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Fastner & Larson's Little Black Book Volume 3

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The Dynamic Duo of Naughty illustrations are back in the third volume of their Little Black Book series from SQP. This third volume presents 48 pages of full color hi-jinks and sexy women in various states of undress as only Fastner & Larson can create them. This volume collects a number of previously unpublished illustrations from unsold portfolios, comic covers, and a new 12 page story. The pair's mischievous work continues to be a delight to a large cross-section of fans, appealing to lovers of pin-up, comic, and pulp art. The centerpiece of this book is the Battle Hookers of Klarn story/portfolio. These were a collection of sci-fi themed illustrations featuring scantily clad hotties with big guns battling squishy aliens and mechanical monstrosities, with a side story added.

"Girl Fight" is a fantastic piece featuring a pair of animal skin wearing jungle queens battling with knives while a somewhat befuddled looking Tarzan sits in the back ground. "But He's not my Type" is a full color two page spread that the boys did for the Mars Attacks trading card series from Topps in the mid-1990's. A perversely humorous piece showing the big-brained, bubble headed Martians forcing captive females to drink a cup of blood from men they've killed as the Martians laugh in delight. "Judge Anderson Un-zipped" shows the stalwart female Judge from the Judge Dredd series in a light we've never seen with her uniform unzipped to reveal her very sizable attributes.

"Doorway" is another trading card piece, this one used for the Vampirella card series showing everyone's favorite female vamp being pulled through a doorway by a Lovecraftian style creature. Also included are paintings from unpublished Marvel portfolios for the Fantastic Four and Avengers. This is great stuff that is finally seeing the light of light of day. Finally, "The Curiosity Box" is the annual panel story concerning three very prim and proper and smoking daughters of a stern English father who get way more than they bargained for when they open a mysterious box better left alone.

While I am a huge fan of all pin-up and erotic art, there's no one who puts a smile on my face more than Fastner & Larson. Beautiful art with a satirical sense of humor.

Reviewed by Tim Janson