NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Apocalypse War

The Apocalypse War is a storyline from the fictional universe of Judge Dredd, first published in British comic 2000 AD in 1982. It is a sequel to the story Block Mania. This article is about the the comic-book character. ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... Block Mania is a Judge Dredd story that appeared in the British comic 2000 AD. The story starts off with what seems to be a typical Block War, as seen in the previous Dredd stories. ...

Plot

Set in 2104, it tells of the invasion of Dredd's city, Mega-City One by its Soviet counterpart, East-Meg One. While the city is still vulnerable, most of the population having been infected by the Block Mania virus, the East-Meg forces launch a surprise nuclear attack on MC-1, wiping out half of its 800 million citizens in one stroke. Ground troops then swarm into the stricken city, occupying most of it in only four days while Judge Dredd tries to lead a guerrilla resistance movement. Mega-City One is a huge fictional city covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ... Soviet redirects here. ... East-Meg One is a fictional city in the world of Judge Dredd, the figurehead character of British weekly comic 2000 AD (comic). ...

It could be argued a decisive turning point was the Mega City Judges use of 'The Stub Gun', an experimental two handed cutting weapon able to slice through almost any substance. However, while this weapon was very powerful, sustained use would lead to it overheating and exploding. Dredd leads a band of Mega City Judges who "stubbed" a Mega-City transport nexus forcing East-Meg forces through to the city bottom. Thermal charges were employed in a devastating ambush as East-Meg forces crossed through the city bottom.

The war is eventually won when Dredd leads a commando unit to seize an East-Meg missile silo and uses it to obliterate East-Meg One, with the loss of 500 million lives. For doing this Dredd was later (2121) abducted and put on trial for war crimes by a group of East-meg survivors (who had not been in the city when it was destroyed), but he escaped and killed many of them before the kangaroo court could return its verdict. Look up kangaroo court in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The war left Mega-City One in ruins, with many highly radioactive areas and other hazards. With its ruler Chief Judge Griffin having perished in the conflict, it fell to new Chief Judge McGruder to begin the long task of rebuilding. Chief Judge Griffin is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was chief judge of Mega-City One between 2101 and 2104. ... Judge Evelyn McGruder is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the comic book 2000 AD. She was first female Chief Judge of Mega-City One, and the first Judge to become Chief Judge twice. ...

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