2000 AD #1949

A gaunt, skeletal figure — draped in rotting wrappings and wearing a badge marked "DEATH" — sits enthroned in grim authority on Dave Kendall's deeply atmospheric cover to this 2015 issue of 2000 AD, with skulls and bones adorning the dark surroundings like a court of the damned. The taglines "Murder Most Foul…" and "Step Into the Court of the Carrion King" set a suitably macabre tone for what's inside. Ian Edginton and Dave Taylor continue their collaboration on "Ghost Town Part Two," promising another chapter steeped in the dark, inventive storytelling that makes Britain's flagship anthology so enduring.