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.
Plot
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
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.[citation needed] Printers refused to print it, citing similar reasons. The story remained in legal limbo until it was published as a graphic novel by Kevin Eastman's Tundra Publishing in 1992 with little controversy.
Influence
Hardcore band Modern Life Is War based their song "Martin Atchet" on the comic.
Reeferences
External links
- Review at Comics Nexus