2000 AD #1830

Prog 1830 of 2000 AD arrives with one of the most gloriously absurd covers of 2013: a hulking, one-eyed mutant sergeant — Sgt. Howitzer himself — charges straight at the reader, flanked by a ragtag squad of bizarre alien soldiers, while an enormous malevolent popcorn creature looms overhead in a shower of kernels. Cover artist Boo Cook renders the whole chaotic scene with tremendous energy against a bold target-circle backdrop, and the cover copy's direct recruitment pitch ("Sgt. Howitzer orders YOU to join the battle against the Evil Popcon!") perfectly captures the irreverent wit that makes the Galaxy's Greatest Comic such a treat. Inside, Michael Carroll and P. J. Holden kick off "The Forsaken Part One: Kessler," promising plenty of that blistering war-action the banner headline advertises.