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Mondo Erotica – the Art of Roberto Baldazzini
By Roberto Baldazzini, edited and translated by Nicola D’Agostino & Serena Di Virgilio (Korero Press) ISBN: 978-0-99333-743-7 Please pay careful attention: this art book contains stories and...
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Barbe
By André-Francois Barbe (Volksverlag) ISBN: 3-88631-075-2 I’m not saying this is setting any precedent, but to be honest there’s so much great comic material I’d like to share, and it’s not just...
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Danielle
By John M. Burns & Richard O’Neill (First American Edition Series) ISBN: 0-912277-23-8 If you indulge in the wonders of comics for any appreciable length of time you’ll increasingly find yourself...
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Manga Sutra – Futari H, Volume 1: Flirtation
By Katsu Aki (Katsuaki Nakamura) (Tokyopop) ISBN: 978-1-4278-0536-2 I don’t think I’ve offended anybody for a while now, so with St. Valentine’s Day fast approaching I think we’re about due....
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The Garden of Desire
By Will & Desberg, translated by Michael Koch (Eurotica/NBM) ISBN: 978-1-56163-009-7 If you’re old enough to remember the 1960s you might recall the twin popular fascinations of Victoriana (a...
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Anarcoma
By Nazario, translated by David H. Rosenthal (Catalan Communications) ISBN: 978-0-87416-000-0 It’s Pride Month and I’m keen to celebrate how far we’ve come as a species and society. Nevertheless – and...
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Bread & Wine – an Erotic Tale of New York
By Samuel R. Delaney & Mia Wolff (Fantagraphics Books) ISBN: 978-1-60699-632-4 The demands of drama dictate that true love never runs smooth but that’s not the case in real life. The trade-off is...
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The Misadventures of Jane
By Norman Pett & J.H.G. (“Don”) Freeman (Titian Books) ISBN: 978-1-84856-167-0 (HB) Once upon a time, Jane was one of the most important and well-regarded comic strips in British, if not World,...
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Bent
By Dave Cooper (Fantagraphics Books) ISBN: 978-1-60699-378-1 (HB) Every so often I tend to stray a little from my accustomed comfort zone and regulation hunting grounds: moving beyond narrative art...
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Edgar Allen Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales of Horror
Adapted by Richard Corben & Rich Margopoulos (Catalan Communication/Del Rey) ISBNs: Catalan signed hb 0-87416-013-8 Del Rey pb 978-0-34548-313-3 Richard Corben is one of America’s greatest...
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Luba
By Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books) ISBN: 978-1-56097-960-9 (HB) In the 1980s a qualitative revolution forever destroyed the clichéd, stereotypical ways different genres of comic strips were...
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High Soft Lisp
By Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books) ISBN: 978-1-60699-318-7 (TPB) Please pay attention: this book contains stories and images of an adult nature, specifically designed for adult consumption...
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Pure Trance
By Junko Mizuno (jaPress/Last Gasp) ISBN: 978-0-86719-878-2 (HB) If you’re over a certain age or have eclectic tastes in art and music, you might feel a pang of nostalgia at this remastered work of...
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The Strange Tale of Panorama Island
By Edogawa Rompo, adapted and illustrated by Suehiro Maruo, translated by Ryan Sands & Kyoko Nitta (Last Gasp) ISBN: 978-0-86719-777-8 (HB) Edogawa Rompo is revered as the Godfather of Japanese...
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Inner City Romance
By Guy Colwell (Fantagraphics Books) ISBN: 978-0-60699-813-7 (TPB) Please pay careful attention: this book contains stories and images of an explicit nature, specifically designed for adult...
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The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson: volume 1: Pirates in the Heartland
By S. Clay Wilson, edited by Patrick Rosenkranz (Fantagraphics Books) ISBN: 978-1-60699-747-5 (HB) Once more, I’m altering the fixed schedules to note the passing of a giant. Everybody’s losing loved...
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Al Qaeda’s Super Secret Weapon
By Mohammad al-Mohamed Muhammad, Youssef Fakish & various (Northwest Press) ISBN: 378-1-9387202-9-1 (PB) Let’s get one thing straight here. This is a satirical spoof, ok? A jape, a jest: witty...
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Hypnotwist/Scarlet by Starlight
By Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books) ISBN: 978-1-68396-204-5 (HB) In addition to being part of the graphic/literary revolution of Love and Rockets (where his astonishingly addictive tales of...
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Apocalypse Cancelled
By Luke Melia, Jamie Norman & Valerie Quatrocchi, Geoff Jones, David Anderson, Mike Smith, Dennis O’Shea, Kat Humphries, Grame Stewart, Dan Wilkinson, Leor King, INKY CONDITIONS & various...
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The Artist Himself: A Rand Holmes Retrospective
By Rand Holmes; written and compiled by Patrick Rosenkranz (Fantagraphics Books) ISBN: 978-1-60699-170-1 (TPB) Randolph Holton Holmes was a unique individual: a self-taught artist who grew up...
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