Judge Dredd books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Judge Dredd series?"

"There are 27 books in the Judge Dredd series, published between 1992 and 2019."

Q: "What is the first book in the Judge Dredd series?"

"The first book in the Judge Dredd series is Young Death: Boyhood of a Superfiend, published in 1992."

Q: "Do I need to read the Judge Dredd books in order?"

"The collected editions can be read largely independently, as most story arcs are self-contained. However, reading them in publication order gives the best sense of Dredd's world, recurring characters, and long-running storylines that develop across the volumes."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Young Death: Boyhood of a Superfiend	1992	Dan Abnett	Buy
2	Red Razors	2004	Dan Abnett	Buy
3	Shimura	2004	Dan Abnett	Buy
4	Judge Dredd: Megacity Masters 01	2010	Dan Abnett	Buy
5	Hondo City Law: Way of theSamurai!	2011	Dan Abnett	Buy
6	Judge Death: The Life and Death of…	2011	Dan Abnett	Buy
7	Judge Dredd: MegaCity Masters 03	2011	Dan Abnett	Buy
8	Lenny Zero and the Perps of Mega-City One	2011	Dan Abnett	Buy
9	Mean Machine: Real Mean	2011	Dan Abnett	Buy
10	Missionary Man: Bad Moon Rising	2011	Dan Abnett	Buy
11	The Taxidermist	2011	Dan Abnett	Buy
12	Judge Anderson: The Psychic Crime Files	2012	Dan Abnett	Buy
13	Judge Dredd: Cry of the Werewolf	2012	Dan Abnett	Buy
14	Judge Dredd: When Judges Go Bad	2012	Dan Abnett	Buy
15	Judge Dredd: League of Fatties	2013	Dan Abnett	Buy
16	Banzai Battalion	2014	Dan Abnett	Buy
17	Hondo-City Justice	2014	Dan Abnett	Buy
18	Judge Dredd: The XXX Files	2014	Dan Abnett	Buy
19	Predator Versus Judge Dredd Versus Aliens	2014	Dan Abnett	Buy
20	Dark Justice	2015	Dan Abnett	Buy
21	Fink Angel: Legacy	2016	Dan Abnett	Buy
22	Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Uncensored	2016	Dan Abnett	Buy
23	Judge Dredd: Titan	2016	Dan Abnett	Buy
24	Judge Dredd: The Cape and Cowl Crimes	2017	Dan Abnett	Buy
25	2000 AD Digest - Judge Dredd: Ghost Town	2019	Dan Abnett	Buy
26	Judge Dredd: Cold Wars	2019	Dan Abnett	Buy
27	Judge Dredd: The Small House	2019	Dan Abnett	Buy

Judge Dredd is one of the most recognisable characters in British comics, first appearing in 2000 AD in 1977. The collected volumes in this series gather strips from the long-running anthology magazine as well as related titles, covering stories from 1992 through to 2019. Dredd is a senior Street Judge in Mega-City One, a vast future city on the eastern seaboard of North America, where Judges enforce the law with total authority and instant sentencing.

The strips are known for their dark satire of law enforcement, mass consumerism, and authoritarian governance, as well as for their action and black comedy. Many of the most celebrated Judge Dredd story arcs appear across these volumes, from revisitations of iconic tales to new storylines introducing characters from across the 2000 AD universe including Judge Death, Mean Machine Angel, and Hondo City Judge Shimura.

The 27 volumes in this collection represent a wide cross-section of Dredd’s published history. Readers new to the character can begin with any volume, though starting earlier in the list will provide more context for recurring characters and the wider Mega-City One setting. All volumes are listed in the reading order table below.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Judge Dredd series?

There are 27 books in the Judge Dredd series, published between 1992 and 2019.

What is the first book in the Judge Dredd series?

The first book in the Judge Dredd series is Young Death: Boyhood of a Superfiend, published in 1992.

Do I need to read the Judge Dredd books in order?

The collected editions can be read largely independently, as most story arcs are self-contained. However, reading them in publication order gives the best sense of Dredd’s world, recurring characters, and long-running storylines that develop across the volumes.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order