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March 17, 2008 · 3 comments

Science Fiction vs Literature

I adore this image. Love, love, love it. I found it via this Wordsy post. But I’m having trouble tracking down the name of the illustrator to attribute it properly. If anyone can help me track down the original source I’d appreciate it. This is the kind of lovely image I wish I could find at Threadless.

UPDATE: The lovely Peter has chimed in to let us know that the illustrator of this marvellous image is Tom Gauld, who illustrates and publishes at Cabanon Press. I have just spent 20 minutes on the site looking at Tom’s other work and, oh, how I love it so! Go check it out and buy things. Thanks Peter, and kudos Tom!

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1 hansdekker March 18, 2008 at 2:51 am

Hey,

Nice to see you are a Wordsy visitor. Have you registered as a member yet?

Hans @ Wordsy (that’s my post you’re linking to :-)

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2 peter March 19, 2008 at 1:31 am

Hi Kate

The illustrator is the wonderful Tom Gauld, who illustrates (and publishes) at Cabanon Press [link: http://www.cabanonpress.com/ ]

The image I think came from the Guardian a fair while ago; Tom illustrates the letters page in the Saturday Review section.

For what it’s worth, I’d recommend you look into his “Our Hero Battles 26 Alphabetized Monsters” – scratch that. Everything he does is great. You can also buy stuff very reasonably through the site.

Peter

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