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Dave Gibbons is one of the most recognised and highly regarded of comics creators. Best known for his artwork on the legendary Watchmen, he has now drawn on his love of Mod culture to create an all-new, semi-autobiographical graphic novel. The story chronicles the struggles of two friends, Lel and Bok, in a strangely-familiar future, Dealing in classic teenage themes such as alienation, gangs, girls, drugs and violence, the centre of the struggle is the urgent need of the boys to join the coolest of the cool: the ice-cold gang called The Originals. Slapping the Mod movement into the face of the Austin Powers generation, this graphic novel certainly lives up to its name and is destined to become a classic!
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"Gibbons writes with a wonderfully naturalistic ear and evolves his art to a simpler, more European style..." -- SFX January 2005
"Gorgeous, a pop-culture gem." -- Flux Magazine 1 January 2005
"Think Quadrophenia with futuristic transport and more violence...a moody story of friendship, belonging and, apparently, wheel shortages." (86%) -- Loaded Magazine
"a work of art in it's own right and a place comic artists can draw inspiration from." -- Digital Creative Arts Issue 16
..expertly paced...for anyone who saw, lived, even rented Quadrophenia, the story is steeped in all the right details." -- Guardian Review 9th April 2005
Looks like Gibbons hasn't finished making comic book history yet. -- The List, December 2-16, 2004
Marvellously thought out, astoundingly detailed and something that you'll go back to time and again; this is simply stunning. -- Big Cheese Magazine, February 2005
The Mods are back, in an ambitious solo project three years in the making. -- go! December 10th 2004
The Originals is as smart as a fashion-forward suit [and] has the powerful tug of a timeless fable. B+ -- Entertainment Weekly, November 8 2004
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"Gorgeous, a pop-culture gem." -- Flux Magazine 1 January 2005
"Think Quadrophenia with futuristic transport and more violence...a moody story of friendship, belonging and, apparently, wheel shortages." (86%) -- Loaded Magazine
"a work of art in it's own right and a place comic artists can draw inspiration from." -- Digital Creative Arts Issue 16
..expertly paced...for anyone who saw, lived, even rented Quadrophenia, the story is steeped in all the right details." -- Guardian Review 9th April 2005
Looks like Gibbons hasn't finished making comic book history yet. -- The List, December 2-16, 2004
Marvellously thought out, astoundingly detailed and something that you'll go back to time and again; this is simply stunning. -- Big Cheese Magazine, February 2005
The Mods are back, in an ambitious solo project three years in the making. -- go! December 10th 2004
The Originals is as smart as a fashion-forward suit [and] has the powerful tug of a timeless fable. B+ -- Entertainment Weekly, November 8 2004
"I discovered Mod when I was about 15 and have a vivid memory of seeing my first scooters. They were fantastic, almost science-fiction machines, gleaming with chrome and accessories. They rolled up one night at my local dance-hall, the riders dismounting and undoing their military-surplus parkas to reveal smart shirts and jackets.
The opening scene of THE ORIGINALS tries to capture some of that feeling. I merged it with another real incident where I helped a bunch of scooter boys to find the local motorcycle gang and give them a good beating.
That’s pretty representative of much of the book: I’ve gone for the feeling of incidents rather than the actuality. In many ways, it’s a truer approach."
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- PublisherTitan Books Ltd
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1840236965
- ISBN 13 9781840236965
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages160
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: NUOVO. Dave Gibbons is one of the most recognised and highly regarded of comics creators. Best known for his artwork on the legendary Watchmen, he has now drawn on his love of Mod culture to create an all-new, semi-autobiographical graphic novel. The story chronicles the struggles of two friends, Lel and Bok, in a strangely-familiar future, Dealing in classic teenage themes such as alienation, gangs, girls, drugs and violence, the centre of the struggle is the urgent need of the boys to join the coolest of the cool: the ice-cold gang called The Originals. Slapping the Mod movement into the face of the Austin Powers generation, this graphic novel certainly lives up to its name and is destined to become a classic! cm.18x23,5, pp.160, New York, Vertigo cm.18x23,5, pp.160, hardcover. Seller Inventory # 271017
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