2000 AD #1384

This April 2004 prog pairs 2000 AD's signature anthology thrills — Judge Dredd, Sinister Dexter, Rogue Trooper, Durham Red, and more — with an exclusive Shaun of the Dead comic strip by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, timed to coincide with their zombie rom-com. Frazer Irving's striking cover sets the tone perfectly: a bloodied cricket bat in hand, a lone everyman in a white shirt and red tie stands his ground as grasping zombie silhouettes close in from every direction against a vivid red-soaked backdrop. It's a genuinely memorable image that captures the film's deadpan horror-comedy spirit with real flair.