2000 AD #2189

A figure tears open its dark cloak with massive green-gloved, shackled fists to reveal a grotesque, glowing maw of jagged teeth where a torso should be — a striking image that makes the tagline "He IS the Jaw!" feel entirely earned. A Judge Dredd badge hangs from the heavy chain at the figure's neck, tying this unsettling creature firmly to Mega-City One's world of brutal law. 2000 AD Prog 2189 offers the kind of visceral, imaginative cover that has kept this British anthology at the forefront of sci-fi comics since long before 2020.