Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Obscenity & Comics


The other day I came across the new cover for Best Erotic Comics 2008, edited by Greta Christina and published by Last Gasp, at Rachel Kramer Bussel's Lusty Lady blog. As it turns out, the anthology is available for pre-order on Amazon--although, it won't be released until November. I had no idea that my work would be appearing alongside that of Phoebe Gloeckner and Dan Clowes. "I Hate Comics" has no peer. The book will include "My, My American Bukkake," a comic I created after visiting the set of "American Bukkake 13," a movie targeted by America's "top porn cop" in an 18-count federal obscenity indictment. Is a comic inspired by what the US government considers obscene less obscene than its muse?