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]
| Skin | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1992 |
| Publisher | Tundra Publishing |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Peter Milligan |
| Artists | Brendan McCarthy |
| Colorists | Carol Swain |
| ISBN | 1858090008 |
Publication history
editSkin 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
editTom Palmer, Jr. included Skin in "Palmer's Picks", calling it "a powerful, disturbing book".[4]
Awards
edit- 1993: nominated for the "Best Graphic Album: New" Eisner Award[5]
References
edit- ^ Peter Milligan interview Archived 2005-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, UGO
- ^ MacManus, Steve, ed. (11 November 1989). "Intro". Crisis (31). ISSN 0955-6885. OCLC 263491671.
- ^ The Best of Milligan and McCarthy. Dark Horse Comics. 2013-09-11. ISBN 978-1-61655-153-7.
- ^ Palmer, Tom (January 1993). "Palmer's Picks". Wizard (17). Wizard Entertainment: 16–17.
- ^ "1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
External links
edit- Skin at the Grand Comics Database
- Skin at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Review at Comics Nexus
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