2000 AD #1662

Dominating the cover of Prog 1662, a wild-haired Celtic warrior crouches amid a fiery golden landscape, clutching a massive battle-axe in a pose that radiates barely contained ferocity — this is Sláine, headlining a story subtitled "The Smuggler." Clint Langley's painted cover work bathes the scene in smoldering amber light, with ornate hanging lamps and crumbling stonework framing the barbarian hero in suitably dramatic fashion. Inside, this 2009 issue of "The Galaxy's Greatest Comic" also delivers Judge Dredd, Sinister Dexter, Necrophim, and Terror Tales, making it a satisfying anthology of award-winning fantasy, horror, and science fiction.