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The Auteur (collected editions) #2
The Auteur, Book Two: Sister Bambi
The award winning slapstick gorefest is back! After being thrown out of Hollywood, Nathan T. Rex secures new (possibly Nazi) independent financing for his next exploitation masterpiece, Sister Bambi! The whole crew is back and off to a secret island in the South Pacific populated by bloodthirsty savages and monstrous monkeys!
But soon Sister Bambi is slipping through Rex s fingers as Ilsa exerts her dominance as executive producer. The she wolf demands Rex give her the titular role he promised to Coconut. With love on the rocks, and the script in flames, the living dead might be the only thing that can save this cinematic charade! Only the survivors will know for sure!
Don't miss the most insane comic of 2015 finally collected into one terrifyingly funny trade.
But soon Sister Bambi is slipping through Rex s fingers as Ilsa exerts her dominance as executive producer. The she wolf demands Rex give her the titular role he promised to Coconut. With love on the rocks, and the script in flames, the living dead might be the only thing that can save this cinematic charade! Only the survivors will know for sure!
Don't miss the most insane comic of 2015 finally collected into one terrifyingly funny trade.
128 pages, Paperback
First published February 17, 2016
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Rick Spears
80 books21 followersRick Spears is an American comic book writer, best known for Teenagers from Mars and other independent comics.
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February 16, 2021
There are some interesting ideas & lines of dialogue in this, but I would only recommend reading this for study.
This is the second and last part of the Auteur series, following Book 1: President's Day.
The series could almost seems to fit right in Nick Land's CCRU'S practically incoherent chapter on the "Teletubbies Conspiracy."
Fun book to read while looking for motifs and references. Useful to read as divergent reading, to inspire creativity or things to look up elsewhere by following your nose.
****SPOILERS****
Just some observations I wanted to note for myself and for anyone who's read the graphic novel.
There's a scene Nathan T. Rex seems to be wearing a Charlie Brown shirt. Only recently have I thought about the series "Weapon Brown" with the tagline along the lines "the funny pages have been weaponized." I never considered the possibility of Peanuts being connected to present State Operated Enterprises or "morale ops" until recently.
There's a scene when Darwin is fighting a zombie lion that is reminiscent of a scene in a French comic book Cybersix where the main character meets a lost relative who's brain has been uploading into a black panther.
The last frame of The Auteur, Book Two: Sister Bambi was very strong, and though there will probably be better examples of art that plays with these themes (and improves upon them) in the future... I can see this series lasting the test of time with a cult following. Hopefully more like the film Reefer Madness and not like Beavis and Butthead.
This is the second and last part of the Auteur series, following Book 1: President's Day.
The series could almost seems to fit right in Nick Land's CCRU'S practically incoherent chapter on the "Teletubbies Conspiracy."
Fun book to read while looking for motifs and references. Useful to read as divergent reading, to inspire creativity or things to look up elsewhere by following your nose.
****SPOILERS****
Just some observations I wanted to note for myself and for anyone who's read the graphic novel.
There's a scene Nathan T. Rex seems to be wearing a Charlie Brown shirt. Only recently have I thought about the series "Weapon Brown" with the tagline along the lines "the funny pages have been weaponized." I never considered the possibility of Peanuts being connected to present State Operated Enterprises or "morale ops" until recently.
There's a scene when Darwin is fighting a zombie lion that is reminiscent of a scene in a French comic book Cybersix where the main character meets a lost relative who's brain has been uploading into a black panther.
The last frame of The Auteur, Book Two: Sister Bambi was very strong, and though there will probably be better examples of art that plays with these themes (and improves upon them) in the future... I can see this series lasting the test of time with a cult following. Hopefully more like the film Reefer Madness and not like Beavis and Butthead.
October 15, 2022
A bit of a step down from the first miniseries, but not so much so that those who liked the first volume won't find enjoyment from this one as well. Nathan T. Rex, now freshly expelled from Hollywood, must look towards less conscientious sources of funding for his films. There are some genuinely funny moments peppered in here, but the story feels even more all over the place and the ending is a bit abrupt.
November 29, 2022
Still deeply childish, but this time with a more formally inventive streak that balances the schlock with some fantastic cartooning and a particularly clever final issue which combines just a script (or screenplay, given the subject) and a wordless story. Also a surprisingly thoughtful discussion about trans issues which is, shockingly, not glib or facile
April 15, 2025
I like dark humor, but I found very little actually humorous in this. In other words, this was not funny. Yes, the epilogue is great, both visually and narratively, the general visual style is masterful at times and the story flows effortlessly, but that is mostly it. Also, filmmakers are too easy a target for satire.
August 5, 2018
The graphics (and the gore) jump off the page, and I found myself ducking and shuddering. A true splatter-house classic. Definitely EC quality, updated to the 21st century.
December 3, 2020
Its good fun, but not as good as the first one.
February 18, 2021
Utterly bonkers
February 22, 2021
If you liked the first one you will like this.
March 24, 2017
This book gets better and better! I loved the chaotic energy in this story, filled with hilarious plot twist and witty writing. If hunter S Thompson and Ed Wood took acid and watched Looney Toons for a week this is the story they would come up with. Funny book!
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