Judge Vlad

Judge Vlad is a character from the Judge Dredd universe in 2000 AD, operating within the politically charged milieu of East-Meg One — the Soviet-analogue mega-city — as a figure of authoritarian judicial power alongside fellow Soviet judges.

Emerging from the grim, satirical world of 2000 AD in 1982, Judge Vlad is a Bronze Age creation born from the sharp imaginations of Grant, Grover, and Belardinelli — a formidable trio whose work helped define the look and feel of Britain's most beloved sci-fi anthology. Over a span stretching across nearly a quarter century, this figure carved out a place in the dense, politically charged universe where Judge Dredd, War Marshal Kazan, and the imposing Supreme Judge Josef Bulgarin also hold court — serious company that signals Judge Vlad operates at the highest, most dangerous levels of that world. Collected in the essential Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files, appearances here may be select, but they carry the weight of a character woven into the fabric of one of comics' most enduring dystopian mythologies. For fans who love the sprawling, morally complex corridors of Mega-City justice and its Cold War-flavored rivalries, Judge Vlad is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery worth hunting down.