2000 AD #645

This September 1989 prog of 2000 AD spotlights Machine-Gun Etiquette in "Beyond Zero," with cover art by Kevin Hopgood depicting a snarling, muscular figure in camouflage unloading a heavy automatic weapon, spent shell casings flying and muzzle flash blazing against a stark red background — raw, kinetic energy rendered with real punch. Inside, Judge Dredd and the anthology's other strips continue, including a new story from writer Alan Grant and artist David Roach. A fine slice of late-'80s British comics at its most viscerally confident.