2000 AD #1005

Prog 1005 of 2000 AD puts Emma Paris front and center — a sharp-eyed woman with striking facial tattoos and a large pistol aimed directly at the reader, practically daring you to look away. Paul Johnson's painted cover work gives her a tense, grounded intensity that fits the tagline "The Truth Is In Here," with the issue also teasing shocking facts about U.S. chemical weapons and promising strips including Slaine, Durham Red, Outlaw, and Judge Dredd. For fans of 2000 AD's mid-1990s output, this 1996 prog packs a genuinely compelling lineup behind one of its more arresting covers.