Hewligan's Haircut Art by Peter Milligan
Written by Jamie Hewlett
1991
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What noise is an explosion supposed to make? How exactly can you tell if you've gone insane? And - most importantly of all - can a haircut destroy the world?
According to one of our regular members Steve (hi Steve!): he was in a pub with Peter Milligan when he first came up with the idea for this book (and in fact according to Steve - it was all pretty much his idea seeing how he was the one planning on getting the haircut - altho I guess "Steve's Haircut" doesn't have quite the same ring to it - but whatever:). The idea that this book first came together in a pub makes good sense in that the whole narrative (such as it is) lumbers from place to place just like a drunk person trying to explain an alien abduction (or something).
From the pages of 2000AD and drawn in a free-wheeling go-for-broke style by Jamie Hewlett (co-creator of Gorillaz - but you knew that already right?) Hewligan's [1] Haircut is a madcap anarchic comic full of cheap gags and zany happenings. Infused with that uniquely British sensibility mined from everyone from The Goon Show to Vic and Bob: whose main aim is to produce giggles and head-scratching. There's a threadbare story just about holding it together - but really it's just an excuse for surrealist japery and jokes about London transport. For ages 3 and up. (Also contains a bonus Judge Dredd story tucked away at the end).
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[1] It's actually pronounced "hooligan." I think. (note to everyone: I am totally totally totally rubbish when it comes to saying words out aloud that I have only ever seen written down.
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Links: Multiversity Comics Review.
Further reading: Seaguy, Tank Girl: Tank Girl One, Green Lantern: Willworld, Chew, Vimanarama.
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