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10th-Nov-2006 10:51 pm - geek update!
kittawn
The first trailer for Spiderman 3 is officially available on the 'net. Watch it, Marvel(teehee) at it, LOVE it. I am excited as should you be. Of course it's all just torture and titillation as the movie won't actually be out till next summer but...c'mon how can you not want to see this?
I'm so going to a midnight Thursday show when this comes out.
Battle Royale Ready to Die
and for this week's review (which was delayed till Wednesday because of the holiday and a job interview for our illustrious reviewer yesterday)...

We enter the wonderful world of Alan Moore's
Lost Girls

There are two words to describe this awesome work of art, Gorgious and Controversial.
Alan Moore, author of such fantastic stories as From Hell, Watchmen and Tomorrow Stories created a 'pornographic' (and I do mean GRAPHIC) retelling of three well respected children's novels. Alice In Wonderland (a personal favorite), Peter Pan, and Wizard of Oz.  The story centers on the three women when they are older, Alice about 40-50, Wendy about 30-40, and Dorothy about 20-30 who meet at a hotel in Austria. They become intrigued with each other and proceed to share all manner of stories and situations, including smoking opium and telling the stories they are known for, with a small twist. These are the stories of their sexual awakening. While they share these torrid tales, there is a good amount of lovemaking going on between the three.
The art -
Melinda Gebbie is the artist for the series, she met Alan while working on one of the pieces for Tomorrow Stories. They worked together on this project for over 16 years and are now engaged. Her art is soft and looks like a cross between a water color, digital photo, and pencil. The illustrations match the story perfectly, and add a depth all their own.
The only way that Lost Girls
is currently available is in the complete box series, which runs about $75. If you are into comics, alan moore, or just beautiful erotic art and can afford to shell out the cash I definetly recomend it, because this is one that you won't be seeing on the library shelves. In fact you may not be seeing it on most bookstore shelves. The controversy surrounding the main characters and their explicit relationships comes from Child pornography laws (which in the US are not violated by the book) and literature buffs who are offended that someone could revamp these stories from such a sexual perspective. My response to the controversy...you obviously haven't read the real version of Peter Pan which makes blatent references to fairie's having regular orgies. Blatantly.
so HAH!
Again, please give me your opinions if you have a chance to read this wonderful graphic novel set.
Happy reading!

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