(W/A/CA) John Byrne. John Byrne (w & a & c) Former MI-6 agent Michael Swann is now freelance and taking on the most dangerous of missions that the British government can't officially undertake themselves. In "The Damoclese Contract," part 2, Swann is sent on a wild chase across Europe to try to prevent the Russians from gaining nuclear dominion over the planet. John Byrne's newest creation promises ample doses of intrigue and espionage, wot?