The classic American comic strip is known for being wholesome family entertainment, accesible to everyone. But these artists, including Sidd (B.C.) Hoff and Mort (Beetle Bailey) Walker, also had a mischievous side they only shared with peers and friends. Now, in Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings, the general public can see the work of these American masters in their moments of blue humor.
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The risqué artwork in this engaging volume shows what happens when artists in the squeaky-clean fields of comic books, comic strips, and animation color their drawing boards blue. Here are rare private sketches by such renowned talents as Milton Caniff (Steve Canyon), George Herriman (Krazy Kat), Al Capp (Li’l Abner), Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey), Johnny Hart (B.C.), Joe Shuster (Superman), and Bob Kane (Batman). Some, like Carl Barks (Donald Duck), Hank Ketchum (Dennis the Menace), and Dan De Carlo (Archie), are represented by naughty gags drawn for girlie magazines; Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon) and Cliff Sterrett (Polly and Her Pals), by pinups for the troops of World War II. Perhaps the most unexpected entry is a vision of Wonder Woman skinny-dipping by the chaste Amazon princess’ first limner, Harry G. Peter. Most of the drawings are pretty tame, though Wally Wood’s fabled Disneyland orgy, created for Paul Krassner’s counterculture magazine The Realist, and the image accompanying a foreword by R. Crumb, who’s nobody’s idea of a clean cartoonist, definitely aren’t. --Gordon Flagg
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Vice magazine calls Craig Yoe the "Indiana Jones of comics historians." Publishers Weekly says he's the "archivist of the ridiculous and sublime" and calls his work "brilliant." The Onion calls him "the celebrated designer." The Library Journal, "a comics guru." BoingBoing hails him "a fine cartoonist and a comic book historian of the first water." Yoe was Creative Director/Vice President/General Manager of Jim Henson's Muppets, and a Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney. Craig has won an Eisner Award and the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators.
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By David Burd
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'd been waiting for this book for a long time, reading about it on the web site, and anticipating it anxiously. I wasn't disappointed.
It's a tricky topic and I can see how it could easily have been mishandled. Make it too dirty and people are offended. Make it too clean and they're disappointed. I think Craig has achieve the perfect balance of showing the work of familiar cartoonists whom we know from the funny pages and the comic books, and giving us just a peek at what they draw for themselves in their private moments.
Art schools are full of nude models in life drawing classes, so it should come as no surprise that most artists have drawn an unclad female at one time or another. The fun is in seeing drawings like this from the pen of well-known cartoonists who specialize in family-friendly material. It's a novelty that in no way detracts from their vast body of work but shows them as rather human.
I also have to mention the beautiful production. You don't usually find such high-quality paper and printing in a book at this price point. The cover alone is impressive, gorgeously printed with embossing and spot varnish. A real art book kind of treatment, nicely designed and executed.
I'm looking forward to the next volume!
It's a tricky topic and I can see how it could easily have been mishandled. Make it too dirty and people are offended. Make it too clean and they're disappointed. I think Craig has achieve the perfect balance of showing the work of familiar cartoonists whom we know from the funny pages and the comic books, and giving us just a peek at what they draw for themselves in their private moments.
Art schools are full of nude models in life drawing classes, so it should come as no surprise that most artists have drawn an unclad female at one time or another. The fun is in seeing drawings like this from the pen of well-known cartoonists who specialize in family-friendly material. It's a novelty that in no way detracts from their vast body of work but shows them as rather human.
I also have to mention the beautiful production. You don't usually find such high-quality paper and printing in a book at this price point. The cover alone is impressive, gorgeously printed with embossing and spot varnish. A real art book kind of treatment, nicely designed and executed.
I'm looking forward to the next volume!
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By D. Goldie
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is just what the title offers; a very nice collection of early 1900's era dirty cartoons from some of the worlds most famous cartoonists including surprises from creators like Charles Schulz (creator of Peanuts) and Jack Kirby (creator of the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thor, etc.). As a self-proclaimed pervert I thoroughly enjoyed the drawings in this book, my only complaint, and thus the 4 out of 5 stars, is that each cartoonist features only a page at most of their work. While this allows the book to collect a prolific number of creators, I would have liked to see a full strip or story; I guess I'm just a sucker for a plot.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Very mild compared to todays porn. Mostly female nudes done tastefully and very few males. I saw more naked people at Seattle's Fremont Parade than I saw in this book. It was a great book for learning about clean cartoonists.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good gift ;)
Bought this for a former boyfriend back when we dated as a Christmas gift. I must say. He highly enjoyed it.
Published 4 months ago by Dark_Lux
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome for the comic lover that thought they had it all!
My girlfriend is a comic book nerd like me, and she has a pretty extensive collection of comics, graphic novels, and art pieces. Read more
Published on February 2, 2011 by JasonAllen127
1.0 out of 5 stars
Used copy!
I received a used copy from Amazon, purchased as a new one. Two pages torn out!
As to the book....what I read of it... Read more
As to the book....what I read of it... Read more
Published on January 24, 2011 by Wandering boy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great fun
Lots of entertainment here. "Dirty" drawings is perhaps a misnomer--mostly it's pinup material. OTOH, Joe Shuster (Superman) turns out to have an unexpected taste for S&M. Read more
Published on December 3, 2010 by Paul J. Ste Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Clean, Dirty Fun!
I must agree with R. Crumb, who writes that there's really not much "dirty" in this book (apart from Crumb's own contribution & one or two other "spicy" bits), but it certainly is... Read more
Published on January 7, 2010 by Tooned Up
4.0 out of 5 stars
Get your mind in the gutter.
This book features "naughty" drawings by cartoonists who made their reputation working on clean comics. Read more
Published on October 25, 2009 by Johnny Heering
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth buying
"Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings" by Craig Yoe hardly lives up to its title: it's a collection of so called raunchy drawings from 69 famous (or not so famous) cartoonists spread... Read more
Published on October 16, 2009 by Bryce David
5.0 out of 5 stars
More Quality From Yoe!
I really enjoy Craig Yoe's books (Comic ArfSecret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-creator Joe ShusterWeird but True Toon Factoids), and this one is more of the same, a... Read more
Published on August 28, 2009 by Mark Arnold
4.0 out of 5 stars
a Collection of interesting drawings....
This book shows the sexy and racy side of many popular cartoonists. It has a nice selection of recent artists along with classic comic book artists. Read more
Published on April 7, 2009 by Gary S. Arkell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not So Dirty
Only one of the artists had anything even approaching dirty. If you can really consider sex dirty. Other than that they were just fun nude and semi nude drawings and cartoons. Read more
Published on January 11, 2009 by Ken A.
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