2000AD #2466 p.04 - Dredd lives, after 18 day coma! Hollow Triumph

2000AD #2466 p.04 - Dredd lives, after 18 day coma! Hollow TriumphIn this fourth page of Prog 2466, Mike Perkins creates a powerful and cinematic moment as Judge Dredd finally wakes from his eighteen day coma. The page is masterfully composed, opening with an extreme close up of Dredds face through a medical visor, capturing his groggy return to consciousness. Perkins' use of deep blacks and clinical lighting shines in the wide angle medical bay shot, where Judge Ronald stands vigil alongside medical droids as Dredd

With a killer design

with the ink work beautifully defining the anatomical tension in the hero's extended arm

explosive moment

beautifully rendered page

The storytelling technique is also fabulous here

The feature is all about how this cover came into being

the famed paperback cover artist best known for his painterly

In this final opening page of this wonderfully written and illustrated series

human moment

holding a spear that clearly shows he must've been the one who killed Bougan

The middle tier of panels is especially strong

the sleet streaking past him in long white slashes that make the whole moment feel fast and frigid