George Sprott

{{Short description|Graphic novel by the cartoonist Seth}}

{{for|the Scottish minister and liturgical scholar|George Washington Sprott}}

{{Infobox graphic novel

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|date = 2009

|origpublication = The New York Times Magazine

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|origdate = 2006

|pages = 96

|publisher = Drawn & Quarterly

|creator = Seth

|single_creator = Y

|US = N

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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,{{sfn|Cooke|2010}} and whose life is recalled by those around him after his death.{{sfn|Atkinson|2009}} 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{{sfn|Cooke|2010}} in 2006. A collection in large dimensions appeared in 2009 from Drawn & Quarterly.{{sfn|Atkinson|2009}} The book won a Doug Wright Award in 2010.{{sfn|Hoffman|Grace|2015|p=24}}

In 2017, Vancouver-based composer Mark Haney premiered his [https://markhaney.ca/omnis-temporalis/ 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.{{sfn|Atkinson|2009}}