Fashion Beast

I got this because, y'know, Alan Moore. I've read precious little besides Watchmen and the first volume of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I always kinda like it, but I don't really get the big deal. I would say the same with this. I thought the Beauty and the Beast meets fashion premise was interesting. And it was, it certainly was. It had some lovely bits to it. And I realize it was originally written in the 80s, so some elements might be dated, although not as badly as it could be. Mostly, I didn't care for the female characters. Almost all of them are self-serving and unpleasant. Doll becomes more so as the story unfolds. And that's a pity, because I quite liked her in the very beginning. I also found the ending to be a bit abrupt, but I often find Western comic endings to be awkward. Maybe I've grown used to the way Eastern comic stories unfold. The art was good but not stunning. So I supposed I enjoyed this, but it wasn't my favorite.