2000 AD #2258

Prog 2258 of the long-running British anthology puts Judge Dredd front and center — literally, with his stern, helmeted face looming enormous in the background while a squad of Judges on Lawmasters tears through the foreground in a blaze of weapons fire and debris. The cover teases "Necessary Force," promising Dredd leading a high-speed strike that looks every bit as relentless as the man himself. It's a kinetic, hard-edged composition that captures exactly why 2000 AD has kept readers hooked for decades.