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Encyclopedia > Judge Grice
Judge Grice in his chief judge's uniform (painted by Carlos Ezquerra)
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Judge Grice in his chief judge's uniform (painted by Carlos Ezquerra)

Judge Grice was a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. Created in 1990 by John Wagner and Steve Dillon, Grice later had his own spin-off series, Purgatory (1993) by Mark Millar and Carlos Ezquerra. Originally a minor supporting character and one of Dredd's colleagues, he later became a notable villain, at first with (in his opinion) good intentions, but later he descended into psychosis and became truly evil. He seized control of Mega-City One and proclaimed himself chief judge. Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (November 1947, Zaragoza), is a Spanish comics artist who works mainly in British comics and currently lives in Andorra. ... This article is about the the comic-book character. ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... 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. ... Steve Dillon is a British comic book artist. ... Mark Millar (born December 24, 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer born in Coatbridge. ... Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (November 1947, Zaragoza), is a Spanish comics artist who works mainly in British comics and currently lives in Andorra. ... 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. ... The Chief Judge of Mega-City One is dictator and head of state of the fictional future city of around 400 million people in 22nd-century America. ...

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Character history

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Democracy Referendum

Main article: Democracy (Judge Dredd storyline)
Judge Grice (painted by Jeff Anderson)
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Judge Grice (painted by Jeff Anderson)

Grice was a distinguished street judge in Mega-City One, holding the rank of Senior Judge. Originally loyal to the law, he ended up breaking it to serve what he perceived to be the greater good. In 2112 Judge Dredd persuaded Chief Judge McGruder to permit the citizens to vote (in 2113) in a referendum about whether the Judges should continue to rule the city, or whether democratic government should be restored. This controversial scheme was unpopular with many judges, and Grice assumed that the result was a foregone conclusion: that the people would vote to remove the Judges from power. Firmly believing that this would result in total chaos, Grice formed a conspiracy with half a dozen other judges to prevent the referendum from happening. They planned to assassinate Dredd, reasoning that since Dredd was almost the only judge who believed that the Judges could win the vote, then without him all support for the referendum would disappear and McGruder would cancel the project. Dredd on democrats (drawn by John Higgins) Democracy in the fictional future city of Mega-City One has been a significant recurring theme in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. In particular, a number of stories published since 1986 have addressed the issue of the Judges dictatorial... 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... 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. ... Dredd on democrats (drawn by John Higgins) Democracy in the fictional future city of Mega-City One has been a significant recurring theme in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. In particular, a number of stories published since 1986 have addressed the issue of the Judges dictatorial...


Dredd survived the attempts on his life, personally killing two of the conspirators and quickly rounding up the others. In a rare lapse of regard for the law, Dredd actually assaulted Grice after taking him into his custody, since he believed that the people would vote to keep the Judges in office because of their reputation for integrity, but that once the people heard about Grice's crime that myth would be dispelled and the Judges would consequently lose the vote. Grice attempted to defend himself but was beaten to a pulp, a humiliation he would never forget. He was summarily sentenced to twenty years of hard labour on the penal colony on Titan. His captivity on Titan was recounted in his own series, Purgatory. Penal labour is a form of the unfree labour. ... Titan is the largest moon of Saturn. ...

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Own series: Purgatory

Conditions on Titan were extremely harsh, and prisoners were frequently tortured and brutalized by the guards. After enduring two years of his sentence, Grice escaped from his cell and led a mass breakout, killing the governor and many guards, and stealing a dozen or so spaceships. He also stole a biological weapon, the "Meat Virus," which had been discovered on Titan and which was being examined by biological weapon scientists. Hundreds of violent prisoners escaped with him. Purgatory ended at this point, but the storyline was immediately taken up where it left off in Judge Dredd: Inferno by Grant Morrison and Carlos Ezquerra. Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960, Glasgow) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ...

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Judge Dredd: Inferno

Grice attacked Mega-City One, first by crashing his stolen ships into major buildings and then by unleashing the deadly Meat Virus on the population. Normally his rebels would have been quickly exterminated by the Judges, but they were weakened by the symptoms of the virus, and were forced to retreat to the Cursed Earth outside the city while the rebels wreaked havoc and killed indiscriminately. Chief Judge McGruder was captured and tortured almost to death, and Dredd himself nearly perished in an unsuccessful rescue attempt. The Cursed Earth is a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Following the Atomic Wars of 2070 most of the U.S.A. became a radioactive wasteland. ...


Grice assumed the office of chief judge, and began passing insane laws which he capriciously changed from day to day. Even one of his own followers began to question his sanity, and eventually turned on him. Anticipating this, Grice had the traitor killed, but even his loyal comrades were not safe from Grice's wrath: he also publicly executed one of his most dedicated men with a chainsaw, one of the judges from his original conspiracy to prevent the referendum two years earlier.


However, Grice's men were heavily outnumbered by the Judges, and once the Judges had regrouped from their initial setbacks Dredd led them back on the offensive. Storming the city, they made quick work of the escaped prisoners. Grice had a mental breakdown and began destroying the interior of the Grand Hall of Justice with a flamethrower and shooting his own men. Dredd confronted him personally. Even on this second occasion Grice almost got the better of him, but Dredd repeatedly ran him over with his lawmaster bike, until he was totally crushed. The definitive version of the current Grand Hall, designed and painted by Carlos Ezquerra. ... This article is about the the comic-book character. ...

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Quotes

  • "This is a girl's gun. This gun isn't big enough for the chief judge! I want the biggest gun we've got."
  • "We have to look at the horror. We have to look at it until it becomes a friend."
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Bibliography

  • Judge Dredd: Nightmares (2000 AD progs 702-706) by John Wagner and Steve Dillon (character first appeared in prog 706)
  • Judge Dredd: The Devil You Know (progs 750-753) by John Wagner and Jeff Anderson
  • Purgatory (progs 834-841) by Mark Millar and Calros Ezquerra
  • Judge Dredd: Inferno (progs 842-853) by Grant Morrison and Carlos Ezquerra
  • Janus, Psi Division: A New Star (progs 980-984) by Grant Morrison and Paul Johnson (cameo in 983; character deceased)
Preceded by:
Hilda Margaret McGruder		 Chief Judge of Mega-City One
(usurper)
2115		 Succeeded by:
Hilda Margaret McGruder


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Judge Dredd (edit)
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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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