Skin (graphic novel)
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Skin is a 48-page graphic novel written by Peter Milligan, created and drawn by Brendan McCarthy and colored by Carol Swain. It tells the story of a young skinhead, Martin Atchitson, who grew up in 1970s London with thalidomide-related birth defects. Milligan has said the story partially addresses "universal themes of major companies shafting people, and corruption in terms of drugs and mass marketing."[1]
Publication history
Skin was planned to be published in the 2000 AD spin-off magazine Crisis in 1989, but the story's controversial subject matter and explicit language made the publisher, Fleetway, uncomfortable.[2] Printers refused to print it, citing similar reasons. The story remained in limbo until it was published as a graphic novel by Kevin Eastman's Tundra Publishing in 1992 with little controversy. Dark Horse Comics reprinted Skin in 2013, as part of the trade-paperback collection The Best of Milligan and McCarthy.[3]
Reception
Tom Palmer, Jr. included Skin in "Palmer's Picks", calling it "a powerful, disturbing book".[4]
Awards
- 1993: nominated for the "Best Graphic Album: New" Eisner Award[5]
References
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External links
- Skin at the Grand Comics Database
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- Review at Comics Nexus
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