Several of the other civilizations show a blend of low tech and high tech." In a later story, they create a rocketship in months to fly to one of Elekton's moons. "The fledgling Trigan nation is established under the leadership of Trigo, with the trappings of a Romanesque civilization with swords, lances and Roman-style clothing, but with high tech ray guns, atmosphere crafts and high-tech navy.
I cropped a couple of frames from internet pages, which I hope constitute fair use in the context of this post. The strips looked like retellings of Bible stories, except that the various characters and tribes also had access to advanced weaponry and nuclear-powered aircraft. Best of all, though, it was proper sci-fi, albeit of a somewhat unusual kind. The stories were also easy for me to get my nine year old head around - there was a sense of history behind the strip (it had been running for ten years) but it wasn't hard to get up to speed. Firstly, it was beautifully illustrated - the artist, Don Lawrence (who drew the strip until 1976) had a fantastic eye for scenery, figures and technology, and the use of colour was tremendous. The Trigan Empire was great for several reasons. I loved it immediately, if only because it offered the one piece of recognisable sci-fi amid all the improving, educational dross I detested. Nonetheless, there was one rather fantastic thing about Look And Learn, and that was The Trigan Empire.
I wanted stuff about aircraft carriers, tanks, lasers, sci-fi, not all this boy's own all the world's knowledge rounded education type nonsense. Stuff about the Bible, stuff about history, lions, kings and queens - all deeply boring, in my considered opinion. Plus, there was lots of stuff in Look And Learn that didn't particularly rock my nine year old world. I didn't much care for Look And Learn, if I'm going to be honest, and bitterly resented the way "my" mag had been reduced to a miserably small logo on the new masthead.
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