2000 AD #837

Prog 837 of 2000 AD sets up a clash between Mega-City One's toughest lawman and a very different kind of menace — as the cover tagline "Dredd Faces the Muzak" makes plain. Dermot Power's cover art puts Judge Dredd front and centre, Lawgiver raised and golden eagle shoulder pad gleaming, while below him a television screen displays a shades-wearing, gap-toothed gunman who looks every bit as dangerous as he does stylish. It's a sharp visual contrast — the iron authority of the law versus the flashy menace of the airwaves — that makes this May 1993 issue a genuinely fun pick-up for any Dredd fan.