Nemesis the Warlock: Eps 9-12

This reminded me where I got the name ‘Deviant’ from. From the band ‘The Deviants’, formerly the Social Deviants created by singer/writer Mick Farren in late 1966.

I’m blown away by Nemesis the Warlock: the Definitive Edition. My compliments to the publishers, Rebellion, and especially their designer Gemma Sheldrake for the truly inspired front and back covers.

Such a Definitive Edition requires a Definitive Commentary, a companion piece for when you’re looking at the beautiful art by art-creator Kevin O’Neill and the other talented artists that followed him. So it’s time for The Secret History of Nemesis the Warlock, an episode by episode revelation of what really went on behind the scenes.

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Episodes Nine and Ten – The Brick Moon

Love this image of the Brick Moon by Bryan! Not to mention the Victorian-shaped glass domes on the moon and the Rings of Britannia.  They must have enthralled many a 2000AD reader.

It’s heart-warming to see Ro-Jaws sticking up for his old friend Hammerstein, now a Terminator assassin, who is tired of life and prepared to die for his crimes. Most readers will be with Ro-Jaws here and plead for Hammerstein’s life. Even Grobbendonk is affected and is holding back tears as Hammerstein faces the firing squad.