i'm more amazed by alan everytime i'm exposed to a new piece of his work or himself, through another quirky interview. i wonder what piece of work in another medium inspired him early-on to be the provactive mold-breaker of comics.
it's also cool to see some decent journalism from harry ball's cadre, apparently some fanboys realize there's something more to (t)his work than what's happening on the page.
i'm really curious what the comics-appreciating girls will think of lost girls. many think that junko mizuno's cutsey hansel and gretel, cinderella, etc are "cool", despite ample use of drug needles and underage? lesbian sex, because they're so cartoony and far from reality.
the few panels of lost girls shown in those articles look like the art is slightly more realistic, or at least reminiscent of the original children's works whose characters are repurposed, most of which have been seen drawn by not-necessarily perverted men definately targetting young female audiences. is that a factor? is it that junko is a truly innocent japanese girl (hard to believe), while alan looks like a creepy rapist, especially with those cheesy gothic ring/claw things? (i really wish he'd lose them) not to judge too heavily, but theme doesn't come to mind with her work. are we offended at being made to think about real-life grey areas rather than laugh at impossible juxtapositions of cute and dangerous in black and white? is acknowledging grey areas the top of a slippery slope?
it might've been interesting if alan put out lost girls under a female psuedonum, but it would probably backfire. many thought a man wrote the Story of O when it came out.
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i actually did "rtfa" on these this weekend. :)
i'm more amazed by alan everytime i'm exposed to a new piece of his work or himself, through another quirky interview. i wonder what piece of work in another medium inspired him early-on to be the provactive mold-breaker of comics.
it's also cool to see some decent journalism from harry ball's cadre, apparently some fanboys realize there's something more to (t)his work than what's happening on the page.
i'm really curious what the comics-appreciating girls will think of lost girls. many think that junko mizuno's cutsey hansel and gretel, cinderella, etc are "cool", despite ample use of drug needles and underage? lesbian sex, because they're so cartoony and far from reality.
the few panels of lost girls shown in those articles look like the art is slightly more realistic, or at least reminiscent of the original children's works whose characters are repurposed, most of which have been seen drawn by not-necessarily perverted men definately targetting young female audiences. is that a factor? is it that junko is a truly innocent japanese girl (hard to believe), while alan looks like a creepy rapist, especially with those cheesy gothic ring/claw things? (i really wish he'd lose them) not to judge too heavily, but theme doesn't come to mind with her work. are we offended at being made to think about real-life grey areas rather than laugh at impossible juxtapositions of cute and dangerous in black and white? is acknowledging grey areas the top of a slippery slope?
it might've been interesting if alan put out lost girls under a female psuedonum, but it would probably backfire. many thought a man wrote the Story of O when it came out.