2000 AD #2000

Prog 2000 is a genuinely special milestone for Britain's premier weekly anthology, and this variant cover by Chris Burnham rises to the occasion with a sprawling, kinetic image set against the void of space. A helmeted figure in a sleek combat suit fist-pumps triumphantly while a massive spacecraft packed with an enormous crowd of characters — a who's who of the 2000 AD universe — swoops in behind them, and a trio of wild-eyed, toothy alien creatures skitter around a glowing circular portal in the foreground. It's a riotous celebration of forty-plus years of Thrill-power, and the "2000th Zarjaz Issue!" banner feels completely earned.