2000 AD #1787

Prog 1787 of 2000 AD arrives in 2012 with a cover that makes an immediate statement — a battered, grimacing Judge Dredd is shown straining under enormous pressure, his uniform torn and his fists clenched against a blazing orange backdrop of fire and crumbling cityscape, accompanied by the stark declaration "His Darkest Hour — Chaos Day Has Arrived." Jon Davis-Hunt's cover pencils and inks convey real physical and emotional weight, with Dredd's expression suggesting a man pushed to his absolute limit. With John Wagner writing, Henry Flint on art, and Chris Blythe's colors inside, "Chaos Day Part One" looks like a story that means serious business.