The Gonzo Daily - Tuesday
Today we have not one, but two interns. Saskia has
been joined by her friend Ellie and the two of them are off doing the animal
round with Graham. The sight of a lanky old Hawkwind fan, pottering about the
house, garden accompanied by two teenage girls trotting at his heels, is one
that warms the cockles of one's heart!
I have just discovered a series of comic books by
Bill Willingham, involving the exploits and adventures of a series of characters
of myth, legend and fairy tale in modern-day New York. It sounds horribly twee,
but - to my enormous surprise - it isn't. They are very deftly and wittily
written with oodles of sex and violence, and clever plot twists that keep one
interested, even when one is as jaded an old git as me. They have been gathered
together into a series of 20 (so far) trade paperback graphic novels, and I have
been happily working my way through them, and cluttering up the shelves of my
library even more whilst I do so.
I have just found out that the series is planned to
end next year but whether this goes for all the multifarious spin-offs or not,
I don't know. The main series is called 'Fables' and - as Wikipedia precises it:
The series deals with various characters from fairy tales and folklore –
referring to themselves as "Fables" – who have been forced out of their
Homelands by "The Adversary" who has conquered the realm. The Fables have
traveled to our world and formed a clandestine community in New York City known
as Fabletown. Fables who are unable to blend in with human society (such as
monsters and anthropomorphic animals) live at "the Farm" in upstate New
York.
Check it out; you might well be
surprised.
TODAY'S BLOG POSTS
AND OTHER STUFF...
This issue features an EXCLUSIVE Pink Fairies
interview, an exclusive interview with prog album artist Sandor Kwiatkowski, the
return of the mighty Six Foot Three, Clepsydra box set details, a massively
desirable slice of Acid Mothers Temple memorabilia, news about Hawkwind live
next weekend, an oral hygiene tool endorsed by an Oriental dictator, A
Communique from Pussy Riot, the Psychedelic Warlords live, and more news,
reviews, views, interviews and brindled gnus (OK, no specialised African
antelopes but I got carried away with things that rhymed with OOOOS) than you
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