Sweetheart Bitter Girls

Author: Zhu Degong
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: "The Sluts" 13th Anniversary Exciting Finale, Creative Style Breakthrough, Sluts Become "Sexy" Sluts
The four female protagonists have struggled and floated in the urban jungle for many years. Their new appearance this time has many dazzling breakthroughs. The original black and white version has been upgraded to a color hand-drawn edition. Zhu Degong maintains his observation and humorous style, presenting a new visual experience for readers through interactive graphics. The cartoonist Zhu Degong, who created classics like "The Sluts," "Double Bang," and "Sour Pickles," has launched a new interpretation of the "The Sluts" series, "Sweet Sluts," in spring 2006. The "The Sluts" series is Zhu Degong's most beloved work over the years and has been adapted into TV dramas twice. The latest "The Sluts" TV series, "Swinging Sluts," is currently being broadcast on China Central Television and various provincial and city stations. This magnificent color-drawn edition of "Sweet Sluts" accumulates all the effort Zhu Degong has put into the Sluts series over the past 13 years, showcasing his meticulous observation of women. The four sluts' distinct personalities and humorous dialogues further enhance the unique tension of adult comics. What's more notable is that "Sweet Sluts" is the first to adopt a full-color hand-drawn style and includes large cross-page color illustrations. The character designs incorporate many fashionable and trendy elements, such as detailed facial makeup, feather headpieces, and multi-layered lace evening gowns, making the four sluts more mature and charming, while also presenting a luxurious style. "The Sluts" have transformed into even more adorable "Sexy Sluts."
The Impact of "The Sluts" Across the Straits, A Review of the "Sluts Phenomenon"
The "The Sluts" series portrays the of modern urban men and women. The four vivid characters in the comics: a "" who values love over marriage, a "" who prioritizes work over love, a "" who wants to marry any man, and a "" who doesn't understand men, each represent four entirely different views on love and life for urban women. When the series was first published in Taiwan in 1992, it immediately garnered widespread attention and achieved sales of over 700,000 copies within less than three years, becoming a miracle in the publishing industry. In 1998, Zhu Degong's series entered the mainland market and was loved by readers. Due to the best-selling books and the popularity of the TV dramas "" and "Swinging Sluts," many "" (white-bone spirits, referring to white-collar elite women) in mainland China identified with the Sluts. As a result, "The Sluts" were chosen by readers of the magazine 《》 as the 2003 "She Century" female representatives. The Sluts have become one of the most and aspirational female roles for readers in recent years.
The "The Sluts" series has been loved by readers across the Straits, making the "Sluts phenomenon" continue to burn today, demonstrating Zhu Degong's delicate observation of human nature. His brushwork captures the sweet, sour, bitter, and salty experiences of men and women facing love and marriage, and his unique humor transcends regions and time. After "Sweet Sluts," where will the four sluts' emotions go? Faced with the end of the 13-year "The Sluts" series, Zhu Degong couldn't help but feel some reluctance. As an artist, he sensed that the times had quietly changed, shifting from a man-dominated era to one dominated by women. Thirteen years ago, when he created the Sluts, society was more conservative, and women's attitudes toward love were more passive. The four sluts' lively personalities were considered and trendsetting at the time. However, with the changing times, modern women have become more courageous in expressing and pursuing true love. He, "In recent years, walking through the corners of the city, I often feel that the shadows of the Sluts have quietly transformed into every woman, and every woman has become a slut. Therefore, it's time to set them free." When the four sluts wear evening gowns and veils, with tears sparkling in their eyes and hands holding suitcases, gazing at the sky in the "Sweet Sluts," their sorrowful aura is heart-wrenching. So, where will the four sluts' emotions ultimately go? Will they enter marriage? Author Zhu Degong says with reservation, "To see how modern women choose love and marriage is the choice of the Sluts!" It's quite thought-provoking!
This book includes: Sluts Philosophy; The Day Love Lost Value; Zhu Degong Archive; The Sluts I, The Sluts II, The Sluts III, The Sluts IV; The Sluts Say Goodbye. It tells the story of four single women.