2000 AD #1616

Prog 1616 of 2000 AD announces "Red Mars Rises!" with a striking Clint Langley cover that dominates with a towering, skull-faced warlord in golden horned armor, wielding a massive ornate hammer and looming over an assembled war host of mechanical soldiers, grotesque warriors, and battle-ready figures bearing skull-emblazoned banners. It's a genuinely arresting image — the kind of massed-force composition that makes you want to dive straight into the prog. Inside, Pat Mills continues "Birthday Boy" in Part 4, brought to life by artist and inker Vince Locke, colorist Chris Blythe, and letterer Annie Parkhouse.