2000 AD #1081

Durham Red — red-haired, fanged, and fully armed — dominates this February 1998 prog in a cover by Mark Harrison that crackles with fierce energy, her gun blazing as she snarls against a dark, industrial backdrop. Prog 1081 bills itself as an all-action issue, and the lineup backs that up: alongside Durham Red's story, Sinister Dexter, Nikolai Dante, and Judge Dredd are all along for the ride. A fine snapshot of late-90s 2000 AD firing on all cylinders, where science fiction and fantasy collide every week.