2000 AD #566

Prog 566 of 2000 AD hits newsstands in March 1988 with a striking Steve Dillon cover showcasing a sharp-featured, half-shaved figure crouching tensely on a red metal staircase — a police hover-vehicle looming in the night sky above — heralding the introduction of Tyranny Rex. The bold tagline "Home Cloning Is Killing Music" and the skull-and-crossbones motif hint at the gloriously off-kilter satire that made 2000 AD essential weekly reading, while a second figure lurks in the shadows below. Inside, Pat Mills and Simon Bisley continue their work on "The Black Hole" storyline, making this a fine snapshot of the anthology at its imaginative best.