This is a story first published in Look This Way: New Zealand Writers on New Zealand Artists, edited by Sally Blundell (published by Auckland University Press). Mine was the only piece in comics form, but it seemed appropriate, as the artist I chose to write about was one of my all-time favourite cartoonists, Barry Linton.

Note that much of the artwork shown in this comic was drawn by Barry Linton, and the copyright belongs to him. My thanks to Barry for letting me include it in this appreciation, and I hope his work will soon be published in all its glory for the world to see.