Roman Dirge and the Cute Little Dead Girl
“A dirge for
her, the doubly dead,
In that she
died so young”
Lenore, Edgar
Allan Poe 1931
Roman Dirge (born on April 29, 1972) is an
artist and magician. He was advised by his art teachers to give up art as they
considered his style too crude to be successful. He quit art and became a
successful full time magician. However, his passion for art continued unabated
and be began to develop a quirky comic strip called Lenore, The Cute Little
Dead Girl for Xenophobe magazine. It was very well received and his comics
began comics books published by Slave Labor Graphics. Lenore is an innocent yet
dark character with a wonderfully strange sense of humour.
He has also written a range of books
including "Something At The Window Is Scratching", "The Monsters
In My Tummy", "The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story
That Isn't As Good."
He expanded the story of Lenore to a 26
part animation cartoon series for Sony’s ScreenBlast, while these are no longer
officially available, most can be found on Youtube.
A good example is the script from one of
the animations. Lenore meets a young boy squeezing a doll and asks him where he
got it. He points in the direction of a toy shop. Lenore misunderstands and
goes into a pet shop! She asks want cuddly little items boys like and the owner
points her to the hamsters. She attempts to squeeze each of them but becomes
saddened more and more each time as their eyes pop out and they go limp ! She
walks out of the store and the owner asks her whether she found what she wanted
and she responds that they are all “damaged”. He wonders what she means and you
hear him scream as she wanders from the store…
Lenore is loosely based on the character from
Edgar Allan Poe; she is undead and lives in a mansion with a host of oddball
friends, including her best mate Ragamuffin, a resurrected vampire in the body
of a rag doll. Lenore has triggered a line of merchandise including a Zippo
lighter, PVC set, journal, and stationery set all by Dark Horse Deluxe. One of
the most impressive items is the vinyl figure.
Lenore the vinyl figure is quite an
astounding item, 8 inches in height and incredibly lifelike. Ragamuffin has
been eaten and Lenore's in shock. What will Lenore do? Can Ragamuffin call for
help? Can a snake really digest a Ragamuffin? The stunned look on her face is
fantastic and the sculpt is marvellous. Her body, face and hair are beautifully
done and her eyes really bring you in. The silver skulls are very detailed as
are the snake and Ragamuffin. We found ours at Wizard Sleeve Toys who are
incredibly friendly and efficient. They have Lenore in stock and can dispatch
quickly to anywhere in the world. (http://www.wizardsleevetoys.com)
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