2000 AD #196

From January 1981, this prog of 2000 AD delivers a kinetic Dave Gibbons cover that throws armored space troopers into the chaos of an alien attack, with the urgent speech balloon "Alien Attack! Inside the Hatch — Fast!" driving the sense of immediate danger. Blaster fire, monstrous creatures, and figures scrambling across a sci-fi battlescape fill every corner of the image in Gibbons' densely energetic style. The banner also teases an Angel Gang pin-up inside, making Prog 196 a packed read featuring Judge Dredd with interiors by Ezquerra on Alan Grant's "The Bad Boys Bust, Part 3.