Alex Knows the Score

In this long-running British comic strip from Headline, Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor skewer the world of high finance through the eyes of Alex Masterley, a ruthless and amoral City trader. Launched in 1995, the series offers a sharply satirical look at the excesses of the banking and business world, with its cynical humor and distinctive art style defining the strip for decades. It matters as a sustained, insider parody of corporate culture, earning a devoted readership for its unflinching take on greed and ambition.