2000 AD #1769

Two armored figures clash in brutal close-quarters combat on this 2012 cover by Carlos Ezquerra — a snarling, textured-skinned attacker in tactical gear looms over a dark-clad opponent pinned to the ground, both rendered with Ezquerra's characteristically gritty, kinetic energy. The cover tease — "Guided by Voices! But just what is whispering in Alpha's ear?" — sets up a genuinely intriguing tension around the prone figure known as Alpha. Inside, John Wagner scripts and Henry Flint illustrates the fifth part of "Day of Chaos: Eve of Destruction," with colors by Chris Blythe and lettering by Annie Parkhouse, making this a strong installment from one of British comics' most enduring anthologies.