2000 AD #1908

Greg Staples delivers a superb painted cover for this 2014 prog, showing Judge Dredd in close-up — jaw set, Lawgiver raised and blazing — against a fiery, smoke-filled backdrop that practically radiates tension. The tagline "Viper Strike! The Gramercy Gangs Go on the Attack" sets the stage for Part Nine of "Block Judge," written by John Wagner with art, inks, colors, and lettering by Carlos Ezquerra and Annie Parkhouse. It's a formidable lineup bringing Mega-City One's brutal gang warfare to vivid life in the Galaxy's Greatest Comic.