Volume 5 of the Mega Collection (not no.31 as some lists suggest - its a partwork, so published out of sequence). This concludes the democracy theme begun in vol.1. Well kind of. There's nothing really to do with democracy here. But in context it changed the relationship that the judges had with the people, and influenced many stories afterwards, notably The Devil You Know (referendum) from vol.2. It also begins a short cycle of Judge Death stories, continued in vols.6 & 7. The opening 3 stories set the scene for the main event, and are collectively subtitled Countdown to Necropolis. By Lethal Injection and Rights of Succession feature Judge Kraken and serves as a link between his roles in Tale of the Dead Man (vol.4) and Necropolis. Dear Annie reintroduces the Dark Judges and the Sisters of Death and explains their re-entry into our world. The next 175 pages are the 26 part epic Necropolis. I'll be honest, I got a bit bored when this first came out. But reading it all in one sitting is by far the best way to enjoy it. A number of sub plots and a bunch of themes that had been developed over the the previous few years get tied together. The volume concludes with an article about how this was nearly Dredd's swan song. At 228 pages this is the longest volume in the series so far. ( )