{"id":2470,"date":"2015-03-29T16:53:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T14:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psychee.org\/blog\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2015-03-30T04:24:58","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T02:24:58","slug":"sunstone-by-stjepan-sejic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.psychee.org\/blog\/sunstone-by-stjepan-sejic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunstone, by Stjepan \u0160eji\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stjepan \u0160eji\u0107<\/a> is an impressive and prolific illustrator, a comics\u2019 artist who has earned all my admiration and respect. He brought me to tears a few times with his superb artwork. His greatest work so far \u2013 the comic book Sunstone<\/em> \u2013 managed to literally make me cry over several pages. And since it had only happened to me twice before, with Video Girl Ai <\/em>and Bourgeon\u2019s Passengers of the Wind<\/em>, it reinforces the reason for me to talk about it.<\/p>\n

\"while_you_are_waiting_by_shiniez-d8fv40e\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Above all, Sunstone is originally a webcomic that \u0160eji\u0107 created in parallel with his usual comics and illustration work, classic comic books <\/a>such as Witchblade<\/em>, X-Men<\/em> or The Darkness<\/em>. But Alysa (my angel) and I became major Sunstone <\/em>fans.<\/p>\n

Sunstone is a touching and intimate romance story between two young women who are drawn together by common desires to experiment BDSM. If you think this has anything to do with Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em>, first, know that I despise you deeply and, second, that this is pretty much unrelated \u2013 and that\u2019s the whole point. The book speaks about what a BDSM relationship really is: an intimate search and a matter of taste. Pretty much nothing else than pleasure games \u2013 often funny, always touching, sometimes surprising \u2013 but games, always. In Sunstone, the \u201cperverse\u201d aspect of BDSM is shown in its most positive, touching, amusing, funny, and intimate light: two women who are happy to share a passion and satisfy their desires in the most healthy and pleasant way possible.<\/p>\n

\"let_s_just_keep_brainstorming__by_shiniez-d86oces\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Besides BDSM, there are also issues of love, affection, tenderness, changes of heart, the impact of relationships and acquaintances, the difficulties of living such a passion. The intimate history of a couple in all its ordinary and not-so-ordinary aspects. Sunstone is about that and nothing more \u2013 and there lies its genius.<\/p>\n

With the help of his wife, Stjepan \u0160eji\u0107 succeeds in diving into the beauty, the simplicity, the humanity and the depth of this relationship, into its turnabouts, without indulging to the easiness of a scandalous or unhealthy relationship. Lisa, the submissive one, is the strong-minded one and the domme, Allison, is the most fragile and socially inept, with a major geek streak. A strong symbolic role swap, not very surprising for those who know how SM and D\/s relationships work.<\/p>\n

\"printed_book_will_have_some_nice_bonus_scenes_by_shiniez-d83wxx6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In short, Sunstone<\/em> is smart. It is a lovingly simple and intimate story, with great art and a fascinating narrative, to boot. To my eyes, this is a major achievement: the theme is so easy to distort and misrepresent, but Stjepan \u0160eji\u0107 manages to masterfully put into spotlight with great taste. It is a comic book that is deeply touching to Alysia and myself. I can only recommend you to check out the online webcomic panels, or better yet, to order the books that have just been published<\/a> (the first two volumes are out, the third one should be here soon).<\/p>\n

\"chapter_5_will_be_about_repairing_what_was_broken_by_shiniez-d86si9g\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to Xavier Devenoges<\/span>, St\u00e9phane Gallay<\/a> and Matthias Wiesmann<\/a> for their help to english translation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stjepan \u0160eji\u0107 is an impressive and prolific illustrator, a comics\u2019 artist who has earned all my admiration and respect. 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