Reviews for Lucifer's Garden of Verses, Volume 2: Darlin Niki

The average rating for Lucifer's Garden of Verses, Volume 2: Darlin Niki based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-07-28 00:00:00 David Gardner The Eroticism of Homeliness For as long as he can remember, Martin has wanted to earn a living telling stories with words and pictures: stories as wonderful as the ones he grew up with. Unfortunately, there no longer seems to be a market for stories of that kind, and so Martin has been forced to churn out formulaic kiddie comics in order to make ends meet, an endeavor that has left him "consistently empty of original thought." Then one day, seemingly out of the blue, he receives a Canadian Bureau Arts Grant for a gallery show of "thought-provoking and erotic fine art." He can hardly remember applying for the government grant but is determined to make the most of the unexpected opportunity. He quits his commercial work and starts looking for "wonderfully flawed" (rather than professional) models, aiming for what he calls The Eroticism of Homeliness. "The gallery crowd would eat that shit up," he tells himself. It isn't long, however, before the eroticism of homeliness starts to eat up poor Martin instead, turning into a bizarre and all-consuming sexual obsession... Dave Cooper's Ripple from 2003 is a (forgotten?) masterpiece of alternative comics that reads like a cross between Robert Crumb and David Lynch, centered around the themes of fetishistic obsession (or is it love?) and identity confusion. Writing and artwork are perfectly matched, and the results are in turn engaging, grotesque, lovable, repulsive, and funny. Highly recommended, even if it takes some effort to track the book down!

Review # 2 was written on 2013-10-26 00:00:00 Mas Rod ¿Qué puedo decir?... Lo leí en menos de una hora. Más allá del sexo, me pareció una historia muy interesante. No de amor, claro está, pero de sí de obsesión sexual. ¿Da para la canción de Soda?, ♬ ♭ ...ella conoce mi perversión, en una noche larga .... ♩ ♪ ♫ No apto para menores de 21 años.