While I do file this comic in my adult section of the collection, it's actually pretty tame for an Eros comic. There's plenty of heaving bosoms bared, but no lower genitalia, and definitely no sex. It really is "good girl entertainment," in that it's more about the tease than the act. Felix's art is fantastic - I find this in many European imports (I think this is a European import). There is a definite attention paid to the bodies on these pages, both human and robotic teddy bear. And while I do appreciate close attention to one's draftsmanship, I also can't help but think that the reason so many artists, male artists, are so good at drawing women is that they've been raised to see women purely as aesthetic visual phenomena, rather than as, y'know, people. A lot of the time the characters in European erotica, specifically the women, move like they're runway models rather than human beings in three dimensional space. This is a marked difference from much of the erotic manga I've read, where characters might be able to do impossible things in the bedroom, but outside of that magical zone they're governed by the same laws of physics as the rest of us. Even on panel of a woman tripping while wearing a ridiculous high heel would demonstrate some awareness of the person as person, rather than as reflection of the male gaze.
Huh. Things got Feminist-y there. Wasn't expecting that. I think what it is is that in many erotic/porn comics, we at least see the women in the stories enjoying themselves (well, in the comics I have in my collection, at least). But here the women are literally there simply to provide set dressing. I'd never deny the allure of a beautiful person. Beauty fills an aesthetic need that we all have. But the problem, as I'm sure I've mentioned in this project before, is when someone is reduced to the level of solely aesthetic object.
To be continued.
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