Origins (Judge Dredd story)
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Cover of 2000 AD prog. 1505 (Sept 13 2006). Issue containing the first episode of "Origins." Illustration by Brian Bolland.
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| Publisher | Rebellion Developments |
| Publication date | 13 September, 2006 – 2 May, 2007 |
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| Title(s) | 2000AD progs 1505-1519, 1529-1535 |
| Main character(s) | Judge Dredd; Judge Fargo |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | John Wagner |
| Artist(s) | Carlos Ezquerra |
| Editor(s) | Tharg (Matt Smith) |
| Origins | ISBN |
"Origins" is one of the longest Judge Dredd storylines to run in the pages of British comic 2000 AD. Making extensive use of flashbacks, it tells the story of how the Judges of Mega-City One rose to power. It was written by John Wagner and illustrated by Carlos Ezquerra, who between them created Judge Dredd in 1977. The story ran to 23 episodes, and was published from 2006 to 2007 to mark thirty years of the Judge Dredd strip. It is set in 2129, Dredd's debut story having been set in 2099.
Wagner explained:
There were many unresolved questions about the origins of the Judge system and some apparent contradictions that required sorting out... It's a task I'd always shied away from because of the difficulty of making sense of it all while still telling a story that was worth reading - but I knew that sometime it had to be done, if for no other reason than my own satisfaction.
2000 AD editor Matt Smith has expanded on this to touch on the contents:
John has aways been waiting for the right story to come along to tell Dredd's origins... And in this case he's come up with a riveting plot that will keep readers intrigued and excited, as well as filling in some of the backstory that we've never seen before - President Robert Booth's initiation of the Atomic Wars, Chief Judge Fargo taking control of Mega-City, etc. The fact the story comes just as 2000AD is approaching its 30th year anniversary gives it a nice sense of history too.
"Origins" was preceded by a five-episode story called "The Connection", written by John Wagner and drawn by Kev Walker. It appeared in progs (issues) 1500-1504 and was immediately followed by "Origins" in progs 1505-1519 and 1529-1535. It had been intended that the final episode would appear in the comic's celebratory thirtieth anniversary issue, but publication was interrupted because artist Carlos Ezquerra moved house during his work on the story. The editor decided to permit him time to finish the strip himself rather than replace him with another artist.
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