2000 AD #1137

This striking prog from March 1999 features a photo-realistic painted cover by Steve Cook of Lulu Romanov — a dark-haired woman in gleaming black latex with a jewelled collar — commanding readers to join the Cadre Infernale with the declaration "You Must Obey!" Inside, the prog promises "forbidden thrills in Nikolai Dante" alongside Banzai Battalion Part 3, written and fully illustrated by Henry Flint with lettering by Tom Frame. It's a confident, atmospheric package that captures 2000 AD at its darkly stylish late-'90s best.