Mooncop

Gauld, Tom

ISBN 10: 1770462546 / ISBN 13: 9781770462540

Published by Drawn and Quarterly, 2016

Seller Inventory # 1770462546-3-35514728

Synopsis:

The "Guardian "cartoonist relates the daily deadpan adventures of the last policeman living on the moon

"Living on the moon . . . Whatever were we thinking? . . . It seems so silly now."

The lunar colony is slowly winding down, like a small town circumvented by a new super highway. As our hero, the Mooncop, makes his daily rounds, his beat grows ever smaller, the population dwindles. A young girl runs away, a dog breaks off his leash, an automaton wanders off from the Museum of the Moon. Each day that the Mooncop goes to work, life gets a little quieter and a little lonelier.

As in "Goliath," Tom Gauld's retelling of the Bible story, the focus in Gauld's science fiction is personal--no big explosions or grand reveals, just the incremental dissolution of an abandoned project and a person s slow awakening to his own uselessness. Depicted in the distinctive, matter-of-fact style of Gauld's beloved "Guardian "strips, "Mooncop" is equal parts funny and melancholy. Gauld captures essential truths about humanity, making this a story of the past, present, and future, all in one."

About the Author: Tom Gauld is a cartoonist and illustrator. He has weekly comic strips in "The Guardian" and "New Scientist" and his comics have been published in "The New York Times" and "The Believer." In addition to his graphic novels "Goliath"and "You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack," he has designed a number of book covers. Gauld lives and works in London.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mooncop
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good