{"id":29973,"date":"2024-06-10T07:30:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T07:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=29973"},"modified":"2024-06-09T11:56:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T11:56:58","slug":"liebestrasse-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2024\/06\/10\/liebestrasse-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Liebestrasse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Greg Lockard<\/strong>, Tim Fish<\/strong>, H\u00e9ctor Barros<\/strong>, Lucas Gattoni<\/strong> & various (Dark Horse\/Greg Lockard-ComiXology Originals)
\nISBN: 9781506724553 (TPB\/Digital edition)<\/p>\n

As we\u2019re all mindful of D-Day, WWII and how the world changed after that, here\u2019s a poignant fable set in those distant days about one of the things they were all fighting for – the right to love and be loved by whoever you choose… <\/em><\/p>\n

The story opens covertly in the Land of the Free. It\u2019s 1952 and an aging, wealthy man seeks solace and the company of \u201chis own kind\u201d in a very special bar…<\/p>\n

The next day, Sam<\/em> Wells<\/em> visits a modern art exhibition where a brief encounter with a young man of similar tastes and disposition triggers memories and a potent flashback to an old friend. Soon after, Wells is flying to Berlin to establish new business contacts and, hopefully, relive some of the better moments of his past.<\/p>\n

As he moves around the divided city, Wells\u2019 mind flits back to 1932 when, as a young Mover & Shaker, he was posted to Germany to set up an overseas office for his company. For a young man of wealth and his particular proclivities, the Weimar Republic offered many opportunities and temptations. Crucially, it also allowed freedom from dangerous oversight. Nevertheless, there was also an inescapable sense of oppressive menace, especially after meeting audacious, outspoken Philip Adler <\/em>and falling madly, passionately, head over heels in love.<\/p>\n

Philip\u2019s sister Hilde<\/em> was already in the sights of the rising National Socialists for creating un-Aryan art, but his constant challenging of the party in words, and especially with his \u201cdegenerate\u201d lifestyle, soon painted a target on all their backs, as well as on the numerous doomed-and-dancing-on-the-volcano\u2019s-edge liberals Sam met at endless parties and in the music clubs…<\/p>\n

As months passed, the affair intensified – as did the danger – and inevitably, the hammer fell. For Sam that meant a beating and deportation, but for Philip there was no such callous leniency. Now decades later, Wells is back and has to face Hilde again…<\/p>\n

Set firmly in the footsteps of the Berlin Stories<\/strong> by Christopher Isherwood, Liebestrasse<\/strong> is a tale of regret, thwarted love and \u201cmight-have-beens \u201d from writer Greg Lockard and artist Tim Fish, aided and abetted by H\u00e9ctor Barros on colours with Lucas Gattoni providing letters and calligraphy. Forceful, frantic, passionate and deeply moving, it is a powerful testament to the abiding power and wonder of passion but also a sobering reminder of how far we\u2019ve come: an irrefutable argument for live and let love…
\nLIEBESTRASSE \u00a9 2019 Greg Expectations, LLC & Timothy Poisson. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Greg Lockard, Tim Fish, H\u00e9ctor Barros, Lucas Gattoni & various (Dark Horse\/Greg Lockard-ComiXology Originals) ISBN: 9781506724553 (TPB\/Digital edition) As we\u2019re all mindful of D-Day, WWII and how the world changed after that, here\u2019s a poignant fable set in those distant days about one of the things they were all fighting for – the right … <\/p>\n

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