2000 AD #1697

Prog 1697 of 2000 AD arrives with a striking Clint Langley cover dominated by a snarling gunman thrusting a glowing-barreled pistol straight at the viewer, while two more hard-edged figures — one in mirrored shades, one with unsettling pale eyes — are framed in crosshair circles against a bold red-and-hearts backdrop. The tagline "Card Sharks!" and the teasing question "Has Croak Cashed in Sinister Dexter's Chips?" set the tension nicely for Gordon Rennie and Karl Richardson's "The Connoisseur Part Three." A sharp weekly package from the Galaxy's Greatest, with lettering by Annie Parkhouse rounding out the creative lineup.