2000 AD #1612

A dapper figure in black tie holds a cigarette with cool composure, while behind him a vintage automobile, topiary hedgerows, an otherworldly flying saucer, and strange crimson alien forms populate a very English — yet deeply unsettling — countryside. The cover tagline asks "What evil lurks in this green and pleasant land?" as Ampney Crucis steps into the spotlight for his investigation, rendered in Simon Davis's elegant, painterly style. This 2008 2000 AD Prog 1612 sets a wonderfully atmospheric tone for "Mutopia Part 2," blending Britishness and the bizarre with quiet menace.