2000 AD #2140

Prog 2140 of Britain's beloved weekly anthology leans into pure dread with a cover that piles animal skulls and skeletal remains into a suffocating tableau, at the heart of which lurks a dark, shadowy creature with burning red eyes staring straight back at you. The tagline "Deep in the Bone — Something Ancient is Being Awakened…" sets an atmosphere of deep, unsettling mystery that the image earns completely. For 2.85 GBP in 2019, this is a beautifully painted piece of genre unease that reminds you why 2000 AD has always embraced the full spectrum of speculative horror.