IDOL (Yaoi) (Paperback)

by Dany&Dany (Author, Artist)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The soul-searching artist David hires a jaded hustler named Adam to pose for a painting for him. David finds that this portrait is finally conveying the passion in his heart, and the beautiful model is stirring passion of another kind. When David acts on his impulses, Adam abandons him before he's done with the painting. The artist is so devastated he ends up in the hospital on the brink of death.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Yaoi Press; illustrated edition edition (February 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193366410X
• ISBN-13: 978-1933664101
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #650,048 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous artwork, February 16, 2007

By	Nina Diab "Otaku Nins" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've wanted a Dany & Dany manga for about two years now. I first discovered their website two or three years ago and would definately have ordered a manga had it been in English (originally Italian). So I was very excited when I found out that they were being published here in the U.S.

The manga is 108 pages long plus 5 pages of artwork and a 15 page preview of Dany & Dany's next manga Wishing For the Moon. All the pages are black and white- even the 5 pages of artwork. The art would have been much more enjoyable if it had some color pages in it as some manga do nowadays. For some reason, the artwork in the manga itself looks a bit... blurry- only a little. Maybe it was just the book I got. I don't know. But you stop noticing it when you get into the storyline:

David is an artist who was inspired to paint a portrait of a hustler, Adam, who caught his eye. As Adam modeled for him, David becomes more and more attracted to him. It's important to note that this manga is NOT for children as there are some sex scenes throughout the story (well this is a yaoi manga after all).

Overall, the storyline and the artwork are very well done and I would definately recommend yoai fans to pick up IDOL. It's well worth the $11.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Guys Sad Story, March 15, 2007

By	KuramaNHiei'sWoman (Texas) - See all my reviews

I like the drawings even though they may look feminine, but, hey, it's yaoi. The story is sad at times but I still wish it was a series. The only drawback for me was it look like the pictures were blurry along the lines. I'm not sure if it was on purpose by the artists or what. Sometimes, it seemed I had double vision.^_^

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So Beautiful!, August 10, 2007

By	Manda_P "Manda" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

I still have tears in my eyes after reading this story. It was a masterpeice. The art was gorgeous, and had this awesome glowing effect throughout. The story was magnificent. I'm sorry for not being more coherent. Damn, this really hit me. It was such an incredible build up. Like ups and downs. You know things are going to end bad with the artist and the hustler, but you just can't stop reading. Like a car wreck.

I have to say that I loved the symbolism. When the hustler went after the guy who hurt the artist the top of the net around the bed made it look like their was a halo over his head. This was part of the angelic symbolism in the story. Then how the painting was broke into pieces when everything was shattered in both their lives. OMG! This was so good!

I'm a total fan of D&D now. I didn't know who they were before this came out, sorry. But now that I've been introduced I'm going to get my hand on everything from them. They know how to craft a story. Pull you in, keep you hanging on. Also their artwork is UNNNN. When the hustler was topping the artist, just that seme/uke role-reversal was so hard-hitting and poignant.

I love this book!