Contributions

  • Aline Kominsky-Crumb (Foreword) - Contributor

Publication

2008-05-01 - Abrams

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100810995158
  • ISBN-139780810995154
  • LibraryThing6661348
  • Goodreads1939870
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007051753
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  • OCLC Control Number187417633
  • Better World Books9780810995154
  • Better World BooksP8-BDO-274
  • Open LibraryOL11321795M

Classifications

  • LCCPN6710.P54 2008
  • LCCPN6710 .P54 2008

Description

This international survey of erotic comics chronicles a groundbreaking form of sexual expression up to 1970, the years when mainstream culture spurned explicit eroticism. In the 1930s, American "Tijuana Bibles," little pornographic comic books that parodied popular comics and comic strips, were widely available. World War II gave a boost to erotic comics, especially illustrated pin-ups. This set the stage for men's magazines such as Playboy, which included racy cartoons from the beginning, and fetish comics. The flowering of the counterculture in the next decade gave rise to underground comics, whose acknowledged master was Robert Crumb. A parallel development occurred in Europe, where erotic comics like Barbarella were suddenly the rage. Erotic comics tells this story with hundreds of illustrations, informative text, and insights from key artists, writers, and publishers. It's sexy, artistic, entertaining, intriguing, and informative.

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  • Erotic Comics: A Graphic History from Tijuana Bibles to Zap ComixHardcoverAbrams2008-05-01
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