Helter Skelter was a Judge Dredd epic written Garth Ennis and drawn by a number of artists. It is possibly most famous for being the largest crossover story in the 2000 AD Universe bringing in heroes and villains from nearly every flagship 2000 AD title of the time.
Characters
editThe Heroes
editFeaturing as a voice in episode 6 were:
In episode 7 various heroes arrive in person:
- D.R. and Quinch
- Rogue Trooper
- ABC Warriors
- Nemesis the Warlock
- Sam Slade & Hoagy
- Slaine
- Halo Jones
The Villians
editThe large number of villains assembled include:
- Geeks, from The V.C.s
- Call-Me-Kenneth
- An invader from Colony Earth
- War Marshal Kazan, from "The Apocalpyse War"
- Grampus, one of the Kleggs
- Fink Angel
- Don Uggie Apelino, from The Ape Gang
- Captain Skank, from "Pirates of the Black Atlantic"
- Murd the Oppressor, from "The Judge Child"
- A Smiling Chuckwalla, from Strontium Dog
- Norts
- Old One Eye from Flesh
Plot
editThe Judge Cal of a parallel universe has got his hands on the dimension jump technology of the Dark Judges and has used it to summon a vast array of enemies from across the 2000 AD Universe.
Publication
edit- Judge Dredd: "Helter Skelter" (by Garth Ennis, with art by Carlos Ezquerra (1-7, 10-12) and Henry Flint (8-9), in 2000 AD #1250-1261, 2001)
Trivia
editThe only other crossover with a similarly large and varied cast was the Tharg the Mighty story "A Night 2 Remember" which brought together a wide range of the creative talent and a large number of the characters for the comic's 25th anniversayr issue (prog 1280).