A Night in a Moorish Harem [Paperback]

Mark Bode (Author), Stefano Gaudiano (Author), Molly Kiely (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1996 | Series: Night in a Moorish Harem (Book 1)

Sir George was quite an adventurer in the Victorian days. His memoirs relate landing in a harem full of exotic women from all over the world. In this new adaptation of the Victorian erotic novel, each beauteous resident retells, in full spicy detail, her path leading to the harem. Each tale is rendered by a different artist. From Eddie Campbell to Colleen Doran, some of the leading independent comic artists reveal us a spicy side of their art as never relished before.

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Amazon.com Review

For anyone who loves grandiose tales of adventure mingled with the sensual mysteries of love and lust, Greg Baisden brings new life to a classic of Victorian erotica. A Night in a Moorish Harem, vol. 2 continues the comic book adaptation of Lord George Herbert's bawdy vignettes, which were originally published in 1904. I was initially drawn to this book because of the high-profile artists who worked on it, including Colleen Doran, creator of A Distant Soil, and one of the original artists on The Sandman, Mike Dringenburg. Reading through these pages, I was both impressed with the beautiful artwork and charmed by the soft, sexy storytelling. Any fan of Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's Lost Girls must read this book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Amerotica (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156163168X
• ISBN-13: 978-1561631681
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,168,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Victorian Erotica in Graphic Novel Form, March 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: A Night in a Moorish Harem: The Secret of My Sex (Paperback)

Illustrated by six different artists: three black and white illustrators who do okay, one crayon scrawl quality color chapter, one okay colored chapter, and one colored chapter that's cleanly drawn but seems amateurish (art school student - some skill but no flavor). George Herbert's book is an 1890s era (or so) Victorian Erotica peice; which means explicit sex was it's only real interest. The ladies recount their "first times" and "first loves" - and five are Eurpoean dolls. Indeed, it's a selection of women from around the world, not a moorish Harem in itself. And they come across as ordinary women with unusual tales to tell. My main interest was the quality of artwork, and the lower quality of some of it (the colored versions were even amateurish in places) left me wondering if the second edition would be decent - and is probably why I've never seen a repeat of the concept. Besides the limited scope of the subject matter. Rather than grossly graphic, the sex is often staid and somewhat more classically illustrated.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate adult stories, August 11, 2008

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This review is from: A Night in a Moorish Harem (Paperback)

This comic collection adapts a well-known bit of Victorian smut. In it, the male protagonist finds himself marooned on an unknown shore, then given shelter and comfort (and more) by the women of a pasha's seraglio. Hidden away in this no-man's land - or at least a land of no intact men - the ladies entertain him though the night. Each woman presents the story of her deflowering, illustrated by a different artist and in a different style. Their male visitor listens eagerly, and takes part in re-enacting crucial moments from the rite of passage.

The six artists present plenty of passionate imagery, so this won't be one for the kids - or for lots of adults, for that matter. The art is as varied in quality as it is in style, but something of a plot makes this more than just a catalog of couplings. I find it better than many of the explicit comics around, which isn't saying much, but I don't rank it among my favorites.

-- wiredweird

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars too contrived, April 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Night in a Moorish Harem: The Secret of My Sex (Paperback)

this is one book i regret reading with its contrived tale of a shipwrecked sailor in a harem and the stories of the inmates and little or no characterisation. i strongly suggest giviing this book a go by.