2000 AD #2195

Looming over a chaos of desperate, clawing figures and flames, a massive wooden puppet-master face — all glowing eyes and splintered menace — dominates this 2020 prog's cover, with an armored police officer and a screaming crowd caught helplessly in its shadow. The tagline says it all: "Quilli Returns to Pull the Strings," promising a sinister puppeteer back in full, terrifying command. It's a genuinely unsettling image that sets the tone for what looks to be a gripping chapter in one of 2000 AD's darker ongoing threads.