Glamourpuss #22

[superboyprime]

Comments

[eyz]

What are these really? Parodies?

Anyways, loving the art^^

[whitesycamore]

I presume the last story is a parody of his own life - but with not so much parody.

[his_spiffynesss]

I'm assuming it's some kind of bio of Alex Raymond, the creator of the Phantom.

[whitesycamore]

In that case, it sounds like he's identifying himself with Alex Raymond quite heavily in this story.

What with the "everyone (including his domineering wife who is doubtless a Feminist) says he is mentally ill but he is actually a genius!" part.*

Perhaps Dave Sim's real life is a parody of Alex Raymond's!

*Not that you can't be both, obviously.

[philippos42]

I thought he was identifying with (Stan?) Drake.

[whitesycamore]

You're probably right - he was identifying with the dude who's supposed to be 'insane,' anyway.

Funnily enough, I didn't bother to give the thing a second read through. Uh... nice art though?

[houbanaut]

Alex Raymond did not create The Phantom. That was Lee Falk. He did create Flash Gordon and a number of other series, though.

[lascoden]

I have to say, Violator Bunny is awesome.

[biod]

Not as awesome as the Zootanamobile, it's not!

[lascoden]

It is a car with a bow and fishnets, so I must agree.

[mrstatham]

What? What the fuck? On the one hand, this is the most hilarious shit since the multiple Batman: Odyssey posts with the photoshopped crystals, on the other, I'm wondering exactly why DC haven't sued the guy and/or how this is even being published.

[his_spiffynesss]

It's clearly parody, and that's legal under the law. Since the series appears to be an anthology, and the Zatana ripoff is only a part of that, they aren't going to make a big stink over it.

[kamino_neko]

Aside from the fact that they probably would lose (as his_spiffnesss mentioned), the likely dual PR hit of suing a self-published author, and one who's known to be mentally ill probably factored in as well. (Especially since he earned a lot of good will with very good work before his mental state broke down.)

[darkknightjrk]

As someone who takes care of a pet rabbit, I find those moments kinda hilarious. :D

[terabient]

I don't really understand what's going on, but that bunny is pretty cute.

[liara_shadowsong]

Um... What?

All I'm getting out of this is "cute bunny is cute" and "I am somewhat concerned for the comic's creator".

[halloweenjack]

It's kind of funny, in a profoundly sad sort of way, that Sim is parodying Frank Miller here, because he's pretty much in Miller's class now with regards to full-time self-parody.