‘My work is often misunderstood’: Shaun Tan on his surreal Tales from Outer Suburbia

The author-illustrator reflects on his ode to a suburban childhood as a small-screen adaptation comes to ABC this summer Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In the internet’s slop era, where even auteurs such as Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki can find their distinctive style cribbed en masse by platforms like ChatGPT, perhaps it was inevitable that Australian artist Shaun Tan would encounter his own AI imitators. For the moment, at least, Tan can laugh about it. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...