2000 AD #1117

Prog 1117 of Britain's beloved weekly anthology arrives with a cover by S. B. Davis that sets the tone perfectly: two sharp-dressed hired guns — a pale, long-haired woman in a leather jacket and shades, cigarette in hand, and a confident man in red gripping a pistol — stand back-to-back against a warm, fiery Caribbean backdrop, announcing that Sinister Dexter hit the tropics in "Smore & Mirrors." Inside, John Wagner kicks off "Virtual Soldier" with art by Rafael Garres, while the cover also teases Dredd turning Robo-Hunter. A stylish, action-packed 1998 prog that delivers on its bold "Shoot to Thrill!" promise.