You Are Maggie Thatcher: A Dole-Playing Game

by Pat Mills, Hunt Emerson (Illustrator)

Genres: Comics, Humor

86 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1987

About the author

Pat Mills, born in 1949 and nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since.

His comics are notable for their violence and anti-authoritarianism. He is best known for creating 2000 AD and playing a major part in the development of Judge Dredd.

Reviews

[Andy Luke · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderfully anarchic comic strip take on the Choose Your Adventure Format featuring the most hated woman of the 80s. Emerson's art is energetic, bursting out of every page in classic fashion with a parade of caricatures of gargoyles. Mills is, I feel, at his best writing politics bringing a hefty research punch. He adapts well to the hyper-narrative telling, grouping arcs together for a final re-reading. It does feel like a game and we need more comics like this today.

[Kevin Treweeks · Rating 3 out of 5]

PTSD trigger warning

[StrictlySequential · Rating 3 out of 5]

You will greedily devour this well garnished turd salad -enjoying all the bold flavouring when you aren't choking from laughter- if you have keen knowledge of the U.K. at the time of Maggs and her administration!

Otherwise, there is a general madness about it that can transcend understanding the details in the same way as Emerson's art makes me laugh no matter what it's about!

It's a deceptively long read if you want to read the entire book since it's one of those "___ go to page __ ___ go to page __..." type books and you will have to both win and fail in every way to get to every page because if you must follow the paths to understand what you are reading.

[Philip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brutal satire of Thatcher and her policies from 1987. Re-read on learning of her death. Had Elvis Costello's "Tramp the Dirt Down" playing in the background. The woman did not inspire indifference.

Very nasty,very funny. But a knowledge of 80s British politics & events are essential.