Simpson, in 2000 AD #583-584, 1988) Introduces Kraken. "The Shooting Match" (written by John Wagner, with art by John Higgins, in 2000 AD #650, 1989) "A Letter to Judge Dredd" (written by John Wagner, with art by Will Simpson, in 2000 AD #661, 1990) Prologue to "Tale of the Dead Man". "Tale of the Dead Man" (written by John Wagner, with art by Will Simpson and Jeff Anderson, in 2000 AD #662-668, 1990) Dredd resigns. See also The Dead Man (Judge Dredd spin-off in #650-662) "By Lethal Injection" (written by John Wagner, with art by Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #669-670, 1990) "Rights of Succession" (written by John Wagner, with art by Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #671, 1990) Kraken assumes Dredd's identity. "Dear Annie" (written by John Wagner, with art by Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #672-673, 1990) "Necropolis" (written by John Wagner, with art by Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #674-699, 1990) "The Theatre of Death" (written by John Wagner, with art by Ron Smith, in 2000 AD #700-701, 1990) "Return of the King" (written by Garth Ennis, with art by Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #733-735, 1991) Contains flashbacks to unseen events during "Necropolis" and reveals Silver's ultimate fate. Trade paperbacks Necropolis has been reprinted several times; first in the Judge Dredd Megazine, volume 3 issues 21 to 35, and then in trade paperbacks: Judge Dredd: Necropolis (collects "Dear Annie" and "Necropolis", Hamlyn, 192 pages, 1998, ) Judge Dredd: Necropolis Book One (collects "Tale of the Dead Man", "By Lethal Injection", "Rights of Succession", "Dear Annie", and beginning of "Necropolis", Titan, 144 pages, 2003, ) Judge Dredd: Necropolis Book Two (collects rest of "Necropolis", Titan, 136 pages, 2003, ) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 14 (collects "Tale of the Dead Man", "By Lethal Injection", "Rights of Succession", "Dear Annie", and all of "Necropolis", Rebellion, 272 pages, 2009, ) Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection #31 (2016) collects "By Lethal Injection", "Rights of Succession", "Dear Annie" and "Necropolis" See also City of the Damned, an earlier Judge Dredd story which contained a lot of the elements that would later appear in Necropolis. Democracy (Judge Dredd storyline) "Oz", the story which introduced the Judda. External links Profile on 2000 AD website