2000 AD #1002

A brooding, armored figure dominates the cover of this 1996 edition of 2000 AD, leveling two massive futuristic firearms point-blank at the viewer against a fiery orange backdrop — an immediate, visceral statement of intent. Prog #1002 promises a packed lineup, with cover text teasing "Gun Law," "Dead Law," and "Axe Lore" (the latter dropping readers into the world of Slaine amid myths and magic). Clint Langley's cover art delivers a genuinely unsettling close-up that captures 2000 AD's knack for merging gritty sci-fi menace with vivid, painted intensity.