2000 AD #1289

Judge Dredd looms large on this Kev Walker cover for 2000 AD Prog 1289, his helmeted face set in grim determination while a snarling beast towers in the shadows behind him and a mysterious figure lurks at the edge of the frame — the tagline "Dare You Enter Sin City?" making the stakes bracingly clear. Walker handles every line, ink, and color himself, giving the image a brooding, unified atmosphere that feels genuinely threatening. With John Wagner writing and Tom Frame on letters, this May 2002 prog kicks off "Sin City Part 1" with exactly the kind of dark promise that earned Terry Pratchett's banner quote on the masthead.