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The Uncensored Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Sells Out In A Day

Published Thu, 14 Jul 2016 05:10:15 -0500

Last updated Thu, 14 Jul 2016 06:04:41 -0500

The uncensored edition of the legendary Judge Dredd epic, The Cursed Earth, has sold out in the UK – less than a day after going on sale.

Unprecedented demand for The Cursed Earth Uncensored has resulted in distributors being cleared out of stock, with copies already on bookstore and comic store shelves now the only ones left of the hardcover. North American stocks are also nearly gone.

Rebellion Publishing is now planning a paperback edition to satisfy demand.

Ben Smith, head of books and comic books at Rebellion Publishing, said: "Demand for The Cursed Earth Uncensored has been unprecedented. The response to news of its publication has seen bookshops across the UK, including stores not known for selling graphic novels, ordering in substantial quantities and pre-orders reaching record levels. It's a tribute to the outstanding quality of the writers and artists on this story that 38 years after first publication it can elicit such extraordinary demand."

Published in 2000 AD in 1978, The Cursed Earth was the first great Judge Dredd epic, but the story ran into trouble when two episodes – 'Burger Wars' and 'Soul Food' – featured parodies of Burger King, Ronald McDonald, the Jolly Green Giant, the Michelin Man, and a number of other prominent corporate characters in a raucous and shameless satire of American consumer culture. After concerns of legal action at the time the then publisher IPC decided collections of this classic strip would omit the satirical stories. But now, Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Uncensored reprints the story in its entirety for the first time.

Published on both sides of the Atlantic this week and priced at £25 in the UK and $35 in North America, the book features work by Pat Mills and John Wagner, complete with art from Brian Bolland and Mick McMahon.

The production also used original artwork on loan from fans and included the original colour centre spreads, never before reprinted.

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