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The Collected Checkered Demon: Volume One

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Here he is, the Dr. Demento of the underground cartoonists, the hero of wackos everywhere. Look, right on the page. Is it a prurient Rorschach? Is it a acid tripping cartoon devouring whoever looks at it? Stop, you're both right. It's S. Clay Wilson, more powerful than a lightning bolt up the kazootie, faster than a speeding Lothario, and s**t like that.

Nobody else does what he does, pardners. Ol' Clay been around since the 70s and kept right on-a goin'. This guy rocks. You want devils with huge, uh, you know, anatomical features? You got it. You want women hornier than the men who lust after em? You got that too. You want morality turned topsy-turvy just so's you can have a rip-roarin' good time? Here she be.

Clay's the guy to read when you don't wanna take drugs no more but you still want that feelin'. Ain't nothin' like some S. Clay to pop your clutch and put you directly into fifth gear. Probably in that order too. Logic? Out the window. This is pure sensuality in cartoon form. Grab it and guzzle like you can't stop, cause you won't be able to.

The cover gives a clue. A big one. Ladies and gentlemen, my man, S. Clay Wilson.

I've been a fan of S. Clay since 1984, I was 16 and went to London to see Frank Zappa play twice in one day at the Hammersmith Odeon, between shows I went to a record store and picked up my first Zap comix.. it was a 'Z' theme day.. previously my comix universe was limited to the furry freaks only.. I made two very strong friends that day, Victor Moscoso (wait for his book late October) and S. Clay Wilson, I spent many years and varying amounts of money tracing down about 3/4's of what's in this book, only to sell it all in '99 to travel around Asia, now I'm here in TN with this book and the biggest grin this side of Kansas..
But you might not like it.
Typical scene; nine naked demons ejaculating copious amounts of sperm onto a tethered and recently tortured overweight naked woman with star-shaped pupils while semi-naked lesbian pirates and semi-naked gay pirates chop each other up into pieces while assorted mutants populate the background taking drugs and having sex with each other, possibly some very ugly bikers too, doing any/all of the above.
Then again, you might like it.

S. Clay Wilson breaks all aesthetic boundaries in this wonderful compilation of his cartoons about the trickster/anti-hero Checkered Demon. Wilson's luxurious lines mixed with a primitive bravado are unique and fascinating.

This book is for all fans of S. Clay Wilson. There are all of the favorite villains and heroes(?) involved in their convoluted adventures attempting to do what they deem as good. This stuff requires a thick skin with an open mind hanging in the residue of a previous or newly found brain energy. The characters are all well developed and sure to entice everyone with their intriguing dialogue and antics. The drawing is superb and should be enjoyed by casual art goers and especially comic fans. Some violence and maybe pornograhy is evident if one is searching for such stuff but it is only such if you think it is. Remember both William Burroughs and J. G. Ballard ("only the truly paranoid are never surprised").

S. Clay Wilson's anthology is a long overdue compilation of some great comic artwork. Wilson has been kicking down doors for over thirty years, along with his ZAP compatriots. Not for the weak of heart but definitly for the strong of mind!

Yes, from Zap to the 90's lots of material you may have never seen before ...and some classic favorites. Place this one on your coffee table and your guests need not guess where you're comin' from.
Actually S. Clay Wilson has "been around" since the '60's and is apparently alive and well (somewhere). "Sometimes I get tired just smilin" -indeed!

Where's volume two?!!?!?!? I know there are some Pervert Pirates stories omitted from this collection!

In my opinion, one of the most prolific of the underground/ SF / Zapp / couterculture artists of the 60's and 70's.
This stuff is so hilarious, bizarre and twisted all at the same time I really dont know how one would "review" it.... Sort of like the first time you watch John Waters Pink Flamingo's, you really don't know what to say. Even the 'words'(??) S.Clay makes up to denote sounds and noises within the scene boards are simply hilarious !
In short summation, if you are a fan of 60's - 70's counterculture, want hours and hours of twisted hilarity and stuff that is scary funny, vis-a-vis pen & ink work from another universe, all stuffed into framing that will have you finding bizarre little details in each illustration that you missed the day before, get this book !!!!
I would advise NOT leaving it out when you know your Mom or local feminist activist is coming over for a visit, however.....