So, if you’re following me on Twitter, but not clicking the links, you may wonder, what the hell is Girls with Slingshots? I actually had a huge write up done reviewing this strip, and the fantastic creator, Danielle Corsetto. Then, the whole thing crashed on me, including the saved drafts. Then I had to focus on the Antebellum art show, which photos will be coming soon. So while Sherry and I recover, enjoy!
Thanks to Danielle, I know have Battery Operated Boyfriend in my vocabulary.
Girls With Slingshots appears to be just another in a long line of comic strips about drinking, dating, and drinking while dating. It’s the tale of Hazel and Jamie as they look for guys, debate their sexual preference, indulge in sex toys, and talk to cacti. I’ve checked on it occasionally, but nothing hooked me until around Thanksgiving of last year. Then I discovered Clairice.
I think I’m in love, in more ways than one!
Clarice just happens to be a librarian who paid for her masters by working the register at a porn shop and being a professional Dominatrix. She pops up frequently between drinking binges and relationship issues, and like much of the comic, is really cool.
- Sherry and I have christened this strip “Brony Play!”
So, just as I got wrapped up in the strip, Danielle made the announcement she was going on sabbatical and taking a long break from the strip. She’s going back to school and chasing her dream to be a fine artist. Fear not! There are almost two thousand of her comics in archives. About once a week, I binge read some to catch up on the plot and dream of a world where my local librarian may have a copy of Pat Califia’s early works. Danielle also made the announcement that her staff will be remastering the older strips in color. I wish Danielle very well, but also eagerly await the day she has her Doonesbury moment and returns. Maybe, we’ll even see a Clarice action figure and be able to have her top Uncle Duke.
Actually, I’m just curious how many google hits we get off of the title “Pure Sex” for this image.
But enough, go to www.girlswithslingshots.com come for the occasional Femdom and sex toy jokes, stay for the relationships and characters you’ll fall in love with. Definitely check out the archives, you’ll be hooked.
Dungeon Net
Hogspy
