Catfood is part of a series called The Mice and it is that unbelievably rare thing, a fairly original idea.
Sometime in the future, giant aliens have invaded earth, in comparison to which humans are (you guessed it) the size of mice.
In this section of the saga, we follow two of the aliens, Cota & Z'Dan, as they attempt to run their breakfast food processing factory, health and safety breathing down their necks, an inspection from their biggest client imminent, and all the while, those pesky humans doing their best to mess up production.
This is all very British in execution, like 2000AD before it disappeared up it's own arse. The aliens are not terrifying monsters, just bored menial workers, and the humans aren't fighting a great revolution to free the planet, just trying to moxy up the works. They really are 'mice'; insignificant and pointless.
The alien's are actually more likeable and better defined than the people, and I especially liked The Feeder, the alien who comes to inspect the site, who speaks through his intermediary.
The human's, by comparison, are fairly bland. (Tho' they may've been better realised in other instalments). Interesting that their nominal leader,
Mulligatawny, looks exactly like Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer (remember him?).
The art is good to great, with a vague hint of Chaykin about it. (The panel where the mice are knocked flying by the alien's 'cat' is particularly good)
Design is excellent, tho' overall there isn't enough detail and, in fact, the whole thing may've worked better in colour.
But this is a good, unusual comic, with a strong premise. Maybe if finances permitted, a book collecting all Mice stories would iron out the problems.
Pete Doreé