2000 AD #1133

Prog 1153 of 2000 AD arrives in late February/early March 1999 with a striking Greg Staples cover — a blue-skinned, mohawked alien soldier stares grimly forward, clutching a heavy automatic weapon, while a spacecraft streaks through an explosive, cloud-filled sky behind him. The cover heralds the return of Mercy Heights with the bold promise that "It's War!", alongside new stories featuring Nikolai Dante and Judge Dredd. With Cam Kennedy illustrating and John Wagner writing one of those tales, this prog packs a serious lineup into its £1.20 price tag.