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YAOI DOUJINSHI COLLECTION

OUR REVIEWERS SAY:

If you're here reading this, then you're most likely a really big doujinshi fan. Like most, you're a fan of the great artwork and the intriguing storylines that sometimes deviate from the canon storylines of the original series. But there are times when it's great to open up a good ol' no brainer fic or doujinshi! P.L. Nunn's "Yaoi Doujinshi Collection" is a great example of one such doujinshi!

First off is the presentation. The Yaoi Doujinshi Collection is an oversized doujinshi (doesn't even fit in a Golden Age bag!). The cover art is wonderful and has 3 seperate pictures of the 3 stories contained within. The heavy cardstock of the front and back means that this book will have a long and healthy lifespan.

All 3 stories in "Yaoi Doujinshi Collection" are really good, but in my mind, two of them stood out the most. Both the Weiss Kreuz story and the original "Dynasty of Ghosts" story caught my attention. There is also a Gundam Wing short with 1x2 which was good, but lately I've been overdosing so much on GW that I couldn't get into it as much as the other two.

The Weiss story (untitled) was definitely my favorite and could very well be a continuation of Nunn's excellent "Violation" story in which Aya is raped and tortured by Schuldich and Farafello. In what I believe to be the continuation, Yohji is feeling a bit frisky so he attempts to get Aya in the mood. One thing leads to another and pretty soon it's almost as if Yohji has resort to rape just for Aya to get off. I don't know If this was Aya's idea of "rape play" or if he actually needed someone who'd be forceful with him. Either way, I enjoyed this story as a continuation or a side story to "Violation".

The second story that I enjoyed was "Dynasty of Ghosts. I'm a sucker for original stories and it's a huge plus if said original story is fantasy based. It's about a fighter named Ashe and his ranger lover (who is unnamed in this story) exploring some kind of sacred temple or ruins. Ashe, the dominant of the two puts the moves on the ranger and the two end up making love in the ruins.

Although I liked the WK story more, I'm more curious about Dynasty of Ghosts. The artwork made me think of what would happen if Record of Lodoss War had yaoi. Being the huge fantasy fan that I am, I would definitely love to see more of this original work! Perhaps some character development? My only real problem with this book was that the ranger character had no name. Hopefully that will be remedied in future Dynasty of Ghosts stories.

All in all, I really liked this doujinshi. I became a fan of P.L. Nunn's artwork after reading "Violation". I really like the way she strays away from the tradition manga style and goes for more of a hybrid style of American and Japanese comics. There's just something about the way she draws eyes that pulls you deeper into the story.

Once again, be reminded that this doujinshi may not be for everyone. If you don't like explicit yaoi then you need to stay away. If you're underage then you definitely need to stay away from this one!

Until next time, take care!

--reviewed by Jason

Since I already have seen another of her doujinshi (Violation - which I reviewed) I had expectations for this one. I was not disappointed.

The cover gives a hint of what to expect. It's divided into three rows of couples, and the second row is with Yohji and Aya, with Yohji really acting the seme with his kissing. It looks like he's swallowing Aya's mouth!

P. L. Nunn is one of my favorite artists and in this doujinshi her art was consistant: sexy and pretty.

Even the Table of Contents, with its picture of two naked boys (couldn't tell which ones) with the nipples showing made me very happy. I like nipples. ^_^

The stories here aren't titled but since there is one Weiş Kreuz story, one Gundam Wing story, and her original story, Dynasty of Ghosts.

Since I already like Weiş Kreuz, I have very high standards for my fan doujinshi and stories. This wasn't as dramatic as Violation was, though I got the feeling that this was a little after that time frame, since there is a definite reference to earlier abuse from Schuldich. However, Violation was an entire story arch, and this is one story so there isn't going to be as much drama.

However, that doesn't mean that there wasn't any angst, there was plenty. What's a WK story without angst?

This WK story was SEXY!!! One thing I like about Nunn's style is that it's lemony, and you see the naked body, but she recognizes that tongues licking can be just as erotic as seeing gentalia.

Nunn also lets the art do the talking for her.

She has moody Aya down pat, but Yohji's randy "playboy" personality has been traded for someone who really loves and cares about Aya. This Yohji even uses big words like "tantamount." And he's so insightful. It may even get me into YohjixAya fanfic!

The second story was Gundam Wing, which I admit is not one of my favorites. It even has one of my least favorite pairings DuoxHeero. Yet I liked it. It's a nice piece of fluff, where Duo wants to play and suddenly Heero seizes Duo by the shirt collar and not only kisses him, it's implied that he takes him: Duo says something about "that hurt, really, really good." The end panel is a nice tease, with Heero saying that if Duo has played enough, to get back to work.

The third story is the Dynasty of Ghosts seems more of a PWP than anything else.

Not that it's a bad thing. ^_~

The two men are in some type of ruins of a dead civilization. One makes a comment about beauty, which leads to the other man calling that guy beautiful and a tongue goes in an ear and take it from there.

I'm not usually a big fan of PWP but the art is wonderful, very erotic and I don't mind watching two pretty men getting it on.

I thought that this doujinshi had something for everyone, and I'm glad that Nunn included her own original work. Very delicious.

--reviewed by Janette

What can I say? The art is as well detailed as I know P.L. Nunn's artwork to be. I've always loved her detail, the curves, the shadows and highlights. I just love her art. This doujinshi is a doujinshi collection, as the title indicates, of ongoing stories that Pam wrote and has been putting in doujinshi format. The first story is based on Pam's Weiş Kreuz fanfic, "Violation". In the previous doujinshi installment, Aya was held captive and brutally tortured by Shuldich and Farfarello. This part, in the Yaoi Doujinshi Collection, deals with the after affects of the trauma Aya endured with regards to his relationship with Yohji. The second story in this collection is a Gundam Wing featuring a day on the beach for the boys...and centering about Hiro and Duo. The third one features Pam's multi-chapter and ongoing fic called Dynasy of Ghosts. I read all of the available chapters in three nights, stopping only to sleep and go to work because I could not stop reading this story. It's about a prince and his love interest, who is a "ranger" or soldier for the Prince's army. Pam's saga follows the prince and his ranger through various trials and tribulations, from enemy territory to back home, and around and about. It's quite an interesting story with a lot of rich characters and plots. This particular segment of Dyanasty of Ghosts takes place underneath the castle, where the two end up in each other's arms. Following the stories are two full page black and white portraits. This doujinshi collection is a teaser for P.L. Nunn fans that will leave them wanting more and more.

--reviewed by Rence

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