Whitechapel - REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-06T05:08:42-08:00

The REMAKE/REMODEL meme is one of my favourite things. Artists need a place to show off and Whitechapel should always be It. A handful of entries will be showcased on Bleedingcool at the end of each challenge.

(image by the übertalented Jock.)

THE RULES:

-- This is for ART ONLY. Any pen-portraits, or crappy scribbles padded-out with words, will cause a deployment of the newly-trained Urethral Attack Maggots. And a banned account.
-- No stock-photo manipulation. No half-arsed bollocks. Anything deemed to be piss-takery will be nuked from orbit. Original photography is fine.
-- No more than ONE submission by any one person.

INSTRUCTIONS:

JUDGE DREDD

All righty then. Doesn’t come much better than this.

We’ve had our clowns, we’ve had our jungle-protecting sorcerers, we’ve had our gun-wielding primates. I think we can all agree it’s about time we sunk our teeth into some good old fashioned head-breaking uberviolent zero-tolerance epic future cop action, yes? With the kind permission of the splendid droids over at 2000AD, you’re about to get the chance to re-imagine the most iconic chin in British comics history. Here’s what we know:

Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in Mega City One: a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner. Dredd and his fellow Judges are empowered to arrest, sentence and even execute criminals on the spot. He was created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra.

Those of us who know and love the character could happily add to that with days’ worth of affectionate waffle. We’d mention that the common interpretation of Dredd as a fascist is a horrible oversimplification, and for a character nicknamed “old stoney face” he's in fact remarkably complex. We’d mumble about the gigapolis he inhabits – Mega City One – being a gloriously over-the-top cipher of the real-world, whose gibbering denizens are so thoroughly buzzed on the insanities of the Future that they need brutal and unsympathetic law enforcement to prevent Colony Collapse. We’d meander endlessly through our smugness regarding the genius of a character able to make readers root for him – even empathize with him – despite his stated belief that democracy is the worst thing that could happen to his town.

And then there’s the uniform.

Let’s keep the rest. Let’s drokk about with the look. Your mission is simple: You’re designing a character capable of upholding the law in a city-sized lunatic asylum. He or she is going to be wading in violence 24/7. He or she needs to be mobile, armed, flexible. He or she needs to represent the judicial system which created them, with whatever symbols seem most appropriate. In a world of frothing pants-on-head crazystomm, He or she is the law.

And, folks: WE CANNOT SEE HIS/HER FULL FACE. Trying to de-helmet Dredd is a bannable offence, in this fan's opinion.

Hit it, creeps.

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2011-12-06T05:10:48-08:00

Holy Shit. This will be awesome.

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2011-12-06T05:15:24-08:00

Good God Sir, this will be epic.

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2011-12-06T05:39:05-08:00

I'm glad you said about the de-helmeting rule, that would seem.....
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wrong

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2011-12-06T06:12:01-08:00

So, this "DREDD" character... popular over in the UK, eh?
(ducks)

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2011-12-06T07:34:54-08:00

As a bona fide droid, I'm automatically disqualified, but here's my (old) effort ...

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2011-12-06T14:23:15-08:00

So.......

We can "change" the helmet then?

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2011-12-06T15:30:18-08:00

Thank you, boss!

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2011-12-06T21:41:05-08:00

Waaaaah...this is a biggie. I'm gonna HAVE to at least give it the ol' college try.

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2011-12-07T01:05:39-08:00

@Kperkins - you may.

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2011-12-07T02:56:19-08:00

:O ....no way!!

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2011-12-07T04:39:07-08:00

FUCKIN-A!!!!!!!!

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2011-12-07T06:43:39-08:00

Totally worth coming out of forum retirement for! It's been a long time since I've done one of these, so lower expectations accordingly:

As you can see, I decided to make the eagle motif a bit stronger, like it's enveloping him. The helmet was designed to be shaped a little more like an eagle head. Extra armour, too, to deal with enhanced threat levels.

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2011-12-07T13:25:59-08:00

Just when I thought I was out....

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2011-12-07T14:02:45-08:00

So...

I've never actually read Judge Dredd.

I think I should get in on this one.

