. ▁He ▁rel ishes ▁reg urg it ating ▁cl ich éd ▁situations ▁from ▁literature , ▁film ▁and ▁television , ▁and ▁introdu cing ▁odd ▁tw ists . ▁( H is ▁classic ▁Route ▁vers ▁l ' en fer ▁book ▁is ▁a ▁war ▁film ▁past iche ▁st arring ▁Father ▁Christmas .) ▁Part icular ▁attention ▁is ▁paid ▁to ▁dialog ues , ▁which ▁often ▁drag ▁on ▁past ▁all ▁logic , ▁and ▁include ▁much ▁st utter ing , ▁m umb ling ▁and ▁other ▁no ises ▁rendered ▁ph on et ically . ▁Most ▁of ▁his ▁com ic ▁books ▁are ▁collections ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁with ▁a ▁loose ▁common ▁thread . ▁Like ▁his ▁ment or ▁Got lib , ▁Go oss ens ▁has ▁also ▁often ▁used ▁a ▁mock - ency c lop edic ▁tone . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁contain ▁aston ishing ▁and ▁disturb ing ▁scenes , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁children ▁st oning ▁Father ▁Christmas , ▁or ▁a ▁woman ▁bringing ▁her ▁baby ' s ▁ske leton ▁to ▁the ▁doctor . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sal on - de - Pro v ence ▁Category : F rench ▁cart oon ists ▁Category : Art ific ial ▁intelligence ▁research ers ▁Category : Gr and ▁Prix ▁de ▁la ▁ville ▁d ' Ang oul ême ▁w inners <0x0A> </s> ▁P ity opsis ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁North ▁American ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁a ster ▁tribe ▁within ▁the ▁sun flow er ▁family . ▁ ▁Species ▁of ▁P ity opsis ▁are