2000 AD #834

Prog 834 of 2000 AD arrives in May 1993 with a raw, unsettling cover by Carlos Ezquerra — a snarling, hooded figure looms in close-up, a metallic device embedded grotesquely in his forehead, while armored figures loom through the red haze behind him. The bold headline "Hard Time! Prison Planet for Judges" sets a grim, high-stakes tone, and the promise of a brand-new thrill, Purgatory, beginning this very issue makes it a particularly packed prog. Inside, G. Ennis and M. Austin continue "The Chieftain" to Part 3, delivering more of the sharp, attitude-fueled storytelling that 2000 AD built its reputation on.