Similar in layout to the preppy handbook and last year s the hipster handbook, the book matteroffactly dissects a subculture, with copious photos and descriptions of various types. A supreme being named hieronymous poshe arrives on earth. May 7th, 20 nyc, new york on behalf of musician and filmmaker aurelio voltaire, were excited to announce his upcoming fulllength film as director. Similar in layout to the preppy handbook and last years the hipster handbook, the book matteroffactly dissects a subculture, with copious photos and descriptions of various types. Voltaire, the creator of chichian and oh my goth, releases the firstever collection of pinup artwork from his uniquely twisted mind revisiting popular characters from previous comicsanimation and introducing dozens more, these richly detailed images burst off of the page, opening a door to worlds populated by sultry succubae, sexy androids, and spooky sirens. Marilyn manson and sally jesse raphael are not to be missed, voltaire outdid himself on this one. The main character jade has always opposed social norms and, because of that has many struggles at school. In the past, when asked about his real name, voltaire avoided the question or implied that his real name is in fact voltaire. Finally, the best discovery was that voltaire has created a web show on gothic homemaking. In addition to chichian, voltaire has also produced a comic book series called oh my goth. Never heavily referenced in voltaires upcoming jersey devil novel. Its basically poking fun at the gothic subculture, which is far too easy and cliche, but he manages to pull it off in a very humorous and clever way. Your white face comes in a tin with a picture of a clown on it. To the mundane, voltaire writes, goths are weird, blackclad freaks who are.
For voltaire 1 please do not indiscriminantly combine the various editions of collected works, which are in fact separate collections. This is the only real personal page for me and my work on youtube. In this episode, i talk about a fundamental and yet previously overlooked topic here at gothic homemaking and thats gothic color schemes, that. Originally, the book had been released by mtv publishing back when i was still a kid. Nightcore oh my goth voltaire caitlin phillipsennis.
Voltaires debut lp, the devils bris, appeared on the projekt label. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Hes an undead ghoul from a skeletal race he drove a big black spire through the void of space from the cemetery planet of the living dead hes got a robot monster with a tv head and the ghost of a tombstone over his bed and if they beam you on board, dont go in the basement. Broadening his horizons, voltaire published his first comic series, chichian, in 1997, followed shortly thereafter by the oh my goth series, an idea originally conceived of to promote his live musical performances. The end voltaire the quote of above is taken from the title of the second chapter where voltaire starts to explain the elements of goth.
So a long time ago, he wrote a book called paint it black loved it which is what the show is based on. Aurelio voltaire books list of books by author aurelio. The characters are funny and relatable if you have any goth friends or you are part of goth culture you will know what i mean. Voltaire created a sixissue comic book miniseries called chichian, published by sirius entertainment in 1997. To the mundane, voltaire writes, goths are weird, blackclad what is goth. Aurelio voltaire to direct film version of his comic book oh. If you say oh my goth in place of oh my godgosh on a regular basis in any sense ever, you are a moron. Alright, to be fair, this book isnt terrible, and i dont like to bite the heads off of fellow authors.
Oh my goth is great in the sense of sharing a message of loving who you are. Hes an undead ghoul from a skeletal race he drove a big black spire through the void of space from. I started my career as a stopmotion animator i made a bunch of the early mtv and syfy channel station ids, i make animated films, comic books chichian, deady, oh my goth. It mixed lush vocals over the chaos of violins and cellos. Voltaire is a well known goth singer who has always taken his goth seriously, but with a joyful heart. Imagine the preppy handbook colliding with charles addams. Voltaire, author of the comic book series oh my goth. This dark, cinderella story set in manhattans future, was published and led to a 14episode animated web series directed by voltaire for the syfy channels website. In time, he went on to animate awardwinning tv commercials and station ids for mtv ad the scifi channel. Though best known for his animation work and his satirical comic book oh my goth. Voltaire has released numerous dark, satirical albums through the premiere goth music label, projekt records. Voltaires debut lp, the devils bris, appeared on the projekt label in mid1998.
The book of deady volume 1 collects the first three sellout issues of deady by voltaire, the creative genius behind oh my goth, what is goth, painted black and chichian. Aurelio voltaire hernandez born january 25, 1967, professionally known as aurelio voltaire or by the mononym voltaire, is a cubanborn american singer, songwriter, and musician. Feb 26, 2019 in this episode, i talk about a fundamental and yet previously overlooked topic here at gothic homemaking and thats gothic color schemes, that is. Then add a lot more melancholy and a lot more spooky. Aurelio voltaire to direct film version of his comic book oh my goth. Apr 3, 20 my favorite musician of all time, spread this board around, and please tell everyone about the awesomeness that is voltaire.
