Alan Grant

"A slab of pop...a great place to start to explore this huge swathe of British comics" - Kieron Gillen (Die, Once & Future, Eternals) Best of 2000 AD is a landmark series from the cult comic, bursting with our greatest stories for a new generation of readers. Every Best of 2000 AD contains a mix of modern classics and gems from the vault. In each edition you'll find an explosive new Judge Dredd adventure, fresh essays by prominent popular culture writers, a graphic novel-length feature presentation by global legends and a vintage Dredd case. In this volume: Judge Dredd battles Mutie Block anarchy; Halo Jones escapes in Alan Moore’s first masterpiece; humanity is on the Brink in the space murder mystery from Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard; Judge Anderson takes centre stage in the search for Shamballa. Boasting brand new covers from an all-star line-up of artists including Jamie McKelvie (The Wicked + The Divine) and Karl Kerschl (Gotham Academy) with designer Tom Muller (X-Men), Best of 2000 AD is the essential gateway into the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic.

Best of 2000 AD is a landmark series from the cult comic, bursting with our greatest stories for a new generation of readers. Every Best of 2000 AD contains a mix of modern classics and gems from the vault. In each edition you'll find an explosive new Judge Dredd adventure, fresh essays by prominent popular culture writers, a graphic novel-length feature presentation by global legends and a vintage Dredd case. In this volume: Judge Dredd raises only the law when Mega City One's super-rich consider themselves above it all in Elevator Pitch; crash-land on a Death Planet as Al Ewing (The Immortal Hulk) and Henry Flint (Eerie) introduce the monstrous, weaponized (but dead polite) Zombo; go Swimming in Blood with occult detective Devlin Waugh as he investigates a vampire outbreak in an underwater prison by John Smith (Hellblazer) and Sean Phillips (Reckless, Night Fever); ride out into the Godless wasteland of the Cursed Earth and witness Gordon Rennie (Doctor Who) and Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman) preach faith through firepower in Missionary Man. Boasting brand new covers from an all-star line-up of artists including Annie Wu (Hawkeye, Black Canary) and Evan Cagle (Dune, Detective Comics) with designer Tom Muller (X-Men), Best of 2000 AD is the essential gateway into the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic..

The past always comes back to haunt you! Licensed to track down fugitives from justice, the S/D agents are known by another, more cruel name - for they are all mutants, all warped by Strontium 90...all Strontium Dogs. In this sixth volume, Johnny Alpha and his partner Wulf Sternhammer find themselves on Smiley's World and firmly in the sights of an old foe - notorious criminal Max Bubba. The origins of Johnny and Wulf's friendship is revealed as they fight for their lives - a fight that may prove to be their last. This volume collects the world shattering story Max Bubba, alongside Smiley's World and the epic Rage, and Fever. Written by John Wagner and Alan Grant, with art by Carlos Ezquerra.

Keep Watching the Stars! In 1978, 2000 AD launched a weekly sister comic aimed at an older audience and boasting higher production values – its name was Starlord. A plethora of the best comics writers and artists in the UK ensured the new series was a success. These included 2000 AD’s creator, Pat Mills; co-creators of Judge Dredd, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra; future Watchmen artist, Dave Gibbons; legendary 2000 AD and Batman writer, Alan Grant; and The Ballad of Halo Jones co-creator, Ian Gibson. Despite outselling 2000 AD, it was merged into the galaxy’s greatest comic after just 22 issues. Against the policy of the time, 2000 AD was the title that was kept. But the legacy of Starlord lives on with its standout strips Strontium Dog and Ro-Busters (a fore-runner of A.B.C Warriors) occupying a place in the hearts of many comic readers to this day. This book collects Starlord starzines 1-12 and the Starlord Summer Special.

When Dredd is called to investigate the death of sector chief Erikson, the overseer of Sector House 9, the crime scene paints a clear picture: the chief is found shot, with his own Lawgiver still in his hand. But all is not what it seems, and Dredd suspects foul play. When a PSI judge is called to consult, he senses a malevolent presence – one that is not done with Sector House 9 yet… The Haunting of Sector House 9 collects the classic chilling tale by Dredd co-creator John Wagner, Alan Grant, and Brett Ewins, as well as a brand-new sequel story penned by horror writer-director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, A Field in England) and drawn by Simon Coleby (The Royals: Masters of War).

The Ultimate Lawman versus the Dark Knight Detective, and while heroes clash...in Gotham City the psychos are running riot! The anniversary edition of the classic UK/US team up crossover comic is presented in an oversized format, with rescanned and cleaned up artwork to present Simon Bisley's influential work in a glorious new light.

