Lost Girls 
asked by dataworld on November 21, 2006 2:55 AM
For more than a century, Alice, Wendy and Dorothy have been our guides through the Wonderland, Neverland and Land of Oz of our childhoods. Now like us, these three lost girls have grown up and are ready to guide us again, this time through the realms of our sexual awakening and fulfillment. Through their familiar fairytales they share with us their most intimate revelations of desire in its many forms, revelations that shine out radiantly through the dark clouds of war gathering around a luxury Austrian hotel. Drawing on the rich heritage of erotica, Lost Girls is the rediscovery of the power of ecstatic writing and art in a sublime union that only the medium of comics can achieve. Exquisite, thoughtful, and human, Lost Girls is a work of breathtaking scope that challenges the very notion of art fettered by convention. This is erotic fiction at its finest. Similar to DC's Absolute editions of Watchmen and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Lost Girls will be published as three, 112-page, super-deluxe, ovesized hardcover volumes, all sealed in a gorgeous slipcase. It will truly be an edition for the ages.
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Dreck conjured from the dimwitted semi-erotic fantasies of a chinless anemic Englishman resting on laurels from 20 years past. Borderline child porn with delusions of grandeur and pretensions of meaningfulness.
reviewed by willie on November 28, 2006 2:54 PM
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It's most definitely art because of the amazing renderings and wide ranging styles employed by Melinda Gebbie. And it's most definitely pornography, but at the furthest end of the spectrum from the cheap sordid type prevalent in Jazz Mags or The News Of The World. There is a richness and depth in Alan Moore's writing and the numerous pastiches skillfully match his partner's beautiful artwork.
This has been worth waiting 16 years for them to complete. And there's not many times that you could say that! The only comparison I can think of is Brian Wilson's Smile, which took 37 years from gestation to completion.
This has been worth waiting 16 years for them to complete. And there's not many times that you could say that! The only comparison I can think of is Brian Wilson's Smile, which took 37 years from gestation to completion.
reviewed by ronmiller on November 28, 2006 7:58 PM
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I know Alan Moore is adamant that "Lost Girls" is pornography, but I just don't see it. Yes, Gebbie's art lends a dream-like eroticism to the book, and Moore does his best to infuse the proceedings with sufficient perversity to offend the sensibilities of those who like to be offended. But that's about it... "Lost Girls" is far too literate and artful to be a true, one-handed read.
Fortunately, I don't care that doesn't live up (down?) to the author's ambitions... it's still an amazing, enjoyable piece of work.
Fortunately, I don't care that doesn't live up (down?) to the author's ambitions... it's still an amazing, enjoyable piece of work.
reviewed by borat on November 29, 2006 10:49 AM
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This 3-volume set is an antidote to the imagination-free pornography that saturates the internet and the video market. While it's plenty explicit and free of cuteness and prudish euphemism, its retro art style reflects the undercurrents of suppressed passion in the characters, and the story-line evokes a sense of mystery and reticence that are far more erotic than the close-ups of genitalia and sweaty circus-sex that comprise most sexual literature these days. It reminds us that the most erotic device is, and will always be, the imagination.
reviewed by crafty1 on November 29, 2006 3:20 PM
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"Beautifully illustrated and intelligently scripted, this odyssey avoids many of the traps of obvious plot points that other reinterpretations of classic stories have fallen into. Thought provoking and dreamlike this collection is an excellent experience for anyone on either side of the looking glass"
reviewed by john316 on November 29, 2006 6:00 PM