2000 AD #2428

This prog of 2000 AD sets a gripping wartime tone right on its cover, where an armored soldier stands before a hulking military vehicle while vast, leathery wings spread ominously overhead — and a weathered, ghostly face looms large in the sky above it all. The cover tagline tells us DeSilva is being recruited into the war against alien occupiers, promising the kind of gritty, large-scale conflict that 2000 AD does so well. It's a richly atmospheric image that captures the anthology's knack for blending human drama with genuinely unsettling sci-fi threat.