Gauld, Tom

When a wooden robot prince forgets to say the magic words that turn his sister from a log into a princess she is thrown away, so he goes on an epic journey to find her and bring her back.

Offers a collection of comics from cartoonist Tom Gauld that present humors takes on writing, reading, books, being an author, and classic novels.

When a wooden robot prince forgets to say the magic words that turn his sister from a log into a princess she is thrown away, so he goes on an epic journey to find her and bring her back.

"A collection of one hundred and fifty comic strips topical and funny enough to engage any layperson with a rudimentary recall of their old science classes as well as those who consider themselves boffins of the contemporary physical and natural world"--OCLC.

Presents a collection humorous comics about civilization, such as how do you get published during a skeleton apocalypse?, what was the secret of Kafka's lemon drizzle cake?, what plot possibilities does the exploding e-cigarette offer modern mystery writers?, and much more.

"The lunar colony is slowly winding down like a small town circumvented by a new 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"--Amazon.

"The lunar colony is slowly winding down like a small town circumvented by a new highway. Our hero, the mooncop, makes his daily rounds. His beat grows ever smaller. The population dwindles. A young girl runs away, an old lady loses her dog, an automaton wanders off from the Museum of the Moon"--Back cover.

A graphic novel reworking of the Biblical story of David and Goliath, in which the giant Philistine, Goliath of Gath, a solder who would rather do paperwork than fight, is ordered to issue a challenge twice daily to the Israelites to intimidate them.