10 Judge Dredd Comics You Must Read Before You Die
7. The Judge Child
If you've ever looked at Judge Dredd and thought "yeah, it's pretty cool... but what it really needs is more space adventures?" then The Judge Child is the tale for you.
When a dying Psi Division Judge has a vision of Mega-City One's imminent demise, he also sees that it can be averted as long as they can find a young boy called Owen Krysler, also known as the Judge Child.
The boy is destined to rule, so Dredd is sent to find him and tracks him through the Cursed Earth to Texas, only to find that he is in the hands of the Angel Gang. When they realize just who is on their trail, they jump ship, quite literally, and leave the planet.
This sends Dredd and his squad on an intergalactic adventure that will climax on Xanadu, where he will confront the gang, kill most of them, and save the child.
But as he looks into Krysler's eyes he sees the truth - that the boy is evil and will bring around the ultimate destruction of the planet - so he leaves him behind, alone to his fate.