Goldtiger: The Poseidon Complex

by Antonio Barreti, Louis Schaeffer, Guy Adams

Antonio Barreti and Louis Shaeffer's GOLDTIGER, the iconic 60s comic strip that never was... until now! An obscure Italian artist and a down-to-earth British writer, worlds apart in both taste and ideology, came together to create a rival to Modesty Blaise that has lived in infamy. The duo s adventures of Lily Gold and Jack Tiger were ultimately deemed too sensational for the nation s newspaper pages and the strip was cancelled before it even ran. This book presents 'The Poseidon Complex', the complete serial, lifting the lid on comics most unsung creation and includes letters, scripts, interviews and sketches all documenting the creation of the strip and the outlandish lives of its creators. It also presents 'Goldtiger 2000', offered to (but refused by) 2000 AD for its launch in 1977 and details Barreti's continued refusal to let his groundbreaking ideas die, even if nobody wanted to publish them.

Genres: Comics

128 pages, Paperback

Published March 10, 2016

Reviews

[Andy Haigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A belligerent Italian artist, an increasingly annoyed British writer, communication breakdown, rampant ego, a mental asylum, drunken promises, panic attacks. The story behind the creation of comic strip Goldtiger, and this book, is one of the more bizarrely entertaining affairs you're likely to read. So utterly convincing in its so mad it must be true way that it's a little disappointing to realise that “Antonio Barreti” and “Louis Shaeffer” are in fact the creations of writer Guy Adams and artist Jimmy Broxton, although even "Jimmy Broxton" is in fact another creation of sorts. Then there's the actual comic strip itself, a rather brilliant meta affair about the adventures of Lily Gold and Jack Tiger, gay fashion photographers/designers/secret agents in 60's London. Recommended.

[Bob Solanovicz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simpatičan meta-strip koji istovremeno omažira legendarne dnevne stripove tipa Modesty Blaise i priča o razlikama u kreativnom inputu njegovih autora. Broxtonov crtež je u većini slučajeva prolazi kao nešto što je moglo nastati u drugoj polovici 60-ih godina 20. stoljeća. Ovako, na prvo čitanje, ne mogu se oteti dojmu da je sve skupa moglo biti puno dublje i složenije nego što stvarno jest - i sadržaj i karakterizacija i odnosi koautora.

[Adrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

If Modesty Blaise met Pale Fire! Swinging 60s action adventure, finally rediscovered and complete with tortured backstory. I'd recommend it.