2000 AD #901

Prog 901 of 2000 AD kicks off part one of a three-prog mini-series with a striking cover by Dermot Power: Judge Death — skeletal, grinning, and holding a cracked skull aloft — looms over a mountain of skulls while grappling with Judge Dredd, whose armored bulk strains against the undead villain's eerie blue form beneath a sickly yellow moon. The speech bubble taunting "Alasss, poor Joe Dredd…" sets a deliciously dark tone for "Judge Death: The True Story." Inside, John Wagner scripts and Ian Gibson handles full art duties, with lettering by Tom Frame — and the issue also heralds new installments of Nemesis, Bradley, Durham Red, and Rogue Trooper, making this a genuinely packed edition of Britain's favorite weekly anthology.