Judge Dredd The Early Years Books in Order
Judge Dredd The Early Years contains 9 books, published between 2012 and 2020. The first book is Year One: City Fathers (2012) and the newest is Bitter Earth (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2012–2020
Judge Dredd The Early Years is a set of nine books published between 2012 and 2020, credited across five writers: Matthew Smith and Michael Carroll on three each, with Al Ewing, Cavan Scott and Laurel Sills on one apiece. Year One: City Fathers (2012) opens the listing and three 2020 titles close it, Fallen Angel, Year Three: Machineries of Hate and Bitter Earth. The Cold Light of Day (2013), Wear Iron (2014), The Righteous Man (2016), Year Two: Down and Out (2016) and Year Two: Alternative Facts (2017) come between.
How many Judge Dredd The Early Years books are there?
Judge Dredd The Early Years has 9 books, released between 2012 and 2020.
Judge Dredd The Early Years Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Judge Dredd The Early Years books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Year One: City Fathers2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 2The Cold Light of Day2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 3Wear Iron2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 4The Righteous Man2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 5Year Two: Down and Out2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 6Year Two: Alternative Facts2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 7Fallen Angel2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 8Year Three: Machineries of Hate2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 9Bitter Earth2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
Where to start with Judge Dredd The Early Years
Start with Year One: City Fathers (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Judge Dredd The Early Years book?
Bitter Earth (2020) is the newest Judge Dredd The Early Years book released so far.
Is there a new Judge Dredd The Early Years book coming?
No next Judge Dredd The Early Years book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Judge Dredd The Early Years at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Judge Dredd The Early Years title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Judge Dredd The Early Years books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Judge Dredd The Early Years books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 9 titles, 3 are credited to Matthew Smith, 3 to Michael Carroll, 1 to Al Ewing and 1 to Cavan Scott. One further writer is credited.