'The Thirteenth Floor Volume Three' by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Jose Cruz continues the freaky adventures of the Maxwell Tower building and the computer who runs it all, Max.

Max is back with his hidden thirteenth floor and his vindictive nature. This time around Max is visited by a Soviet computer which results in a covert mission behind the Iron Curtain. In another story, Max seems to be going crazy and putting innocent people at risk. In other stories, Max puts the not to innocent at risk to keep the Maxwell Tower inhabitants protected.

These comics are from Eagle magazine in Britain from the 1980s. As such, they have a funny way of portraying computers and former Soviet spies, but that doesn't mean they are not entertaining to read. These stories are a hoot to read and I loved the black and white art and the narrator, Max.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Rebellion, 2000 AD, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Oh I love these collected volumes from the heyday (the 1980s) of British comics. This is the 3rd and final volume of ‘The Thirteenth Floor’ featuring Max the AI computer (a la Siri/Alexa) who tends to his tenants in Maxwell Tower and anyone who crosses them is immediately introduced to its imaginary 13th floor where all manner of nightmares occur.

This was one of the best weekly serials from the pages of Scream and Eagle and works really well as a collected work. The storylines at times can be quite gruesome for a kid’s comic and quite adult-themed - there’s some Cold War politics in one story arc with an evil Russian computer (Boris) attempting to blackmail Max into being a double agent for the KGB (after his stint at MI5).

The whole volume is wrapped up with and ending that foreshadows a fairly recent news event - which is very eerie indeed.

More of these collections please Rebellion publishing!

Big thanks to #NetGalley for this ARC for review purposes.

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