2000 AD #1924

Three heavily armed figures dominate Brian Bolland's cover for this prog: Judge Dredd front and center, jaw set and Lawgiver raised, flanked by a soldier in a green helmet with glowing eyes and a bare-chested, wild-haired warrior bearing face paint and a staff. The promise of "New Stories Start Inside" makes Prog 1924 a satisfying jumping-on point, with Rob Williams and Henry Flint kicking things off with "Enceladus: New Life Part One." Still the galaxy's greatest comic in 2015, 2000 AD delivers that familiar mix of grit, attitude, and Bolland's unmistakable linework right from the cover.