CROSSING THE STIX In the far future Strontium-90 fallout has created a race of mutants, outcasts from society, despised by the ‘norms’ and given only the dirtiest job – bounty hunting. Johnny Alpha is one such mutant, working for the Search/Destroy Agency, hunting down criminals for the Galactic Crime Commission. In this fifth volume, the inhabitants of Jock’s Landing on the water world of Och-Eleven have been slaughtered and everyone thinks Johnny Alpha and his partner Wulf are the murderers! Framed by two sinister Stix brothers in retaliation for the murder of their sibling, the hunters become the hunted and must evade a legion of Strontium Dogs whilst trying to clear their names. Alongside "Outlaw" this volume also contains "Big Bust of 49", "Slavers of Drule" and "The Beast of Milton Keynes". Johnny's story continues in this fifth volume written by John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Alan Grant (Batman), with art by Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher).

MEGA-CITY JUSTICE The world-shattering Tour of Duty storyline continues as Judge Dredd is forced to consider abandoning his mission to clean up the lawless streets of Mega-City One to see out the rest of his career from behind the desk of the Chief Judge. But by taking on the Council of Judges, Dredd risks being stripped of his badge and exiled to the penal colony on Titan. Written by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Gordon Rennie (Missionary Man), Rob Williams (Suicide Squad), Al Ewing (The Immortal Hulk), Robbie Morrison (The Authority), Si Spurrier (Hellblazer) and Alan Grant (Batman) with art by Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher), John Higgins (Watchmen), Colin MacNeil (Strontium Dog), Mike Collins (Captain Britain), Jon Haward (Tharg's Future Shocks), Karl Richardson (Warhammer), Boo Cook (Doctor Who), PJ Holden (Terminator/RoboCop), Leigh Gallagher (Kingmaker), Guy Davis (B.P.R.D.), Paul Marshall (Firekind), Dylan Teague (Jonah Hex), Peter Doherty (Kingsman: The Red Diamond), Nick Dyer (Anderson, PSI Division), David Roach(Batman & Demon) and Anthony Williams (Deadpool).

PSI Judge Cassandra Anderson's belief in the origins of civilisation is put to the test when she is brought to investigate an ancient relic on Mars, believed to be half a million years old. But as her crew members start dying, she finds herself confronting a threat that feels all-too familiar... This volume collects some of Alan Grant's (Judge Dredd, Batman) defining storylines, including his previously uncollected Judge Death stories.

The epic 1990s TALES OF THE BATMAN collected in a hardcover edition for the first time in BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL OMNIBUS VOL. 3: KNIGHTSEND! Bruce Wayne turns to his old foe, Lady Shiva, for help in retraining. Meanwhile, moving in on an arms dealer, Batman discovers that the perpetrator might actually be an old and deadly enemy of the Order of St. Dumas. Bruce Wayne and Robin recruit Nightwing, the first Robin, to keep tabs on the new Batman's activities even as he continues his pursuit of the deadly arms dealer while Wayne sets up a training facility in an abandoned logging mill in the hills outside Gotham City. Collects BATMAN #509-510 & #512-515, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #29-30 & #32-35, DETECTIVE COMICS #676-677 & #679-682, ROBIN #8-9 & #11-14, CATWOMAN #12-13, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #62-63, SHOWCASE '94 #10, NIGHTWING: ALFRED'S RETURN #1, BATMAN: VEGEANCE OF BANE #2.

WELCOME TO THE DOGHOUSE Warped by radioactive Strontium-90 fallout after the Great Nuclear War, mutants like Johnny Alpha only have one career option available: a hard life as galactic bounty hunters known by the ‘norms’ as ‘Strontium Dogs’. The Stontium Dogs patrol the galaxy, bringing trouble to the troublemakers. It’s a hard and dangerous life where only the toughest can survive. Johnny Alpha – the leader of the mutant rebellion – might just be the toughest of them all. This collection sees Johnny and his brother-for-life Wulf Sternhammer return to the Gronk homeworld seeking justice against a band of violent trappers - unaware that they're walking into a trap... Alongside "The Kid Knee Caper" and "The Killing", this volume also contains "The Moses Incident", in which a routine bounty takes a dark and sinister turn which changes Johnny's world forever and sends him into the darkest parts of the galaxy. Will he be able to escape The Island of the Living Dead? Johnny's story continues in this fourth volume written by John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Alan Grant (Batman), with art by Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher).

