Ellen Forney » Lustlab Ad of the Week

Lust, Lustlab, and Ta-ta’s

Ellen — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:47:54 +0000

1. Lust (the book): Black Heart Magazine just posted a lovely review of Lust. An excerpt:

Forney’s drawings are fabulous, a mixture of cute and sexy with lots of allusions from pop culture to high art. A large part of the fun is in seeing how she translates the print ads to graphics, without being crude. It’s a really playful take on ads that could otherwise come off as filthy and sensational.

2. Lustlab Ad of the Week (the art show): For the Capitol Hill Artwalk on September 9, Babeland is going to host a show of my Lustlab originals, and I’ll probably do my Lust reading/presentation at their 15th anniversary party on September 18. The art show is called “Ta-ta, Lustlab Ad of the Week!” Why? Because:

3. Lustlab Ad of the Week (the cartoon):

R.I.P.!!!!!!!

Online dating has gone through a lot of changes, as has the Stranger, and LLAOTW has been cut. I’m really sad, but it’s not a huge surprise – I’m thankful to have had the series for as long as I did (four years!). I’ll take the time to work on my new book, and will soon start plotting my next comic series. (I’m open to suggestions! And no, switching to Craigslist’s personals isn’t an option — pesky copyright issues..!)

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Late night addendum: Many thanks and for the well-wishes from commenters below, and from Fleshbot, Seattlest, Fantagraphics, Capitol Hill Seattle, and Citizen Rain. Deep curtseys! Blown kisses!

Lustlab Ad of the Week: 7/31

Ellen — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:31:31 +0000

Airlines do still serve coffee and tea, true. (Remember “Coffee, Tea, or Me”?) But the depressing array of little snacks makes the below question a pretty easy one to answer! Sort of!

LUST, the “Lustlab Ad of the Week” book collection, is out and on the shelves! You can order it here directly from the Fantagraphics web-catalog. “Lustlab Ad of the Week” is a comic adaptation of one of the week’s kinky personal ads in Seattle alt-weekly The Stranger, and I post them here every Wednesday(ish).

Lustlab Ad of the Week: 7/24

Ellen — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:00:50 +0000

I was looking up domme stuff– fetish shoes, riding crops, shackles, and called me jaded, but I was really uninspired. So I went with “expand my horizons” (alien planet?) and the power dynamic in the low, rolling road and the imposing, spired mountain.

Lustlab Ad of the Week: 7/17

Ellen — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:07:05 +0000

Apparently, a lot of Yogi Berra’s “quotes” are actually misquotes. “It ain’t over till it’s over” is a real one, which I have willfully misquoted for my own GAY AGENDA.

Lustlab Ad of the Week: 7/10

Ellen — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:04:53 +0000

This woman pointed out that she lives in “the heartland.” In a way… don’t we all?

Lustlab Ad of the Week: 7/3

Ellen — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:46:14 +0000

I love fireworks. And in a way, isn’t that what Lustlab is all about? Happy Fourth!

Lustlab Ad of the Week: 6/26

Ellen — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:50:00 +0000

I was away all last week on a writing retreat. It was A-W-E-S-O-M-E. I will post about it soon. But first, here is last week’s Lustlab installment, late but not never.

Lustlab Ad of the Week: 6/19

Ellen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:44:22 +0000

Yes, those are balls. Look at a photo!!

Lustlab Ad of the Week: 6/12

Ellen — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:15:12 +0000

“G showers” is golden showers – which is kind of poetic actually, no?

Post #2: Lustlab Ad of the Week x2

Ellen — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:54:25 +0000

Two for the price of one! (Oops!)