2000 AD #626

This May 1989 issue of 2000 AD announces the start of Slaine: The Horned God by Mills & Bisley with a cover that demands attention — a massively built, war-painted Celtic warrior dominates the image, hefting a great curved axe while a dramatic scene of antlered riders and ships unfolds in the mist below him. Simon Bisley's painted cover work brings a visceral, painterly weight to the barbarian figure, all muscle, fur, and ornate torque, that feels a world apart from typical comic art of 1989. With Judge Dredd also featured inside alongside this striking new Slaine saga, Prog 626 is a compelling package from the UK's sharpest weekly anthology.