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2011-12-07T16:34:43-08:00

@Anchorbeard, You're my boyfriend, so I'm going to go easy on you...which means I will only beat you HALF to death with my Judge Dredd Complete Case Files books.

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2011-12-07T16:54:06-08:00

@oldhat I thought about saying that but figured it would fall on deaf ears. @Anchorbeard, as the good Captain says, "Make it so."

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2011-12-08T04:11:39-08:00

Disconcerting to have Jock at the head! But I suspect this may kick all kinds of booty...

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2011-12-08T06:46:35-08:00

DROCK!

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2011-12-08T07:21:24-08:00

RESPECT THE BADGE
HE EARNED IT WITH HIS BLOOD

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2011-12-08T09:29:25-08:00

To paraphrase the esteemed Mr Flecky, I think i just made a sex wee!
edit; (which I'm sure would get some serious cube time were the big chin in the sector!)

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2011-12-08T13:01:44-08:00

This one is killing me because it's kind of hard to improve on Dredd's costume--it's so iconic--without completely losing any of the things that make him dredd

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2011-12-08T13:09:27-08:00

Dredd's costume isn't only iconic, it's eerily prescient (take off the eagle and paint it black, he could be on the news)... looking forward to the imminent thread explosion.

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2011-12-08T13:15:21-08:00

Going in a purposely different direction, possibly back to the occult investigator strip the name was originally for...

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2011-12-08T15:40:25-08:00

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2011-12-09T01:01:33-08:00

@sobriero Damn Felipe, I thought I'd come up with the shield idea first (in my head anyway)! also, wig = genius!

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2011-12-09T14:25:33-08:00

I was a Dredd kid from day one so THE CRIME IS LIFE! THE SENTENCE IS DEATH!
Great stuff.

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2011-12-09T16:23:32-08:00

@Anchorbeard: I didn't know much about Judge Dredd either. But I am a researcher. So I've been doing some research on the Internet and bought an old special of Dredd classics from the book exchange. It's helped me to get the gist of the character and get to grips with his costume.

@Everyone: I don't know about you, but I feel most honoured to be doing something by 'kind permission.'

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2011-12-10T10:44:08-08:00

I haven't been here in a while...Hello, Whitechapelains...
So, one question: Does Mega-city one reaches as far as Detroit City, or Californian Universities ?
...

Thanks, I'll take that as a yes.

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2011-12-10T11:12:37-08:00

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2011-12-10T19:27:30-08:00

Hmph...not at all happy with my effort here, but if I keep trying to tweak it I'll have it posted here sometime next year. More Manga Studio YT tutorials STAT.

Thanks to Ted for inspiring me to go full eagle (not to be confused with spread eagle).

Went for more executioner obviously and less cop...hope everyone enjoys the Dredd/Death mashup and my not-so-successful take on the Lawgiver.

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2011-12-11T11:46:05-08:00

Heheheheheheh... first drawing I've done in oooh, about two years, and certainly my first attempt in Manga Studio, but I couldn't resist this...

EDITED BY ARIANA: I've disabled this post because... well, because google is a little stupid, frankly. singularityjones.com has been marked as a malware threat (I'm guessing you've got something nasty on your site), which means any images you host there are going to throw a malware warning up for anyone that visits whitechapel. The quick fix is for you to find another image host in the short term, but you're gonna wanna find out what's corrupted your site.

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2011-12-11T16:15:05-08:00

Ultimate fascist bully-boy Dredd almost feels a bit too predictable- but it's what I'm going with. I wish I had more time- I'd give him some kind of panzer-lawmaster.

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2011-12-11T18:15:57-08:00

This is my first post, the opportunity to remodel Dredd was too good to pass up. A hard task as the original uniform is so iconic and visually arresting (pun was unintentional I assure you). I decided to make the uniform more practical giving Dredd back his peripheral vision and maneuverability with a bit more protection from rogue 'Futsies' with fully automatic firepower.

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2011-12-11T18:38:42-08:00

I am totally loving Matt's one today. Anyhow, here is mine, done on the iPad.

