Shrike

Debuting in the landmark 500th issue of 2000 AD back in 1986 — a collector's milestone in itself — Shrike is a creature of the British comics tradition, born from the fertile imaginations of Pat Mills and Glenn Fabry at the height of IPC's celebrated sci-fi anthology era. Across sixteen years and the pages of 2000 AD, Judge Dredd Megazine, and The Best of 2000 AD Monthly, this character carved out a presence alongside some wonderfully wild company: Danny Franks, Thrax, Flytrap, Kano, and Mad Tommy — names that tell you everything about the gloriously strange universe Shrike inhabits. With three key-issue appearances flagged by collectors and a run stretching well into the modern age, Shrike is exactly the kind of deep-cut British comics gem that rewards the curious fan willing to dig into 2000 AD's rich, sprawling world.