The Complete BRUTE!

FICTION/COMIC/GRAPHIC SHORT STORIES | 250+ pages | Hardback

The Complete Brute! is collects & doubles fistfuls of Brute! Stories featuring cowboys, hooligans, pig farmers, romans, sailors & squaddies. It will not be available in public libraries until each one contains a bar. The rest, as they say, will be history...

Written by Malcolm Bennett & illustrated by Aidan Hughes, this knit together several literary conventions in short, concise bursts derived from tabloid headlines & pulp novels. Originally, only seven issues of Brute! were published as pamphlets (1984-88). It quickly became a cult favourite & spawned an animated TV series, a 30,000 run of 150page paperbacks (out-of-print since 1989) & comic strips in Blitz magazine & The Evening Standard. 

This fantastic comic book heralds the return of the late ‘80s noir-inspired comic cult! Re-born & unleashed in hardback. Bigger, bolder & funnier than ever, this book weaves street poetry narratives with blood on their knuckles and sharp, satirical pulp. Packed with hilarious non-stop laughs and gaffs, the complete; BRUTE. Street poetry narratives with blood on their knuckles!

In a selfless bid to research stories for future generations, these plucky proletarian poets have hurled themselves into a life of danger & immersed themselves in the murky world of crime, guns & drugs. It was a sacrifice that was to bring great rewards – Kazuo Ishiguro, Booker Prize winner.

Minimalist prose, maximalist action that explodes off the page! Blunt. Brutal. Brilliant! – Time Out.

Masterly – The Literary Review