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Further down on Maggie's Farm

Socialist Challenge No. 264, 9 October 1982 · pp. 11-12 of the scan · 453 words

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page 11 of the scan

A SECOND book of the cartoons of Steve Bell, 'Further down on Maggie's Farm and other stories' has just hit the farmyard's bookshops.

NOISES of several creatures rolling in the mud reached the ears of the farm's management. HILARY DRIVER managed to review a copy.

preciate that the best features in a newspaper where most of the coverage has been moving rightwards at a rate of knots, are the cartoon strips and have been enjoying the delights of the Maggie's Farm' cartoon strip in City Limits land formerly by Steve Bell. who must certainly rate as one of the best political cartoonists around. some of the more memorable political hap. penings of the last year, from the real causes of the riots to some behind-the-scenes glimpses of the Malvinas war. Although the cartoons are consistently good throughout, for me the best are those on the war. They 1C1R 5000 the thousand assorted If you are a Guardian reader, you'll ap'Doonesbury'. Londoners Time Out) for several years. Both IF and Maggie's Farm are written and drawn The cartoons cover a cross section of feature what must be one of the most obnoxlous cartoon creations (news editor of the Morning Mule) - and one of the most likeable, member of the nuclear-powered armoured punt HMS 'Incredible'.

Hardnose combines together all the attributes that make the British press the scummiest in the world. Interviewing an Argentinian prisoner he shows no compassion: "Ask the damned cowardly gaucho whelp what he does in Civvy St.* ""He says he hauls freight on the River Plate." "AHAI!" says Hardnose, "so you're an ARGY BARGEE!!?!' As the introduction to the 'Unlike Jaws Two, Godfather man Two and Leviticus Two, this is possibly evan better than Maggie's Farm One. for those boring moments before demo's going. Further adventures... makes an ideal present.

Further adventures on Maggie's Farm and other stories' is published by Penguin Books at E2.95, and is available The Outer Bookshoo NI 2XP (enclose 50p for p&p).

Harry Hardnose Kipling. only crew book says:

Two, SuperA must 328 Upper Street, London Bell BACK HOME:

Sur To BE KING EEEEEEEEEE PARDON ME SONNY, JOIN THE BUT HAVE YOU EVER CONSiDERED TRAINING AS A NORMAN TEBBiT?

HEAD KICKED IN YOUTH BACAUSS WE DON'T HAVE KNOW YOU FINE MORNiNG'S SPORTBAGGED TEN TRiTE ANDTWO GILLiES! WHAT'S UPGEL? SPOT OF MORNING SiCKNESS??

CONCEiVED NO, I'M JUST NAUSEATED BY THIS TORRENT OF SYCOPHANTiC DRIVEL MORNiNG IN THE PAPERS.

GAG!

Vo Daily - Mule a VE SALUTI THE ROYAL •EMBRYO on behalf of the SeveBel YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR Y *@*9! HEADS KICKED İN!! Socialist Challenge 9 October 1982

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