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I actually finished this comic anthology a little while ago. Is it a reflection of my opinion of this collection that it then completely fell off my reviewing radar? <\/p>\n

Yes. <\/p>\n

True, I did get a bit…excited by the arrival of my last BookBin entry<\/a> and pretty much everything else fell off my radar. But, seriously, can you blame me? I thought not. <\/p>\n

Anyway, it wasn’t until I saw SexyChix<\/a><\/em> sitting atop a pile of books that were waiting for me to either find space for them on my shelves or to donate them that I remembered, hey! I read that! Can I remember anything else about it? <\/p>\n

Kinda sorta. I do remember a few high points. I also remember a few WTF points. However, there is a desert of meh resting between those two summits of emotional response that is probably more damning than anything else. <\/p>\n

It’s a shame, really. First, this was the other purchase I made <\/a>from that really groovy used book store we found while in Toronto, so technically I could claim to have traveled a great distance for this collection. Second, I like being supportive of my gender, especially when I’m supporting the activities of said gender in a forum that is typically male-dominated (such as the comics industry). <\/p>\n

That being said, “supporting my gender” cannot be the only thing going in favor of any product. I feel, however, that that’s really the only thing that’s even remotely consistent about this collection. It’s also the major thing making me feel slightly guilty about giving it such an unsupportive review. <\/p>\n

Then again, I pride myself in being an equal opportunity whiny hater. <\/p>\n

SexyChix <\/em>is an unfocused mash-up of styles, stories, and skills, the end result of which is discordant and disappointing. Were these short stories only, perhaps the range of plots and topics wouldn’t be so jarring. However, the wildly divergent artistic approaches and talents create a constant visual reminder that this is not a cohesive collection at all. It’s the literary equivalent of a dogsled team in which there are a few very strong, very fast dogs pulling along several dead dogs. <\/p>\n

Yeah, I went for the disturbing visual just then. Is it any wonder I hate the Iditarod?<\/p>\n

As I said earlier, there were a few bright spots, whether they were for exemplary writing or entrancing artwork. Are these enough to convince me to hang on to this collection? <\/p>\n

I want to say yes. I really, really do. <\/p>\n

But I can’t. <\/p>\n

Final Verdict:<\/strong> Be gone to disappoint someone else. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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