2000 AD #430

Prog 430 of 2000 AD arrives with a wonderfully grotesque cover by Massimo Belardinelli, dominated by a massive, tusked alien creature looming behind two squat, battle-worn figures — one armored and helmeted, the other sporting a wide-brimmed hat and a small furry companion — all rendered with Belardinelli's characteristically wild, textured linework. The tagline "Ace Garp: You'll Never Warp Alone!" sets a darkly playful tone for this August 1985 edition, which continues "The Slavers of Drule" saga in its sixth chapter, with interior work from the reliable team of Alan Grant and Carlos Ezquerra. For fans of British comics at their most inventively strange, this prog delivers exactly the kind of off-world atmosphere that made 2000 AD such a distinctive voice in 1985.