Publisher: Titan Comics Writer: Andi Ewington Artist: Simon Coleby Colorist: Len O’Grady Release Date: 17th May 2017 Like a lot of people my age, Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone’s Fighting Fantasy gamebooks were a staple of my childhood. Brilliantly written ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ stories mixed with RPG elements like dice-rolling and character sheets?  What’s not to love? Full disclosure, though – Freeway Fighter was never really one of my favourite Fighting Fantasy books. Not because of any shortcoming in Ian Livingstone’s writing, of course, but rather as a result of the departure from the established fantasy world that helped the likes of ‘Deathtrap Dungeon’ and ‘Forest of Doom’ set my pre-teen imagination on fire. This was cars and guns instead of swords and sorcery, and as such, it didn’t grab me quite as emphatically as the rest. Fast-forward thirty-two years (!) and Freeway Fighter gets the comic book treatment courtesy of Titan Comics, and with a mixture of nostalgia, excitement, and – yes – trepidation, I decided to take a look at the first issue. Writer Andi Ewington goes full ‘Max Max’ here, paying homage to Freeway Fighter’s obvious inspiration in an emphatic – if painfully slight – opening chapter. We are [...]