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CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Judge Dredd

3 votes

Miracleman

13 votes

Edgy MD Nov 20 2014 09:25 AM

We're looking at a battle of Indies here in the Science Fiction Heroes Bracket of the DC/Indie conference. Dredd was launched by British publisher IPC media in the seventies, which is interesting, because he's set in a post-apololyptic United States. Miracleman (initially Marvel Man) was a featured superhero for Fawcett comics before lawsuits during the consolidation era. caused him to be re-written and change hands. [fimg=350]http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/354/4/7/judge_dredd_by_zaratus-d35938c.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=350]http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/comicsalliance.com/files/2013/10/Leinil-Francis-Yu-MiracleMan.jpg[/fimg] Name: Judge Dredd Name: Miracleman AKA: Joseph Dredd AKA: Michael Moran, Marvel Man, Micky Creator(s): John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra Creator(s): Mick Anglo Origin: Mega-City One Origin: Who knows? Military brat. Base of Operations: Mega-City One, The Cursed Earth, Mega-City Two Base of Operations: London Teams: Mega-City One Justice Department Teams: None that I know of Signature Lines: "I AM the law!" Signature Lines: "KIMOTA!" Arch-Enemy: Judge Death Arch-Enemy: Dr. Gargunza Powers: Great marksman, great at hand-to-hand combat, has bionic eyes that give him night vision. Very stoic. On the job 24-7. Always has his head in the game. Good with a bike. Powers: Changes over time, but comes around to a basic super-package: Flight, super strength, invulnerability. Weaknesses: Apart from the eyes, he's a flesh-and-blood mortal. And draconian lawmen always have their acts come back and bite them in the ass. Weaknesses: Prone to amnesia, self-doubt, and a mortality complex.

Mets – Willets Point Nov 20 2014 10:58 AM Re: CF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Miracleman looks like a near-copyright violation of Superman.

MFS62 Nov 20 2014 02:19 PM Re: CF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Judge Dredd puts a lot of lawyers out of work. Vote for Judge Dredd. Later

Zvon Nov 20 2014 02:34 PM Re: CF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

I was on an Alan Moore kick a number of years ago (on reading The Watchmen & discovering Promethea) and I looked into all his other works. Miracleman/Marvelman popped up. I read about it and went and got digital copies of Miracleman #1 to #25 (with unpublished pages). I haven't read them yet. But I'll start right now and I'll never read Judge Dredd. MM gets my vote. If anyone wants a copy of these they are pretty small .cpr files.

Fman99 Nov 20 2014 08:01 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

If only you believe if only you believed in miracleman we could fly-y-y-y-y-y if only you believe if only you believed in miracleman so would I-I-I-I-I

Vic Sage Nov 20 2014 08:50 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Marvelman was a character that ripped off Captain Marvel which DC claimed ripped off Superman (which was bullshit, but whatever). He was revived by Alan Moore in the 80s and continued by Neil Gaiman. Its brilliant stuff, very much in Moore's superhero deconstruction phase. Dredd is a British icon and star of multiple series and movies. But he's just another fascist with a gun and a motorcycle.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 20 2014 09:52 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

God, I fucking hated Judge Dredd. I hated that Judge Dredd had another comic-fame moment in the wake of the ultraviolent-antihero-Punisher/Spawn thing. Hell, I tend to look warily at readers who love Judge Dredd. Trust me, neutral voters: you want to vote Miracleman. (You also want to read the 1982 Miracleman omnibus, which as Z and Vic point out, was brought to you by young, smart Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman, and is a great superhero comic for people who love superhero comics OR find superhero comics a little trite and silly.)

Edgy MD Nov 21 2014 06:30 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Dredd was ahead 7-4 when I saw your post. I thought, fuck it, I'll change my vote, and bam, MM was suddenly up 8-4. YOUR POST seems to be swinging this thing back away from Rambo.

MFS62 Nov 21 2014 07:30 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

OK, you convinced me. But I still wonder who likes Lawyers. Later

Edgy MD Nov 21 2014 07:49 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Benjamin Grimm Nov 21 2014 09:48 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Miracleman. Eclipse Comics reprinted Moore's "Marvelman" books in the 1980s, and they were really good. I know nothing at all about Judge Dredd, so this choice was easy. (Actually, I haven't yet had a difficult choice. But this is still in the first round.)

Edgy MD Nov 21 2014 10:32 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Votes continue to spill out of the judge's side of the ledger and into Miracledude's column. Here's to the "Re-voting" toggle.

Frayed Knot Nov 21 2014 10:49 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Does Judge Dredd ever fight Judge Judy? I'd watch that.

Vic Sage Nov 21 2014 11:37 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

once you've been played by Stallone, you've jumped the shark.

Edgy MD Dec 01 2014 02:38 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Judge Dredd vs. Miracleman

Our first (and so far, only) upset so far! A number-eight seed takes a number-one by a resounding scored of 13-3. I've got to look up more about this Miracle Dude, as he's busted the bracket wide open.