36: Four Dark Judges

Anderson was a natural pick for her own series, and Four Dark Judges works well both as a continuation of the Dark Judges story and as Anderson's first solo adventure. Over 12 parts this gets a lot more room to breathe than Judge Death Lives, and is all the better for it. Anderson is a great lead, with fairly equal mixtures of lightness and darkness as she is tricked by the Dark Judges into resurrecting them.

The other standout star here is Brett Ewins. Following Brian Bolland must be one of the trickiest jobs out there, but I was taken in by Ewins' work throughout the whole story. He does a great job of continuing Bolland's style while making it his own.

This is another highlight of the Mega Collection for me. I've got a real soft spot for these epic, plot-heavy and cliffhangery (a technical term!) adventures from the early days of 2000AD. Anderson's got a lot ahead of her after this story, but coming back to her official beginning is always fun.