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“Death Duty”, first WarWorldz story, gets thumbs up from “A Place to Hang Your Cape”

By John Freeman on 13 January 2015

We’ve had a pleasant start to the new year with a rather marvellous review of both Issues 6 and 7 of 100% Biodegradable from Patrick Smith over at A Place to Hang Your Cape.

“100% Biodegradable #7 features the launch of a fresh serialisation, Death Duty, from John Freeman (Doctor Who Magazine, Judge Dredd Megazine, Crucible Comic) and Alan Burrows (2000AD, Starblazer, Commando), with letters by Ken Reynolds,” Patrick writes. “We’re introduced to the crew of the warship, Kill Me Softly, hired hands that launch a raid on a peaceful planet. The motive is business and Freeman‘s dialogue reinforces the cold, unsentimental logic of this cruel universe and the people within it. Burrows‘ textured visuals, illustrate the violent extremes of these space-pirates with appropriate abundance. The mystery behind the central character, Rourke, is likely to have you hungry for the next instalment.”

Hopefully Patrick will still enjoy the story when Brett Burbridge takes up the reins for the rest of the story (and has also drawn his own version of the episode for a collected edition).

• 100% Biodegradable, the bi-monthly digital Sci-Fi Comic Anthology is available from Comicsy, Drivethrustuff and
Comixology.co.uk

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.