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Top 32 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: November 2024
Posted: August 25, 2024
The word ‘robot’ was coined in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. which premiered in 1921. In its initial sense, a robot was not our modern definition of a metallic, mechanised substitute for a human being, but an artificially-created factory labourer who never needed to eat, sleep or be paid, the perfect workforce to maximise profits. Over a century later, the original play remains sharply relevant and Kateřina Čupová‘s graphic novelisation of it brilliantly captures the urgency of its themes to our present day. This and other PG Tips await your discernment here…
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