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Sloth Shawn Harris Vivre) and children (AstrapiBy Gilbert Hernandez. Published by Vertigo. Hardcover, 128 pages, B&W, 2006 Troubled teenager Miguel Serra has had it with life the only alternative he sees is to slip wilfully into a coma. But, one year later, Miguel becomes a walking urban legend when he wakes up virtually unchanged except for his sloth like pace.