Anita Blake comics

Ok, so once again I apologise for the lack of updates.But I do have an excuse, I spent a lovely Valentines Day in London.And managed to stumble upon the Forbidden Planet megastore! It was as if I'd died and gone to geek heaven...

Whilst alternately squealing like the massive fan-girl that I am, and swooning at the array of merchandise, I came across the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter comicbook.

For those of you who have not yet heard of the Anita Blake novels, they are the trashiest, fastest-paced, sexy horror novels you will ever come across.Little plot, but lots of ultraviolence, angst, and vampire-sex.They've been described as Buffy for grown-ups (a disputable title, but then I worship at Whedon's feet) and whilst they'll never win any prizes for thought-provoking literature, the Anita-verse is an engrossing world that makes for a very fun read.

And now we can experience it in full colour! And as an added incentive, check out this promo of Anita looking tres Michelle Rodriguez.

The Adventures Of Emo-Boy!

I found this in Waterstones at Piccadilly, and the title just made me laugh so hard that I knew I'd have to put it on the site: "Emo Boy: Nobody Cares About Anything Anyway, So Why Don't We All Just Die?"



Here's the Amazon synopsis:

"Poor Emo Boy - he's unpopular, unloved and has no family. Not only does he need to deal with things like pondering suicide and questioning his sexual identity, but he's also got these emo super powers that only seem to bring destruction and disaster, causing everyone to hate him more than they already do."

Isn't that the ultimate emo superpower? The power to make your life even worse?

And as well as the usual poetry-writing, unrequited love, and "Nobody understands me" traumas of the average teenager:

" His first love suffers a head explosion, the football team wants him dead and he got an F in English. No wonder, he's so depressed!"

I think it sounds like a brilliant satire of the state of the nation's youth.And bloody funny.

What A Load Of Bull...

This story is freaky, not just because the general weirdness if it, but because I practically predicted it.Somehow, during a discussion about the bizarre ingredients found in some hair products (crushed pearls, that sort of thing) I mentioned that semen might be quite good, due to the high protein content.(I have some weird converstaions, okay?)

Anyway, obviously Hari's of Chelsea has read my mind.They are now offering a forty-five minute treatment that "involves massaging a protein-rich mixture of bull semen and a plant root into the client's hair" according to the press release.And the Metro says "The semen is refrigerated before use and doesn't smell. It leaves your hair looking wonderfully soft and thick."

I might try it...

Spice up your lovelife...

You may have noticed that there has been a slight haitus on Dark And Bright, my fault as I was in London all of Friday, and asleep most of Saturday.

However, I did find some inspiration in the form of the Agent Provocateur store in Notting Hill. Having been a fan of their website for a long time, it was great to get my mitss on the actual products! And after stealing every piece of Agent ephemeria I could get hold of, I found these:

Say hello to someone you love with a sexy e-valentine from Agent Provocateur http://www.agentprovocateur.com/valentines/main.html

Now really, what better way to seduce someone than with beautiful young women in gorgeous lingerie?