2000 AD #1849

Prog 1849 of 2000 AD arrives with one of the most striking variant covers of 2013 — Clint Langley's painted artwork depicts a monstrous sea demon, hollow-eyed and glowing, rising against a vast full moon with crimson petals or droplets swirling through the midnight air around it. The creature grips a spear-like weapon and radiates a genuinely unsettling dark fantasy menace, all tied to the Sláine: The Sea Demon Surfaces story thread. Inside, John Wagner writes and Ben Willsher illustrates "Bender Part Five," with colors by Chris Blythe and letters by Annie Parkhouse — a solid creative lineup for any 2000 AD shelf.