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A review by labunnywtf
Neil Gaiman's the Last Temptation 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Hardcover by Alice Cooper, Neil Gaiman
5.0
::grabs you by your lapels::
Read this.
I love to use the word "delicious" in reviews. I use it sparingly, but LIVE for the opportunity to say a book is delicious. Delicious, to me, means something worth savoring. If a meal is delicious, I want to take my time, tasting every bite, and saving some for later. And I'm sad when the meal is over.
Books are delicious in the exact same way, and Neil Gaiman is so very good at writing the tastiest. This book is so delicious.
I grew up knowing Alice Cooper's music, a benefit of having young parents. I was a child who watched horror movies entirely too young and was terrified Freddy Kreuger was going to appear and do unspeakable things to me, but I was never afraid of Alice Cooper. I loved the makeup, I loved the freak show aspect. I saw a concert video from the late 70's or early 80's with his whole shtick, and wanted to see him in concert very much.
I didn't even know Gaiman had collaborated with him on a comic (seriously, I am the worst best fan of his) until this edition popped up on Netgalley. And now I am kicking myself and making plans to order myself a copy.
The story is so short, but it packs such a punch. You don't see at all where it's going, and the ending is so much fun, the kind of ending that gives you a half smile, because while it's not a cliffhanger, it gives your brain so much to speculate on. And you aren't left demanding to know what happens next, because you're having too much fun thinking of what it could be.
It should go without saying that the artwork is amazing. This is the same illustrator who worked on Sandman, a comic I loved so much part of it is permanently inked onto my skin. But I will say the illustrations of Alice are MARVELOUS, and the appearance of the Alice makeup throughout the story made me need to stand up and turn the lights on at one point.
As for the extras at the end, I always wondered how you "write" a comic book that you aren't also illustrating. It's something that happens all the time, but are the writer and illustrator leaning over each other's shoulders the whole time? Or are notes/e-mails exchanged? "Draw that here. No, no, not that, draw this. And add a puppy in the corner."
So to see Neil's script was so much fun, and even though I'd literally just read the story seconds before, I read it all over again in script form. It could just be because I'm a giant nerd for writing, but I think it's the best extra I could imagine for a comic book.
Delicious.
Read this.
I love to use the word "delicious" in reviews. I use it sparingly, but LIVE for the opportunity to say a book is delicious. Delicious, to me, means something worth savoring. If a meal is delicious, I want to take my time, tasting every bite, and saving some for later. And I'm sad when the meal is over.
Books are delicious in the exact same way, and Neil Gaiman is so very good at writing the tastiest. This book is so delicious.
I grew up knowing Alice Cooper's music, a benefit of having young parents. I was a child who watched horror movies entirely too young and was terrified Freddy Kreuger was going to appear and do unspeakable things to me, but I was never afraid of Alice Cooper. I loved the makeup, I loved the freak show aspect. I saw a concert video from the late 70's or early 80's with his whole shtick, and wanted to see him in concert very much.
I didn't even know Gaiman had collaborated with him on a comic (seriously, I am the worst best fan of his) until this edition popped up on Netgalley. And now I am kicking myself and making plans to order myself a copy.
The story is so short, but it packs such a punch. You don't see at all where it's going, and the ending is so much fun, the kind of ending that gives you a half smile, because while it's not a cliffhanger, it gives your brain so much to speculate on. And you aren't left demanding to know what happens next, because you're having too much fun thinking of what it could be.
It should go without saying that the artwork is amazing. This is the same illustrator who worked on Sandman, a comic I loved so much part of it is permanently inked onto my skin. But I will say the illustrations of Alice are MARVELOUS, and the appearance of the Alice makeup throughout the story made me need to stand up and turn the lights on at one point.
As for the extras at the end, I always wondered how you "write" a comic book that you aren't also illustrating. It's something that happens all the time, but are the writer and illustrator leaning over each other's shoulders the whole time? Or are notes/e-mails exchanged? "Draw that here. No, no, not that, draw this. And add a puppy in the corner."
So to see Neil's script was so much fun, and even though I'd literally just read the story seconds before, I read it all over again in script form. It could just be because I'm a giant nerd for writing, but I think it's the best extra I could imagine for a comic book.
Delicious.