about how Mega-City One came to be and where Dredd came from. Co-creators John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra are back together again to tell this unknown back story of their most famous character, in the ultimate Origins story, with additional art by Kev Walker and a covers gallery featuring Jock, John Higgins, Rufus Dayglo, Simon Coleby, and Boo Cook.

Maybe this is the tale Alex Garland wants to tell for his sequel? Please, please, please!