![]() Within the twisting dregs of everyday life that is somewhere near London in 2005, the author weaves a story about identity, paths through depression, and finding both. ![]() Two subculture kids, Hana and Kiki, try to grow shrooms before the end of the world. ![]() It immediately sets the tone for the bare depressing, but strangely cozy story that follows. The book capitalizes on that revitalization with an opening line that would be cheesy in its angst if it weren’t so accurate: Happy people don’t start believing in the end of the world. And yet, with a touch of Remy’s brilliant watercolor and nudge of a furry twist, these things and more are revitalized into a world that is relevant and recognizable once again. All old monoliths for emo and scene kids now well into their twenties and thirties. Skinny jeans, RAZR flip phones, the occasional RAWR. That was my first thought while reading 920London by Remy Boydell.Ī new and eye-catching addition to Image’s growing lineup of OGNs, 920London saunters out of the gate with a level of apathy known to anyone who grew up in subculture of the early to mid 2000s. ‘Wow… Google analytics is really going to clock me for looking up all this emo kids stuff…’ Neon black humor in the face of existential angst. ![]()
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