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frumpleton's review
3.0
Judge Dredd + Aliens = badass! I loved the cheesy as hell dialogue, Aliens movie references, and vibrant illustrations.
mistled's review
4.0
This is a surprisingly good story. I was expecting a complete cash-grab as with most crossovers, but got a story that seems to belong in the world of Mega-City One. If you enjoy the Judges and Aliens, you could do much worse than reading this.
duncan_b's review
4.0
I'm a reader of 2000 AD and a fan of the Alien/Aliens franchise so I was predisposed to liking this book, but it really was lots of fun and a great example of how a crossover can work. Dredd and Aliens work well together, with the 2000 AD influence meaning that we get some lovely moments of humour that helped to lighten what would have been a very dark read.
"Should have figured it out by now ... you're going to have a baby, only it's not going to be the human kind!"
If I was being picky, I would have loved to see exactly how the two stories linked up. For example, an acknowledgement that the original Alien/Aliens story had happened in Dredd's existence prior to the formation of the mega-cities. Aliens on Earth is something that didn't get explored in the official Aliens movie canon and we get a glimpse of that here along with some interesting expansions to the lore (for instance, pheromone tags). There was also a real sense of dread as 2000 AD, and Judge Dredd in particular, doesn't bring back characters once they're dead. The lettering and artwork are fantastic, and I loved the look of the Aliens.
I would definitely recommend this book to fans of either franchise, or indeed to anyone who enjoys a good sci-fi comic. Hopefully you'll have as much fun with it as I did.
"Should have figured it out by now ... you're going to have a baby, only it's not going to be the human kind!"
If I was being picky, I would have loved to see exactly how the two stories linked up. For example, an acknowledgement that the original Alien/Aliens story had happened in Dredd's existence prior to the formation of the mega-cities. Aliens on Earth is something that didn't get explored in the official Aliens movie canon and we get a glimpse of that here along with some interesting expansions to the lore (for instance, pheromone tags). There was also a real sense of dread as 2000 AD, and Judge Dredd in particular, doesn't bring back characters once they're dead. The lettering and artwork are fantastic, and I loved the look of the Aliens.
I would definitely recommend this book to fans of either franchise, or indeed to anyone who enjoys a good sci-fi comic. Hopefully you'll have as much fun with it as I did.
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