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2011-12-12T00:59:20-08:00

@Ariana - Thanks for the heads up... oh happy fucking Monday - something's hacked the htaccess file on the site, I'll need to go and detoxify it.

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2011-12-12T02:35:25-08:00

Oh man, this is a good one.

I will never forget the penis hidden in Judge Dredd's arm muscles.
Wizard magazine thought it was worthy of an article back when I was a kid. /shrug

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2011-12-12T09:01:27-08:00

Hullo! I went for a streamlined, more heavily 'futuristic' Dredd, and tried to carry the Eagle symbol across more predominately. I also wanted to maintain the sense of a 'Uniform' as opposed to a suit only Dredd would wear. A design detail I wish I could show in an image is his name tag and Police rank would scroll across like a digital banner and his red parts would light up in silhouette!

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2011-12-12T10:38:32-08:00

@ AdamLaw - Great color palette and design!
@ HOT_RIGHTEOUS_DEATH - Great alternative approach

Here's my Judge for the iPod-generation...

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2011-12-12T11:06:35-08:00

Man, it's starting to ramp up, here... Excellent!

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2011-12-12T13:01:10-08:00

@Paul - "starting"? Like always, it's been ramping up since the word "Go". Loving what I'm seeing so far...last final in one hour, then I'm hoping to get in on this myself.

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2011-12-12T13:03:04-08:00

Just I thought I'd throw this in - the 2000AD forum did a redesign Dredd competition back in 2004 - here are the entries, Matt Timson won that one under an early alias.

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2011-12-12T13:38:22-08:00

My picture of Dredd and Santa Claus is now over at The Artists' Thread.

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2011-12-12T15:17:49-08:00

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2011-12-12T21:21:54-08:00

The hammer/blade to the left is just there to clarify what is on her badge - it combines a gavel for being judge, dots for a jury, and a blade for being executioner (all pulled together on a badge for her being part of a police force). I streamlined the costume a lot because I wanted something more practical for being able to quickly respond to ongoing criminal activity, and the helmet is made to look a little more like an executioner's hood without impeding helmet functionality.

Also, no ridiculous heels!

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2011-12-12T23:24:10-08:00

Here is mine, Judge Dread Revenant Cop:

Ok, I admit: he is more of the Judge Death remake remodel...

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2011-12-13T02:29:13-08:00

@dnewling: I know from previous exchanges you're keen to get some useful feedback, so let me remind you just here - for your benefit and everyone else's - that this is a REMAKE/REMODEL thread. Your entry looks great and, yes, is pretty funny, but you've simply drawn Dredd as he currently exists. That's called fan-art. The rules at the top of the thread make it very clear that what we're interested in is a new look.

It's great that you're involved in every new challenge, but - dude - read the rules.

I'd be more than happy for you to enter another image to fit the criteria. If you want to do so, make sure you delete your initial one first, okay? One entry only.

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2011-12-13T03:24:43-08:00

Hello! New member here, a couple folks pointed me in the direction of this thread as by happy coincidence I just drew this:

Dredd in the style of my own comic, Mo-Bot High. Because much as I love Judge Dredd, frankly he could do with being a giant robot.

There's more sketches, and a bit of me rambling about how hard it is to draw ol' stony face, over on my blog!

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2011-12-13T05:10:26-08:00

Well, there are some awesome entries in here, but really, I think @neillcameron's kinda winning it... Absolutely beautiful work, sir!

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-13T05:23:29-08:00

neillcameron, you owe me a new pair of eyes. The previous pair just melted right out of their sockets and down my face. May need a new shirt too.

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2011-12-13T06:23:11-08:00

@ Clone Artist - Great illustration and color scheme!
@ neillcameron - WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and one more) !

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2011-12-13T06:58:09-08:00

Loads of good entries! Neillcameron's, Clone Artists's and Dbed's are my personal favourites.

I like Judges hunting down perps and locking them in iso-cubes but I also like 300 page graphic novels about introverted men, so I thought I would combine the two:

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2011-12-13T13:30:49-08:00

@Daddy Si: thank you for the comment. Actually I did have an alternate idea for a Christmas/Dredd entry that might fit the criteria better....

Update: The new entry is in place and the old one has been transferred to The Artists' Thread.

