Well, at least, unlike many of the Hentai comics I've read for this project, this cover is only suggestive and thus does not need to be hidden behind a cut.
You can imagine my surprise (though given the cover, why was I surprised?) that, with my morning cup of tea today, I ended up reading about 20 pages of furry porn. I'm a pretty open-minded guy, and this really wouldn't usually be weird, but I think I'm still in the Avengers frame of mind, and so a comic about anthropomorphic animals doing it "human-style" was not quite what I was ready for.
That said, some actually pretty neat little tales in here. Pun. Intended. The only one I had issue with was "Savage Squirrel's Dating Tips!," which was a take on the old "Goofus and Gallant" strips from Highlights magazine. Well, that's what it recalled for me - I'm sure the format is not unique to that children's magazine. Things get a bit rape-y in a couple of the panels, which may have been acceptable and amusing (not really) 20 years ago, but now are simply in poor taste.
Aside from that, the Misty the Mouse strip (it's funny using that word when talking about nudie comics) is pretty great, nicely illustrated and certainly doesn't take itself seriously. I think that's something I very much look for in an erotic comic is one that accepts that the things people do that involve sex are often quite ridiculous. I'm thinking here, of course, of the wonderful XXXenophile series by Phil Foglio, which I'll have to get to reading for this project some time soon. Most of the stories in here are comedic, aside from one serialized story starring a character named The Mink that focusses on genetically-engineered "toys" that are sold into sex slavery. And I think that's what distinguishes this comic from the other adult ones I've read, both for the project and otherwise - there's a desire to delve into not just the titillating side of sexuality, but the dark side as well - a topic that is very much in the popular consciousness at the moment. While celebrating sex and sexuality (though not all kinds), the comic is also offering us the flip side of the equation and reminding us that there is as much potential for pain and damage as there is for fun and friskiness when it comes to sex.
Oh, and there's also a couple of pin-ups that are nicely-rendered.
As the weekend's here, I'll be reading a couple of longer publications from AP, and I might actually wrap things slightly shy of a week so that I can start a new theme week on Monday. Otherwise my OCD tendencies will get the better of me!
To be continued.
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