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Encyclopedia > Banzai Battalion

Banzai Battalion are a group of recurring characters, created by John Wagner, that appears in 2000 AD. They are tiny gardening robots designed as a bug-fighting military outfit that have been deployed in a garden in Mega-City One where their adventures initially involved Judge Dredd, although in their more recent stories they have branched out into their own series. John Wagner is a comics writer who has also written under the pseudonyms John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter, among others. ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... 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. ... This article is about the the comic-book character. ...

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They have appeared in a couple of Judge Dredd stories before getting their own eponymous series. All written by John Wagner: This article is about the the comic-book character. ... An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, which has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery or other item. ... John Wagner is a comics writer who has also written under the pseudonyms John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter, among others. ...

  • Judge Dredd:
    • "Banzai Battalion" (with Henry Flint, in 2000 AD #1135-1137, 1999)
    • "No Man's Land" (with Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #1183-1185, 2000)
  • Banzai Battalion:
    • "The Fitz" (with Ian Gibson, in 2000 AD #1257-1262, 2001)
    • "Save the Fitz!" (with Ian Gibson, in 2000 AD prog 2003, 2002)
    • "Robot Wars" (with Steve Roberts, in 2000 AD #1501-1506, 2006)
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Artist on British sci-fi comic 2000AD, Flint has established a cult following for his hyper-detailed and wildly inventive work on series such as Judge Dredd, ABC Warriors, Shakara and Aliens. ... Cam Kennedy is a Scottish comicbook artist. ... Halo Jones, drawn by Ian Gibson Ian Gibson is a British comic book artist, best known for his 1980s black and white work for 2000 AD. His sketchy, cartoonish style lends itself best to humourous strips, such as Robo-Hunter and Ace Trucking Co. ... Halo Jones, drawn by Ian Gibson Ian Gibson is a British comic book artist, best known for his 1980s black and white work for 2000 AD. His sketchy, cartoonish style lends itself best to humourous strips, such as Robo-Hunter and Ace Trucking Co. ... Steven V. Roberts Roberts was in hired in 1964 by the New York Times as research assistant to James Reston, then the papers Washington bureau chief. ... This is a list of comics-related events in 2006. ...

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  • 2000 AD profile


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Other: Detective-Judge Armitage • Johnny Woo • Devlin Waugh • Shimura This article is about the the comic-book character. ... Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of Judge combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for... This article is about the the comic-book character. ... Judge Cassandra Anderson, created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland in 1980, is a fictional character that started as a supporting character in the comic strip Judge Dredd of 2000 AD and eventually rose in prominence and became the star of her own strip, which is entitled Anderson... Chief Judge Eustace Fargo is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd universe. ... Judge Goodman is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the comic book 2000 AD. Goodman succeeded Cheif Judge Fargo as Chief Judge of Mega-City One shortly after the Atomic Wars of 2070 and was well liked by his people. ... 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 Barbara Hershey is a fictional character, part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Shortly after her graduation from the Academy of Law, Judge Hershey was the surprise choice to join the crew of the Justice 1... Judge Judy Janus is a fictional character, a Judge within Mega-City Ones Justice Departments PSI Division. ... 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. ... Chief Judge Thomas Silver was chief judge (2108 to 2112) of the fictional city of Mega-City One in the Judge Dredd comic strip. ... Chief Judge Hadrian Volt is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was chief judge of Mega-City One between 2116 and 2121. ... Johnny Woo is a fictional character appearing in 2000 AD and then in Judge Dredd Megazine. ... Devlin Waugh is a fictional comics character in the 2000 AD and Judge Dredd megazine. ... Inspector Shimura is a Japanese Judge (a combination of policeman, judge and executioner) in Hondo-Cit, a futuristic version of Tokyo, in a long-running comic strip in the British science fiction anthology, the Judge Dredd Megazine. ...

Villains: Angel Gang • President Booth • Judge Cal • Dark Judges • Judge Death • Kleggs • Morton Judd • Judge Kraken • Mean Machine Angel • Sov Judge Orlok • Rico Dredd • Shojun the Warlord
Characters: Chopper • Vienna Dredd • Fergee • Minor Characters • Yassa Povey • Otto Sump • Walter the Wobot
Storylines: "America" • "Apocalypse War" • "Block Mania" • "City of the Damned" • "The Cursed Earth" • "The Dead Man" • "Democracy" • "Judge Child" • "Judgement Day" • "Judgement on Gotham" • "Necropolis" • "Origins" • "The Robot Wars"
Spin-offs: Banzai Battalion • Low Life • Red Razors • The Simping Detective
Crossovers: "Judgement Day" • "Judgement on Gotham"
Locations: Academy of Law • Brit-Cit • Ciudad Barranquilla • Cursed Earth • East Meg One • Grand Hall of Justice • Hondo City • Mega-City One • Mega-City Two • Pan-Africa • Statue of Judgement • Undercity
Other media: Judge Dredd film • Dredd vs, Death computer game • Judge Dredd role-playing game
Publications: 2000 AD • Dice Man • Judge Dredd Megazine • Zarjaz
Miscellaneous: 2000 AD crossovers • 2000 AD glossary • Atomic Wars • Chief Judge of Mega-City One • City Block • Council of Five • Diktatorat • Lawgiver • Long Walk • Mayor of Mega-City One • Psi Division • Public Surveillance Unit • SJS • Sky-surfer • Technology


 
 

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