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[changeling]

Neil Gaiman always has links to the most awesome and obscure stuff in his blog. Today he had a link to this: the "bunny of the month club". Damn but I want one. Want, want, want.

Or I suppose I could make my own demented stuffed toys...



Met Suzie in the city yesterday, and we went shopping for my birthday present. Of course, this involved me taking her to Comics R Us and going into a little comic-induced "happy fit". *cough* Looked for Lady Constantine #1, but couldn't find it. Walked away with issue two of Alan Moore's The Courtyard and issue two of Lady Constantine. Maybe I'll be lucky and find $10, and then I'll be even luckier and find issue one of Lady Constantine at Minotaur. Or something.

I heard about Scars on one of the LJ communities a short while back, but I haven't found it in stock in the comic stores yet, which sucks. I heard about The Courtyard through Scars, as they both have art done by Jacen Burrows. I put both of them on my birthday list, and got The Courtyard from my littlest sister.

The Courtyard's first issue has one of the most beautiful, vibrantly coloured cover arts I've seen. It's awesome. That and the fact that it's written by Alan Moore, and is a Lovecraftian tale, promises for a good ride. And it's fecking awesome.

The hallucinogenic "drug" being a language was an awesome twist. Reminded me a little of Snowcrash; the idea being taken in two different ways, though.

I noticed the graphical shortcut to show the distortion of time on the second reading, where the previous frame was incorporated into the current one, as a window or discarded sheet of paper, or a poster.

Tych, I don't know if you've read any Lovecraft, or any of the stories that utilise his universe (or a varient thereof), but I think you'd really appreciate The Courtyard. It's right up your alley. I'm pretty sure that the second issue is the conclusion, but I'm not certain. I wouldn't stake my life on it, but I'd probably stake the life of an unloved family pet.



Went to see Wendy perform last night. there were some other people on first, some of which were good, some weren't. Also, Nat and I accurately predicted that the first song after the invocation would be Horses. Go us.

Performances didn't finish until 1.30. Drove Nat home, then drove self home, practically chanting a litany to stay awake. Opened boot to realise that Nat had left her bag in my car.

Fell into bed with much appreciation.

Comments

[tycho.livejournal.com]

Haven't read the Courtyard. I have read a couple of Lovecraftian stuff and was just so-so with it. But I will give the Courtyard a shot certainly.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Lovecraft himself writes appallingly (far too many long and obscure words), but the mythos is so fascinating that it's worth checking out Lovecraftian tales done by other people. Neil Gaiman's written some good ones.

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[tycho.livejournal.com]

* nods * Yeah, I know, I know!
Had to read with a dictionary by my side. Soooo hard on the eyes.

Neil Gaiman's done just about everything.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Have you read his Lovecraftian stuff? Particularly Shoggoth's Old Peculiar. V. funny.

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[tycho.livejournal.com]

Haven't read much of Gaiman's Lovecraftian material.

[arborwin.livejournal.com]

The bunny of the month rocks.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Aren't they awesome? *chalks up another reason why she should get a job*

[jacen.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it! Worked my ass off on that second issue (which is the last, saddly) on those "trip" pages and they have been getting some really nice praise. Between the good reviews of Scars and Courtyard, it's been a damn good few months!! Both books will have collections (the Courtyard one will be like $6) so if they are hard to find now, they should be everywhere after that. Retailers are much more willing to stock the trade than buy a run of a series they might not be able to sell (even though I hear both books are selling out).
Courtyard is stuffed to the gills with Lovecraft references if you know what to look for and the more H.P.L. a person has read the more they get out of the book.
:)

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Heh, it was an excellent short story, and the trip pages were pretty fantastic.

It's good to hear about the trades. I've pretty much resigned myself to getting Scars in trade form, I think. Hope they import them here (being in Australia, an' all.)

I haven't read huge amount of Lovecraft; only a few of his short stories. I have read a couple of Neil Gaiman's Lovecraftian tales (including Shoggoth's Old Peculiar), and it's he who introduced me to Lovecraft, so there were familiar names in those last few frames. :)

[spirail.livejournal.com]

oh, i so want a bunny of the month

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Don't we all. :P