2000 AD #1017

This 1996 installment of 2000 AD's anthology lineup promises a packed week of future fiction, headlined by the launch of "Darkside," a new Judge Dredd thriller — and the helmeted lawman looms large on the cover, stern and imposing against a dramatic space backdrop featuring the Luna 1 moonbase, a robed figure, sleek spacecraft, and a gleaming golden sword. Paul Marshall's cover art juggles the cosmic scale of the anthology beautifully, hinting at the lunar intrigue within while also teasing five strips including Mambo, Time Flies, Mazeworld, and Rogue Troopers. Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson's "Mazeworld" continues inside with Part 4, Ranson handling the writing, art, inks, and colors himself for a distinctly personal creative vision.