Tom Gauld

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    ,A master of stripped-down, powerful storytelling reworks the David-and-Goliath myth.,Goliath of Gath isnâ€™t much of a fighter. Given half a choice, he would pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat. Nonetheless, at the behest of the king, he finds himself issuing a twice-daily challenge to the Israelites: â€œChoose a man. Let him come to me that we may fight. If he be able to kill me then we shall be your servants. But if I kill him, then you shall be our servants.â€ Day after day he reluctantly repeats his speech, and the isolation of this duty gives him the chance to banter with his shield-bearer and reflect on the beauty of his surroundings. ,This is the story of David and Goliath as seen from Goliathâ€™s side of the Valley of Elah. Quiet moments in Goliathâ€™s life as a soldier are accentuated by Tom Gauldâ€™s drawing style, which contrasts minimalist scenery and near-geometric humans with densely crosshatched detail reminiscent of Edward Gorey. Goliathâ€™s battle is simultaneously tragic and bleakly funny, as bureaucracy pervades even this most mythic of figures. ,Goliath ,displays a sensitive wit, a bold line, and a traditional narrative reworked, remade, and revolutionized.,
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Goliath