1995 Outbreaks of Violets / Taxi Girl
In 1995 Alan Moore wrote the text for
a set of 24 cards, called "Outbreaks of Violets", which were given away at
the MTV Europe Music Awards 1995.
Alan Moore’s ‘Outbreaks Of Violets’. 1995
Extremely rare collectible feat. 24 European artists
This extremely rare item is probably the scarcest Alan Moore collectible –
very few copies (if any) have ever been offered for sale.
The book was designed by Rian Hughes and produced as an oversized bound
folder for the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards. It was given out to audience
members at the MTV awards show in Paris.
Alan Moore’s
(bio) story is on the general theme of “random acts of kindness” and
is told in the form of 24 different trading cards, each of which is
illustrated by a different European artist. In addition, each artist is also
represented by a separate page of their own work.
http://glycon.livejournal.com/6586.html
complete version with all in a single folder with ribbon The map of the
portfolio, the brochure, the boards and 24 cards
brouchure with screws
The artists are as follows :
1) Mique Beltran
2) Max Cabanes
3) Mick McMahon
4) Baru
5) Francesca Ghermandi
6) Javier Mariscal
7) Jean-Philippe Stassen
8) Kellie Strom
9) Francois Avril
10) Isabel Kreitz
11) Rachael Ball
12) Max Andersson
13) Stefano Ricci
14) Francois Boucq
15) Jamie Hewlett
16) Max
17) Edmond Boudoin
18) Ed Pinsent
19) Loustal
20) John M. Burns
21) Pirinen
22) Lorenzo Mattotti
23) Christian Gorny
24) Ever Meulen
So far as is known, there are no plans to reprint this story. This is
therefore a unique opportunity to acquire an otherwise unobtainable work by
comics’ foremost writer. Size
= A3 i.e. 42.5cm (16.75 inches) x 29cm (11.5 inches)
Loustal:
Taxi Girl: 3 AM in a strange town, a man walks into a dime-a-dance hall.
Half drunk, and unsure, He can't choose between the blonde and brunette. As
he dances with the blonds, a man loses his head, pulls a gun a shoots
he shoots the brunette, still sitting at the bar... in spite of himself. He
has saves the blonde girl's life.
Jacques de Loustal was born in Neuilly,
France in 1956. He studied for a fine arts degree in architecture,
graduating in 1981, since that time he has dedicated himself to comic,
developing a highly personal style which ranks him among the great French
artists. aside from comics he has done work for advertising, publicity and
fine-art painting. He spends much time travelling. He lives in Paris with
his wife and two children.
The story, asking what would happen if people
were suddenly nice to each other, was printed up in an A3 size portfolio
with 24 prints by by name European and British artists including Mike
McMahon, Jamie Hewlett, John Burns and Ed Pinsent.
500 were produced originally, though only 200 were given out – and promptly
destroyed or lost. The rest were left in a cupboard at MTV, offices that
then burned down.
Every now and then someone sells then on eBay. For a lot of money. Which is
ironic as it seems that the creators didn’t get paid what they expected for
the work or received comp copies of the final volume.
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