Naughty but nice

Sex permeates comics as much as it does film or books, generating one of the most potent and enchanting sub-genres in the medium – not to mention the most controversial. Comics authority Tim Pilcher has already charted the history of pornographic comics from the turn of the 20th Century to the 1970s, and this welcome second volume chronicles the past 40 years, exposing a field that is both vibrant and thriving. Teeming with beautiful and heroically graphic artwork from a wide array of international talents, Pilcher's history not only opens your eyes to the breadth of such glorious smut, but keeps them prised wide open.

Danny Graydon