2000 AD #1521

This 2007 prog from Rebellion's long-running British anthology delivers one of its more memorably surreal cover images: a baby-faced, eye-patch-wearing figure dressed in a blue jumpsuit astride a hulking vehicle, wielding both a dripping lollipop and a serious-looking firearm, all rendered with sharp, detailed linework by Simon Coleby. The cover copy invites readers to "go undercover with the Wally Squad's latest recruit" — a pitch that perfectly captures 2000 AD's gleeful blend of satire and grit. Inside, "The Sexmek Slasher" brings together John Wagner's writing with Vince Locke's art, colored by Eva de la Cruz and lettered by Annie Parkhouse, promising the kind of off-kilter storytelling this prog has always done best.