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The not-so-lady with the creepy a$$ doll who did more than just Marlene Dietrich

Joe the Pirate by Hubert and Virginie Augustin

February 2, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Joe the Pirate by Hubert and Virginie Augustin is about a totally and completely scandalous individual. Born Marion Barbara Carstairs (later known as Tuffy), she would become Joe Carstairs. She didn’t want to be a man, just had fun pretending to be one. This started when she was young and having a swinging time in the early 1900’s. The flapping 1920s would see her have affairs with such people as Dolly Wilde, Tallulah Bankhead (who liked to take her dress off and jiggle it in […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: 20th Century, Hubert, Hubert and Virginie Augustin, Joe Carstairs, LGBTQ, Marion Barbara Carstairs, Virginie Augustin

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:28 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: 20th Century, Hubert, Hubert and Virginie Augustin, Joe Carstairs, LGBTQ, Marion Barbara Carstairs, Virginie Augustin ·
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Greed, pretty princesses and monsters

Darkly She Goes by Hubert

October 9, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After reading Darkly She Goes by Hubert and illustrated by Vincent Mallié (translated by L Benson and color by Bruno Tatti) I realized that I will be haunted by Hubert’s writing. After reading Beauty by them, I figured nothing would shock me about their style. But Darkly She Goes is a terribly odd, weird, insane ride. There were unlikable characters, situations and the ending was unsatisfying. The images were dark, violent and awkward. Yet, I was mesmerized from page one and could not stop reading. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Bruno Tatti), Hubert, knights, L Benson, literary, monsters, princesses, Social Themes, Vincent Mallié

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:454 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Bruno Tatti), Hubert, knights, L Benson, literary, monsters, princesses, Social Themes, Vincent Mallié ·
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And you thought Disney had issues

Beauty by Hubert

October 8, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Beauty by Hubert is the ultimate comment of society. Women, beauty, power and more all come to a head in bloody battles, violent and several sexual situations such as rape, borderline incest, and more horrific things than the last. This is not a Happily Ever After Fairy Tale, this is the bloody reality of pain, hunger, obsessions, lust, greed and cruelty. When Beauty wins a wish from a fairy she helps escape from being trapped in the form of a toad, she sets off events […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Hubert, literary, Social Themes, war, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:442 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Hubert, literary, Social Themes, war, women ·
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