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2011-12-13T16:42:05-08:00

Neill wins the internet. Now I really wish I'd made time for the panzer-lawmaster!

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2011-12-13T18:06:45-08:00

Mr Timson, there is always time for the Rechtpanzer* ;)

* yeah I broke out the German dictionary

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2011-12-14T04:06:54-08:00

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-14T05:14:25-08:00

This challenge was really difficult but here`s my try at something different. A zombiefied panda-Dredd. Yikes. He`s really p*ssed off.

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2011-12-14T09:06:41-08:00

My first post! I mixed classic Dredd elements with modern riot gear and a nice little justice department armband for that fascist feel. I also got rid of that weird thing that comes down the middle of the visor because even as a kid I always wondered why they'd obscure their vision that way.

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2011-12-14T10:24:50-08:00

Plop!

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2011-12-14T10:35:06-08:00

Really nice megatron

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2011-12-14T10:58:31-08:00

Cheers!

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2011-12-14T11:08:22-08:00

Here's one that screams "fascist" more than Dredd ever did to me:

I'll have mine in a couple days for real. I'm a huge fan of Dredd, this is an exciting remodel!

@neillcameron - effin' brilliant. Dayglo future Gundam warrior Dredd. Great stuff.
@Amalgamated Biscuit - nice!
@AdamLaw & @DBed - Clean, but brutal. Nicely done.

Great work all.

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2011-12-14T11:42:43-08:00

Couldn't resist having a go at this one.

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2011-12-15T06:56:28-08:00

Whew; tough competition this week, lots of really stellar entries! Here's my take; back in time, tough justice is needed more that ever.
The kanji symbol SHOULD read as "law". Someone correct me if they know better.
*Edited for better type treatment.*

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2011-12-15T07:51:39-08:00

So many fantastic entries! I nearly gave up when I saw Timson's, but the idea wouldn't let go of me until I drew it, so here it is. I've kept the helmet but changed it to reflect an even harder approach to law-enforcement.

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2011-12-15T09:15:00-08:00

The change from the face half covered to totally covered really has an impact - I could imagine something like this in a nightmare future for Dredd's world. (As opposed to Dredd's world already being a nightmare future for us.)

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2011-12-15T09:20:21-08:00

@Paul Sizer That's really very lovely!

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2011-12-15T10:57:05-08:00

Great entries everyone!
Here's mine... she is the Law!
...i just love to draw girls.

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2011-12-15T11:49:47-08:00

Wow. Many, many awesome entries. Being of negligible artistic talent I will not be entering anything, but I'm loving some of these designs. It's always a joy to see the work of regular contributors as well as that of newer/previously hidden Whitechapel recruits.

Have to say though, @Megatron - call Brendon Small and 2000AD now, we Need this version of Dredd to appear in Metalocalypse!

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2011-12-15T14:13:42-08:00

Haha! That'd be brilliant, I love that show. :)

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2011-12-15T18:40:26-08:00

Nothing quite like a crash losing a couple of hours work for stopping you endlessly noodling with an image. Grrr...

Remember kids; Save often.

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2011-12-15T19:06:29-08:00

One of the best threads I've seen so far!

Well, I thought a robotic killer dog as a companion would make nicely for crowd control...

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2011-12-15T19:19:28-08:00

@ Sizer- I was waiting all week for that!!! (you did not disappoint) awesome
in fact this whole thread is too awesome! my other favorites include @Dbed's and @Almagamatedbiscuit but again the whole thread is killer. ( I'm really busy right now but am going to try to find time to participate before the deadline...)

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2011-12-15T19:24:00-08:00

Wow - so many great entries.

I decided to start from scratch rather than work with the existing design. The helmet now includes various technical capabilities such as gas mask/filtration system, comms system and night vision/infra red etc. The body suit is armoured and padded for day to day riot control and the truncheon is barbed, spiked and electrified.

Need to fix a couple of bits on the drawing but i won't have time before the deadline so i thought it was better to colour it up and submit and fix it later -espescially as it's just a concept drawing.

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2011-12-16T02:42:38-08:00

Some great entries here!

