SO....what's a PorPor Book ?
'PorPor' is a derogatory term my brother used, to refer to the SF and Fantasy paperbacks and comic books I eagerly read from the late 60s to the late 80s.
This blog is devoted to those paperbacks and comics you can find on the shelves of second-hand bookstores...from the New Wave era and 'Dangerous Visions', to the advent of the cyberpunks and 'Neuromancer'.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Lip Service from Alien Worlds No. 5
Lip Service by Bruce Jones (story) and John Bolton (art) from Alien Worlds (PC Comics) No. 5, December 1983
Great story, is it me and the cynicism I've acquired since I first read this or is there an element of social satire? What I'm certain of, is that the analogue of Klete's drama works particularly well, foreshadowing the reveal and creating a building sense of dramatic irony at the conclusion. One thing that bothers me a little about the details of the plotting is the cover story for the colony, I realise it's intended to be a perfunctory deception but Clayborne's realisation seems a little rushed, in the face of some obvious clues.
Great story, is it me and the cynicism I've acquired since I first read this or is there an element of social satire? What I'm certain of, is that the analogue of Klete's drama works particularly well, foreshadowing the reveal and creating a building sense of dramatic irony at the conclusion. One thing that bothers me a little about the details of the plotting is the cover story for the colony, I realise it's intended to be a perfunctory deception but Clayborne's realisation seems a little rushed, in the face of some obvious clues.
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