Since the 2011 release of Goliath Tom Gauld has solidified himself as one of the world s most revered & critically- acclaimed cartoonists working today From his weekly strips in the Guardian & New Scientist to his lauded graphic novels You re All Just Jealous of My Jet- pack & Mooncop Gauld s fascination with the intersection between history literary criticism & pop culture has become the crux of his work Now in paperback with a new cover & smaller size Goliath is a retelling of the classic myth this time from Goliath s side of the Valley of Elah Goliath of Gath isn t much of a fighter He would pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat Nonetheless at the behest of the king he finds himself issuing a twice-daily challenge to the Israelites Choose a man Let him come to me that we may fight Quiet moments in Goliath s life as an iso- lated soldier are accentuated by Gauld s trademark drawing style minimalist scenery geometric humans & densely crosshatched detail Simultaneously tragic & bleakly funny Goliath displays a sensitive wit & a bold line
- a traditional narrative reworked remade & revolutionized into a classic tale of Gauld s very own