Skizz

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Skizz was a comic book strip in 2000 AD which appeared in three installments across more than a decade. It was written by Alan Moore and drawn by Jim Baikie. Two sequels appeared some years later, written and drawn by Baikie.

It is best described as a cross between E.T and Boys from the Blackstuff.

[edit] Plot

Skizz, an alien interpretor, crash lands on Earth and his ship self destructs to stop it falling into the wrong hands. He is saved from the military by a young girl called Roxy.

[edit] Bibliography

Skizz has appeared in his own eponymous strip, the first installment was written by Alan Moore with art by Jim Baikie who then wrote subsequent installments as well:

• Skizz:
  • Skizz (in 2000 AD #308-330, 1983)
  • Alien Cultures (in 2000 AD #767-775, 1992)
  • Skizz Book 3 (in 2000 AD #912-927, 1994-1995)

There have a number of trade paperback releases over the years:

• Skizz:
  • Titan (1989 ISBN 1-85286-135-5)
  • Titan (2002 ISBN 1-84023-450-4)
  • Rebellion (2005 ISBN 1-904265-30-8)
  • DC (2005 ISBN 1-4012-0579-8)
• Skizz II: Alien Cultures:
  • Mandarin (1993 ISBN 0-7493-1638-1 )

[edit] External links

• 2000 AD profile
• Review of the 2005 collection