THE ASCENT OF MANDROID! Cybernetic ex-soldier Nate Slaughterhouse – AKA Mandroid – was last seen rampaging through Mega-City One on a vigilante killing spree. Hellbent on avenging the murder of his son and finding his missing wife, Slaughterhouse took the law into his own hands. But Mega-City One only knows one law, and his name is Dredd. The infamous Judge stopped Mandroid in his tracks and sent him to the Iso-cubes. Now, it’s two years later and Nate Slaughterhouse wants revenge… The best-selling series collecting the law in order continues in this explosive volume written by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Gordon Rennie (Warhammer), Robbie Morrison (The Authority), Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and Alan Grant (Batman), with art by Simon Coleby (The Punisher 2099), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones), Colin MacNeil (Devlin Waugh), Henry Flint (Rogue Trooper), David Roach (Demon), Mike Collins (Superman), Cliff Robinson (Vector 13), John Hicklenton (Heavy Metal Dredd), Boo Cook (Doctor Who), Tan Eng Huat (Doom Patrol), Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante), Paul Marshall (Sinister Dexter) and Smudge (Chiaroscuro).

The biggest baddest DC Universe Bounty Hunter has arrived in a big ol compendium written by Lobo creator Keith Giffen. Everyone s favorite bastich gets his own series of fraggin compendiums that are just as big and bombastic as the Main Man himself! Collects Lobo (miniseries) #1-4,Lobo #0-9, Lobo Annual #1-2, Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special #1, Lobo s Back #1-4,Lobo: Blazing Chain of Love #1, Lobo: Infanticide #1-4, Lobo: Portrait of a Victim #1,Lobo: Unamerican Gladiators #1-4, Lobo Convention Special #1, Lobo: A Contract onGawd #1-4, Lobo: In the Chair #1, Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #8, Superman: TheMan of Steel #30, The Demon #11-15, The Omega Men #3, profile pages from Who sWho #8, and the Lobocop #1 parody.

NOT FOR THE NERVOUS! Celebrating 40 years since IPC launched the UK's most iconic 'horror' anthology, this single volume collects all of the strips included in the 15-issue run of Scream! Produced 'from the depths' of King's Reach Tower by the mysterious 'undead' editor Ghastly McNasty, the first issue of Scream! was unleashed on 24th March 1984. More tongue-in-cheek than horrific, the comic was an immediate hit with younger fans as it included a pair of fake vampire fangs attached to the cover and a number of fantastic new strips from such talents as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Jose Ortiz, Cam Kennedy, Tom Tully, Alan Grant and Eric Bradbury.

In Mega-City One, citizens live in fear under the iron fist of the Judges’ unyielding rule, but PSI Judge Cassandra Anderson knows it’s a flawed system. In this volume, showcasing the stunning work of Arthur Ranson (Button Man, Mazeworld) alongside the rich storytelling of Alan Grant (Judge Dredd, Batman), Anderson grapples with matters of faith and damnation. A chance at eternal life comes at the cost of losing her mind forever, and her pursuit of a just system leads her to investigate a religious cult, and ultimately to engage in a battle of the minds with the most formidable of foes: Satan himself!

Judge Dredd on kovaotteinen lainvalvoja tulevaisuuden levottomassa Mega Cityssä, jossa suurin osa asukkaista on työttömiä ja ja rikollisia.Sarja on Englannin suosituin sarjakuva, joka aloitti omana lehtenään 1977 ja ilmestyy edelleen.. Kustannus Jalava on julkaissut nelisenkymmentä sarjan albumia, joita myytiin yhteensä lähes 100 000.Tässä albumissa on 4 sanomalehdissä ilmestynyttä pitkää seikkailua, joita ei ole aikaisemmin julkaistu suomeksi.

In 2150 a catastrophic war led to 70% of Britain's population being wiped out. Strontium 90 fallout led to an increase of children being born with strange mutations. Hated by average humans, the mutants faced terrible oppression when politician, Nelson Kreelman, introduced a series of anti-mutant laws enforced by a brutal police force. In 2167 the mutants decided to fight back. Amongst their ranks was a young boy with named Johnny Alpha with white blank eyes and a mutant power that grants him a series of powers, including the ability to see through many surfaces. Driven by tragedy, Johnny has a very personal reason wanting to topple the regime and bring Kreeler down. Co-written by Alan Grant (Batman)and John Wagner (A History of Violence) and featuring the artwork of Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd), this collection features the explosive origin of Johnny Alpha in 'Portrait of a Mutant', a tale widely considered to be the greatest Strontium Dog story of all.

They were the new frontiersmen—men and women who hated life in Mega-City One so much that they were willing to travel 2000 kilometres across the radiated desert known as the ‘Cursed Earth’ in order to start a new life. The chances of reaching the new territories are slim – the hostile environment is full of danger, including acid rain downpours, killer viruses, mutants and herds of hungry dinosaurs! To increase their chances of survival, Helltrekkers set off in large convoys. But sometimes fellow travellers can cause just as many problems as the threats from outside! Written by John Wagner and Alan Grant, The Helltrekkers is a monumental survival story and one of the earliest Dreddverse spin-off strips.