Luda

Luda by Grant Morrison introduces us to Luci LaBang, a star who has enchanted both screen and stage for decades with her flamboyant performances. Currently, Luci is the leading lady in a smash hit pantomime.

After Luci's co-star suffers a mysterious accident, a new ingenue, Luda, glides onto the scene, captivating everyone with her extraordinary beauty and sinister allure. Luci is immediately smitten.

Luda pleads with Luci to disclose the secrets behind her stardom, specifically the hidden tricks of her trade. Luci LaBang is a master of the Glamour, an arcane discipline that intertwines sex, drugs, and the occult, producing transformative, trancelike effects.

As Luci educates her young protege, an increasing number of her fellow actors and crew members meet untimely ends. Luci begins to question if Luda has mastered the Glamour too well.

What ensues is an enthralling descent into the demimonde of Gasglow, a fantastical city of dreams, and into the nightmarish core of Luda herself: a femme fatale, a phenomenon, a monster, and perhaps the brightest star of them all.