I Love the Smell of Sachs in the Morning

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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, the folks who produced the renowned Neil Gaiman-themed perfumes, have debuted their latest entries in the line: Sachs & Violens, based on the characters created by George Perez and yours truly. Sales of the scents will go to benefit the Hero Initiative.

If S&V sales are successful, there’s always the chance they will expand the line to incorporate the other current residents of Bete Noire including the Fallen Angel. Find out more here:

BPAL Sach and Violens

35 comments on “I Love the Smell of Sachs in the Morning”

    1. Considering the stories I’ve heard about George, I’d say he’s the money sent.
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      No offense meant to PAD.

      1. Dang it, I meant “money scent.”
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        Why can’t this be a real message board? With editing mistakes in posts? And blank lines?

  3. You need an ad campaign like Hai Karate…some stereotypical comics nerd (it will be hard to find one but that’s where good casting directors earn their salt) is pawing through the 25 cent Image back issue bin at a comics con when a comely lass in a Princess Lea bikini costume gets all wide eyed. “What’s that aftershave you’re wearing?” she blurts out.
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    Immediately he is surrounded by dozens of beautiful women and a few confused young boys, each pawing at him and tearing off his clothes. This being science fiction he battles back against their advances with karate chops and crescent moon kicks, while trying not to spill his bag of con swag.
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    “Sachs & Violens aftershave.” the announcer intones, doing his best Paul Frees imitation, “Be careful where you use it.”

  4. I don’t see the logic in this. If you were going to do a PAD-inspired perfume, wouldn’t the logical choices be:

    Dirty Sexy Monet
    Seductive Siryn
    Lovely Linda
    or
    Fierce Fallen Angel?

    Hey, I’d buy them!

    1. Fallen Angel is the only character in that list that isn’t owned by Marvel or DC. They might not have wanted to work with those big companies at the moment.

      1. I was joking about all of those. Though IMO, Seductive Siryn is still a kickass perfume name. As long as it doesn’t attract disfigured mercenaries or duplicating detectives, that is.

  5. I hear there’s a Hellboy collection coming up as well! I love that there is apparently such demand for comic-inspired perfume. I hope they keep expanding it.

  7. So if I wear this stuff, will it attract gorgeous, barely-clad Latinas with whips, or big ugly guys with machine guns? Because that’s an important point when deciding whether to purchase it.

    1. Depends which one you wear. And I assume nothing: For all I know, you WANT to attract big ugly guys with machine guns. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
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      PAD

      1. Seems to me that a machine gun can often do quite well in attracting ugly guys.
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        Oh, wait a sec…

  8. Finally! something to replace that wretched “Incredible Hulk” Marmol&Son’s eau de toilette I got at Newark’s airport…

    *creepy mode on*

    …anything to feel closer to PAD

    *creepy mode off*

  10. Why was there no solicitation for X-Factor this coming November?

    Sorry. Tangent question, but it’s driving me nuts worrying it may have been canceled.

  11. George signed one of the flyers for this to my son at Chicago Comic Con recently. He’s just shy of 4….my son, not Mr. Perez…and Xavier…curious as most shy of 4 year olds would be…was cautiously reaching into the donation jar while I was fumbling for my donation. George “ah ah ah”ed him, not unkindly, but it still nearly brought him…Xavier, not George…to tears. As a make-up, George not only signed his Sachs and Violens flyer to Xavier…admittedly not the most appropriate item for a small child…but also drew a quick Batman sketch for him on a newsletter.

    And in about 5 years, he’ll (Xavier again, not George) be old enough to appreciate what he got that day.

    1. Hot dámņ — someone else out there knows Uncle Bonsai! “If only Lois knew…”
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      TWL

      3. The Star-Spangled Banner, Bill? That one I haven’t heard — know anyplace I can find it?
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        TWL

  13. I’m pretty sure it’s on their live album Boys Want Sex in the Morning–they have a great patter that goes along with it. I’m not sure if the download at Amazon includes that. And it really is great.

      1. No doubt! The only album of theirs I have is _The Inessential Uncle Bonsai_, which is awesome in its own right — but I’m certainly happy to collect more ideas!

      2. Until now I had no idea they were a Boy-Girl-Girl trio. They always sounded 100% female in the songs I remember. Time to dig up some old records!
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        What a great concert it would be to have Uncle Bonsai, They Might Be Giants, Bongwater, The Magnetic Fields, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and Kirsty MacColl. Would need a Ouija board for that last one I guess. Hëll, then toss in Flanders and Swann long as we’re rolling that way.

      3. Flanders and Swann … ah, the giants.
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        A TA for one of my undergrad physics classes played their “First and Second Law” once. It took me years to rediscover it, courtesy of a HS freshman student of mine with English parents.
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        Flippin’ geniuses, both of them.
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        And, of course, now that you’re waxing surprised about the gender makeup of UB, I have “Pëņìš Envy” stuck in my head…

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