2000 AD #1575

2000 AD Prog 1575 announces itself boldly with D'Israeli's striking monochrome cover showcasing Stickleback — the cane-wielding, pistol-toting figure at the center — surrounded by companions armed and braced as massive, writhing tentacles coil around them all, conjuring a genuine sense of otherworldly dread. The tagline "Stickleback Faces the Horrors from Beyond" makes good on that promise, and the cover's inky, atmospheric linework gives the whole scene a wonderfully pulpy, Victorian horror sensibility. Inside, this 2008 issue also packs in Judge Dredd, Kingdom, Terror Tales, and Strontium Dog, making it a typically dense and satisfying installment from "The Galaxy's Greatest Comic.