2000 AD #598

Prog 598 of 2000 AD puts the spotlight squarely on Rogue Trooper, and Steve Dillon's cover delivers a genuinely striking image: the blue-skinned G.I. crouches low among rocky terrain, leveling his rifle directly at the reader with cool, glowing-eyed intensity, his helmet fitted with the familiar biochip companions. It's a tense, purposeful composition that captures everything that makes the character compelling — a lone supersoldier who looks utterly at home in hostile conditions. Inside, Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell bring "Waiting for the Big Bang" to this week's readers, making October 1988 a fine time to be picking up the Galaxy's Greatest Comic.