FilthyImp posted:

drat, I'd never heard of it. That's some drat fine line work.

My not very knowledgeable take:
Holdaway gets a little more creative with larger layouts and action sequences, a kind of Sterankoization, which grabs the attention of Playboy after some censorship rows. Heffner jumps at the chance to get a sexy, mature ongoing serial to take up 2 pages every issue. It's popular and a steady gig, and the removal of any care for censorship really helps. There's eventually a contest to find a lookalike to get the cover/centerfold as a cute PR stunt.

They eventually fund a collection under a short-lived imprint. Alan Moore gets involved on a spin-off series. It pushes some indies and Big Names into exploring more woman-centered pursuits and a bit of a NeoNoir trend.

Holdaway gets a Terry Moore-like career with some side-projects involving original IPs until he retires.

The Spike Network options a 'Very Graphic Animated Novel' adaptation for its planned animation block, but rights issues and payment kibosh the deal . Not a huge loss since it's animated in Flash and retains none of the charm of the original noirish art since it all resembles paper cut-outs.