2000 AD #2148

Two sharply dressed operatives — one in a white suit with a sawn-off shotgun resting casually over his shoulder, the other in black with a pistol raised and ready — stand back-to-back against a gleaming futuristic cityscape bathed in an eerie green glow. The cover tagline promises a tense sci-fi thriller: "The Downlode Duo must protect a sentient A.I. — but can it be trusted?" At 2.85 GBP, this 2019 Rebellion issue of 2000 AD delivers the kind of stylish, ideas-driven storytelling the anthology does so well.