A murderer seeks an easy way of disposing a body, and an unpalatable truth is discovered….

In the final instalment of these adaptations of 2000AD’s Future Shocks series, we get two SF tales that posit slightly unlikely situations but then follow them through sensibly.

The opening story, Sunburn, based on the 1982 tale by Alan Moore and Jesus Redondo, is set at a time when humanity is using the Sun as a holiday resort – and someone kills his wife. All the obvious gags are here (when is it ever dark on the Sun?) and there’s a number of clever ideas thrown in – you’re very definitely rooting for anyone other than the central character by the end.

The second, rather more downbeat tale, is taken from 1986’s The Armageddon Game by Peter Milligan and Anthony Jozwiak. Quite a bit of time is spent establishing the society here which means unusually the pace feels slightly off – although, as ever, the pay-off is fun, and there’s a lot of enjoyable voice cameos along the way.

These have been a fascinating series of short adaptations (I still want to know who’s playing Tharg!) and Nathaniel Tapley and his team are to be congratulated on producing slick retellings of the classic stories in ways that really suited the new medium. Fingers crossed, Tharg will return in the not that distant future…

Verdict: This final tales once again show the versatility of the original format and are brought to life well. 8/10

Paul Simpson