2000 AD #1420

The cover of this January 2005 prog announces "Tara" in striking metallic lettering, with Clint Langley's painted artwork depicting a fierce, tartan-clad warrior wielding both a massive battle-axe and a sword as he surges through a mass of armored, monstrous creatures. Ancient towers and what appear to be distant pyramids loom through the dust in the background, giving the scene a sweeping, otherworldly scale. It's a vivid, kinetic image that sets an appropriately epic tone for "After the Bombs Part 1" from writer and artist Cat Sullivan.