@Emperor If it didn't feel like cheating, I might be tempted to go for a redraw with the Rechtpanzer! Is it cheating? Are there rules for this stuff?

Anyone?

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2011-12-16T02:47:16-08:00

@mthemordant I always got the impression that Marshall Law started out as Mills' version of Dredd, but taken to the extreme.

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2011-12-16T02:54:29-08:00

Matt - one entry per person, but there's nothing to stop you editing/substituting what's there.

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2011-12-16T04:00:12-08:00

That's what I meant. So not cheating then. Hurrah!

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2011-12-16T04:00:39-08:00

Of course, now I have to fight the urge to do so...

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2011-12-16T05:50:17-08:00

Its been way too long since I contributed anything.

Drokkin ace stuff so far. (surely its an offense in MC1 to draw a judge)

Project - Continuity Dredd
Justice Departments previous attempts to create a replacement for Dredd, such as the Judda, and Mechanismo failed, and he is getting old. As part of post Dredd contingency planning we present the ExoDredd.
ExoDredd is an engram driven military grade exoskeleton that can give any judge or even Joe citizen the mind and abilities of Mega City One's greatest Law enforcer.
Created from direct mindscans of Judge Dredd himself obtained via sleep machine.
Molecular electron shield with additional door/wall breaching and Hypno-seizure function.

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2011-12-16T10:22:04-08:00

@Emperor If it didn't feel like cheating, I might be tempted to go for a redraw with the Rechtpanzer! Is it cheating? Are there rules for this stuff?

Technically I consider being able to drew so well as cheating but then so many people in this thread would be guilty of this crime only Dredd himself would have the energy to bring you all in.

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2011-12-16T11:29:50-08:00

Heh; this thread's excellence cannot be contained. A short mention from SUPERPUNCH

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2011-12-16T15:54:34-08:00

@Sizer - there's an auto-generated link on superpunch labelled 'buy Judge Dredd toys on amazon'.

Oh how I wish there were Dredd toys.

Why are there no Dredd action figures when even second rate videogames like Bulletstorm and Crysis get action figures made?

I shall have to head up to Rebellion one weekend and crack some skulls.

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2011-12-16T16:48:05-08:00

@Mhengla: If you think you are of negligible artistic talent, you might like to try 'drawing on the right hand side of the brain' (book and workshops based on the book). Many people who thought they didn't have artistic talent really surprised themselves after trying this technique. I took a course and it improved my artwork tremendously.

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2011-12-16T18:19:37-08:00

Hello everyone. I heard of this challenge on the 2000AD blog and decided to give it a shot. Man, there's so many awesome and creative entries! Mine's a bit boring, though. I tried to go with a riot-police vibe, a simpler, high-tech suit, and more of a "faceless" look. I didn't want to get too adventurous on it, so that's why I kept some of the original colors here and there. I have a little mental list of the suit's specifications but it'd be too long and boring, hah. So, yeah. Thanks for looking!

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2011-12-16T18:41:47-08:00

@Flabyo I'd bet my willy we are going to see more Dredd toys than you can shake a stick at next year. We are in the slack time before the momentum really builds for the film as old licenses will have largely lapsed and new ones are being negotiated (you'd have to assume). It is a bit too early at the moment but the announcements will surely start to roll out soon.

Also the 3A deal must surely involve a fancy Dredd action figure at some point, I'd imagine they are just building up to it, so it drops closer to the film.

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2011-12-16T22:56:17-08:00

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2011-12-17T01:17:03-08:00

@The Last Interceptor: How did you do that digital crosshatching around Judge Dredd?

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T02:05:51-08:00

Excellent.I will never look at my old Dredd annuals in my bathroom the same again.I think my earliest one is from 1982.That's going back in time.Drokk!!!

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T04:23:37-08:00

The idea of someone reading Dredd while on the john summons an image that I wish had come to me sooner.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T04:52:15-08:00

Incredible work by all. Just brilliant.
@chris g - Love the details and the spiked cup/codpiece, but I've got to say, what really does it for me is the nipple on the armour plating. Classic.

Here's my humble contribution.

