2000 AD #688

Prog 688 of 2000 AD hits newsstands in July 1990 with a cover by Simon Bisley that surges with savage energy — a mass of snarling, battle-scarred warriors and monstrous figures collide in a chaotic, brutally rendered melee that fills every inch of the image. The cover announces that Slaine: The Horned God Vol. 3 begins this issue, and Bisley's densely muscled, grotesque combatants make a compelling case for why this series commanded attention. Inside, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra continue their Judge Dredd epic with "Necropolis, Part 15," promising another instalment of one of British comics' most gripping ongoing sagas.