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Authorised Happiness 1

By Griffo & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184472 Near-future stories are a common staple of comics and science fiction. Taking an aspect of our contemporary culture and spinning it out to an extreme conclusion makes for some excellent storytelling possibilities. The trick, it seems, is to take the more mundane and innocent aspects, even […]

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You’re All Just Jealous Of My Jetpack

By Tom Gauld Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly ISBN: 9781770461048 Cartoonists that are able to successfully encapsulate arts and literature elements, intellectual themes and slithers of the modern zeitgeist are few and far between, and yet not only is Tom Gauld one of those cartoonists but he also instils a brilliant sense of playfulness in his […]

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