The moment it became clear that IDW understood how to make some good Judge Dredd comics I began daydreaming about the prospect of a Psi-Division series. Cassandra Anderson, Mega-City One’s most prominent Psi-Judge, is probably my favorite character in Dredd’s world. Co-created by 2000 AD stalwarts John Wagner and Brian Bolland, Judge Anderson made her first appearance in the 1980 story, “Judge Death.” From there she quickly fell under the stewardship of writer Alan Grant, who has been her primary writer ever since. For twenty years Grant has told Anderson stories spanning from her days as a cadet to current day. Generations of readers in the UK have enjoyed Grant’s tales of Anderson and the Psi-Division, and now it’s time for readers in the States to get to know her.
Written by current 2000 AD editor-in-chief Matt Smith with art by Carl Critchlow (“Judge Dredd,” “Magic the Gathering,” “Thrud the Barbarian”), “Anderson, Psi-Division” is the tale of a young Judge Anderson during her early days on the force.
“Judge Dredd: Anderson, Psi-Division” #1
Written by Matt Smith
Illustrated by Carl CritchlowIn an all-new adventure from Cassandra Anderson’s early days in the Mega-City One Psi-Division, writer Matt Smith and artist Carl Critchlow present “King of the Six Sectors.” It all starts with Anderson awaking from an unusually strong vision of an attack on the Megapolitan Museum showcasing Cursed Earth artifacts…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Anderson Psi-Division is on sale August 13. If you’ve been enjoying IDW’s Judge Dredd ongoing or are curious about this world and its characters you do not want to miss this new series. To whet your whistle, our friends at IDW passed along an exclusive preview of the first issue.
