2000 AD #1597

Prog 1597 of 2000 AD delivers a visceral cover by Karl Richardson, depicting the wide-brimmed, coat-clad Defoe surrounded by a shambling horde of rotting undead — one decayed skull erupting in a spray of gore as his chained weapon connects with devastating force. The cover tagline "Heads Will Roll!" says everything you need to know about the tone of the Defoe strip inside, where the promise of "undead skulduggery" hints at something grimly satisfying lurking beneath the carnage. Alongside Defoe, this 2008 prog also packs in Judge Dredd, Sinister Dexter, Future Shocks, and Nikolai Dante — a typically robust lineup from the Galaxy's Greatest Comic.