One of the joys of being retired is I get to pick up and read the post as soon as it arrives. I this case the postie had to knock as my copy of The 77 didn't fit through the letter box. One read, lunch and a afternoon nap later it's time to review the latest edition.
I have to say just like the previous issue The 77 has finally take the stage to a far more professional level than right at the beginning. A independent comic that has evolved ad improved in a very short period of time. Everything from production to content is getting better all the time.
There is as usual a choice of covers but I went for the standard as I rather liked it and the strip it represents, Extinction 2040 by Paul Goodenough (w) & Ian Stepforth (a). However first up is the next instalment of V which is a noticeably much improved strip from when it first started out. The team is in the under-city and it's time to be very afraid it would seem!
There's also a rather disturbing short story Animal Kingdom from Paul Neal & John McCrea which takes elements from a various of stories to create something new...and is a extinction event for us!
Vikings are up next in the first of a four part story Jorum about a rather egotistical Chief who despite having qualified for Valhalla wants more and is to take risks that maybe his men are not going to be too happy about. Just saying...
The space age being upon mankind it's hardly surprising that there is a Galactic Geographic and two explorers get sent on a mission to film creatures with multiple mating organs of both sexes. However they didn't know how f*cked up this might get. To be continued from the obviously warped minds of Noel K. Hannon & Warwick Fraser-Coombe!
Then there's the origin of Division 77 which is as unpleasant as you might think give the troopers are a bit like Cybermen having seemingly had their bodies changed but not their feelings removed.
There's a new three-part story Disposal from Martin Fisher (w) and Charlie Gillespie (a) which sees the dead become mutants. A twisted tale that obviously has more to offer as does the rather more amusing Mister Meeker, Monster Maker which follows.
There's racism and revenge in Silver Jubilee set back in the seventies by Dave Heely and Andrew Sawyers with the issue finishing up with the second part of the intriguing Red By Day, Black By Night.
Can't wait for the next issue to be honest and there's an annual to come in the autumn which will include Penny Pentagram one of my favourites from this comic!
A cracker of a publication and comes highly recommended by me!
Rating: 5 Stars
Available from: the77comic.bigcartel.com
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