lberestecki's review
1.0
So I feel like maybe if you're going to make a collection of comics spoofing romance comics, which were made primarily for women/girls, it might be a good idea to include some female creators. Otherwise it feels a bit like you're devaluing romance stories for being traditionally feminine.
Also, with 1 or 2 exceptions, these stories felt less like good natured ribbing and more like "look how dumb romance comics were".
Also, with 1 or 2 exceptions, these stories felt less like good natured ribbing and more like "look how dumb romance comics were".
another_emily's review
3.0
Few of the stories in "Redux" had plot lines, and reading each panel was like playing the Contemporary Art game: Name That Installation.
Then I re-read some of my real '60s and '70s Marvel Romance titles, and those plots were exponentially more bizarre. When the story "Masquerade" by Alex Toth (Secret Hearts, April 1970) includes the heroine (?!?) thinking "Gosh - If only he knew that Daddy runs a gas-station in Houston -! -And that my yacht doesn't exist, either! But what can possibly happen in four days for my white lies to have any lasting effect!?...." SPOILER: despite the warnings from his attorneys, they kiss passionately and declare their undying love.
Well, then I can totally believe that a character in "Redux" pins gerbils to the back of her dresses before she leaves for a date. The two story lines are both befuddling.
Then I re-read some of my real '60s and '70s Marvel Romance titles, and those plots were exponentially more bizarre. When the story "Masquerade" by Alex Toth (Secret Hearts, April 1970) includes the heroine (?!?) thinking "Gosh - If only he knew that Daddy runs a gas-station in Houston -! -And that my yacht doesn't exist, either! But what can possibly happen in four days for my white lies to have any lasting effect!?...." SPOILER: despite the warnings from his attorneys, they kiss passionately and declare their undying love.
Well, then I can totally believe that a character in "Redux" pins gerbils to the back of her dresses before she leaves for a date. The two story lines are both befuddling.
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