2000 AD #1593

Judge Dredd thunders straight at the viewer astride his massive Lawmaster bike, engines blazing and armed pursuers exploding into chaos on either side — Carl Critchlow's cover for Prog 1593 is a full-throttle piece of visual energy that practically rattles off the page. Headlined "Hot Pursuit!" with the tantalizing tagline "Dredd's gunning for the mystery assailant," this 2008 issue promises John Wagner continuing "The Edgar Case" with art from Patrick Goddard, inked by Lee Townsend and colored by Chris Blythe. If you've been following the Galaxy's Greatest Comic this year, this is exactly the kind of prog you don't want to let slip past.