2000 AD #1812

Prog 1812 arrives with one of the more unsettling cover images in 2000 AD's 2012 run — a battered clown's face fills the frame in extreme close-up, one vivid blue eye staring out beneath tangled dreadlocks, the red nose and polka-dot collar contrasting sharply with the grime and damage on display. The cover's bold proclamation, "There are three sides to every story," hints perfectly at the three-writer collaboration behind "Trifecta," with Al Ewing, Simon Spurrier, and Rob Williams sharing duties and Carl Critchlow handling interior art and color. Cover art by Cliff Robinson makes an immediate, visceral impression that promises something a good deal more layered than a typical anthology prog.