2000 AD #1283

A grizzled, hollow-eyed figure clutches a staff topped with a bird's nest while Judge Dredd looms imposingly behind him in full armour and red-visored helmet — Simon Davis's painted cover art for 2000 AD Prog 1283 is striking and unsettling in equal measure. The bold "Brain Damage!" tagline and the promise that "heads are gonna roll at the Hottie House Siege" set a darkly comic tone perfectly in keeping with the anthology's long-running blend of satire and action. With five stories inside — including John Wagner and Cam Kennedy's continuation of "It's Déjà Vu All Over Again Again" — this 2002 prog is a typically packed Wednesday treat from the self-proclaimed Galaxy's Greatest Comic.