Girl

Rating:
Summary: A Great Dirty Comic Book
Review: Girl is a graphic novel about a nymphomaniac dancer that makes a bad deal with the devil. She flits from one sexual encounter to the next, ravishing the souls of her partners in the process. Fortunately, her demonic possessor has some powerful enemies ready to help Girl out. All in all, not the most original plot in the world but enough to keep the story going.

The illustration is rough and not particularly sophisticated. However, it crude format matches the content fairly well. The subject matter is extremely explicit and Taylor uses the power of illustration to show scenes that could never happen in real life. Some people will not care for the scenes with the semi bestial demons, others will be interested in it's "over the top" nature.

If you are looking for novel about a sexually uninhibited woman, who is open to anything and always ready for more, you are going to love Girl. If you are looking for sophistication illustration, try Eric von Gotha instead. If you are looking for complex characters and plot, try Laura Rees.

Rating:
Summary: Do you want that in plastic?
Review: Hey, I like large breasts and erotic artwork as much as the next guy, but Kevin Taylor's work is not particularly good or imaginative and all his women look like they should sue their plastic surgeons for doing such a LOUSY job on their breat implants! Sure, drawing are fake, but do the characters have to also LOOK fake?

Rating:
Summary: Decent length, but lukewarm...
Review: If you really get into the story, this might be pretty good. The art looks like an X-rated daily comic strip, which will probably turn a lot of people off. The sexual content certainly isn't lukewarm, and if you're into ridiculously voluptuous women and guys with penises half the length of their legs (on average), this could be your bag.

Rating:
Summary: Intentionally Exaggerated Art and Story
Review: Kevin Taylor intentionally exaggerates the physical attributes of the characters and sets up exaggerated situations in the story. It is intentional because it is a form of communication, and he is very effectively communicating erotic fantasies here. In the physical form it is obvious, with the men's appendages all being oversize. Story-wise, Girl loves the sex, even after having those oversize appendages brutally shoved in to her. "Girl" is meant to erotically tantalize males thru exaggeration. It does that with exaggeration to spare.

Rating:
Summary: Simple. Sexual. Super-cool.
Review: The art, at first, looked to me like something I could have drawn over the weekend..... but that was only a quick flip through the book. As I got involved in actually reading teh interesting situations Girl found herself in, I became a huge fan, too, of the art. The simplicity of the line drawings, while not always top knotch, show how dimensional an unshaded form can become. While the sex is amazing and over the top, the story that almost sprung to life, felt too much like a side story. I would have preferred more involvement in demons and violence, or none at all. Great book, however, that is artistically inspirational as well as entertaining.

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Summary: Extreme, hip-hop flavored erotica
Review: The heroine's name is Girl. Voluptuous to the point of gravity-defying, strong-willed and ready for anything, she works in a sleazy strip club, loves the music (and philosophy) of Prince and dabbles in black magic in her spare time. Is that the girl of your dreams? If so, this book may be for you.

The art work isn't polished, but it has a raw energy that befits the wild situations Girl gets herself into. Most of these I found to be quite hot, though (for me) the demonic sex was sometimes more yucky than erotic. I took away one star for the uninvolving supernatural gangsters subplot--I found it just got in the way, but then this isn't the sort of book you read for the plot.

Rating:
Summary: Intentionally Exaggerated Art and Story
Review: This story chronicles the adventures and of a self empowered, strong willed and cunning heroin namely "Girl." Even though the art at first glance may seem technically simple, there is something intense about the way the details seem to communicate a passion and hunger that is reflective of our society and culture (the desire for illusion.) This power and intensity is an unique quality that exists in all of Taylor's works. The story draws readers into a world that shows that none of us are the victims that others would have us believe, or we may have others believe. The strength and fearless nature of "The Girl" exemplifies how true experience and growth comes from the taking of risk. Another overwhelming theme that pervades many of Taylor's works, "The love of one's own image" Taylor better than anyone tackles this tough question. "Who do you think you are?" Within our own mind is a vision of ourselves that is as clearly exaggerated as the drawings that have captured the imagination of the world.

Rating:
Summary: The Illusion of Life and Reality of Fantasy
Review: This story chronicles the adventures and of a self empowered, strong willed and cunning heroin namely "Girl." Even though the art at first glance may seem technically simple, there is something intense about the way the details seem to communicate a passion and hunger that is reflective of our society and culture (the desire for illusion.) This power and intensity is an unique quality that exists in all of Taylor's works. The story draws readers into a world that shows that none of us are the victims that others would have us believe, or we may have others believe. The strength and fearless nature of "The Girl" exemplifies how true experience and growth comes from the taking of risk. Another overwhelming theme that pervades many of Taylor's works, "The love of one's own image" Taylor better than anyone tackles this tough question. "Who do you think you are?" Within our own mind is a vision of ourselves that is as clearly exaggerated as the drawings that have captured the imagination of the world.