Skin (graphic novel)
| Skin | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1992 |
| Publisher | Tundra Publishing |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Peter Milligan |
| Artists | Brendan McCarthy |
| Colorists | Carol Swain |
| ISBN | 1858090008 |
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 1990, 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.
Reception
Tom Palmer, Jr. included Skin in "Palmer's Picks", calling it "a powerful, disturbing book".[3]
Awards
- 1993: nominated for the "Best Graphic Album: New" Eisner Award[4]
Influence
Hardcore band Modern Life Is War based their song "Martin Atchet" on the comic.
Notes
- ↑ Peter Milligan interview, UGO
- ↑ MacManus, Steve, ed. (11 November 1989). "Intro". Crisis (31). ISSN 0955-6885. OCLC 263491671.
- ↑ Palmer, Tom (January 1993). "Palmer's Picks". Wizard. Wizard Entertainment (17): 16–17.
- ↑ "1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
References
- 'Skin' at the Grand Comics Database
- Skin at the Comic Book DB
External links
- Review at Comics Nexus