Posted at 11:13 AM Jun 03, 2008
Before there were cameras, there were dirty drawings. And now that there are cameras, dirty drawings have taken on a life of their own. This weekend the MoCCA Art Festival 2008 is happening: it benefits the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art and takes place at the Puck Building (295 Lafayette Street) on June 7th & 8th from 11 am to 6 pm. The event isn't one big smutfest - but if you know where to look, you'll find some real gems. Here are the official Naked City recommendations:
Molly Crabapple - Known for her lush, Victorian-inspired illustrations, Molly's art fuses her offbeat sense of humor with a passion for cacophonous scenes and overt objectification of both female and male bodies.
Jess Fink - On the first glance at her website, Jess Fink's art looks innocent enough, if very much inspired by potty humor (the title of her Livejournal is "Jess likes poop"). But in addition to caricatures and comics about crazy run ins with her downstairs neighbor, Jess also does a comic called
Chester 5000 XYV, which is a naughty comic about a lady and the robot who loves her, in which there are often pictures of boobs and penises.
Becky Cloonan - Along with Steven T. Seagle, Becky Cloonan is the author of the series American Virgin, published by Vertigo. The books are all about Adam Chamberlain, a 20-year-old youth minister, a best-selling author, and head of a rabid national virginity movement.
Danielle Corsetto - Danielle's webcomic Girls With Slingshots often veers in a sexual direction. It features lots of enthusiastic (though not crotch-shot explicit) female masturbation, especially in a recent storyline.
--Audacia Ray
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