Mega-City One is at breaking point, with violent crime on the rise. The Judges are operating at only two-thirds strength, after the terrible atrocities of Necropolis and Judgement Day. More than ever the city needs Judge Dredd ... Enter three new menaces, who threaten the authority of the city's toughest lawman. The Marshal is a peace-keeper from the radioactive wasteland outside Mega-City One, the Cursed Earth. His brothers in arms were killed by an unauthorised experiment - now he wants revenge. But when it comes to justice in the Big Meg, Judge Dredd is the Law! Karl Raider is an ex-judge turned vigilante, fighting crime in his own way, searching for some kind of redemption. He and Dredd were class-mates at the Academy of Law, now they stand on opposite sides of the Law - only one will survive. Devlin Waugh is a papal envoy, freelance exorcist, and a vampire! When the utterly refined Devlin comes to Mega-City One for a cat breeders' show, he has a brief encounter with Judge Dredd at customs. One thing's for certain - Dredd isn't mad about this boy!