Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard
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Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard is a fictional story about Som-Som, a prostitute in the fabled House Without Clocks, who's undergone radical surgery in order to serve her clients. She has had the membrane that connects the two halves of her brain severed, and with it the connections between thought and action so she can see and hear, but not speak of or act on any secrets her wizard clientele may inadvertently reveal in the throes of their passion.[1] Consequently, Som-Som can only watch as her transsexual friend Rawra Chin is slowly destroyed by an abusive relationship.
In 1988 Alan Moore wrote the short story A Hypothetical Lizard, published as part of a shared-world fantasy anthology called "Liavek: Wizard's Row". The story was very well received, winning the 1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella. The story was later reprinted in "Words Without Pictures", a 1990 book of prose stories by comics writers edited by Steve Niles, but then went out of print.[1] In 2004 Avatar Press published the first issue of Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard as a comic book adapted by writer Antony Johnston.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Weiland, Jonah (Oct. 20, 2004). "Illusory Fantasy: Johnston Talks Alan Moore's "The Hypothetical Lizard"". Retrieved Oct. 24, 2006.
- ^ "Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard Issues #1-4", Avatar Press, 2004. Retrieved Oct. 24, 2006