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2011-12-17T05:59:27-08:00

There's enough great entries here that this should become a trending meme or something equally internetty sounding. Serious. Good work, all!

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T06:44:01-08:00

Hey,

Molcher FBed the thread link earlier this week - it's moved on apace since then.

My last attempt at something like this was to put Dredd on a skysurfing board.

This time it's Feudal Japan - I made the same connection Mr. Sizer did - somewhere between Akira Kurosawa and Colin MacNeil you might find Samurai Joe.

Good work everybody.

Ol

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2011-12-17T07:19:48-08:00

My earlier entry got nuked by Russian malfiends, so have reworked it a bit. Art skillz are highly rough these days, which we're working on, but I couldn't resist the Dredd/Holden crossover...

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T07:52:30-08:00

He makes learning the law

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2011-12-17T07:55:26-08:00

This thread is one of the best yet. Top work all.

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2011-12-17T07:59:18-08:00

Bravo Olaf_Chalk_Horse, well done, I dig.

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2011-12-17T08:50:17-08:00

Couldn't resist dusting off ye olde tablet for this one.

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2011-12-17T10:13:20-08:00

@dnewling: I just traced it (It took some time, yeah). I had a layer with solid black and traced all of it with the eraser.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T10:22:53-08:00

Late to the party, and didn't have any ideas tbh, but had to try and finally went for a Metal Gear Solid/Mignola vibe, hope you like it:

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T11:12:52-08:00

@ Paul Sizer, thanks for the props - I'm feeling the subtle colour palette and hint of bloody ultra violence in your piece.

Been getting back into traditional materials this year and decided to make a fully painted image - however once scanned I also wanted to try stripping out all but the essential visual information.

Have really enjoyed following the thread - still hope to see Matt's Rechtpanzer before close of tomorrow.

Cheers,

Ol

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T13:38:18-08:00

In an alternate universe, Rob Liefeld couldn't find work in the States. Desperate, he moved to England, and managed to get one of the editor-droids drunk enough to let him have a go at Ol' Dreddful.

It only lasted one program.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T14:30:56-08:00

@Last Interceptor. Thank you for your reply.

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2011-12-17T14:47:58-08:00

here is my redesign, kind of cyborge, Dredd DNA strand that sort of thing, big fan of Heavy Metal Dredd idea, Bisley, Hickenton & McMahon Dredd.

From doodlebum

First time to chapel, hope this works.

j

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T16:34:02-08:00

stayed with the core design...tweaky...Fun thread but a little tricky.

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2011-12-17T21:43:30-08:00

I almost didn't jump in on this one, but whatever it is that lets me do art stuff (crushed bones of baby birds and red wine) came on strong today.

In the immortal words of Clarence Boddicker; "See, I got this problem. Cops don't like me. So I don't like cops."

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-17T22:01:48-08:00

Nick_Em: I love the Mouth of Sauron vibe I'm getting from your rendition of Dredd's helmet. Very sinister.

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2011-12-18T02:02:57-08:00

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2011-12-18T09:04:09-08:00

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2011-12-18T09:26:42-08:00

Nice work everyone!

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2011-12-18T11:21:04-08:00

Thanks to all of you fantastically talented folks for what has been a pure joy of a thread to witness, we've been spoiled. Many thanks must also go to Si for giving such fantastic fodder for everyone to play with. How long before we get something else from the galaxy's greatest? There's such a rich history of far out ideas and characters and this week has made me miss my weekly dose of thrill power more than ever, if I ever get out of my financial hole I'm gonna spend so much cash at Rebellions' webshop. thanks again to all

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2011-12-18T12:55:29-08:00

Nice rendering there, Ken Miller!

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2011-12-18T14:18:10-08:00

@Ol Sadly, there is no more time to add the Rechtpanzer. Gutted!

This has been my favourite R/R yet- but how will Si top it? Or even equal it? Bet he didn't think of that... :D

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-18T14:18:33-08:00

@ Lordofthejungle HOTDAMN! that is awesome
@ mojo- wicked helmet and bloody grin

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-18T14:38:25-08:00

I started out inspired by an elephant beetle. Didn't quite end up where I started... :P

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2011-12-18T19:12:21-08:00

@audientvoid Think you may have picked up on something there. Can't say it was intentional, but now that you mention it...

