The Apocalypse War
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The Apocalypse War is a major Judge Dredd comic storyline depicting a devastating future war between Mega-City One and the Soviet bloc, known for its large-scale destruction and lasting impact on the series’ continuity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Apocalypse War canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British comic story
ⓘ
Judge Dredd story arc ⓘ comic book storyline ⓘ |
| antagonistFaction | East-Meg One Sov Judges ⓘ |
| artBy | Carlos Ezquerra ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cold War tensions between East and West ⓘ |
| centralEvent | nuclear war between Mega-City One and East-Meg One ⓘ |
| continuityImpact |
long-term damage to Mega-City One infrastructure
ⓘ
permanent reduction of Mega-City One population ⓘ political changes in Mega-City One ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Chief Judge Griffin
ⓘ
Judge Anderson ⓘ Judge Dredd ⓘ Judge Hershey ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalLocation |
East-Meg One
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Mega-City One ⓘ |
| firstAppearedInIssueRange | 2000 AD progs 245–270 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| follows | Block Mania ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ war story ⓘ |
| hasReprintEdition |
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files
ⓘ
trade paperback collection ⓘ |
| influenced | later Judge Dredd mega-epics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high civilian casualties
ⓘ
large-scale destruction of Mega-City One ⓘ lasting impact on Judge Dredd continuity ⓘ |
| originalMedium | serialized comic ⓘ |
| partOf | Judge Dredd ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Soviet invasion of Mega-City One
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occupation of parts of Mega-City One ⓘ resistance campaign led by Judge Dredd ⓘ use of nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| prequel | Block Mania ⓘ |
| publishedIn | 2000 AD ⓘ |
| publisher |
IPC Magazines
ⓘ
Rebellion Developments ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | late 22nd century ⓘ |
| settingType | post-apocalyptic future ⓘ |
| storyArcType | war between Mega-City One and East-Meg One ⓘ |
| theme |
Cold War satire
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authoritarianism ⓘ total war ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Alan Grant
ⓘ
John Wagner ⓘ |
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