2000 AD #710

The 1990 Christmas edition of 2000 AD arrives with one of its most delightfully surreal holiday covers: a green-skinned alien sits imperiously beside a decorated Christmas tree while a very human-looking Santa Claus checks a seemingly endless list, with a crowd of figures — including what appear to be armored judges and robots — queuing up in the background. Cover artist Colin MacNeil pitches the festive absurdity perfectly, blending the warmth of yuletide tradition with the gloriously weird universe of 2000 AD. The tagline "Alien Presents! He's making a list, he's checking it twice..." says everything you need to know about the tongue-in-cheek spirit packed into Prog 710.