You may not have heard of Technofreak, or you may know of it but haven't read a copy yet. However you will have probably heard of one of it's creators, especially if you are a fan of 2000AD. John Charles is one of the galaxy's greatests top colourists and also the Editor in Chief of Technofreak.
The story is centred on Jon Sherlok the last of The Technofreaks, people implanted with tech that could, amongst other things, turn their brains into supercomputers. John puts his skills to use as a private investigator, based in London in 3026. He has associates in the shape of his sarcastic, hard drinking robot cat Maurice and frenemy Neville Brady who likes to use his fists rather than his intellect, making him London's toughest private eye. No private eye story would be complete without a femme fatale and none are more femme or fatale than Loretta Youth, sultry, dangerous and sexy.
I got onboard with issue one and was immediately taken with the comics action and humour, that both served to give a real feel of classic 2000AD stories. What also impressed me was the artwork from another 2000AD alumni, Tom Newell bringing the characters to life beautifully with a great eye for action and the voluptuous female.
Recently launched is the Indiegogo funding campaign for Technofreak #4. I'm not going to go too deep into the plot and story as I don't want to give any unwitting spoilers. However, I can wholeheartedly recommend the series. Both story and art are maturing and evolving with every issue, while still keeping the humour that helps it stand apart from the rest.
If you want a story that delivers kick ass sci-fi action, great characters and doesn't take itself too seriously you need to get hold of Technofreak.
The current Indiegogo campaign for issue #4 can be found here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/technofreak-issue-4#/
Among the various reward tiers, you can buy all the previous issues of Technofreak and get caught up or you can visit the website here: www.sundaylunchcomics.com
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