Talk:Judge Dread

Comic book character

Why does Judge Dread redirect here? The character from Marvel UK comics of more widely known and searched. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.182.120.25 (talk) 20:56, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• The comic book character is Judge Dredd, not Judge Dread.Spylab (talk) 21:39, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

RE: 'where many were surprised that he was white'

Is this correct? Judge Dread 'sang' with a coarse cockney accent. It would be extremely surprising if many people thought he was Black. Unknown Unknowns (talk) 11:21, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

The sources do both make comment that many in the West Indies were surprised that Dread was a white man. From memory, some in the UK were also a bit unsure in the very early days of his success. Where does the 'coarse cockney accent' part come from ? It is not in the present Wiki article.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:04, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

The 'coarse cockney accent part' comes from listening to his recordings. Perhaps people were unfamiliar with it in the West Indies 45 years ago? It's a bit surprising though, they'd have been familiar with British accents from British troops who were stationed there just 10 years earlier. Unknown Unknowns (talk) 14:34, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

He seems to have used different vocal styles on different records. On 'Big Six' he's definitely mimicking a Jamaican accent. Unknown Unknowns (talk) 08:19, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

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Judge Dredd is named after him. Why no mention of this?

The comic boom character Judge Dredd is named after him. It even says so in the article for Judge Dredd. Why doesn't this article mention that fact? It's pretty significant, considering how massively popular and long-running the Judge Dredd franchise is. I'd be curious to know what Dread himself thought of the character and if he ever recieved any sort of financial compensation. ~2026-47798-21 (talk) 12:24, 2 September 2026 (UTC)