I first encountered the Desert Peach - Donna Barr's fictional (unabashedly) gay brother of Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox - in a bookbox, the contents of which sadly vanished while in transit.

So I thought it would be good to add another volume of Pfirsich's adventures to a current box.

Amusingly, a note on the back says "for mature readers". I would say it's for adult readers, but not necessarily mature ones: I'm pretty sure the level of some of the humor would fail the Cheez-It maturity test. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it. :P

I particularly enjoyed the third story, where our hero encounters a seriously lost G.I. from Hawaii and tries to take up surfing.

Headed out in KateKintail's LGBTQIA box: hopefully this batch of Pfirsich's adventures actually makes it to New York safely!

This graphic novel has been released in the name of free speech and freedom of expression, and in memory of the victims of the attack on Charlie Hebdo.

Taken from the bookbox.

I actually read this book several months ago, but had put off trying to write a review, trying to sort out what I wanted to say about this book. Ultimately, I think I've given up on finding a concise way of expressing my feelings about it. On the one hand, it is a very entertaining romp with fun, over-the-top characters and excellent artwork, but on the other hand, there are some uncomfortable issues around our main character being a flamboyantly gay Nazi officer. This conflict is brought up a couple times, mainly as his brother attempts to convince him to rein in his behavior for his own protection, but is not explored much beyond being another layer of confusion and hijinks.

I think my rambles have not done a good job displaying this book which needs to be experienced to be understood, but I could also see it being a little off-putting to some sensitive readers.

Added to Spacedog's Manga and Graphic Novels Bookbox