2000 AD #1686

Rebellion's "Galaxy's Greatest Comic" marks its 1686th prog with a cover that leans hard into grimy gangster menace — a sharp-suited figure in black, glasses pushed up his nose and a sawn-off shotgun resting on his shoulder, stares out with cold confidence while a crew of equally hard-faced men loom behind him on a blood-red background. Neil Roberts's cover art sells the Borough Boys theme perfectly, promising "Shocking True Confessions" of cops, crims, and vintage shootas from inside London's toughest crew — and whatever it is the Volgans fear about them. Inside, John Wagner continues "Tour of Duty: The Talented Mayor Ambrose Part Thirteen," with art by Mike Collins, colors by Chris Blythe, and lettering by Annie Parkhouse — a reliable lineup for one of 2000 AD's long-running serials.