Techno Freak #1 (Sunday Lunch Comics)
John Charles & Barry May (w) Tom Newell (a)
It's only recently that I've taken any notice of the small and self and self published British scene and that was due to getting Comichaus through Previews which has returned. Now that was an anthology comic so everything varied. Quality of writing and art varied considerably.
Enter Techno Freak which was advertised in this weeks 2000AD. I decided to check this out and ordered a copy which duly arrived yesterday in a package clearly marked "Do Not Bend" but...fortunately the comic was not damaged in any way.
This is the story of Jon Sherlock a Private Eye who is the sole surviving "Techno Freak" the rest having gone insane or worse. Hopefully that back story will be explored in future issues as we meet the cast of characters which includes Maurice the talking robot cat.
Maurice sort of narrates the story and drew me in straight away, cat-fan that I am and off we went on a mission to find his faithless ex-girlfriend for his ex-friend who stole her from him. No wonder he needs a drink.
His mate Neville is also a PI but uses more err shall we say old fashioned methods of getting information...
This is a highly entertaining self contained adventure with the nearest to a happy ending you'll ever probably get in this day and age but I will say no ore but refer you to their website for a copy.
Can't wait for the next issue.
Rating: 5 Stars (won me over with the cat)
Sunday Lunch Comics can be found here: www.sundaylunchcomics.com
And number two is being prepared....
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