Stories Wagner has written include America (his favourite) and The Fading of the Light, which both deal with issues including terrorism, growing up under a fascist state, unrequited love and parenthood. His work is characterised by strong moral themes delivered with a light touch and coupled with the blackest of humour. For fans of '2000 AD,' John Wagner is a man who needs no introduction. 1 by John Wagner 4.27 44 Ratings 5 Reviews published 2014 2 editions On 29th August 1981, the Daily Star newspaper ran Want to Read Rate it: Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 06 by John Wagner 4. Born in the USA but brought up in Scotland from the age of twelve, his influence on British comics is immeasurable. The co-creator of 'Judge Dredd' John Wagner discusses 35 years of writing the iconic 2000 AD character, how he and the judge differ politically, aging the character in real time, his thoughts on the new film and more. Perhaps one day we will see Judge Death on the big screen (or small screen) but who knows when that day could be.John Wagner is a comics writer who co-created the characters of Judge Dredd, Judge Anderson, America Jara and many more iconic characters of the series.
It turns out we could have had a Dredd film with Judge Death but FOX wasn’t really interested. They wanted more nuts and bolts before they went into the. That was actually the first script that Alex Garland did was a Judge Death script but Fox, who they were dealing with at the time, turned it down. I mean – everyone wants to see Judge Death, don’t they? Wagner: It would work very well as a television show – it just depends on how it’s done. SG: Do you maybe think it’d work better as a television show? Wagner: Well, there will be a sequel, I just don’t know when or who’ll do it but it’ll happen. Putting on a New York accent John mimics. (W) John Wagner (A) VARIOUS (CA) Brian Bolland He is one of the best-known voices in British comics, respected and revered for revitalising the industry in. ScreenGeek: What do you think of the possibility of a sequel film? The first script John, now 70, wrote included the story of a man spotted jay walking by Dredd, who then brutally ran him down for his misdemeanours. I happened to be at 2000 AD’s 2000th Issue Celebration yesterday and managed to speak with the co-creator of Judge Dredd – who had some very interesting things to say:
While Karl Urban has said he’s working very hard to make it happen, not much has happened as of late, other than the actor saying that he’d really love to play the character again. A series then became something that fans also wanted to see. A sequel to 2012’s Dredd has been on the minds of many comic book fans over the years.
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