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Desert Peach #1-7
Seven Peaches: The First Seven Desert Peach Episodes
The Desert Fox's Gay Brother. How ridiculous. How sublime. How biting, ironic and funny. And here are the first seven episodes, of the series that does to World War Two -- and the twentieth century -- what they need done.
224 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2002
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October 5, 2022
The Desert Peach is an independent comic that started in the late '80's about an openly gay German officer in World War II leading a battalion of misfits. This book collects the first seven issues. It's heavy on the hijinx, like the crew tries to take up surfing in order to sweep the sea for submarines. I like that the character is openly gay and has a fiancé even though no country at the time recognized gay marriage. I'm sure this portrayal of an effeminate gay man is probably dated, but I've always been a bad judge of stuff like that. The art is black and white line art with hatching. When I look close, the detail is pretty good, but when I look at the whole page, it looks cluttered. But that tends to be true of a lot of humor comics. Overall, I thought this was just okay, but I'm sure someone would get a kick out of it.
May 3, 2009
I've loved Donna Barr's comics, both the Desert Peach and her "Stinz" stories (humorous historical fantasy about centaurs living in reasonable harmony with humans in 19th-century Germany).
Pfirisch Rommel is the Desert Fox's pretty brother and an officer in the Afrika Corps. Yes, he's quite swishy--and a true gentleman. Yes, the whole concept is unlikely to the point of being ridiculous (not the least because of the virulent persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany.)
But that's all beside the point for the pure *fun* of it: for the deliciously silly plots, the lovingly detailed illustrations, and the greatness that is Donna Barr's twisted genius!
Pfirisch Rommel is the Desert Fox's pretty brother and an officer in the Afrika Corps. Yes, he's quite swishy--and a true gentleman. Yes, the whole concept is unlikely to the point of being ridiculous (not the least because of the virulent persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany.)
But that's all beside the point for the pure *fun* of it: for the deliciously silly plots, the lovingly detailed illustrations, and the greatness that is Donna Barr's twisted genius!
September 30, 2010
This is SO silly! But as will all the very best silly stuff has a rock hard core of reality to leaven the mixture.
The drawing style is apparently quite rough and sketchy but is actually very accurate in detail. Facial expressions are achieved with a few lines, bodies are posed with dramatic forshortening. Donna Barr draws WONDERFUL horses [I can't wait to check out her Stinz series] which is a skill few comic book artists achieve. The uniforms and vehicles are spot on as far as I can see, though not an expert in the subject
But the stories are the best bit. Funny, ironical and biting.
The drawing style is apparently quite rough and sketchy but is actually very accurate in detail. Facial expressions are achieved with a few lines, bodies are posed with dramatic forshortening. Donna Barr draws WONDERFUL horses [I can't wait to check out her Stinz series] which is a skill few comic book artists achieve. The uniforms and vehicles are spot on as far as I can see, though not an expert in the subject
But the stories are the best bit. Funny, ironical and biting.
May 10, 2007
This is a great comic book. The art portrays emotions with an amazing economy. A somewhat uncomfortable read in a time of needless war.
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