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"And this is how we call it a comeback..."
Great read. I've read it about 4 times now and enjoyed (?!?) every punch in the gut. Myself, I haven't listed to Tori Amos since my last bad breakup. It was so much of S*****'s life and we shared it while we were together. It could have been worse, she could have been obsessed with Bjork and the Sugarcubes and then bouncing to "There's more to life than this" at club would have meant hopping on jagged calthrops for 3 minutes 21 seconds.
The Kate Bush single brought back some memories of incurring the ire of my favorite DJ trying to get him to play "Jig of life". I love the final redemption scene of him/her walking away over the moor.
My only issue was the only TWO PAGES for Diamanda Galas. Only two pages? Great first page and I can imagine David Kohl impaled in her vocal thorns if he ever displeases that goddess. Then I read the second page and didn't realize it was over until after flipping through the ads twice. AHHHHHHHHH! HUNGRY!
"Please sir, can I have some more?"
Oh and Congratulations and Thank you for getting this out faster than my other favorite comic **** ****** . And on a totally unrelated, separate, and unconnected topic, any chance of getting Chynna Clugston to illustrate a pop B side?
Keep it up,
Charles
Comment Posted By Charles On 29.04.2009 @ 18:06
"I had seven faces, thought I knew which one to wear..."
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Where did you announce this?
I live 4 hours outside of NYC and debated going. I had a short list of people I wanted to meet (including YOU! With the EARS!) and only the Foglios, Bendis and Wood were on the weblist of attendees. Had I known you two were going to be there, I would have gone.
Comment Posted By Charles On 07.02.2009 @ 10:20
Hi again,
Richey and the ending.
You did have more to say about Richey and I found it insightful. In fact, I liked the postscript between David and Ghost Beth even better than the resolution between David and Britannia. Then again, redemption is one of the most powerful human qualities.
Thanks again for a great comic. I bought the trade to pass around and hopefully rope more people in. So what's next?
Charles
Comment Posted By Charles On 21.06.2007 @ 17:30
Hi,
I like the description of Phonogram as Hellblazer meets Blue Monday. However, I do think that the characters of Blue Monday are much more likeable even when they are being vicious to one another. It some sense the description of Phonogram as Hellblazer reminds me of the issue #7 of Planetary where Warren Ellis morphs his John Constantine/Jack Carter into Spider Jerusalem/Dr. Hunter S Thompson. The eighties are over, time to become something else in the 90's. That someone else could be a spin doctor, a gonzo journalist, black bloc anti capitalist, zine writer publisher, webdesigner, or appropriately for this work, a Phonomancer.
Anyways, I just got #3 and enjoyed it and the commentaries. At the end of this chapter, when David enters the club, the stenciled shirt caught my eye and I didn't know why. Then I did a search on the MSP and had an AHA! moment when I located a picture of Richey and Nicky with oddly stenciled shirts. Also, I enjoy your writings on the history and culture of Britpop. I have become interested in Brit pop lately (I always find things ten years late, I should take Mark Twain's advice and move to Cincinnati so I will be ahead of the game) with my evolving interest in vintage scooters. Many of the folks in the scooter scene are into Britpop so I hear Parklife often spinning at Scooter Rallies.
One other thing that I was wondering about. You mentioned that Britpop are modernists, is the clean and sparse style of your
drawings designed to evoke that ethos?Looking forward to the next issues. And no I don't read two pages and put it on the shelf.
Charles
P.S. So, is Indie Boy supposed to be Richey?
Comment Posted By charles On 14.11.2006 @ 20:54
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