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‘Defoe: 1666’ compiles the comic series that appeared in 2007 and 2008 as 5 – 6 page increments in ‘progs’ (weekly issues) of the UK comic book ‘2000 AD’, Nos. 1540 – 1549 and 1589 – 1598. The book also includes a cover gallery (reproduced here in black and white rather than in the original color) and sketch section.

Defoe was one of the first comics to use the concept of situating zombie mayhem in a historical period; the concept has since been taken up by other publishers, such as, for example, the WIldstorm / DC series ‘Victorian Undead’ (2010).

Defoe’s setting of mid-17th century Britain is imaginative and, to an American readership, singularly exotic, given that most Americans, if they have any knowledge of the period at all, may mumble something vague about 'Cavaliers and Roundheads'.

Accordingly, the liberal references to historic personages and the social features of 17th century Britain that appear frequently in the comic will require many readers to have Google at the ready.

In ‘Defoe’, the passage of a comet over southern England in 1666 triggers The Great Fire (a real-life event), a massive firestorm that ravages London. In the aftermath of the Fire the dead to come back to life as ravenous ghouls. The eponymous hero, a former soldier in the Roundhead army, takes on a job for King and Country as a zombie hunter and exterminator.

I won’t disclose any spoilers, but as Defoe battles outbreaks of zombies, it becomes apparent that the creatures are being guided by a cabal of figures linked to occult practices and unholy rites. And it’s up to Defoe to investigate what may be a far-reaching conspiracy that involves those close to the Crown…..

‘Defoe’ primarily centers on action, as Defoe and his band of co-exterminators (the ‘Dirty Dozenne’) take on ever more-dangerous mobs of the undead, requiring the use of steampunk gadgets and weaponry designed by such 17th century scientific luminaries as Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke, and Robert Boyle. Unfortunately, Pat Mills’s script is not the most accessible; there is inadequate exposition, with Mills relying over-much on dialogue passages to impute to the reader any details about the leadership of the zombies and the ongoing conspiracy among agents of the Crown.

The artwork, by Leigh Gallagher, is of mixed effect. All in black and white, its dedicated line- work and shading are certainly superior to the flat colors and drab draftsmanship of contemporary American horror comic books, such as the ‘BPRD’ series from Dark Horse. However, at times the artwork is too loose, or too over-inked, and making out what, exactly, is going on, is difficult.

‘Defoe’, while requiring some effort on the part of the reader, is worth searching out, mainly because it makes full use of its setting in time and place to bring something new and offbeat to the zombie trope. Reading it informed me about many fascinating peculiarities of 17th century Britain and its more famous personages.

[A second graphic novel, ‘Defoe: Queen of the Zombies’, published by Rebellion in 2011, compiles the second major story arc, first published in '2000 AD' in 2009 – 2010. An additional two installments in the Defoe saga, published in '2000 AD' comics in 2013 and 2014 presumably also will be compiled in graphic novel format sometime in the future.]


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Defoe 1666 Pat Mills 9781906735104 Books Reviews

‘Defoe 1666’ compiles the comic series that appeared in 2007 and 2008 as 5 – 6 page increments in ‘progs’ (weekly issues) of the UK comic book ‘2000 AD’, Nos. 1540 – 1549 and 1589 – 1598. The book also includes a cover gallery (reproduced here in black and white rather than in the original color) and sketch section.

Defoe was one of the first comics to use the concept of situating zombie mayhem in a historical period; the concept has since been taken up by other publishers, such as, for example, the WIldstorm / DC series ‘Victorian Undead’ (2010).

Defoe’s setting of mid-17th century Britain is imaginative and, to an American readership, singularly exotic, given that most Americans, if they have any knowledge of the period at all, may mumble something vague about 'Cavaliers and Roundheads'.

Accordingly, the liberal references to historic personages and the social features of 17th century Britain that appear frequently in the comic will require many readers to have Google at the ready.

In ‘Defoe’, the passage of a comet over southern England in 1666 triggers The Great Fire (a real-life event), a massive firestorm that ravages London. In the aftermath of the Fire the dead to come back to life as ravenous ghouls. The eponymous hero, a former soldier in the Roundhead army, takes on a job for King and Country as a zombie hunter and exterminator.

I won’t disclose any spoilers, but as Defoe battles outbreaks of zombies, it becomes apparent that the creatures are being guided by a cabal of figures linked to occult practices and unholy rites. And it’s up to Defoe to investigate what may be a far-reaching conspiracy that involves those close to the Crown…..

‘Defoe’ primarily centers on action, as Defoe and his band of co-exterminators (the ‘Dirty Dozenne’) take on ever more-dangerous mobs of the undead, requiring the use of steampunk gadgets and weaponry designed by such 17th century scientific luminaries as Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke, and Robert Boyle. Unfortunately, Pat Mills’s script is not the most accessible; there is inadequate exposition, with Mills relying over-much on dialogue passages to impute to the reader any details about the leadership of the zombies and the ongoing conspiracy among agents of the Crown.

The artwork, by Leigh Gallagher, is of mixed effect. All in black and white, its dedicated line- work and shading are certainly superior to the flat colors and drab draftsmanship of contemporary American horror comic books, such as the ‘BPRD’ series from Dark Horse. However, at times the artwork is too loose, or too over-inked, and making out what, exactly, is going on, is difficult.

‘Defoe’, while requiring some effort on the part of the reader, is worth searching out, mainly because it makes full use of its setting in time and place to bring something new and offbeat to the zombie trope. Reading it informed me about many fascinating peculiarities of 17th century Britain and its more famous personages.

[A second graphic novel, ‘Defoe Queen of the Zombies’, published by Rebellion in 2011, compiles the second major story arc, first published in '2000 AD' in 2009 – 2010. An additional two installments in the Defoe saga, published in '2000 AD' comics in 2013 and 2014 presumably also will be compiled in graphic novel format sometime in the future.]