About the Author:
Fiona Mallratte lives in shopping malls in Beverly Hills, California. She hides in the Ann Taylor dressing room and only appears at night. She believes that anybody can be transformed into a glamorous goddess with a simple $99 drag makeover.
From Booklist:
The Web site for this sassy collection says that Mallratte and graphic novelist Steve Lafler (Bughouse, 2000; Baja, 2002; Scalawag, 2005; 40 Hour Man, 2006) have never been seen together. Yet they share the book’s copyright. Say, you don’t suppose . . . ? Well, anyway, the lead story, “Drunken Lady,” discloses that Fiona is actually a guy named Pete, who, as a preschooler, discovered a passion for wearing women’s clothing that he describes with shameless delight and augments with a four-page transvestite-superhero coda. Next up are four photos of Fiona in her finest, with captions including thanks to “my generous, understanding wife.” As for the other three stories, “Jimmie Ogler, Supergal’s Slave” is a fan-boy heart-warmer if ever there was one; “Halloween Mash-Up” shows a tranny’s night out, complete with wolf; and the long, ludicrous, but hip “Cat Suit” is a non-cross-dressing costume caper with a transvestite sting at the end. The black-and-white art (sure looks like Lafler’s cartoony urban realism) complements the campy dialogue mahhhvelously, dahling. --Ray Olson
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