Author:Andy Hixon
Lucia is a hard town, full of hard people. It stands looking out across the unforgiving sea that is slowly swallowing it. Its people are all unemployed, with nothing to live for but a pint and fight.
Among them are Brick and Morty, one a disabled, heartbroken divorcee and aspiring writer, the other his best friend and protector, a fantasist and aspiring Ultimate Fighting Welterweight Champion of the world.
There's an argument to be made for saying that Bryan Talbot is the most important comic creator in Great Britain.
—— Teddy Jamieson , HeraldThe latest well-crafted and slightly strange instalment in Bryan Talbot’s Grandville series of graphic novels.
—— Big IssueFabulous artistic puns, stunning page lay-outs, action sequences on a sky-gondola, puffins in dinner jackets – the perfect diversion for a chilly evening.
—— CrackA genius wit railing against the tropes of literature, a brilliantly skewed look at history, or even a sharply funny feminist comic strip; no matter how you come to this, you’ll fall a little bit in love with it.
—— Bookmunch[Beaton’s] jousting with history’s all-too-human figures makes for delicious jests.
—— Michael Cavna , Washington Post SundaySally Heathcote: Suffragette is a graphic novel for people who don’t like graphic novels, and a history book for people who don’t like history. Read it.
—— Rosie Hopegood , SkinnyA gripping read.
—— Emerald StreetA comprehensive and penetrating social analysis. Illuminating and provocative, this is serious, relevant history told with heart, guts and speech bubbles.
—— Larushka Ivan-Zadeh , MetroStunning... A visceral and deeply moving tale.
—— Doug Johnstone , Big IssueA fascinating new graphic novel… It’s a cliché to say a picture is worth a thousand words. But graphic novels remind us that it’s a cliché because sometimes it’s true.
—— Anna Carey , Irish TimesA powerful book, a real eye opener… A triumph.
—— BookmunchThe power and passion of the campaign is vividly brought to life by the dynamic illustrations.
—— Twin MagazineA fascinating graphic novel charting the rise of the suffragette movement through the eyes of a servant who embraces the cause.
—— Megan Farr , Wales OnlineAn informative but accessible read.
—— Antonello Sticca , Total PoliticsCommunicates elaborate ideas in deceptively simple ways
—— Antonello Sticca , Total PoliticsWonderful graphic novel.
—— Arifa Akbar , IndependentThe storyline is exciting and well thought out to give a wide overview of the suffrage movement. I was very pleasantly surprised.
—— Lattice , GuardianA seamless blend of historical fact and fiction ... The illustrations are full of energy and expression.
—— Jacqui Agate , Independent