What's up, I'm Kogi, a 20-something cringe goth queerdo & this is my personal sideblog to @baiika & @sanbantaikarin. There's a lot of arts, memes, miscellaneous fandom shit, & politics here. I'm fine with minors following so long y'all don't interact with anything tagged adult cw.

I bought the omnibus of volumes 1-7 off Amazon.

It's very clear to me this comes in two parts; the protagonist's part (first part, very August Underground but BDSM chicks) & then her situationship with the antagonist (second part, very much 100 Days of Sodom.) Both are pretty enjoyable in terms of writing, plausibility, etc, but they have moderately different atmospheres.

As enjoyable as the plot was, my favorite part definitely had to be the eroguro elements. Obviously, this isn't intended to BE fetish pornography, but the gore is inherently erotic simply due to the theme, & the confliction of feelings is pretty spectacular.

The artwork alone is a treat. The Kindle version I bought has a collection of artwork & alternative issue covers. There's a LOT to like about the various artpieces & the teaser featured at the end.

Doll Parts is Lovesick's prequel. Again, I bought the omnibus for Kindle. I would argue it's far more depraved than its predecessor, exploring the protagonist's encounters with pedophilia & violence crafting her into the monster we know & love.

The omnibus includes issue covers & some magnificent spreads. Cioffi's alternate covers are ethereal but I definitely prefer the pair of 2 page spreads drawn by Vecchio at the end of the omnibus.

Anyway. Book arrived in good condition, no scratches or damage on the cover or pages. Pages are large enough to appreciate the detail in the illustrations.

I was a little confused when I first received it & came across "character selection," because I was under the impression this was a lorebook, but apparently there's this trend going around where these things present like tabletop or video game supplements for the aesthetic. I thought it was pretty cool going in treating it like a game. It definitely was more immersive. I had a lot of fun exploring the world pretending to be a crazy witch.

Immersion was briefly broken coming across a spelling error in the statblocks, but I didn't catch other glaring errors.

The art was the real reason I bought the book. It's super detailed & evocative. AI's a dreg & it's refreshing seeing this kind of effort being put into a craft. The worldbuilding is awesome too. Scratched my grimy dark fantasy itch.

Sadly, Age of Rot is sold out on Hollow Press & there are only a handful of original drawings left. Strange House as another artbook called Cursed Swords The Mansion Press is selling. The slip case with prints version is sold out, but I'm looking forward to getting the artbook sometime.