2000 AD #1740

Prog 1740 of 2000 AD arrives promising fresh starts, with the cover boldly declaring "New Stories Start Inside" — and the intensely rendered face of the Mighty Tharg himself dominates the image, his glowing red eye and vivid green features wreathed in swirling cosmic energy alongside a blazing orb and streaking comets, all rendered in Liam Sharp's richly painted cover art. Inside, John Wagner and Colin MacNeil kick off a new chapter featuring the further dastardly deeds of PJ Maybe, colored by Chris Blythe and lettered by Annie Parkhouse. A fine jumping-on point for anyone looking to dive into one of British comics' most enduring weekly anthologies.