The Hunting Party (Judge Dredd story)

The Hunting Party is a Judge Dredd story which appeared in British comic 2000 AD in 1997. It consisted of 18 episodes published over 17 issues (issues 1033–1049, with a double episode in issue 1048). The first episode introduced the supporting characters Renga and Stark, as cadet judges.

Synopsis
In a prequel, The Pack, Mega-City One is attacked from the Cursed Earth desert by Dune Sharks, alien predators which can fly in the air or burrow under the sand. In The Hunting Party, Judges Dredd and DeMarco are sent into the hazardous Cursed Earth to investigate who brought the Dune Sharks to Earth. They are accompanied by a group of teenage cadets from the Academy of Law, who are to be assessed during a training exercise known as a Hotdog Run.

Publication history
All episodes written by John Wagner.
 * The Pack, art by Henry Flint, in 2000 AD #1014–1016 (1996).
 * The Hunting Party, in 2000 AD #1033–1049 (1997):
 * "The Hunting Party," art by Sean Phillips, #1033
 * "Lost in Americana," art by Trevor Hairsine, #1034–1036
 * "Fog on the Eerie," art by Calum Alexander Watt, #1037–1040
 * "Dance of the Spider Queen," art by Henry Flint, #1041–1044
 * "Camp Demento," art by Jason Brashill, #1045–1046
 * "Shark Country," art by David Bircham, #1047–1048
 * "Trail of the Man-Eaters," art by Henry Flint, #1048–1049

Collected editions
The above stories were collected as a trade paperback in 2006.