@Ken Miller Tremendous, sir.

Good job all around.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-19T01:48:01-08:00

The Jury Box, a device equipped with a full listing of all laws on the books, as well as opinions of previous Judges. It analyzes the voice prints of alleged malefactors to determine their truthfulness. The gavel once informed by the jury box takes on a lethal or nonlethal form. With his impartial Jury box, and Gravitic gavel -- this Judge is equipped to deal out justice.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-19T02:40:49-08:00

@Paime77: I wonder what would happen if we incorporated those Jury Boxes into our legal systems? Ah well, I guess it couldn't hurt - everyone knows our legal systems are crap. Too lenient or too harsh, letting the guilty walk on technicalities or whatever, some innocent people get sent down - and just too bureaucratic, slow, and expensive.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-19T05:44:18-08:00

Nice clean render, @palme77/Neill!

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2011-12-19T08:07:43-08:00

I'll slip this in while it's still up. Been awhile since I actually got around to doing one of these. Nice work, everyone!

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-19T08:40:39-08:00

JVDG3 DR3DD IS THE LAW

There is a bigger version here.

Cheers to everyone!!! :)
edited for characters not supported

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2011-12-19T11:52:36-08:00

@ D.Miranda - puts me in mind of what Pat Mills might have originally intended for the character before Wagner and Ezquerra created the Dredd we know today. Stylish blend of supernatural tech.

Blind justice on the head-dress is a nice touch and is that a Sternhammer happy stick?

Ol

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2011-12-19T13:10:35-08:00

Way late but forgive me. Been spending too long looking at Andy Warhol stuff recently, and Dredd's a clone, right, so it all fits together in my head at least.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-20T07:01:14-08:00

Folks: gorgeousness and gorgeosity.

In a surprise and delightful twist, I've asked the honourable MR AL EWING to pick his eight favourites for the Bleedingcool slot. Al is a long-time writer of Judge Dredd, and widely acknowledged as second only - in terms of writing "canonical" and "status-quo-altering" tales - to Dredd's creatorJohn Wagner. Also he's great. And mad. But great.

So, yeah. Look for the selection on B/C soon, and many congratulations to everyone: a bloody marvellous group of entries.

I'm going to give REMAKE/REMODEL a rest until after the holiday-nonsense is out the way. I'm off to Ireland for the duration, so play nice. Or Auntie Ariana will crush you on planes of existence you weren't even aware of.

Also, Happy Christmas or whatever.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-20T07:58:14-08:00

@dnewling

The courts are currently social tools used to oppress the poor. The human element while meant to grant MERCY to justice, grants leniency to those who fit the image of a good person. I am reminded of one of the quirks of the early justice system -- in middle ages Europe, I believe, but a variation was used in the US Old West. The ability to recite Bible verses could cause one to be set free from most crimes, because it was believed that a good Christian could not commit crimes. We have the technology to capture the true perpetrators of most crimes, some jurisdictions lack the funding to have the equipment, but others prefer to go after the usual suspects.

@ Paul Sizer Thanks. I would have preferred to color it, but I didn't have the time. I might post the colored version on my DeviantArt account.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-20T11:31:31-08:00

Al Ewing's going to select the entries for Bleeding Cool? WOOOWWWWEEEEE! Thanks, Daddy Si!

Happy Christmas to everybody!

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-20T11:32:59-08:00

Selections are already up. Good work, all.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-20T13:43:09-08:00

And to all the new artists who have been appearing here; THANK YOU. It's such a rush to see the the levels on these increase so much. Keeps everyone on their toes, and it's win-win all across the boards.

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-21T13:36:35-08:00

If anyone is unable to sit still waiting for another remake/remodel here, there is a similar challenge on SequentialWorkshop.com, which is open to both artists and writers... to reinvent Santa Claus. (Please note that full names are required on SeqWork.)

REMAKE/REMODEL -- JUDGE DREDD (closes Sunday 18th December)

2011-12-21T22:50:28-08:00

@Jason A. Quest: Thanks for the information. I might give this a go after Christmas.