Well, I dunno, maybe for anyone who digs challenging cultural artefacts, this from the fine people at Top Shelf Comics. I got my copy of the galley proofs today and from a first cursory glance it looks great.I'm looking forward to exploring in more detail over the weekend. So over to Top Shelf:
Hey Comics Fans,
Big news in Top Shelf land. After 16 years in development, the complete
LOST GIRLS by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie has finally shipped to the
printer, and will be hitting stores in August!
This will be the most expensive book Top Shelf has ever published, with the
first printing costing us almost $200K. Why so expensive? Because Lost
Girls will be published as three, 112-page, super-deluxe, oversized (9" x
12") clothbound hardcover volumes, each wrapped in a beautiful dust jacket,
with all three volumes sealed and shrink-wrapped in a gorgeous slipcase.
The entire epic published -- all at once -- as an art object for the ages.
And to help raise the money to pay for this print run, we've decided to
offer a Signed & Numbered edition, limited to 500 copies, that will be
autographed by both Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie. This is a Top Shelf
website exclusive, and the money raised through this advance sale will
allow us to finance the project.
Advance orders of this special edition will ship out as soon as they arrive
from the printer. But please note that this special edition will likely
sell out before the summer release date, and quite possibly within days of
this announcement, so pre-ordering is highly recommended.
To see what the slipcase and volumes will look like, click on either
edition below and then click on PREVIEW.
LOST GIRLS (Signed & Numbered Edition, limited to 500 copies)
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=479
-- $150.00 (US) + Shipping, FOR ADULTS ONLY, A Web Exclusive
LOST GIRLS (Regular Edition)
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=219
-- $75.00 (US) + Shipping, ISBN 1-891830-74-0, FOR ADULTS ONLY
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT MATERIAL AND IS FOR ADULTS
ONLY. AT THE WEBSITE YOU MUST CERTIFY THAT YOU ARE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE TO
PURCHASE A COPY.
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DESCRIPTION:
LOST GIRLS
by Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie
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
luxurious 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.
-- $75.00 (US), ISBN 1-891830-74-0, FOR ADULTS ONLY
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Brett Warnock and I would personally like to thank everyone for helping us
get this project off the ground, as this is, without a doubt, the single
most important graphic novel we've ever published. And with a decade of
publishing and 150 literary graphic novels & comix to our credit --
including From Hell and Blankets -- that's saying something.
Why is this release so important? Because it does something that's never
been done before: reinvent pornography as something literary, thoughtful,
exquisite, and human. A singularly unique and layered story, Lost Girls is
a commentary on the intimate wonder of human sexuality, the undeniable
value of free speech, and the vulgarities of war. In an era and political
climate when most would shy away from taking such a stand, this graphic
novel champions freedom of expression and puts that ideal to the test. As a
tightly knit community of fans, creators, retailers, publishers,
distributors, and press we all believe that the pen truly is mightier than
the sword, but we also know that the power of the pen lies not in the
author so much as the audience. As such, Lost Girls need the support of all
of us.
It has often been said, "If it's worth reacting to, it's worth overreacting
to," and you can be sure that this fully-painted epic will get a reaction
from everyone who reads it -- and more than its share of over-reactors as
well. The literary, political, social, and sexual aspects of Lost Girls are
going to challenge our system to live up to itself. Get ready. Lost Girls
is coming in August!
And to hear what Alan Moore has to say about the project, just click here
to read the amazing 2-part interview Kurt Amacker of Cinescape did with
him, where Alan addresses every issue one could have with this work.
Your friend thru comics,
Chris Staros
Top Shelf Productions
PO Box 1282
Marietta, GA 30061-1282
USA
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