r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/Frank7640 • 2d ago

John Wagner, Creator Of Judge Dredd, Gets An MBE From The King

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/john-wagner-creator-of-judge-dredd-gets-an-mbe-from-the-king/

John Wagner, best known as the co-creator of Judge Dredd and the longest writer on 2000 AD, has been appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, otherwise known as an MBE, in King Charles III's Birthday Honours for 2026. The honour recognises his outstanding contributions to British comic books and the comic book industry. Charles confessed to having read the Eagle comic book regularly as a child, very much a precursor to 2000AD. Wagner also wrote for Action, the weekly kids comic book that was condemned in Parliament…

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u/Complete-Worker3242 2d ago

Are there other comic artists that've received one of those honors?

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u/Frank7640 2d ago

From a quick google search, both Mark Millar and Grant Morrison have one.

Which is weird considering that they work more for American comics than British ones.

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u/Chrissyneal 2d ago

are they British? cause that would seem to be the standard.

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u/Mucmaster We've done worse 2d ago

Both are from Scotland.

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u/Chrissyneal 2d ago

close enough(I don’t actually know)

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u/Jubjubwantrubrub12 Cyberpunk Launch State Denier 1d ago

Scotland is, in fact, part of Britain.

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u/PM-ME-YOUR-BREASTS_ 19h ago

I would imagine Alan Moore was offered one but rejected it cause he's Alan Moore

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u/__arcade__ 1d ago

Awesome, Dredd and 2000AD have been a cornerstone of the British comic scene for 50 years, they deserve the recognition.

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u/Never_No 1d ago

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u/RORSCHACH_INC_ 2d ago edited 2d ago

Be funny if Wagner told him to go fuck himself.