Whither thou goest
The review you've been not waiting for
Hello substack friends! I’ve been wanting to post for ages, but feel like I’ve dropped a million balls since the start of the year, including but not limited to #journuary, Hourly Comic Day AND my Choose Your Own Gothic Adventure comic… which I’ve come up with a better name for: The Thorn Beneath the Heather. Isn’t that some gothic-sounding nonsense!!
Anyway, feeling bad about and remonstrating with myself is VERY 2025, and I’m not here with that energy. Instead I’ve gathered some stuff from the last month or so, but must begin with the fact that I went to see Wuthering Heights last weekend.
Reasons I was excited to see this film:
The branding (of all three of Emerald Fennell’s films) is very appealing to me. I love the poster for WH in particular - not only for the classic Gone with the Wind pose, but also the font - it’s giving such “cover of Virginia Andrew’s books” feelings! “W”s like daggers!!
I like both these actors - I enjoyed Jacob Elordi being a handsome jerk in Euphoria before he was a handsome jerk in this film, and he’s excellent at it! Also, so tall - I imagine the average-heighted actors’ agents sending them frantic emails telling them not to be caught next to him on any red carpet. But his tallness and Margot’s long neck make this pose work very well:
I was a gal who loved the book as a teenager, and definitely saw in Catherine and Heathcliff’s love an aspirational and healthy romance template for moi. So I’m generally up for any Wuthering Heights-inspired media! Plus, trawling for more ideas for my eventual pastiche comic…
So, my lukewarm take is that I enjoyed it and had a good time, but suspect it’s not a film that would stand up to rewatching.
I saw last week on Drawn & Quarterly’s instagram that there is a new Edward Steed book coming out - which reminded me to post these drawings I made last year about his first book, Forces of Nature…
If you make a good joke around me, I’ll probably remember it. And in less appealing news, if I make a joke, I’ll definitely remember it, and perhaps repeat it for years to come!
Thanks for reading! I’ve missed posting here - it’s mainly because I’ve been on some tight deadlines, and doing quite a few school visits for Boss of the Underworld 2. I’m really enjoying it, but struggling to be a bit more balanced with everything!
Steed is a damn genius and I want to break every one of his pens.
Thank the Lard I wasn’t alone in not getting the loo joke. Oh dear….
Love from Slow in Scotland x