Ryder

Ryder is a Fleetway character from the Judge Dredd universe, created by Alan Grant and artist Xuasus, who operates in the gritty world of Mega-City One alongside Detective Judge Armitage and a cast of criminals including Sleeze and Al Bestardi.

Born into the gritty pages of Judge Dredd the Megazine in 1993, Ryder is a Fleetway creation who stepped onto the scene during comics' Copper/Modern Age, shaped by the sharp imagination of writer Alan Grant and artist Xuasus. This is a character who keeps genuinely compelling company — sharing adventures with the iconic Judge Dredd himself, the hard-boiled Detective Judge Armitage, and a rogues' gallery of characters with names like Sleeze and Al Bestardi that practically drip with Mega-City atmosphere. With appearances stretching across an impressive 24 years into 2017 and a presence in the celebrated Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection, Ryder has proven to have real staying power in the rich, anarchic universe of British comics. A modest appearance count makes each showing count, and for fans digging into the deeper corners of the Megazine's world, Ryder is exactly the kind of discovery that rewards the dedicated collector.