SJS Judge Kessler

Emerging from the gritty, morally complex world of Mega-City One in 1996, SJS Judge Kessler is a creation of the formidable team of Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson, debuting in the pages of 2000 AD — one of British comics' most celebrated institutions. As a member of the Special Judicial Squad, the internal affairs division that keeps even the Judges in check, Kessler occupies a uniquely tense corner of the Judge Dredd universe, sharing the page with heavyweights like Judge Dredd himself and Chief Psi Judge Shenker. With appearances collected across Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files and Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection, this character has earned a place in the definitive record of Dredd lore spanning two decades. A rare find with only a handful of catalogued appearances, Kessler is exactly the kind of deep-cut character that rewards the dedicated fan who loves digging into the darker institutional corners of 2000 AD's richly layered world.