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John Hicklenton was one of Britain's leading comic book artists, who took his own life in March 2010 with the assistance of Dignitas in Zurich. 100 Months is an apocalyptic parable of environmental devastation written and drawn in fore knowledge of his own impending death. An intense, hallucinatory story with overtones of Dostoevsky's 'Legend of the Grand Inquisitor' and artwork of breathtaking intensity, it is the crowning achievement of a brilliant career, a true graphic novel that engages ultimate themes of life, death and salvation. Controversial, haunting and tortured in all senses, it will inevitably fuel debate around the issues of taking one's own life. Includes a foreword by Pat Mills.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	23 avril 2015
Nombre de lectures	4
EAN13	9780956544582
Langue	English

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A Cutting Edge Press Book

First published in Great Britain in 2010 by
Cutting Edge press

Digital Edition converted and distributed by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com

Copyright © John Hicklenton 2010

Copyright of his foreword to 100 Months is reserved by Patrick Mills.
Copyright of 100 Months is reserved by the estate of the late John Hicklenton
Copyright of his afterword to 100 Months is reserved by Adam Lavis

John Hicklenton has asserted his moral rights to be identified as the author of this work
under the 1988 Copyright, Design and Patents Act.
All rights reserved.

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mechanical, photocopying or recording, without permission in writing from Cutting Edge Press.

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Foreword

100 Months is John Hicklenton's last and finest work. Finest because it is the purest expression of his creativity, without the compromises that sometimes overshadowed his work elsewhere. It is his words set to art, a visual poem, beautifully paced and toned, that takes you to a place comics have not been to for a long time. To Kent Williams' Blood. To the works of Druillet. To the impressionist vistas of Bill Sienkiewicz. And beyond. Despite its grim message of Earth's vengeance, I find it in no way depressing. Johnny was a very funny man as any of you who saw the award-winning documentary Here's Johnny will know. In another incarnation I'm sure he will be a comedian. He nearly was in this life. In telephone conversations with him, right up to end, he always made me laugh. And there is an element of his humour hardwired into his line-work here. Indefinable and yet omnipresent. When the Goddess smiles her Armageddon smile, I can imagine Johnny smiling too.

It's this humour, combined with sinister imagery, that makes his work so distinguished and confirms him as the greatest horror artist working in comics. This was obvious to me from the time he drew his first, deliciously evil pages for Nemesis the Warlock and is also equally obvious to his fans.