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 Posted - 03/01/2017 : 12:07:06
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Bettie Page (1950)
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HAREM (Betty Page)
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Bettie Page - Betty and her High Heel Shoes [pt.1]
Bettie Page - Betty and her High Heel Shoes [pt.2]
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Posted - 03/01/2017 : 12:17:37
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Bettie Page Tribute
Bettie Page Tribute Shows the Rebellious Spirit Behind the Woman
Michael L. Frizell – Writer
Ernesto Lovera – Penciler
Maria Santaolalla – Colorist
Gary Scott Beatty – Letterer
Rob Aragon – Cover
I’m taking time out today to read and review Bettie Page Tribute by Bluewater Comics. Bettie Page was not just a pinup model. She is seen as not only a provocateur but also a fundamental figure for a rebellious spirit that is still present today. In this latest biographical account presents itself in the form of a graphic novel, maybe in an effort for a wider audience to understand her appeal beyond the sexy pinup pictures that one can now see on t-shirts and dorm room posters. It quickly runs through her introduction into the world of pinup photography to her most controversial work, the fetish work she is so well known for as well as the soon to follow controversy of that work. The novel ends with a tongue and cheek deflection on her later years.
For the uninitiated, this might be a place to start. As I stated above, the novel quickly runs through the most exciting aspects of Bettie’s life. It provides enough information to plant the seeds that will lead to the discovery of a more fascinating story. For those who are more familiar with her and the work she stared in, this will seem like the drawn version of the introduction article on her Wikipedia page. It presents the most simplistic story line of her life. I was disappointed that the book did not explore in more detail her relationship with the Klaws and the ensuing fallout during and after the congressional hearings. It also missed an opportunity to discuss her as a person, as Bunny Yeager. In this telling, she remained as one dimensional as her image on those t-shirts and dorm room posters mentioned earlier. Bettie Page is probably the perfect person to have their store told in a graphic novel format considering her impact and importance for the normalization of traditionally subversive imagery. To this reader, it felt that this was created to add just another piece of profit generating product on a popular pop culture figure. The artwork was as technically limited as the story itself which was another disappointment but not a surprise. If felt just as rushed and one dimensional as the story missing the opportunity to utilize the high vibrancy and artistry that is present in comics today to flesh out a simplistic story line.
This book does not tell us about Bettie Page or Bunny Yeager. It tells the story of the image of Bettie Page. It does it in such a flat an mundane way that it adds nothing to the lexicon of work on or about her and is unlikely to drive the uninitiated to learn more as it lacks any depth that would lead the reader to continue to look. Bettie’s image has been infused in hundreds of books and movies, quite a few of them which do a better job at telling the image of both her and her image. I challenge one to explore those and live this one at the store.
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Posted - 03/01/2017 : 12:41:57
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Nejla Ates (Son of Sinbad , 1955)
Nejla Ateş (Turkish Delight)
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