The oppressive heat and humidity got us thinking: How can we fill a week’s worth of blogspace with the minimum amount of effort?

Theme week. One topic, four bloggers, each attempting to out-think and out-fancy the other bloggers with their unique take on the theme.

This week’s theme is “Guns,” or maybe “Guns!,” but specifically, our personal favorite guns from the world of comics/cartoons and comic-inspired films — it was really too hot to lay down too many rules, so we’re doing it as we see fit.

Just like Han Solo, I’ll shoot first, and my weapon of choice is Judge Dredd’s Lawgiver.

It’s a simple-looking ray gun sort of thing, but don’t be fooled: Designed by Carlos Ezquerra to be the ultimate firearm for the ultimate lawman, this baby does everything.

It shoots regular old bullets.
And armor-piercing bullets.
And high-explosive shells.
And incendiary bullets.
And heat-seeking bullets.
And ricochet bullets.

It can fire any of these at any time, in single shot or fully automatic mode, up to its three-mile range.

And it’s voice operated. Well, either that, or Judge Dredd’s so authoritative that even his gun obeys him when he gives it an order.

As sophisticated and classic as the original design is, Hollywood saw fit to redesign the Lawgiver for the Sylvester Stallone film, making it bigger, bulkier and more menacing looking — and the film’s designers completely missed the point of the gun and the character when they did so. Dredd’s not menacing because the Lawgiver is so awesome, Dredd’s menacing because he’s Judge Dredd. The gun is just the icing on the cake, the perfect problem-solver for a man who has a lot of problems to solve.

That said, I absolutely want a Lawgiver. I’m no Judge Dredd, but with a Lawgiver in hand, I’d never have to open a door the old-fashioned way ever again.

-Paul

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