Carlos Ezquerra

An often unsung titan of the industry, Carlos Ezquerra's influence has been as broad as his artwork was inimitable. His co-creation of Judge Dredd and powerful work on Strontium Dog alone helped establish 2000 AD as a powerhouse and him as a comics master. When he passed away unexpectedly in 2018, comics was robbed of one of its most vibrant, dynamic and powerful talents, yet his legacy is almost unparalleled in the industry. Publishing as part of 2000 AD's 45th anniversary celebrations, this 240-page hardcover collection spans half a century of his comic work and is ideal for both long-time fans and those looking to discover his work for themselves. Beginning with samples from his early art on romance titles as Valentine and Mirabelle, this book also collects never-before-reprinted short war comics from the groundbreaking 1970s war comic, Battle. It also showcases his sumptuous colour work on Strontium Dog, and culminates with selection of his 2000 AD work and his greatest creation, Judge Dredd.

Before Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog for 2000Â AD, comic maestro Carlos Ezquerra created an iconic star character of bestselling British war comic, Battle. Now, collected in order for the first time, Rebellion is proud to present all of Major Eazyâ??s adventures remastered and from the beginning.

Mega-City One â?? a nightmarish enclosure located along the Eastern Seaboard of North America. Only the Judges â?? powerful law enforcers supporting the despotic Justice Department â?? can stop total anarchy running rife on the crime-ridden streets. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd â?? he is the law and these are his stories...

"This is Battle at its best" – Garth EnnisAll-out, all-action, no mercy – this new Death Squad collection brings together the brutal classic story from the groundbreaking and hugely influential Battle comic! Featuring gritty art from Eric Bradbury and Carlos Ezquerra, Death Squad follows the deadliest band of fighters on the Eastern Front – a band of German soldiers trying to survive in one of the deadliest theatres of warfare in human history. During World War Two the Eastern Front was Hell on Earth - German Punishment Battalions were thrown into the thick of the conflict where they were expected to fight well and die hard. In these harshest of conditions only the strongest warriors survived. Enter the Death Squad – Grandad, Swede, Licker, Gus and Frankie. Alone they were failures and outcasts, but together they were one of the most formidable combat units the Russians ever faced! This uncompromising series is emblematic of Battle's groundbreaking no-nonsense approach to storytelling, with writer Alan Hebden pulling no punches in the depiction of brutal fighting on the Eastern Front. This book collects the Death Squad stories published in Battle Action from 12 July 1980 - 4 June 1981, as well as the Battle Annual 1982.

Eve is unemployed after leaving university and is immediately conscripted as a soldier working for a corporation and discovers just how South American countries are being exploited to create food needed to feed the increasing population for their profit under the guise of western paternalism. Written in the late 80s by Pat Mills (Nemesis the Warlock, Slaine) but even more relevant today as the concerns about global capitalism are even more pronounced in the public consciousness. Carlos (Judge Dredd) Ezquerra's painted colour artwork is a highlight of his long and distinguished career.

IT'S A DOG'S LIFE The Search/Destroy agent Johnny Alpha is still alive. Having wreaked vengeance against the humans that plotted the `final solution' to mutant-kind, he is released from prison for one last job in deep space that only a Strontium Dog can do. And with the freedom of his friends on the line he has no choice but to accept... Now that their careers as bounty hunters are off the cards, his mutant friends have a new job proposition. They are hired to repossess `The Rock' - an asteroid space-station owned by a galactic crime lord - and to succeed they must pull off a heist of galactic proportions!

Judge Anderson's adventures as a cadet Judge on the mean streets of Mega-City One, collected for the very first time.

War is a dirty business...so who better than criminals to fight it? When Major Taggart breaks four military convicts out of jail, they think they're headed for Easy Street...but they couldn't be more wrong. Before, they were scum - now, they're the Rat Pack! A collection of classic strips from the British boys' comic, Battle.

Having sidelined Judge Dredd into managing the cursed earth mutant camps, the manipulative Judge Sinfield's plan to take over Mega-City One starts to unfold. Sinfield's rise to power seems to go without a hitch; that is until he unknowingly clashes with the wrong man - notorious serial killer PJ Maybe.