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with a Tarantino-level appetite for gratuitous acts of sex and violence and use of flashbacks to allow the story to unfold

By Katriona Chapman

“An elegant

* “Fogliano has a knack for capturing the emotional tenor of very specific little kid experiences

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Blackbird Leslie Hung with a Tarantino-level appetite forBy Pierre Maurel. Published by Conundrum Press. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W, 2016. Blackbird follows a band of skateboarding anarchists who are making a zine all about their lives. The problem is, in Maurels dystopian near future self publishing zines has become a crime. Through media stunts, thrilling chase scenes, and some real political activism, Blackbird and its cast of characters reflects the social dynamics of a counterculture. It also gives