Fashion Beast

by Alan Moore, Malcolm McLaren, and Antony Johnston

Facundo Pericio (Artist) and Antony Johnston

"Doll was unfulfilled in her life as a coat checker of a trendy club. But when she is fired from the job and auditions to become a 'mannequin' for a reclusive designer, the life of glamour she always imagined is opened before her. She soon discovers that the house of Celestine is as dysfunctional as the clothing that defines the classes of this dystopian world"--P. [4] of cover.

• ISBN10: 1592912117
• ISBN13: 9781592912117
• Publish Date: 20 August 2013
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 14 September 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Avatar Press
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 256
• Language: English

Reviews

[pamela]

A departure from Moore's normal works, 'Fashion Beast' is a dark and macabre trek through Beauty and the Beast with a dystopian setting of haute couture.

Fashion Beast cleverly plays with themes of gender, sexuality and vanity. It remains equally dark and squalid, yet still retains a sense of elegance, aided essentially by the stunning art style and execution.

The plot, while slightly rushed and ever so slightly underdeveloped in places, was both entertaining and poignant. While the characters were slightly narratively underdeveloped, the art more than made up for it, showing their development visually.

Fashion Beast was a stunning graphic novel. It shows just how much graphic novels as an art form have to offer.