Monday 4 June 2007

Meet the cute little dead girl

Who said comics are only for children? A couple years ago, looking at ebay for some new Tshirts I found a really cool one based on the drawings made by Roman Dirge. It made me curious and I started looking for information about that guy (R. Dirge) and his work. That's the way I met Lenore. The comic tells of the adventures of this girl, Lenore, and her variety of friends. As Roman tells us in the first issues, Lenore died from pneumonia the first time, and was embalmed and buried, but she came back for some reason...

The primary focus of the comic is dark humor, with many of the stories having amusing twist endings. Dirge reinvents children's songs, games, and nursery rhymes to something more macabre. While Lenore's actions often result in the death or injury to those around her, and in various forms of chaos, she is not a malicious character, and often thinks she is doing good.
It's surprising how such a talented comic maker hasn't been translated to other languages yet (at least, I don't think it's possible to find the Lenore Comics in Spanish), but anyway his work is well known in many countries.

So far there are 3 compilations from Dirge's Work: Noogies, Wedgies and Cooties. So if you're looking for a new friend, Lenore is your girl!Keep tuned ;)

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