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    Default Howard Chaykin Puckers Up For "Black Kiss II"

    Writer and artist Howard Chaykin returns to the sexually-graphic, vampire-filled world of "Black Kiss" for a sequel 24 years after the original series hit stands and shocked the industry.


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    I'm definitely getting this! Loved the original!

    I suspect (judging from some of the pages) that Chaykin must have, at least in part, been a bit influenced by the manga of Toshio Maeda (La Blue Girl, Urotsukidoji) not that there's anything wrong with that, mind you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by davidgrantlloyd View Post
    I'm definitely getting this! Loved the original!

    I suspect (judging from some of the pages) that Chaykin must have, at least in part, been a bit influenced by the manga of Toshio Maeda (La Blue Girl, Urotsukidoji) not that there's anything wrong with that, mind you.
    I'll get the hardcover of this when it comes out. CHaykin's been doing a lot of mainstream superhero work the last few years, which never seemed the best use of his talents. This kind of stuff i why I read Chaykin.

    As an aside, I find it rather amusing that the same site that host the DC and Marvel boards, where people get posts deleted and banned for swearing, is running unedited, non-redacted previews of this book.

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    Hahahaha. Chaykin drew a cocktopus.

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    Incredible first issue. Daring and provocative. Smart, offensive and sexy! I hope that the next issues manage to make across the border into Canada so I can read the rest!
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    i was bummed when i didnt see this listed in the comixology app store


    but, i found out this is for sale on comixologys website... so i bought it there, then "restored" my purchases on my Ipad, them wamo! Black Kiss 2 in stunning CMXHD

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    I almost picked this up today. I will have to pick it up. Is the original in trade anywhere?
    Last edited by alexd; 08-02-2012 at 07:58 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alexd View Post
    I almost picked this up today. I will have to pick it up. Is the original in trade anywhere?
    I believe IDW still has it in print

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    Quote Originally Posted by Genki Sudo View Post
    I believe IDW still has it in print
    Saw the original at my LCS today. The hardcover reprint was published by Dynamite.
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    this was just boring (which was quite an achievement given some of the imagery) - some theory nonsense about cinema and then someone on the titanic and that was it.

    no story, no characterisation, nothing. art was very nice but far too much repetition in panels - ie outside cinema - its just same static background for a page which basically happens twice with the shading around cinema slowly being removed on one page and the crowd shown leaving cinema in another page. Inside cinema the crowd scene is just repeated for whole page - it can be an efefctive technique but three pages of it in a 20 page book just felt lazy and half arsed.

    some nice scenes here and there - the irish girl and the jewish guy in the cinema, and the lines of men for the prostitute on the ship were cool but otherwise this was really weak for me
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