George Sprott
George Sprott: (1894–1975) is a graphic novel by Canadian cartoonist Seth, published in 2009.
| George Sprott | |
|---|---|
| Creator | Seth |
| Date | 2009 |
| Page count | 96 pages |
| Publisher | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | The New York Times Magazine |
| Date of publication | 2006 |
The story tells of George Sprott, a vain and selfish 81-year-old retired television personality who reflects on his life,[1] and whose life is recalled by those around him after his death.[2] The comics are sprinkled with photos of models Seth made of buildings in the fictional Southern Ontario town of Dominion.
The story first ran as a serial in The New York Times Magazine in one-page episodes[1] in 2006. A collection in large dimensions appeared in 2009 from Drawn & Quarterly.[2] The book won a Doug Wright Award in 2010.[3]
In 2017, Vancouver-based composer Mark Haney premiered his Omnis Temporalis based on the story with an immersive cartoon space of the television station, CKCK, designed by Seth himself.
References
- Cooke 2010.
- Atkinson 2009.
- Hoffman & Grace 2015, p. 24.
Works cited
- Atkinson, Nathalie (2009-08-07). "The life of a small-town celeb". The Globe and Mail.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - Cooke, Rachel (2010-06-20). "George Sprott by Seth". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- Hoffman, Eric; Grace, Dominick (2015). Seth: Conversations. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-62674-387-8.