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After an unnamed environmental disaster, everyone is heading to Felter City to make their fortune in the 'grot'.
Notes
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Published in two 65-page volumes, launched 23 March 2018. Also released online in its entirety.
Includes
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1y
The Grot #1
Pat Grant
(illustrator),
Fionn McCabe
(illustrator),
Australia
:
Pat Grant
,
2018
14583018
2018
single work
graphic novel
After an unnamed environmental disaster, everyone is heading to Felter City to make their fortune in the 'grot'.
-
2y
The Grot #2
Pat Grant
(illustrator),
Fionn McCabe
(illustrator),
Australia
:
Pat Grant
,
2018
14583121
2018
single work
graphic novel
After an unnamed environmental disaster, everyone is heading to Felter City to make their fortune in the 'grot'.
-
3y
The Grot #3
Pat Grant
(illustrator),
Fionn McCabe
(illustrator),
Australia
:
Pat Grant
,
2020
21042418
2020
single work
graphic novel
'Penn and Lippy are here in Falter City. Things are grim. They're setting up their business but, somehow, something seems off. Penn is heading out to a chookfight. Lippy is putting a deposit down on the new shop. Someone is going to get swindled! Who's it gonna be?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Pat Grant, The Grot
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 29 August - 4 September 2020;
— Review of The Grot 2018 series - author graphic novel -
New Comic Book The Grot Is a Timely Quarantine Read Imagining Australian Life in a Climate-ravaged World
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2020;'In 2012, musing what the future might look like for his children in the age of climate crisis, cartoonist Pat Grant conceived a world where harvested algae is a commodity worth more than gold, Kevin '07 campaign t-shirts are archaeological treasures, and a plague is decimating the population's migrant have-nots.' (Introduction)
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Ten of Australia’s Best Literary Comics
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 11 September 2018;'With news that the Man Booker Prize long list includes a graphic novel for the first time, the spotlight is on comics as a literary form. That’s a welcome development; the comic is one of the oldest kinds of storytelling we have and a powerful artform.' (Introduction)
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Pat Grant, The Grot
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 29 August - 4 September 2020;
— Review of The Grot 2018 series - author graphic novel -
Ten of Australia’s Best Literary Comics
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 11 September 2018;'With news that the Man Booker Prize long list includes a graphic novel for the first time, the spotlight is on comics as a literary form. That’s a welcome development; the comic is one of the oldest kinds of storytelling we have and a powerful artform.' (Introduction)
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New Comic Book The Grot Is a Timely Quarantine Read Imagining Australian Life in a Climate-ravaged World
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2020;'In 2012, musing what the future might look like for his children in the age of climate crisis, cartoonist Pat Grant conceived a world where harvested algae is a commodity worth more than gold, Kevin '07 campaign t-shirts are archaeological treasures, and a plague is decimating the population's migrant have-nots.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2021 joint winner Ledger Awards — Bronze Ledger
- 2021 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Best Illustrated Book / Graphic Novel
