SOLD 2000AD; Prog 440 (1985); Judge Dredd - A Magnificent Obsession, pt 1; pp16-17

The FATTIES are Back!

Cam Kennedy on Judge Dredd. Nuff said.
I'd love to know the history behind this unusual double page splash; I was surprised when I saw it in the comics back in 1985, and the panel is made up of two sheets, pasted on board, with lots of cutting and changing. Did artdroid Kennedy originally deliver something that Tharg was not happy with? Did the 'film poster' concept not work out?

EDIT: In 2016 I had the piece conserved, much improved: compare to the yellowed original. What happened to the artwork is now much clearer. Cam prepared the image with a vertical spacing to the far left for the 'Judge Dredd' banner. Editorial decided to go with a movie poster design instead, and therefore sliced up and stretched Cam's image to remove the far left space, and located the Dredd banner horizontally to the top left instead. Anyone want to try and photoshop this bodged version into Cam's original for me?

Size: 29" x 17" (74 x 43 cm)
Paper, cut and pasted onto board
Lettering: Tom Frame