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Kieron Gillen Talks To The People Of London Via Underground Staff With Time On Their Hands
In August, talking about the then-most recent issue of The Wicked + The Divine, writer Kieron Gillen wrote on his tumblr,
Pretty much everyone condemns internet harassment. Hell, even those part of hate mobs do so, while refusing to admit that's actually what they're doing. The sadness for Tara is obviously a big part of it, but "Oh, here is a sad thing" doesn't necessarily teach us anything other than sad thing is a sad thing.
In other words, the cautionary, critical element – we are all complicit to some degree in this culture and we should be careful about what we say and do. That's key to the book.
I've seen some people wonder whether the meta element was deliberate. Yes, it was. To be honest, WicDiv is a very difficult book to read too much into. We're nothing if over thought out.
Today, Elodie Vidal travelling the London Underground saw this.
These signs are often used to share inspirational thoughts from Underground staff with passengers, when there is no actual transport news to impart. What outstanding words of wisdom would this modern day Oscar Wilde have to impart upon learning the manner in which his work was being shared with the hoi polloi?
https://twitter.com/kierongillen/status/671259716832641024
That's about right.