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A hentai-inspired Wongoboy painting by British artist Jason Atomic. EROTIC COMICS A GRAPHIC HISTORY VOLUME 2 FROM THE 1970s TO THE PRESENT DAY Tim pilcher Foreword By Alan Moore First published in the United Kingdom in 2008 by ILEX 210 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2NS www.ilex-press.com Copyright © 2008 The Ilex Press Limited This book was conceived by: ILEX Cambridge England Publisher: Alastair Campbell Creative Director: Peter Bridgewater Managing Editor: Chris Gatcum Senior Editor: Adam Juniper Art Director: Julie Weir Designer: Jonathan Raimes Any copy of this book issued by the publisher as a paperback is sold subject to the condition that it shall not by way of trade or otherwise be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including sthese words being imposed on a subsequent purchaser. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-907579-69-1 ePub ISBN 978-1-908150-20-2 Mobi ISBN 978-1-78157-148-4 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form, or by any means – graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage-and-retrieval systems – without the prior permission of the publisher. Printed and bound in Thailand For more information on this title please visit: www.web-linked.com/erc2uk In memory of Steve Whitaker, Will Elder, and Dave Stevens. A Vaughn Bodé original reworked by his son Mark for SF Surfboards. CONTENTS Foreword by Alan Moore Introduction 1. Porn in the USA Rise of the Comics Code Death of the Comics Code Dave Stevens and Bettie Page in Comics Frank Cho Erotic Worlds of Frank Thorne National Lampoon’s French Comics, the Type Men Like Heavy Metal Cherry Poptart Omaha the Cat Dancer Melody SQP Rich Larson and Steve Fastner Controversy: Barry Blair Controversy: Faust Black Kiss Eros and the FBI Alternative Comics, Alternative Sex? NBM Verotik: Death Metal and Dames The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund The Mainstream Moves In: Enigma and The Extremist The Mainstream Expands: American Virgin, Preacher, and The Pro 2. Gay and Lesbian Comix Howard Cruse Gay Comix Tom of Finland Ralf König Patrick Fillion Eric Shanower, P. Craig Russell, Craig Hamilton, and Phil Jimenez Desert Peach & Donna Barr A.A.R.G.H., Clause 28 and all that Stangroom & Lowther: Meatmen and Buddies Roberta Gregory and Lesbian Cartoonists Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For 3. European Erotique Milo Manara Vittorio Giardino Paolo E. Serpieri Francisco Solano López Ignacio Noé Giovanna Casotto Glamour International Spanish Scene: Seventies Comics Spanish Scene: El Vibora and Kiss Jordi Bernet’s Clara De Noche UK Underground Sex Comics: Graphixus and Antonio Ghura UK Underground Sex Comics: The Nasty Tales Trial UK Scene: Knockabout vs. Customs Hunt Emerson British Men’s Magazines: Men Only, Fiesta, and Firkin the Cat Lynn paula Russell Alan Moore, Melinda Gebbie, and Lost Girls 4. Tits and Tentacles: The Japanese Experience Confused Censorship and Penal Codes Hentai Lolicon Shonen-ai Yaoi Tentacle Porn Futanari and Bakunyu The Dark Side of Desire 5. Online Comics Eroticism Webcomics: Off Print and Online Gay Comics Online Sexylosers.com Jess Fink Adultwebcomics.com The Erotic Adventures of Space Babe Art Directory Bibliography Acknowledgments