Oh My Goth! Version 2.0 [Paperback]

Voltaire (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 23, 2002

A supreme being named Hieronymous Poshe arrives on Earth. His mission? To find signs of intelligent life and keep his species from turning the entire globe into a colossal landing strip. Instead, he's found time and again how pathetic humans can be! Aliens, vampires, teenagers, the Goth scene itself... everyone's a target in this hilarious book! Loaded to bear with satirical dark humor by the world's leading authority, Goth rocker Voltaire!

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About the Author

Voltaire was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1967. He emigrated to the USA with his family as a child and settled in New Jersey (a fact he never stops complining about). At age 10, inspired by the films of Ray Harryhausen, he picked up a super-8 camera and began making stop-motion films. In time, he went on to animate award-winning TV commercials and station Ids for MTV ad the Sci-Fi Channel. Voltaire created a six-issue comic book miniseries called CHI-CHIAN, published by Sirius Entertainment in 1997. Also an established musician, Voltaire originally created OH MY GOTH as a way to promote his live shows in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Sirius Entertainment Inc. (January 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579890474
• ISBN-13: 978-1579890476
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #824,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for Goth Satire!, March 23, 2003

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V. Z. LaPier "giasine" (WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oh My Goth! Version 2.0 (Paperback)

Just when I was convinced that all my fellow goths were sticks-in-the-mud, along comes Voltaire to liven things up. This comic book features an extra-terrestrial named Heironymous Posch (who looks strangely identical to Voltaire), who, throughout human history, has been trying to make friends with Earthlings. Unfortunately, his attempts have been failures, resulting in superstitious beliefs in monsters, and other chaos. Posch spends his free time relaxing in his spacecraft, in Earth's orbit, quite happy with his lazy occupation. Then one day, his bosses decide Earth is going to be destroyed. Their plan being a threat to his laziness, Posch embarks on a mission to save Earth. Along the way, he offends the minions of Hell, resulting in demons as well as aliens chasing him down. Hiding out in the Goth scene, Posch befriends a group of surly teenage Goths, who end up being dragged along on his outrageous escapades. Fun for All!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Phantasmagorical!, February 13, 2006

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Bree "Destroyer of worlds and reader of comics" (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oh My Goth! Version 2.0 (Paperback)

First thing you should know about me, the lowly reviewer, is i'm a comic geek and a (somewhat former, I just don't have the energy anymore) goth. But even though I've essentailly cast off my gothic ways I still adore this book.
Our dear boy Voltaire isn't afraid of poking fun at many aspects of the overly serious goth lifestyle that really do need a poking.
It's hilarious, obsured and overall just a very good read. It's printed on high quality paper and my copy has held up very well the past three or four that it's been in my proud possesion. Though I do seem to have, tragically, misplaced it during a recent move *i'm weeping inside* It's good enough that I would consider buying it again.
The only thing I could say against it (and it's a slight one at that) is that he tends to ramble a bit in the last issue, though he makes a joke about just making the last issue up as he went along so that very well might be what happend.
A fine read, good laughs all around and very entertaining, even if you're not a goth.

Oh, and I'd recomend checking out Voltaires music aswell, very funny, my personal favs are "No one loves you when you're evil", "My future ex-girlfriend" and "Dead girls".
Happy reading :)

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece! Best Comic out there., March 25, 2005

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Laura Vanloo "Achtung-DV8-citezen-Model-242" (Grand Rapids,Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oh My Goth! Version 2.0 (Paperback)

From the moment I saw the mail man pull up my drive way I knew my comic was finally here! And after running full speed to him ( and tripping on a few bushes...that by the way did jump out at me) I grabbed from him the most genious, humourous thing I had ever had the pleasure of beholding. I sat down on a the closet thing I could find ( which might have been a cat ) and read that book until the very last page...and then I read it agian..It took me on a marvolous jouney to Hell and back...literally...going through a handful or maybe a silver semi truck painted black ful of funny events and happenings...If you have any sense of humor what so ever even f your not a goth....you should order it today...it's phantasmagorical!