Skin (graphic novel)

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Skin
Date1992
PublisherTundra Publishing
Creative team
WritersPeter Milligan
ArtistsBrendan McCarthy
ColoristsCarol Swain
ISBN1858090008

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

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

Tom Palmer, Jr. included Skin in "Palmer's Picks", calling it "a powerful, disturbing book".[4]

Awards

  • 1993: nominated for the "Best Graphic Album: New"
    Eisner Award[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Milligan interview Archived 2005-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, UGO
  2. OCLC 263491671
    .
  3. ISBN 978-1-61655-153-7
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  4. ^ Palmer, Tom (January 1993). "Palmer's Picks". Wizard (17). Wizard Entertainment: 16–17.
  5. ^ "1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved April 26, 2012.

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