Sex and humor don't mix too well in real life, but in comics they provide a complete genre, which allows readers to secretly snigger at sexually explixit scenes without risk of being associated with the perversity that accompanies hard core pornography. In England, the erotic comic 'Jane at War' by Norman Pett helped bolster the morale of British soldiers during World War II. In Europe, the erotic scene is headed by names like Alex Varenne, Max Cabanes, Lorenzo Mattotti and probably the master: Milo Manara. The artistic qualities of many erotic comics are very high, and many artists have earned themselves a respectable reputation in this genre. Comic artists add to the sexually charged atmosphere by drawing their objects of desire in exciting stories. This goes to show that what is considered titillating in one culture, may be viewed as criminal in another.įor most artists, "erotic" means the depiction of what arouses their desire - which is usually a beautiful young woman or man, with little or no clothes on. In Japan, many sex comics (manga) deal with sex between or with underaged teenagers - the depiction of which is considered pedophilia in most Western comics. While depicting bare breasts is not such a big deal in Western Europe, where female nudity is used for selling anything from shampoo to cars, but in America, naked breasts are associated solely with sex, and therefore banned from public display.
According to ruling opinions of what is tolerated, sexual comics will either be sold above or below the counter. For some this was just a juvenile phase, others have developed this particular interest into a professional production, to entertain and satisfy an audience of millions of fans of the graphic arts.Ĭomics with a sexual content are always bound - or at least influenced - by the current cultural taboos. In today's advertising-driven world, it is unfortunate that many prominent Internet search engines feel they must 'protect' you from seeing depictions of basic human sexuality, except when selling consumer products.įrom the moment when comic artists first learned how to handle a pencil, many have used their talent to draw sexually explicit scenes, within cultures all over the world. If you are under the age of eighteen, or feel in any way that explicit sexual material might upset you, we advise you instead to browse through some of the thousands of other innocuous pages on this site.
We have carefully chosen the graphic material, but apologize for anyone, including Google, who might feel offended by pictures used for erotic illustration. In this overview, we will try to give a general survey of comics with adult, sexual and erotic content. An overview of eroticism and adult pornography in comics
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