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Encyclopedia > Chopper (Judge Dredd character)

Chopper (a.k.a. Marlon Shakespeare) is a fictional character in British comics 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine. He appeared in numerous Judge Dredd stories, including "Oz", and got his own eponymous series. Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... Judge Dredd Megazine is a British magazine featuring comic strips set in the world of Judge Dredd, launched in October 1990. ... 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. ...

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Biography

He was a typical Mega-City One teenager, bored, restless, with no future. So he broke out by becoming a wall scrawler, challenging authority with his own brand of graffiti. Eventually, he was caught by Judge Dredd but not before making his mark on Mega-City One. 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. ...


While being rehabilitated, Chopper took up skysurfing, took part in illegal supersurf competitions and became world champion. This set him against Australian sky-surfer Jug McKenzie. The pair at first became bitter rivals, but later friends. Sky-surfing is a sport practiced in the world of the British Judge Dredd comic books. ...


Several times Chopper outwitted the law and Judge Dredd, but he could not repeat his first success in subsequent Supersurf races.


Then came Supersurf 11, a brutal butcher's race set in Mega-City Two. Chopper was torn apart by bullets and collapsed just before the finish, his girlfriend Charlene witnessing his agony. Mega-City Two is a huge fictional city covering five thousand square miles of the Californian West Coast in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ...


Chopper survived and retired to the Radback (radioactive outback), joining Charlene and Jug in a dropout commune. But he is still troubled by the ghosts of the past.

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Publication

He has appeared in numerous strips:

  • Judge Dredd
    • "Unamerican Graffiti" (by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Ron Smith, in 2000 AD #206-207, 1981)
    • "Midnight Surfer" (by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #424-429, 1986)
    • "Oz" (by John Wagner, Alan Grant and various artists, in 2000 AD #545-570, 1987)
    • "Funeral in Mega-City One" (by John Wagner and Colin MacNeil, in Judge Dredd Poster Prog #4, 1994)
  • Chopper
    • "Soul on Fire" (by John Wagner and Colin MacNeil, in 2000 AD #594-597, 1988)
    • "Song of the Surfer" (by John Wagner and Colin MacNeil, in 2000 AD #654-665, 1989)
    • "Earth, Wind and Fire" (by Garth Ennis and John McCrea, in Judge Dredd Megazine #1.01-1.06, 1990)
    • "Dead Man's Curve" (by Garth Ennis and Martin Emond, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.36, 1993)
    • "Supersurf 13" (by Alan McKenzie and John Higgins, 2000 AD #964-971, 1995) (This story is not always considered canon)
    • "The Big Meg" (by John Wagner and Dylan Teague, in 2000 AD #1387-1394, 2004)
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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. ... Alan Grant This page is about the comic book writer. ... Ron Smith, born 1924, is a British comics artist best known for drawing Judge Dredd for 2000 AD in the 1970s and 80s, but whose career stretches back to Deed-a-day Danny in 1949. ... Cam Kennedy is a Scottish comicbook artist. ... Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ... John McCrea (born 1966 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a comic book artist best known for his collaborations with writer Garth Ennis. ... Judge Dredd Megazine is a British magazine featuring comic strips set in the world of Judge Dredd, launched in October 1990. ... Martin Emond (New Zealand 1970 - Los Angeles, California March 5, 2004), also known under the pen names Martin Fuckin Emond, Martyfuck, and MFE, was a New Zealand cartoon illustrator and painter. ... Judge Dredd Megazine is a British magazine featuring comic strips set in the world of Judge Dredd, launched in October 1990. ... Alan McKenzie is a British comics writer known for his work at 2000 AD. While working there from 1987-1994 he created a number of stories including Bradley, Brigand Doom and Journal of Luke Kirby. ... John Higgins is largely a comic book artist but he also written a number of stories. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

  • 2000 AD profile


Judge Dredd (edit)
Judges: Mega-City One: Judge Dredd • Judge Anderson • Judge Buell • Galen DeMarco • Judge Edgar • Chief Judge Fargo • Judge Giant • Judge Goodman • Judge Grice • Judge Griffin • Judge Guthrie • Judge Hershey • Judge Janus • Judge McGruder • Judge Niles • Judge Shenker • Judge Silver • Judge Solomon • Judge Volt

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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Judge Dredd: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (1285 words)
Judge Dredd was created by writer John Wagner[?] and artist Carlos Ezquerra[?], although the name was thought up by Pat Mills who was originally going to use it for a different character.
Dredd has a large, computer-driven "Lawmaster" motorbike, a gun (called a 'Lawgiver') with a wide range of specialist bullets which can only be used by its owner, a daystick, bootknife, and a uniform with a helmet that obscures all of his face except his mouth and jaw.
On another occasion, the Judges were again subverted from their role of protectors of the citizens of Mega City One by the Sisters of Death[?], who, through the body of psi judge[?] Kit Agee[?], used supernatural powers to create the Dark Judges[?] dystopian state of Necropolis[?].
Chopper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (212 words)
Chopper (motorcycle), where many parts were removed (chopped) or replaced
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Tony Tony Chopper is a character in the Japanese Anime series One Piece
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