2000 AD #1977

Prog 1977 of the long-running British anthology arrives with a cover by Carlos Ezquerra that earns every bit of its bold "Zero Year!" banner — a towering green-skinned figure with a shock of white hair dominates a city in chaos, armed figures and panicked civilians scattering through the streets below while a domed government building burns against a fiery orange sky. The sheer sense of scale and mayhem Ezquerra brings to the image is a reminder of why 2000 AD has always felt like nothing else on the newsstand. Inside, "The Grindstone Cowboys Part Five" continues with writer Michael Carroll and artist Colin MacNeil — with coloring by Len O'Grady and lettering by Annie Parkhouse — making this a solid week to be a Squaxx dek Thargo.