2000 AD #1037

Two monstrous faces loom in brutal close-up on this April 1997 prog — one dark and skeletal-featured, the other armored and alien, locked in a nose-to-nose standoff that makes the tagline "Warriors Warp Out!" feel entirely earned. Cover artist Dermot Power renders both creatures with unsettling detail, from glowing eyes to gnashing teeth, while the banner promises Sláine going up close and personal with the Cyth. Inside, John Wagner writes and Calum Alexander Watt handles the full art duties on "Fog on the Eerie, Part 1," making Prog #1037 a well-stocked issue for any fan of 2000 AD's brand of visceral, otherworldly storytelling.