Suckle The Status Of Basil TP

by Dave Cooper

by Dave Cooper Out of print for nearly three years, Suckle was the first masterpiece by Dave Cooper in the Suckle/Crumple/Weasel trilogy. A completely original graphic novel that follows the life of Basil from his bizarre 'birth' in the desert to his fumbling and ultimately happy relationship with a female artist, Suckle takes place in a wild, surreal universe that will be recognizable to any of Cooper's many fans! MATURE READERS. SC, 132pg, PC

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Comix

Comic

First published February 1, 1996

About the author

Dave Charles Cooper is a Canadian cartoonist, painter and animator.
Cooper was born in Nova Scotia in 1967 and grew up in Ottawa, where he still lives.
He began his career in underground comics in the early 90's . His most notable works are Weasel (2000, Fantagraphics), winner of an Ignatz Award and a Harvey Award in 2000, and Ripple (2003, Fantagraphics). A retrospective of his comic artwork took place in Angoulême and Paris in 2002.
In the 2000's Dave moved to painting and animation. His oil paintings have been shown at galleries and museums in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Madrid. In animation, Cooper has developed the tv shows Pig Boat Banana Cricket for Nickelodeon, The Bagel and Becky Show for Teletoon/BBC and the short adult film the Absence of Teddy Table.

Reviews

[Dosia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting linework and concept, but I find it aged badly. Way too straight and homophobic. Could use less kinkshaming too. Then again - 90s 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Boenjegginz of Glasgow Town · Rating 1 out of 5]

J'ai eu l'impression de voir un film de Jodorowsky. Avec des vagins partout.

[Reyel2107 · Rating 5 out of 5]

strange and sad ..........so sad !!!!! but made my day !!!!!!

[Titus · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a surreal rollercoaster ride of a comic, following a humanoid creature who spawns in a desert and has his naïveté confronted by a cruel, uncaring world, as well as a lot of sex and psychoactive substances. It’s very reminiscent of Jim Woodring's Frank comics, though only the first dozen pages are wordless, after which it has quite a lot of dialogue. It also brings to mind Chester Brown’s “Ed the Happy Clown”, Daniel Clowes’s “Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron” and Chris Cilla's “The Heavy Hand”, but compared to them it feels less like randomness for the sake of randomness, more like a Woodring-esque expression of the unconscious. Sexuality is undoubtedly the main theme, with the protagonist simultaneously terrified, repulsed and fascinated by the subject, seeming to crave wholesome maternal or platonic affection, but repeatedly having his efforts to pursue this thwarted by his own sexual urges and those of the people around him. It's a bit less focused – and less impactful – than Cooper's “Dan and Larry”, but I nonetheless think this is an excellent comic.

[Przemysław Skoczyński · Rating 3 out of 5]

Psychodeliczna i metaforyczna opowieść o gościu, który wykluwa się z jaja i wchodzi w świat pełen seksualnej symboliki. Targany instynktem i chęcią zaspokojenia naturalnych potrzeb, błąka się po niebezpieznym świecie pełnym okrucieństwa, perwersji, zboczonych i ordynarnych panienek czy odjechanych zjawisk przyrodniczych. Pachnie to komiksowym undergroundem w klimatach Crumba, co akurat mi do końca nie leży, ale skłamałbym, gdybym napisał, że to zły komiks.

[Juan Fuentes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maravillosos los dibujos, esa imaginación que ablanda objetos y personas que mutan deslizándose en formas sorprendentes, medio fascinantes y medio desagradables.

La historia, sin embargo, intenta ser metáfora de algo y no se acaba de definir muy bien el qué.

[Erik · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great art. Weak story that I didn't really connect with at all. Cooper explored similar subject matter to much greater effect in Ripple.

[Mariano Lastiri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esto es raro y a la vez un viaje único. Posiblemente muchos lo aborrezcan porque la historia parece una suerte de road movie alucinógena, con mucho contenido sexual y cuelgues impredecibles. Para mi es algo para experimentar como todo lo que hizo Dave Cooper. Esta es la historieta que más se nota la influencia de Krisfaluci y todo autor alternativo con tendencia a lo corrosivo.
Eso es Suckle (O succión si lo leen en su edición española), historieta que es un lindo viaje sin pastillas.

[Frank Reynoso · Rating 3 out of 5]

Re-reading this cool, little book. Part of my research. Hehehe. Love the visuals.