2000 AD #1080

Prog 1080 of 2000 AD arrives dated 3 February 1998, trumpeting itself as "Britain's Best Comic" with stories featuring Judge Dredd, Sinister Dexter, Vector 13, and the swashbuckling Russian rogue Nikolai Dante. Henry Flint's cover art puts Dante front and center — sword raised, energy crackling around his fist, a grim grin on his face as a squad of armored soldiers looms behind him — capturing the "Cutting Edge!" tagline with real visual punch. With Robbie Morrison writing and Henry Flint handling pencils, inks, and colors throughout, this is a confident, action-packed installment of the long-running anthology at the height of its late-'90s form.