I'm very much hoping that Kenneth Niemand is in fact Kenneth Niemand - it is a legit surname, even if it happens to mean 'no-one'. I don't believe a new writer has to be a tried and tested comics and/or Dredd scribe, just because s/he's producing very good quality work. For my money Messers Carroll and McConville came out of the gate with excellent 2000AD writing skillz. I suppose on that logic I should deduce that Mr Niemand is Irish...
Lots of great strips this week, but I'm stuck on the cover. On the one hand, it's the most gorgeous depiction of Cass Anderson perhaps ever (even taking into account some top level cheesecake from Bolland and Ewins), and I think it lands just the right side of objectification. And clearly it is catching the eye of potential new readers! But it still bugs me that the default drawing of Anderson shows her in her 20s. Pretty sure a 50s Anderson can be/is just as attractive, if that's the look Tharg wants to push.
I know there was that one story where Grant revealed that Anderson makes herself look younger (using wig and I guess makeup) to put perps off their guard, but this smacks of full-on youthfulness makeover, which doesn't seem very in-character for ol' Cass.