2000 AD #1721

Prog 1721 of Britain's beloved weekly anthology arrives with a striking Neil Roberts cover that earns its tagline — "Like a Shak Out of Hell!" — as a dark, insectoid armored figure with glowing red eyes clings ferociously to the nose of a massive incoming missile, chains trailing and blades drawn against a burst of red and white explosive energy. It's the kind of image that stops you cold in a spinner rack, all kinetic menace and sleek, unsettling design. Inside, Al Ewing's "Served Cold Part Four" continues with John Higgins on art, Sally Hurst on colors, and Annie Parkhouse lettering — a solid creative lineup for this 2011 installment of 2000 AD's reliably sharp sci-fi storytelling.