The reprint cover for Massive, with art by Jiraiya
Can the erotic be art? It’s obviously a stupid
question; works fueled by erotic passion have existed since ancient times. Yet
the distinction between art and pornography is constantly being made by censors
and moralists, albeit in ways that become increasingly irrelevant. This month’s
selection does away with this distinction entirely, as it is filled with comics
that amount to both. Some of the contributors gleefully accept the title of
pornographer, though they are no less artists.
