2000 AD #2017

Judge Dredd erupts through the very cover of 2000 AD itself in this striking image by Jake Lynch, his Lawgiver blazing as torn pages scatter around him — a genuinely clever piece of visual bravado that makes the magazine feel like it can barely contain what's inside. The tagline "Bursting Through the Thrill-Barrier" says it all, with energy levels and containment both pushed to the limit. Inside, Michael Carroll scripts and Henry Flint both draws and colors the latest chapter of "Deep in the Heart," making Prog 2017 a confident showcase of the anthology's enduring appetite for bold storytelling.