{"id":27558,"date":"2023-02-15T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=27558"},"modified":"2023-02-13T18:33:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T18:33:37","slug":"bread-wine-an-erotic-tale-of-new-york-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2023\/02\/15\/bread-wine-an-erotic-tale-of-new-york-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Bread & Wine – An Erotic Tale of New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Samuel R. Delaney<\/strong> & Mia Wolff<\/strong> (Fantagraphics Books)
\nISBN: 978-1-60699-632-4 (HB\/Digital edition)<\/p>\n

The demands of drama dictate that true love never runs smooth but that\u2019s not the case in real life. The trade-off is that those actual romances which stand the test of time and tedium are painfully devoid of the remarkable circumstance and miraculous \u201cgosh-wow\u201d moments of fiction.<\/p>\n

But this remarkable account proves That Ain\u2019t Necessarily So\u2026<\/p>\n

In 1999, independent publisher Juno released a small graphic novel memoir, written by Samuel R. Delaney and illustrated by Mia Wolff (Catcher<\/strong>, Above and Below: the Voyages of Virgilio<\/strong>), recounting how a celebrated gay black literary giant, college professor and social theoretician with a mantelpiece overstocked by awards, and a teenaged daughter in tow, met and romanced one of society\u2019s most outcast and forgotten souls.<\/p>\n

At time of publication, they had been a couple for some years and are together still. Julia Roberts and Richard Gere won\u2019t be in their movie and not a single dragon or muscle car will have to die\u2026<\/p>\n

Following an Introduction<\/em> from Alan Moore, this mainstream edition reveals how \u201cChip\u201d Delaney took a walk on New York\u2019s Upper West Side, bought a book from homeless vendor Dennis Rickett<\/em> and struck up a conversation with the kind of person most people refuse to acknowledge the very existence of\u2026<\/p>\n

In seamlessly seductive understated style, the words and pictures detail how gradually, gently, unsurprisingly they became first friends and then lovers.<\/p>\n

In the manner of all lasting true romances, this is the history of two full equals who accidentally find each other, not some flimsy rags-to-riches Cinderella<\/strong> tale of predestination and magical remedies. The brilliance and position of one is perfectly complemented by the warmth, intelligence and quiet integrity of the other, and although far from smooth – or rose scented or tinted – their path to contentment was and is both tension-fraught and heart-warming.<\/p>\n

Oh, and there\u2019s sex: lots of rapturously visualised sex, so if you\u2019re the kind of person liable to be upset by pictures of joyous, loving fornication between two people separated by age, wealth, social position and race who happily possess and constantly employ the same type of rude bits on each other, then go away and read something else.<\/p>\n

In fact, as I keep on saying, just please, GO AWAY.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s all the help you get from me. This lyrical, beguiling tale is embellished throughout with interwoven extracts from the poem Bread and Wine<\/strong> by German lyric poet Friedrich H\u00f6lderlin and realised in a mesmerising organic monochrome variety of styles by artist and Delaney family friend Mia Wolff, and you really need to have it unfold for you without my second-hand blether or kibitzing\u2026<\/p>\n

This is one of the sweetest, most uplifting comics love stories ever written: rich with sentiment, steeped in literary punch and beautiful to behold. Moreover, this lavish, stout and steadfast tome also includes a celebratory commentary by Chip, Dennis and Mia as well as other protagonists in the Afterword<\/em>. There\u2019s also a sketch-packed, earnest and informative interview with the creative participants.<\/p>\n

Strong, assertive, uncompromising and proudly unapologetic, this is love we should all aspire to, and Bread & Wine<\/strong> is another graphic novel every adult should know.
\nIntroduction \u00a9 2013 Alan Moore. Contents \u00a9 2013 Samuel R. Delaney & Mia Wolff. This edition \u00a9 2013 Fantagraphics Books. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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