2000AD #2466 p.03 - Dredd’s Attempted Murder! Hal Jordan

2000AD #2466 p.03 - Dredd’s Attempted Murder! Hal JordanIn this third page of Prog 2466, the tension shifts from medical recovery to a chilling assassination attempt within the hospital walls. Mike Perkins uses tight, claustrophobic framing to depict a nurse attempting to inject a lethal dose of insulin into an unconscious Judge Dredd. Or is it Dredd? The page reaches a dramatic crescendo as the Dredd imposter reveals himself to the nurse! Perkins signature use of heavy shadows and high contrast lighting

as he plays daddy in what appears to be a very idyllic 1950's America of his own making

culminating in a cold warning about the "line" he must never cross

This page shows Luke Cage

as Superman smashes Orion with a beautiful right cross

after getting soundly defeated by the Avengers

used to create wonderful depth that pulls you into the scene and makes you feel you're a part of it

If you want them both

This is the original painting published as the cover to the January 1959 issue of GUILTY

14 (2018) is a key moment in Marvel symbiote history

framed by the signature speed lines that the legendary Carmine Infantino helped popularize

While little is known about Fracé’s career beyond a handful of credited covers

one that transports you back to the heyday of Marvel’s first family