2000 AD #1375

Sláine takes center stage on this fiery 2004 cover by Clint Langley, the tattooed Celtic warrior striding forward with a massive, ornate battle-axe wreathed in flame while a colossal demonic face looms ominously in the blazing background. The "Death to the Demons" subtitle sets an appropriately ferocious tone for 2000 AD Prog 1375, and Langley's painted cover work bathes the whole scene in molten oranges and reds that feel genuinely intense without tipping into excess. A great jumping-on point for anyone drawn to savage, mythologically charged adventure fiction.