The Seven Deadly Sins Of Love: The Still Unfabulous Social Life Of Ethan Green [Paperback]

Eric Orner (Author), Andrew Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1994

The poster-child of the slightly neurotic urban gay male in search of a boyfriend, Ethan Green returns to track the ups and downs of modern gay life. "The misadventures of EveryGayman. . . . Ethan Green is instantly recognizable, endearingly neurotic, and hopelessly looking for love".--Washington Blade. Illustrations throughout.

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Gay cultural commentators and comics enthusiasts consider Orner's "Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green" the gay male analog to Alison Bechdel's brilliant "Dykes to Watch Out For." Both strips reflect genuine gay concerns, both react to gay political developments, and both are satirically funny--very. But "Dykes" is the most successful realistic strip going, whereas "Ethan Green" is playfully self-reflexive (Ethan complains about being a comic-strip character) and surrealistic (Ethan's cat complains about appearing in dream- and fantasy-based strips). More significantly, "Dykes" recounts the adventures of a vibrant community of women, whereas "Ethan Green" is about lone and often lonely Ethan adrift in the gay male subculture, forever unfulfilled. "Dykes" makes its lesbian community look vital, intelligent, and humane. "Ethan Green" makes the gay male subculture look considerably less attractive. The rest of the strip's title best bespeaks Orner's rueful, even resentful, representation of that subculture as one that furnishes only a "mostly unfabulous social life." Ray Olson

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (January 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312105398
• ISBN-13: 978-0312105396
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,568,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Insightful View of a Gay Everyman and His World, January 6, 2001

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This review is from: The Seven Deadly Sins Of Love: The Still Unfabulous Social Life Of Ethan Green (Paperback)

"The Seven Deadly Sins of Love" is the second of Eric Orner's Eric Green comic books. This series shows the Eric Green, his friends, family, lovers, co-workers, and the gay and straight communities interacting in collections of short comic strips. Orner does an excellent job of depicting gay relationships, how gays feel about dealing with straights, and bringing out the inner conflicts that make gay life difficult. "Sins" shows development of the artwork and story from its predecessor, "The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green", though continuing a strong presence of the Hat Sisters and Ethan's cat. The Ethan Green series is always good, though tending to improve both art, characters, and story as it goes on. This series is the funniest and most truthful comic depiction of gay male life anywhere. Highly recommended.