Hi!
Just a quick post this morning as my holiday reaches its last day! We're going to be driving back to sunny Dundee tomorrow so today requires laziness to counterbalance it and I've been sat reading my way through Defoe 1666 volume 1 that I picked up in a charity shop in Shrewsbury yesterday.
Set following the Great Fire of London which sparked a zombie apocalypse, it follows the exploits of ex Leveller Titas Defoe who has been recruited as Charles II's Zombie Hunter General and embarks on a rather gruesome quest to deal with the menace.
As usual with Pat Mills and 2000AD, its peppered with lots of pop cultural references and pretty much every historical figure one can imagine from the latter 17th Century makes an appearance. Leigh Gallagher's artwork is suitably gritty and grim for the setting itself in which science has made a massive step forward in a world gone decidedly to the dogs.
If I didn't have a long term project, this would possibly be a great basis for a Mordheim style project where different gangs duke it out in a burnt out ruin of London.
Similarly it fits the Turnip 28 and Trench Crusade sort of vibe that is so popular these days but coupled with the grimness of Mordheim with guns and a mixture of Steampunk and Lacepunk technology which makes for a remarkably interesting sort of game.
Sadly I don't think there are too many miniatures out there that would properly fit the style so lots of conversion and possibly sculpting work would need to go into it but I do recommend folks pick up a copy of the graphic novel if they can as its a rather entertaining read with tons of bits and bobs that could easily be incorporated into any game with relative ease.
I do suspect some small elements may sneak into my fledgeling campaign but at present I'm not sure what!
In the meantime, All the best!
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