{"id":28424,"date":"2023-08-08T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=28424"},"modified":"2023-08-03T17:43:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T17:43:18","slug":"clean-cartoonists-dirty-drawings-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2023\/08\/08\/clean-cartoonists-dirty-drawings-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Cartoonists\u2019 Dirty Drawings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Craig Yoe<\/strong> and many and various (Last Gasp)
\nISBN: 978-0-86719-653-5 (TPB)<\/p>\n

First things first: yes they are but no they\u2019re not – unless you\u2019re really, really spiritual and old fashioned. Despite the somewhat prurient and sensationalistic – not to say deliberately salacious – title, this compilation of cartoons and illustrations culled from the private files and bins of a number of our industry\u2019s greatest stars (and also many from the drawing boards of those infamous scallywags of the animation industry) – is actually a rather quaint and charming insight into the capabilities, accomplishments and professional ethics of a talented crowd of individualists.<\/p>\n

To European eyes there is very little amiss here, but one needs to remember just how prudish and censorious (I personally prefer the terms \u201cdaft\u201d and \u201cridiculous\u201d) the American \u201cfamily values\u201d lobby is and always has been.<\/p>\n

Two brilliantly telling examples would be the covering of Flossie the Cow<\/strong>\u2019s udders; first by a skirt (1932) and eventually (1939) by a full dress. She also had to stop walking on all fours because it was unladylike.<\/p>\n

Or perhaps you\u2019d like to consider Mort Walker\u2019s navel collection. Apparently, a syndicate editor had a problem with belly buttons and always returned Beetle Bailey<\/strong> strips that featured one. Walker would scalpel them off the artwork and collect them in a pot on his desk.<\/p>\n

Collected and compiled by fan, historian, Renaissance man and truly cool comics bloke Craig Yoe (among his many accomplishments he counts being Creative Director of the Muppets<\/strong> – bet you want to Google him now, don\u2019t you?) and offering an introduction by a properly \u201cDirty\u201d cartoonist R. Crumb, this is a frothy catalogue of rather chaste naked lady pictures (and often not even that) in colour and monochrome, crafted by some of the best artists and cartoonists in modern history: although you might want to check the oddly incongruous contributions of Gustave Dor\u00e9 and Thomas Rowlandson before giving a copy to your 8-year-old.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re unflappable, incorruptible or just don\u2019t own a MAGA hat, you\u2019ll want to sneak a peek at this stellar cast of incorrigibles. The roster includes Jack Kirby, James Montgomery Flagg, George Herriman, Joe Shuster, Steve Ditko, Charles Schulz, Milton Caniff, Alex Raymond and Chuck Jones.<\/p>\n

Potentially as corrupting are delightful and delicious contributions by Dr, Seuss, Carl Barks, Bob Kane, Rube Goldberg, Bruce Timm, Alex Toth, Fred Moore, Dan DeCarlo, Dave Berg, Ernie Bushmiller, Sergio Aragon\u00e9s, Jack Davis, Billy De Beck, Hal Foster, Harry G. Peter, Paul Murray, Neal Adams, Al Jaffee, Wally Wood, Nick Cardy, Hank Ketcham, Johnny Hart, Walt Kelly, Adam Hughes, Alex Schomburg, Al Williamson, Henry Boltinoff, Stan Drake, Dik Browne, Matt Baker, Otto Soglow, Al Capp, John Severin, Jim Steranko, Jack Cole, Bill Everett, Grim Natwick, Will Eisner and so many others.<\/p>\n

Art is all about establishing a relationship with the beautiful, shocking or thought-provoking. Why not turn your attention to these lesser-known efforts from some of the most familiar names in our world and see what occurs to you?
\n\u00a9 2007 Gussani-Yoe Studio, Inc. All illustrations are \u00a9 2007 their respective artist and\/or \u00a9 holders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Craig Yoe and many and various (Last Gasp) ISBN: 978-0-86719-653-5 (TPB) First things first: yes they are but no they\u2019re not – unless you\u2019re really, really spiritual and old fashioned. Despite the somewhat prurient and sensationalistic – not to say deliberately salacious – title, this compilation of cartoons and illustrations culled from the private … <\/p>\n

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