![]() ![]() ![]() One coffee shop boast of “a mischievous blend with notes of fermented apricot and polished concrete” another is staffed by “translucent stable boys” who “leak cold brew from crystal tanks” a third offers free coffee but charges by the number of pages you write of your screenplay. McPhail laces his middle-class, not-quite-adult life with satire. follows Nick, a city-dwelling illustrator who mixes his own projects with ad agency work and strikes poses in coffee shops and craft-beer bars, while feeling like there must be something more to existence. ![]() This clever, thoughtful debut graphic novel shows that he can produce extended narratives with just as much panache as his single-panel cartoons. He started drawing for Private Eye while still at university, and sketches regularly for the New Yorker his Instagram feed is a parade of sharp ideas. Will McPhail’s funny, shrewd cartoons often feature animals – amorous crocodiles, sly mice and bickering lizards – and cast a curious eye on human behaviour. ![]()
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