Findlay Macbeth
Published on 17. June 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
979-8-223-46790-8 (ISBN)
Description
125 page graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, with a comic twist. The debut novel of Kev F Sutherland, writer and artist who's worked for Beano and Marvel comics, and most others inbetween.
Enhanced second edition, now with greyscale halftoned artwork, published 2025.
It's 1977 and, in the small Scottish firm of Alba Industries, Findlay Macbeth is Salesman Of The Year. But when he gets overlooked for promotion, things turn ugly.Abigail's Party meets The Scottish Play in this 125 page graphic novel. This edition is purely the comic strip (other editions are available which include Shakespeare's full text at the back)."By the pricking of my thumbs, something comic this way comes"
"Schools, you should get Kev in for a comic-making masterclass" - JAMIE SMART
Amazing "Got this today. Read this today. Couldn't put it down. What an amazing and imaginative spin on a Shakespeare classic. Highly recommended!!!" - Chris R, Amazon
"...really smart & clever, & particularly enjoyed the Frankenstein piano & the seamless riffing from high Shakespeare to low demotic." - MARTIN ROWSON
Terrific team-up! "A genuine page-turner with more twists and turns than a contortionist playing twister on the Hampton Court Palace Maze schematics after downing a dozen Red Bulls. Highly recommended!" - Laurence, Amazon
Excellent a book I couldn't put down "I got this book yesterday, usually it takes me a while before reading a book but read this yesterday and loved it and I normally stay away from Shakespeare works but not this enjoyable and funny" - Debbie, Amazon
More details
Series
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-223-46790-8 (9798223467908)
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Person
Kev F is a comic writer and artist best known for his strips in the Beano. He's worked for everyone from Marvel to Viz, Red Dwarf to Doctor Who. He produces humorous strips for Bible Society, teaches Comic Art Masterclasses nationally and internationally, and writes and performs the award-winning Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre.
His debut graphic novel, published in March 2020, was Findlay Macbeth. This, his second, was produced during the coronavirus lockdown of Spring 2020. The third book, Midsummer Night's Dream Team, was published in Autumn 2020.