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George Sprott
CreatorSeth
Date2009
Page count96 pages
PublisherDrawn & Quarterly
Original publication
Published inThe New York Times Magazine
Date of publication2006

George Sprott: (1894–1975) is a graphic novel by Canadian cartoonist Seth, published in 2009.

The story tells of George Sprott, a vain and selfish 81-year-old retired television personality who reflects on his life,[1] and whose life is recalled by those around him after his death.[2] The comics are sprinkled with photos of models Seth made of buildings in the fictional Southern Ontario town of Dominion.

The story first ran as a serial in The New York Times Magazine in one-page episodes[1] in 2006. A collection in large dimensions appeared in 2009 from Drawn & Quarterly.[2] The book won a Doug Wright Award in 2010.[3]

In 2017, Vancouver-based composer Mark Haney premiered his Omnis Temporalis based on the story with an immersive cartoon space of the television station, CKCK, designed by Seth himself. A recording of the performance was released as a vinyl record with packaging designed by Seth in 2022.[2]

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  • Atkinson, Nathalie (2009-08-07). "The life of a small-town celeb". The Globe and Mail.
  • Cooke, Rachel (2010-06-20). "George Sprott by Seth". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  • Hoffman, Eric; Grace, Dominick (2015). Seth: Conversations. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-62674-387-8.
  • Derdeyn, Stuart (2009-08-07). "Omnis Temporalis is not your usual chamber novella recording package". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2024-02-25.