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| | Strip tease - theage.com.au |
 | | And simultaneously, a rising tide of young Australian comic artists are self-publishing material that steers away from traditional comic ``hero worship'' themes and turns its attention to the zeitgeist; alcoholism, social inequity, urban disenchantment and sexuality are all common threads. |
 | | Although he says he hates most comic strips, and resents being considered the ``voice of comic-book culture'', Campbell, who lives and works in Brisbane, is without doubt Australia's foremost graphic novelist. |
 | | The artwork and presentation are generally slick, although the content, with its dominant themes of drug abuse, sex, urban survival and existential quests for meaning, may not be of interest to general audiences. |
| www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/06/24/1023864544635.html (1308 words) |
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