Top of the World, Ma-Ma

Top of the World, Ma-Ma is a ten page strip written by Matt Smith and drawn by Henry Flint, with colours by Chris Blythe and letters by Simon Bowland. Appearing in Judge Dredd Megazine #328, it is a prequel to the 2012 movie Dredd, detailing the origins of the movie's villain, Madeline "Ma-Ma" Madrigal. The strip is morally ambiguous: Ma-Ma is portrayed as the victim of a vicious pimp named Lester until the final page, where she exacts a gruesome revenge for the murder of her boyfriend, Eric (who, although shown as a sympathetic character, is also concocting a ew, highly addictive drug to sell on the streets).