2000 AD #1661

Prog 1661 of 2000 AD spotlights "Downlode's Darkest Hour" — the cover tagline confirms Sinister Dexter are back and caught in the crossfire, brought to life by Simon Davis's striking painted-style artwork depicting three armed figures: a red-haired man with a chain, a woman with vivid purple hair clutching a pistol, and a sharp-eyed man in red brandishing a handgun against a warm, fiery cityscape backdrop. Inside, five strips pack this 2009 weekly, including Judge Dredd tearing through the Cursed Earth, Kingdom, Necrophim, and Shakara alongside the gun-lovin' criminals of Sinister Dexter preparing for war. At £1.90, it's a satisfying slice of what "The Galaxy's Greatest Comic" does best.