Dredd: Underbelly is the comic-book sequel to Dredd (2013), and takes place after the fall of Ma-Ma. Judges Anderson and Dredd have gone their separate ways enforcing the Justice Department’s order. When maintenance workers drain a radioactive pit and discover the remains of over two dozen mutants, Anderson and Dredd are brought together again to investigate. When Dredd leads a raid into sector nine, the notorious pleasure district in Mega-City One, he finds Psych the latest drug that replaced Slo-Mo. Anderson has been investigating the rise in mutant trafficking and is convinced the two are connected.

Wyatt’s story does a good job contrasting the tactics both Judges use when following leads, and provides insight to its characters albeit flimsy. Anderson is much more resolute towards her fellow Judges when they mistreat the second class mutants, and even has a conversation that might have Dredd questioning his definition of justice. Nevertheless Dredd continues to represent the faceless Justice Department and their brutality.