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Judge Dredd Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Judge Dredd books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Judge Dredd series? Start with "Streets of Mega City Dredd (By: John Wagner,Mike McMahon)" (1982) and follow publication order through all 73 books.
The complete Judge Dredd reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Streets of Mega City Dredd (By: John Wagner,Mike McMahon)
1982
Judge Vs. The Midnight Surfer (By: John Wagner)
1988
The Dark Judges (By: John Wagner)
1988
Judge Dredd Future Crime (By: John Wagner)
1990
The Judge Dredd Mega Collection (By: John Wagner)
1990
Judge Dredd in America (By: John Wagner,Colin MacNeil)
1991
Metal Fatigue (By: John Wagner)
1991
Hall of Justice (By: Alan Grant,John Wagner,Pat Mills,Mike McMahon,IanGibson,Ron Smith,Cliff Robinson)
1991
Judge Dredd in Bad Science (By: John Wagner,Grant)
1991
Rough Justice (By: Alan Grant,Bryan Talbot,John Wagner,Steve Dillon,Brett Ewins,Kevin O'Neill,Brendan McCarthy)
1991
Boyhood of a Superfiend (By: John Wagner)
1992
The Complete Judge Dredd in Oz (By: Alan Grant,John Wagner)
1994
The Ultimate Riddle (By: John Wagner,Grant Wagner)
1995
The Complete America (By: John Wagner)
1996
The Three Amigos (By: Trevor Hairsine,John Wagner)
1996
Necropolis (By: John Wagner)
1998
Blind Justice (By: John Wagner)
1998
Predator vs. Judge Dredd (By: Enrique Alcatena,John Wagner)
1998
The Scorpion Dance: Featuring "Beyond the Call of Duty" (By: John Wagner)
1999
Doomsday For Dredd (By: John Wagner,AndyClarke,Charlie Adlard,Simon Davis,Neil Googe,Mike McMahon,Cam Kennedy)
2001
Doomsday For Mega City One (By: John Wagner)
2001
Wilderlands (By: Trevor Hairsine,John Wagner,Mark Harrison,Carlos Ezquerra)
2001
Judge Dredd Featuring Judge Death (By: Brian Bolland,John Wagner)
2002
Incubus (By: Andy Diggle,John Wagner,Henry Flint)
2003
Necropolis Book Two (By: John Wagner,Carlos Ezquerra)
2003
The Apocalypse War (By: Alan Grant,John Wagner,Carlos Ezquerra)
2004
Red Razors (By: Mark Millar)
2004
Dredd Vs. Death (By: Alan Grant,John Wagner)
2005
Origins (By: John Wagner)
2005
Total War (By: John Wagner,Henry Flint,Colin McNeil,Jason Brashill)
2005
Satan's Island (By: Kevin Walker,John Wagner,Ben Willsher,Cam Kennedy,Paul Marshal)
2005
The Chief Judge's Man (By: John Wagner,Colin MacNeil,John Burns,William Simpson)
2006
Judge Dredd-Brothers Of The Blood (By: John Wagner,Charlie Adlard,Colin MacNeil,Carlos Ezquerra,IanGibson,Simon Fraser)
2006
The Hunting Party (By: John Wagner)
2006
The Pit (By: John Wagner,Carlos Ezquerra)
2008
Death Lives! (By: Brian Bolland,John Wagner,Kevin O'Neill)
2010
Lenny Zero and the Perps of Mega-City One (By: Andy Diggle,John Wagner)
2011
The Taxidermist (By: John Wagner)
2011
Real Mean (By: John Wagner,Steve Dillon,Greg Staples)
2011
The Life and Death of... (By: John Wagner)
2011
Bad Moon Rising (By: Gordon Rennie)
2011
Way of theSamurai! (By: John Wagner,Robbie Morrison)
2011
The Psychic Crime Files (By: Alan Grant)
2012
When Judges Go Bad (By: Mark Millar,John Wagner)
2012
America (By: John Wagner)
2012
Cry of the Werewolf (By: Alan Grant,John Wagner,Robbie Morrison,Gordon Rennie)
2012
The Complete Carlos Ezquerra Volume 1 (By: John Wagner,Carlos Ezquerra)
2013
Judge Child Saga (By: Mark Millar,John Wagner)
2013
League of Fatties (By: John Wagner,Grant Alan)
2013
Banzai Battalion (By: John Wagner)
2014
The XXX Files (By: Alan Grant,John Wagner)
2014
Hondo-City Justice (By: Steve Parkhouse,Robbie Morrison)
2014
Predator Versus Judge Dredd Versus Aliens (By: John Wagner)
2014
My Name Is Death (By: Frazer Irving,John Wagner)
2014
Urban Warfare (By: Matthew Smith)
2015
Luna-1 (By: John Wagner)
2015
Dark Justice (By: John Wagner,Greg Staples)
2015
Dead Zone (By: Richard Elson,John Wagner,Henry Flint)
2016
Titan (By: Rob Williams)
2016
The Cursed Earth Uncensored (By: John Wagner,Pat Mills)
2016
Legacy (By: Alan Grant,John Wagner)
2016
The Brendan McCarthy Collection (By: Al Ewing,Alan Grant,John Wagner,Brendan McCarthy)
2017
Every Empire Falls (By: Michael Carroll)
2017
The Cape and Cowl Crimes
2017
Dominion (By: John Wagner,Nick Percival)
2018
Cold Wars (By: Paul Davidson,Rob Williams,Michael Carroll)
2019
2000 AD Digest - Ghost Town (By: Alan Grant,Dave Taylor,John Wagner,Rob Williams,R.M. Guerra)
2019
The Small House (By: Rob Williams,Henry Flint)
2019
Machine Law (By: John Wagner,Colin MacNeil,John McCrea)
2020
Judge Fear's Big Day Out And Other Stories (By: Michael Carroll)
2020
Guatemala (By: John Wagner,Colin MacNeil)
2021
Blaze of Glory (By: Al Ewing)
2022
Legends of The Law: Book One (By: Alan Grant,John Wagner,Anthony Williams,Brent Anderson)
2022
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