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Vehlmann takes the story into bleaker territory as the seasons change and the darkness descends

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Hilda is starting to shirk her responsibilities

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Blackbird Leslie Hung Vehlmann takes the story intoBy Pierre Maurel. Published by Conundrum Press. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W, 2016. Blackbird follows a band of skateboarding anarchists who are making a zine all about their lives. The problem is, in Maurels dystopian near future self publishing zines has become a crime. Through media stunts, thrilling chase scenes, and some real political activism, Blackbird and its cast of characters reflects the social dynamics of a counterculture. It also gives