Cold War Steve – Journal of The Plague Year

Product Description Following the bestselling Festival of Brexit and A Prat's Progress, star satirist Cold War Steve returns with a viral vengeance with his Journal of the Plague Year. Dubbed ‘the modern-day William Hogarth’, the collage artist casts a searing eye back at the last year on ‘Plague Island’ Britain and abroad: featuring a global pandemic, an inept government at home and the US election’s absurdist saga, his chronological journal spans lockdowns, G7 summits, crises and scandals, to leave no-one unscathed. Featuring the usual suspects in despicable settings, and rife with art historical references, Journal of the Plague Year brilliantly blends world news and art in signature-style collages, each accompanied by witty commentary. Published in an enlarged format, this new tome will delight Cold War Steve’s huge fanbase, and anyone in need of humour after the grimness of this past plague yearWith 100 illustrations in colour Review 'The modern-day William Hogarth' - Ricky Gervais'The George Grosz of our sorry time' - Bonnie Greer Book Description Hauled from the pits of the Covid-19 Pandemic, a contagion of scathing, satirical collages from Cold War Steve. His finest work yet: this is his Journal of the Plague Year About the Author Cold War Steve is Christopher Spencer. He has been tweeting as @ColdWar_Steve since 2016.