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using the intertwining lives of a small group of German citizens to zero in on the rise of fascism and how swiftly it can replace democracy

and one of the world’s great artists of the down-and-out

but she's developed a unique coping mechanism

By Lynda Barry

GOLIATH HC MATTHEW THURBER using the intertwining lives ofGoliath of Gath isn't much of a fighter. Given half a choice, he would pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat. Nonetheless, at the behest of the king he finds himself issuing a twice daily challenge to the Israelites. Day after day he reluctantly repeats his speech, and the isolation of this duty gives him the chance to banter with his shield bearer and reflect on the beauty of his