Eric Stanton (Klotz Series) [Paperback]

Eric Stanton (Author), Taschen Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Series: Klotz Series | Publication Date: January 16, 1999

You can trace a thematic line between the work of comic-book artist Eric Stanton and his fellow American image-maker Russ Meyer. Both began producing their art in the aftermath of World War Two, both were obsessed with a similar parodic vision of the female. Tall, absurdly buxom, with long legs, a slim waist, long hair, and an expression of insane desire imprinted on her beautiful face, as with Meyer, Stanton's depiction of woman was beyond reality. They were amazon descendants, femme fatales, mistresses of the whip or the handcuffs; simultaneously a parody and a sincere celebration of empowered sexuality. The men in his fast-moving narratives are often striving to escape but they are always immobilised, restrained literally by ropes, or simply frozen in their awe at the sight of Stanton's superheroines. So prolific was the artist that his collected oeuvre, all the covers, illustrations (for magazines such as Exotique) and comic books, could now fill several libraries, but one should really stumble upon Stanton by chance. At midnight in a cheap hotel room, you might come across this edition lurking under the mattress with a girl's name and a phone number scrawled inside. You probably won't even need to phone that number.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French, German

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: Taschen (January 16, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822874353
• ISBN-13: 978-3822874356
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,843,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great visual story telling from an acclaimed master, November 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Eric Stanton (Klotz Series) (Paperback)

For those men with a special fondness for Female Superiority, this book is a keeper. It is a generous volume of some of the late Stanton's best artwork with graphic examples of women getting the better of men. Apparently, these items of work were the product of commissions, and it is interesting to ponder how widespread the desire for women to be in control of men is. There is great variation within what could be a limited field: women of colour in charge, women ganging up on single men, women in the mafia, women reassigning the house keeping chores etc. Plenty to keep one titillated. Minor drawbacks are the, at times, typographical errors, and rather hard to follow (text being very compressed) three or so stories at the start of the book. There is one story that is pure graphics with no speech. At first I thought this was deliberate but I gather it is not since the messages from the frames are not clear. But these should not get in the way of the overall enjoyment of this great compendium. All the women are beautifully drawn, quite voluptious and well endowed, and Stanton presses buttons with the mandatory sleek looking high heels supporting shapely calves: Awe inspiring art forms that tower over snivelling looking men, who appear quite insipid and rightly deferential to the REAL Stronger Sex. Great stuff!

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Compared to DOMINANT WIVES not that good but worth 3 bucks., November 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Eric Stanton (Amuses Gueules) (Paperback)

I ordered DOMINANT WIVES AND OTHER STORIES at the same time I ordered this little, bity book which made this much smaller collection of Stanton's pictures, stories, etc. seem poor in comparison. There are a few good things here but spend the extra money and get DOMINANT WIVES if you want to see a more impressive view of female dominance, bondage, punishment,etc. provided by the strange, but fun, world of Eric Stanton.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A really good book, but too short, October 26, 2000

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Costa Ariel (Capital Federal, Buenos Aires Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eric Stanton (Amuses Gueules) (Paperback)

This book is really worth more than three bucks, but it is a bit short. If you like Eric Stanton book, this is a really good and cheap buy.