Other notable comics and books by voltaire include oh my goth, what is goth. Voltaires debut lp, the devils bris, appeared on the projekt label in. A product of the new york city goth scene, voltaire first earned attention as a director and stopmotion animator, helming station ids for mtv, the scifi channel and other cable outlets. Oh my gauze clothing, incar entertainment equipment for mazda 3, sirius, womens oh my gauze. As you can see, i stopped posting here long ago because facebook has this silly 5,000 friends limit so i started a professional page a while back and thats the page i post on. Just wear some black and act like a melancholy jackass. Aurelio voltaire to direct film version of his comic book. Stories include him being chased by minions of satan as they try to prevent him from playing his next show. This whole song is voltaire pimping his incredibly hard to find oh my goth.
He also produced a number of comic book projects, among them chichian and oh my goth. It covers goths, goth clothing, the goth outlook, goth dance moves, and a goth makeover. The hilight however has got to be the official oh my goth. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 2004 hong kongs toy2r introduced voltaire to the world of urban vinyl by making a toy of his comic book character, deady. To find signs of intelligent life and keep his species from turning the entire globe into a colossal landing. Hes an undead ghoul from a skeltal race he drove a big black spire through the void of space from a cemetary planet of the living dead hes got a robot monster with a tv. Littered with several personal stories, some black, salty wit, and the ability to laugh at himself, voltaires book is a good read for goths and nongoths alike. Oh my goth harlequin teen and millions of other books are available for instant access. She is often bullied but she refuses to change herself just because other people dont like it, which is wonderful to find in a book, because our society today focuses so much on human perfection. Hi, im aurelio voltaire, singer, author and all around artist.
A goth pirate gypsy musician, comic book creator, animator, actor. Oh my goth pdf oh my goth epub oh my goth mobi oh my goth online download oh my goth download oh my goth pdf download oh my goth epub download oh my goth mobi. Gothic color schemes gothic homemaking presents youtube. The latter includes collaborations with clive barker, james obarr, neil gaiman, billy tucci, david mack and many other luminaries of the spooky comics realm. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, the best known of these are his hieronymus boschinspired station mtv ids. Paint it blacka guide to gothic homemaking and most recently, deady. Voltaire s debut lp, the devils bris, appeared on the projekt label in mid1998. Written and illustrated by voltaire and friends the book of deady volume 1 collects the first 3 sellout issues of deady the malevolent teddy, the terrible teddy and the evil teddy by voltaire, the creative force behind oh my goth, what is goth and painted black. Sep 03, 2018 oh my goth pdf oh my goth epub oh my goth mobi oh my goth online download oh my goth download oh my goth pdf download oh my goth epub download oh my goth mobi.
Nov 27, 2016 the spider web on the face just makes me wonder but it has been years since i read oh my goth. South park and the munsters meets snls goth talk in this hilarious send up of gothic silliness as pompous extraterrestrial, heironymous posch alludes skeletal aliens and the dark armies of lord beelzebub in the new york goth scene. The latter includes collaborations with clive barker, james obarr, neil gaiman, billy tucci, david mack and many other luminaries of. The oh my goth comics were released in 1999 by sirius entertainment. Also an established musician, voltaire originally created oh my goth as a way to promote his live shows in new york city. The conqueror worm edgar allan poes poem set to music the devil and mr. All of the deadly plush dolls hilarious and acerbic adventures are together in this one complete edition, featuring all of the famous and infamous guest creators. Voltaire 1 is the pen name of francoismarie arouet, the famous french philosopher and satirist. I hope you will enjoy listening to my music, finding out.
Eventually, feeling he had longform stories of his own to tell, voltaire created several comic book series including the cult classics. His success in comic books also led to several underground hits including the comic book series oh my goth. See all books authored by aurelio voltaire, including paint it black. It was an instant hit and lead to a string of other voltaire toys including a line of pocket goth plush toys for toy network that can be found at all major amusement parks and crane machines at walmart, toys r us, etc. Aurelio voltaire books list of books by author aurelio voltaire. Oh my goth has had a lot of effort and when i say a lot, i mean a lot. Littered with several personal stories, some black, salty wit, and the ability to laugh at himself, voltaire s book is a good read for goths and non goth s alike. Hes an undead ghoul from a skeletal race he drove a black spire through the void of space from the cemetery planet of the living dead hes got a robot monster with a tv head. See more ideas about goth music, handsome and the jersey devil. After performing worldwide onstage, directing commercially, and following the film festival circuit with his stopmotion animated films, voltaire will now direct a film based on his own comic work. Voltaire is also an experienced animator and comic artist, and is a professor at the school of visual arts in new. After two collections in which he gleefully bit the hand that feeds him, now he turns his attention to that most universal of subjects. Those of you who know me already know that i make lots and lots of things.