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Strangehaven #13

 
 
invisible_al
09:22 / 18.06.01
Anyone else read this gorgeous slice of english surreal weirdness by Gary Spencer Millidge.

Well heads up Issue 13 is just out and the rest are out in 2 graphic novels.

I love it to bits personally, got into it after I was shopping for a birthday present, ended up reading the 2nd graphic novel and then buying my mate another copy :-)

What is it like? Well in short its a very english twin peaks, with a dash of the prisoner. And the artwork is excellent, mostly all painted I think, and Millige has a very naturalistic (is that the word?) he uses a lot of people as visual referencs and it comes out in the quality of the art.

Anyone else out there I can discuss this with with spoiling people? Add Spoiler space if you fancy.
 
 
THX-1138
09:41 / 18.06.01
I love it too. I bought the two collections recently (even though I have the whole series!) and of course I got # 13 this week.
It was great.
 
 
Ellis
09:45 / 18.06.01
I got the two collections a week ago but my retailer neglected to get Issue 13 so I guess I will have to wait a few years for the third trade.

Its a great little series, just wish it came out more often...
 
 
sleazenation
09:45 / 18.06.01
Heh I also love this book-- i picked up issue one 6 years ago whilst i was in Sounthend (my then girlfriend lived there).
It was touted as being by a 'local artist' so i thought i'd pick it up and was very impressed-- oddly enough the early theme of bloke living in essex becoming trapped in Devon town soon mirrored my life as i moved down to Exmouth to do my Degree...

Lots have things have happened over the 6 years of strangehaven (hell at one point i created a very basic strangehaven website but sadly it was crap) but the cnsistant high standard of the comic has stayed the same.

Definitely a comic that will be read by cmic fans and non-comic fans alike[/LIST]
 
  
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