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Twenty (Trouble of Janice)

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Another winner from von Gotha. If you are into erotic graphic novels, Erich van Gotha is bound to be one of your favorites. His illustrations are beautifully realistic and the action is harsh and hardcore. Twenty is set in the near future, in a time when AIDS and disease has been conquered by medicine and the world is experiencing a new sexual revolution. An impressionable young woman is sent, upon instructions from her guardians, to a special school where she is trained in the arts of giving and receiving pleasure. Through diligent school work and many extra circular activities, Twenty learns to let go of her shame and inhibitions in order to live the life of a healthy, well adjusted libertine.

Unlike von Gotha's other works (Dreams of Cecilia, Troubles of Janice, Special Prison), there is less of a BDSM story line in Twenty. Von Gotha delivers scene after scene of beautiful, young girls acting out wild fantasies with a host of attractive and willing playmates.

Full-Colored adult graphic novel.

The story of a girl named Twenty around the year 2018 (2018 when she goes to that strange school). The book begins with Twenty visiting an old class friend, Mandy, and remembering the past. Twenty has left her husband, and she tells Mandy the story of why she has has left him. The story begins when she arrives at a new strange finishing school, a school where young women are prepared for the new sexual revolution.

Twenty is 18 but inexperienced. She is going to a new school in this post-aids world and finds that the school takes sexual education very seriously and requires participation. She first learns this strange nature of the school when she meets the headmistress and a fellow student in the head's office. Both are wearing rather revealing clothing (though the nature of the headmistress' clothing is less obvious). The required student uniform, it would appear, is a short-sleeve short white shirt that just barely falls to mid-breast, and a rather short split skirt (skirt split up both sides to waistband). Any movement, and all is revealed. Twenty puts on her new school uniform and joins in school activities.

Beyond learning about sex in school, Twenty joins her friend Mandy off-campus, while still wearing their uniforms. Oddly enough, they are wearing more clothing than some people they spot on the streets. Apparently, the elimination of aids has caused all to wear skimpy clothing and have sexual adventures with many partners.

The two girls go to many places off-campus, and have some fun. Twenty finds out that people are inclined to take liberties, and touch all who pass by. Eventually they head to a strip club. Twenty ends up on stage. At this club, Twenty meets her future husband for the first time.

While her sexual education continues at the finishing school by day, by night Twenty goes out with Gilbert. Gilbert strongly encourages Twenty to explore the people around them. Eventually Gilbert hands her off to his friend Simon, who leads Twenty to a castle like building. Simon introduces his wife Rachel, who is found naked standing up with arms bond above her . . . And now some bondage scenes.

Twenty's story is interrupted and she is kidnapped.

The drawing is rather good, nothing appears to be censored. Much bondage, whipping, punishment, sexual activity, and dominance.

Erich von Gotha's work has always had abit of the Marquis de Sade in its stories and situations. One need only read his Troubles with Janice series, Very Special Prison and Sophie's Curious Perversions to see how much of an influence the Marquis had on Gotha's work.

Twenty is one work where Gotha's taken a break from the heavy use of BDSM imagery in addition to the hedonistic sexual situations and rape encounters usually prevalent in his past projects. Gotha takes a more playful and fantasy-laden tone with Twenty. Though Gotha still manages to sneak in a section of the story where slave-training and slave auction of our heroine in question occurs. Its almost as if Gotha slipped back into his de Sade mode for just a moment.

Twenty is not just the name of the graphic novel, but also the name of our sexually intrepid heroine. Twenty begins the tale as a shy, sexually-naive young woman about to attend a school with a very "special" curriculum set. The world Twenty lives in has just recovered and conquered the danger of AIDS, all manner of sexually transmitted diseases and accidental pregnancies. It is the ultimate in sexual freedom. The majority of the book shows Twenty gradually introduced to the many sexual situations and acts that this new sexual utopia, especially the school, has provided her and her classmates. Twenty goes from sexually-naive to a young woman freely accepting and willing to experience all things sexual. There's also abit of a subplot involving betrayal, conspiracies and malfesance. But in the end Twenty is all about a young woman's trip through a hedonistic wonderland.

While this book is a decent size for a graphic novel , the scenes are rushed, just as something is heating up , it moves on.
The artwork, although color, is just average for detail, try Paris Quinn or Duvet if you're looking for something a little more exciting.

For some reason the Amazon title for this books reads "Twenty (Trouble of Janice)" but this book has nothing to do with Erich Von Gotha's "Janice" series other than he drew both of them. Unfortunately Twenty is very unlike Janice and doesn't have a lot going for it. The story is negligible and the artwork is not up to par with the Janice comics. Even as a Von Gotha fan I can't really recommend this book. You're much better off seeking out any of his other titles.

I enjoy von Gotha's earthy and erotic style of drawing, and the raunchy fantasies in his story. We'd all love to be members of the clubs he creates. I'd highly recommend this if you like hardcore erotic comics.

Cute story, decent art (not great) a little silly overall thought that's not a bad thing, better stuff out there.

It's the twenty first century and new advances in birth control allow women to be more, ahem, open.

The comic book follows the life of Twenty, who after the death of her parents attends a very special school where young girls are trained in the art of, uhm, love.

The art is actually very good. Von Gotha is actually a pretty good comic book artist if you can look beyond the explicit depiction of sexual acts.

This was not what I expected.I thought this was going to be reading, not a picture book. Needless to say I was disappointed.