2000 AD #1797

Prog 1797 of 2000 AD arrives in August 2012 with a cover that crackles with ancient fury — Boudicca, wild-haired and battle-crazed, surges forward amid rearing black horses and scattering Roman soldiers, her war chariot cutting a path through armored bodies in a scene of breathtaking chaos. The tagline "Chariot of Ire!" says it all, teasing Boudicca leading the fightback as Londinium burns, rendered in vivid, kinetic detail by cover artist Leigh Gallagher. This prog also carries a banner promoting the Dredd 3D film hitting cinemas that September, making it a fine snapshot of a genuinely exciting moment for British comics.