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10-31-2006, 11:33 AM
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Iron Man
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Denver, CO
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Is anyone else not buying this because of the art? I just can't stand it. The idea sounds interesting--as in, not just prurient. And Moore is a draw, for sure. But the fact that he's doing this with his girlfriend just makes it seem like...I don't know, a "couple" thing instead of a "find the best artist for this" thing.
Maybe the strange art is meant to lessen the graphic nature of what it's sometimes portraying, I don't know. But the art is what kept me from buying this in the first place, and now that I've seen a copy (and read it a bit at the store), I'm definitely not getting one.
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11-01-2006, 06:50 AM
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My baby calls me the Loch Ness Monster, two great big humps and then I'm gone
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Scotland
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Originally Posted by Daredevil
Ebay!
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already searching. Trouble is, the weight of the item!
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11-01-2006, 06:55 AM
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My baby calls me the Loch Ness Monster, two great big humps and then I'm gone
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Scotland
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Originally Posted by Teague
Is anyone else not buying this because of the art? I just can't stand it. The idea sounds interesting--as in, not just prurient. And Moore is a draw, for sure. But the fact that he's doing this with his girlfriend just makes it seem like...I don't know, a "couple" thing instead of a "find the best artist for this" thing.
Maybe the strange art is meant to lessen the graphic nature of what it's sometimes portraying, I don't know. But the art is what kept me from buying this in the first place, and now that I've seen a copy (and read it a bit at the store), I'm definitely not getting one.
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business before pleasure. Melinda is a fine artist by herself,
Do you stop buying comics if they are wriiten and drawn by Louise and Walt Simonson?
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11-01-2006, 09:06 AM
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Mod Guru
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: New York/Spain
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Originally Posted by joy_division
already searching. Trouble is, the weight of the item!
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Amazon is now shipping the 2nd Printing here in the US so this should become easier (and less expensive) to find.
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11-03-2006, 02:48 PM
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My baby calls me the Loch Ness Monster, two great big humps and then I'm gone
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Scotland
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Originally Posted by Zurbaran1
Amazon is now shipping the 2nd Printing here in the US so this should become easier (and less expensive) to find.
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got one from ebay. 1st printing was important to me
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11-03-2006, 03:36 PM
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Iron Man
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Denver, CO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joy_division
business before pleasure. Melinda is a fine artist by herself,
Do you stop buying comics if they are wriiten and drawn by Louise and Walt Simonson?
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I don't know anything about her other work. Honestly, I'm not complaining about the relationship so much as I am about her art--I just plain don't like it. But that's just my opinion. I was just disappointed in the art, personally, which was too bad because I was looking forward to Moore's work.
I might still have tried it out, though, if it was released in comic form. But as a big chunk of money like that for a book? Just can't do it.
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11-03-2006, 05:07 PM
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: England
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Originally Posted by joy_division
read this in Comics international - to my dismay
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January 2008?
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11-03-2006, 06:19 PM
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42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Directly Under The Earth's Sun....Now!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teague
I don't know anything about her other work. Honestly, I'm not complaining about the relationship so much as I am about her art--I just plain don't like it. But that's just my opinion. I was just disappointed in the art, personally, which was too bad because I was looking forward to Moore's work.
I might still have tried it out, though, if it was released in comic form. But as a big chunk of money like that for a book? Just can't do it.
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It did start as a comic book published by Kitchen Sink back in 1995 two issues were released. Cover price was $5.95 for each you can occasionally find them on ebay for not much more than that. You might have better luck at an LCS back issue bin.
I read that Melinda Gebbie's art for the series is supposed to be reminiscent of late 19th early 20th century underground erotic illustration (whatever that is).
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11-05-2006, 02:13 PM
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My baby calls me the Loch Ness Monster, two great big humps and then I'm gone
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 13,239
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teague
I don't know anything about her other work. Honestly, I'm not complaining about the relationship so much as I am about her art--I just plain don't like it. But that's just my opinion. I was just disappointed in the art, personally, which was too bad because I was looking forward to Moore's work.
I might still have tried it out, though, if it was released in comic form. But as a big chunk of money like that for a book? Just can't do it.
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she drew The Cobweb for ABC comics
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11-06-2006, 01:00 PM
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#20
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Suicide Squad
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 7,397
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I picked up because it's Alan Moore, but it's definitely not ranking high on my list. I consider it worth reading once, but I'll probably throw my copy out on eBay, eventually.
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