2000 AD #1605

Desperate hands claw through chain-link fencing on the striking cover of 2000 AD Prog 1605, with the bold tagline "Caged Heat — Who Will Survive Stalag 666?" setting a tense, claustrophobic tone for this 2008 issue from Rebellion. Inside, five strips compete for your attention, including Judge Dredd's interstellar carnage, A.B.C. Warriors entering the inferno with Steelhorn, and the prison-war intrigue of Stalag 666 — plus Robbie Morrison and Sam Hart's "Firestorm Part 2," brought to vivid life with coloring by Len O'Grady and lettering by Annie Parkhouse. Cover art by Pye delivers a raw, visceral image that perfectly captures the anthology's knack for grabbing you before you've even turned a page.