- Paperback: 104 pages
- Publisher: Rebellion (1 Feb 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1904265308
- ISBN-13: 978-1904265306
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 18.2 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 388,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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sci-fi-online 30 APril 2002
While Alan Moore's warped brain comes up with a mighty fine plot it is Jim Baike's art that, as always, shines through.
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When a spacecraft from Tau Ceti crashlands just outside Birmingham, its sole occupant - Interpreter Zhcchz - is left alone and incapable of escape, in a world he can't begin to comprehend. Terrified, hungry and disorientated, the alien finally finds warmth in a dark shed...Luckily for the unfortunate alien, he is befriended by a Brummie schoolgirl, Roxy, who stumbles upon him by accident. But Skizz (as Roxy names him) becomes the object of a government search, led by the crazed alien-hunter Van Owen, after the object of a government search, led by the crazed alien-hunter Van Owen, after the wreckage of his ship is found. With Skizz still desperately trying to adjust to Earth, and only Roxy to protect him, will either of them survive, let alone cope with the strangest days of either of their lives?
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Back in the 80s, 2000AD script writer Alan Moore was asked to come up with a response to ET, in the style of the comic at that time. Moore, being a lateral thinking kinda guy decided to put a spin on the whole thing. The result was Skizz, which far from being a cuddly 'family' alien movie on paper became a somewhat depressing, emotional and classic tale. It is unmistakably British in both attitude and realism. From the Fonz-like Loz to schoolgirl Roxy, the characters are fascinating, albeit stylised caricatures crafted to perfectly fit the scenario they are in.
Alan Moore is arguably the greatest comics author in history and Skizz does nothing to taint that.
Jim Baikie's art is superb and really does fit the story. You know an artist is right for a script when you simply can't imagine anyone else drawing it, even 'better' artists such as Bolland or Gibbons.
One thing I must point out, is that this really is a piece of its time. It is set in the 1980s under Thatcherism with anti-establishment feeling rife throughout the piece. The references are easy to pick up on if you lived through that dark decade, but perhaps a little tough for a teenager today to fully understand what the underlying feeling behind some of the dialogue is. There are lovely little moments such as (from memory):
Van Owen "The police? now we're getting somewhere. What did she tell you about the police?"
Skizz: "She said... they're not as good as Madness."
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well, not quite. But it is a story based on E.T. with Thatcher's poverty-stricken Northern England used as a backdrop. The warm, fuzzy nature of Skizz and his relationship with the main characters provides a lovely contrast to the bleak, monochrome enviroment where it all takes place. This is a political story but not heavy-handed, it's all very subtle and there's little philosophical exposition. This comic would be ideal for younger kids as well as adults; if you'd like to get them to read a comic with some decent moral value, which isn't overtly violent, or immersed in Disney sentimentality; then pick this up! Given the nature of the Economy right now, there hasn't been a better time to read Skizz since it was originally published.
Oh, and the black and white artwork by Jim Baikie is amazing!
Oh, and the black and white artwork by Jim Baikie is amazing!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A real piece of 1980s culture but none-the-worse for it. Pre Watchmen, Moore was writing stuff like this for 2000AD and it is only right that a larger audience gets to savour such a classic. Suprisingly for Moore lots of feel-good mixed in with the gritty - From Hell it certainly isn't but not every book needs that level of darkness. There's still a bad guy - a typical apartheid era South African - and loads of ordinary folk who when pushed become heroes.
Be warned it's in Black & White but the art is as good as the plot and dialogue.
Be warned it's in Black & White but the art is as good as the plot and dialogue.
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ET rip off that lacks any intellectual quality
This book is quite entertaining but pales in comparison to most of the other Alan Moore books I have read. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rohan Mehra
Great fun
Thoroughly enjoyable. Alan Moore's take on E.T. with his usual humour and great dialogue. The artwork is nothing special and though it is very much of the "80s" it is still very... Read more
Published 19 months ago by The Emperor
Alan Moore becomes normal
A friend of mine once described Alan Moore as "the most normal man in Northampton". It still makes me chuckle to this day. Read more
Published 22 months ago by therandomreview
Blast from the Past
A long time ago, I read and episode of Skizz in an old Annual. It was something new, refreshing and pictured the time I was living in (The 80's). Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by P. G. Woodhouse
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