Detective Judge Newt

Detective Judge Newt is a law-enforcement Judge operating within the Judge Dredd universe, working alongside fellow Detective Judges in a specialised investigative capacity within the authoritarian justice system first established in 2000 AD.

Emerging from the pages of Judge Dredd the Megazine in 1993, Detective Judge Newt is a product of the rich, sprawling British comics tradition that Fleetway Publications nurtured so well in the Copper and Modern Age. Co-created by the legendary John Wagner alongside Steve Brown, Newt debuted into a world already populated by heavy hitters — sharing pages with Judge Dredd himself, Detective Judge Armitage, and a roster of fellow Judges — which speaks to the quality of company this character keeps. Over a span stretching from 1993 to 2016, Newt proved to have real staying power in the Megazine's gritty, law-soaked universe, also turning up in Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection. A relatively rare find in the catalog, Newt rewards the dedicated reader willing to dig into one of British comics' most distinctive corners.