2000AD #2468 p.06 - Dredd is Ambushed! Rainbow 125 drawn by Frank Springer and

drawn by Frank Springer and inked by Vince Colletta

the first panel page Sleeper appears on in the issue

But a twinge of familiarity in the faces of the two figures

In a style highly reminiscent of Gustave Doré's wood etchings and the New York settin of Will Eisner's Spirit

NOTE: This cover is currently in Mike's possession in the UK

2000AD #2468 p.06 - Dredd is Ambushed! Rainbow 125 drawn by Frank Springer andThis sixth page of Prog 2468 (Part 5 of "Death of a Judge") is a high octane masterpiece of action and suspense by Mike Perkins! As Dredd follows his would be assassin to a deadly meet, Judge Ronald (who has been tailing Dredd in secret) intervenes just in time to detect a hidden trap. The page captures the chaotic moment the building explodes, with Perkins gritty inks perfectly conveying the scale of the "nitro" blast that alerts Dredd to the ambush