2000 AD #1572

Prog 1572 of 2000 AD puts Mega-City One's most unsettling villain front and center — PJ Maybe, lounging with feet up on a desk bearing the "Mayor MC-1" badge, a sinister sketch of what looks like a murder plan illuminated beneath his hand, and that trademark unnerving smirk firmly in place. The cover tagline "Maybe Has Murder on His Mind" sets an ominous tone, while teaser lines promise trouble across five strips including Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Shakara, Stickleback, and Kingdom. Cliff Robinson's sharp pencils and inks give the whole scene a darkly comic edge that perfectly suits John Wagner and Colin MacNeil's ongoing story, "Emphatically Evil: The Life and Crimes of PJ Maybe.