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Judge Dredd: The Pit

The Classic 2000 AD Graphic Novel, in Full-Cast Audio for the First Time

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Judge Dredd: The Pit

By: John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra
Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Paterson Joseph, Patricia Rodriguez
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

Welcome to Sector House 301, the isolated dumping ground for Mega-City One's every misfit and foul-up Judge. Nicknamed The Pit, the sector house holds many dark secrets, and the discovery of one of them may have led to the death of Sector Chief Rohan.

Sent to take over The Pit is Judge Dredd. Together with a small team of trusted Judges, he uncovers a trail of deceit and murder that leads to the very top levels of command. The only question is, will Dredd live long enough to bring the culprits to Justice?

Featuring Joseph Fiennes as Dredd, and an ensemble cast including Paterson Joseph, and Patricia Rodriguez, fans of Judge Dredd and newcomers to Mega City One alike will be transported to brutal dystopian world Dredd for an immersive listening experience like no other.

"This audio adaptation is a strong showcase for one of the lawman's most underrated storylines. Fans of both the character and audio drama should enjoy its intricate plotting, high production values and sharp writing." - Starburst Magazine

"Suitably gritty and grounded story of police corruption that will, perhaps more than any of the other 2000 AD releases, appeal to those with absolutely no prior knowledge of either Judge Dredd or the Galaxy's Greatest Comic." - Big Comic Page

"Once again, the makers excelled themselves" - Life of Die

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I was a bit lukewarm about the adaptation of America, and didn't really get Joseph Fiennes as Dredd. The Pit is a big turnaround. This is a taut thriller with hints of the Wire or other procedurals about it. It all hangs together very well. A big shout out to Mark Elstob as Priest (doing a very creditable impression of Paul Giammatti).

Really enjoyed it

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Hopefully they do more like this, great voice cast, and great use of sound. Definitely recommend.

Great listen

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I expected to be disappointed by this. I expected it to be cheap and cheesy. I was wrong. This is better than either of the attempts at a Dredd movie, well written, well acted, well produced and well directed. Very true to the character and the world of Mega City One as you'd expect from this writer. This production is up there with the recent Alien productions of Dirk Maggs and his audio-movie concept. In fact, I think this medium suits the world of Dredd more than any other except its original comic book format.

Brilliant

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Great listening to a story about sector chef Dredd and sector 301 war zone

fight for DREDDS life

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The Pit is a brilliant Dredd story from a particularly tumultuous time in the strip's history - the grit and grime of the story does same sadly lacking in this adaptation, but it's more an issue with the format. Could have done with more background atmospherics, a bit more rough and readiness in the characters and maybe a bit more in the way of descriptive action to plug in the occasionally confusing gaps of sound effects, gunshots and thumps.

Obviously it's been done very, very faithfully as a story, almost line-by-line, page-by-page, which is fantastic; no bastardization. But I do think there's a little bit more work to be done to make it a real 'audio drama' that doesn't need prior knowledge of the story. As it stands I think newbies to the world of Dredd may get a bit bewildered.

Joseph Fiennes took a bit of getting used to, but did an incredible job at capturing that Clint Eastwood-esque Dredd that folks like Karl Urban have championed. A nice angle of the character.

Hopefully it's a good first step for a long running series of these, though - I'd definitely like to hear more.

Pretty good - though not quite perfection

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