Even the Oppressed Own Their Lives... (comic story)

Even the Oppressed Own Their Lives...
Main character(s):	Gustave Lytton
Main setting:	Soho, 1975
Key crew
Publisher:	Cutaway Comics
Editor:	Gareth Kavanagh
Writer:	Eric Saward
Cover by:	Barry Renshaw (Cover A), Paul Hanley (Cover B), Jason Fletcher (Cover C)
Artist:	Barry Renshaw
Colourist:	Barry Renshaw
Letterer:	Barry Renshaw, Craig Nickson
Release details
Printed in:	LYT 3
Release date:	29 March 2021
Cover date:	TBA (print) March 2021 (digital)
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Even the Oppressed Own Their Lives... was the third comic story of Lytton, a spin-off of Doctor Who making use of Eric Saward's individual license to the titular character.

Publisher's summary

The pursuit of Mr Longbody has unexpectedly led Wilson and Lytton to a parallel Earth, where they have found Artemis, a young woman trapped in an abandoned Underground station. With hunters closing in, the only move left is to flick the switch on the mysterious generator on the platform and see what happens...

Plot

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Characters

• Gustave Lytton
• Charlie Wilson
• Artemis Brown
• Mr Seaton

Worldbuilding

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Notes

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DVD Commentary

Each issue of Lytton has a DVD of Value Added Material available, containing among other items a commentary for each issue by writer Eric Saward and artist Barry Renshaw. Below are some insights from the commentary for Issue 3.

• The design of Mr Seaton is loosely inspired by samurai armour, with a stylised mempo mask. The use of the colour red was restricted in previous issues to deepen the impact of Mr Seaton’s red armour as an indication of threat to the characters. This is repeated with the train sequence in the tunnel later in the issue.
• The train which threatens the characters has the destination Hobb’s End, a reference to the underground station in the 1967 film Quatermass and The Pit.
• The blue mini the characters escape in is a reference to Eric Saward’s first ever car, which he was once locked out of and had to use a screwdriver to unlock it.
• The licence plate of the mini reads ROTD 133, a reference to Lytton’s debut in the serial Resurrection Of The Daleks, and the production number of the first episode of that serial, 133.
• The antagonist Mr Longbody is deliberately only seen in shadow or from a distance in this issue so as to save his reveal in issue 4.
• The Silhouette androids are related to the androids used by the Cybermen in the serial Earthshock.

Continuity

• Lytton is from Vita Fifteen in the star system Tempest Dine. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks)
• Lytton quipped that in his youth he "snuggled" his way across the Five Galaxies. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)

External links

• Lytton - Intergalactic Freelance Soldier at Cutaway Comics