2000 AD #1638

Prog 1638 of "The Galaxy's Greatest Comic" puts the savage Celtic warrior Sláine front and center, wielding a massive glowing mace that erupts in golden fire against a swirling cosmic backdrop of stars and crackling energy — all rendered with brooding intensity by cover artist Clint Langley. The subtitle "The Gong Beater" makes the weapon's thunderous purpose unmistakably clear, and the composition crackles with the kind of mythic, otherworldly energy that made 2000 AD such a distinctive force in 2009. Inside, Gordon Rennie scripts and P. J. Holden illustrates, with colors by Eva de la Cruz and lettering by Annie Parkhouse — a solid creative team to keep you turning pages.