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Giovanna Casotto
Italian female adult artist, known by the fact that she her attractive image appears in all her comics. Publishes regularly in the erotic Selen magazine. The most notable series is Bitch in Heat, which has been published in U.S. by Priaprism Press.
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Guido Crepax
Guido Crepax was born in Milan in 1933. He studied at the School of Architecture at the University of Milan. After graduating, he made his debut in comics in 1959 when he contributed his work to Tempo Medico. He joined the new magazine Linus in 1965 with a fantasy comic, 'Neutron'. This superhero comic featured a minor character, a reporter called Valentina, and she grew out to be Crepax' big creation.
After 'Valentina', other titles followed, such as 'L'Astronave Pirata' (1968), 'La Casa Matta' (1969), 'La Calata di Mac Similiano' (1969), 'Belinda' and 'Bianca'. Recurring themes were those of victimized girls, sadomasochism and violence. It is not surprising that Guido Crepax illustrated classic erotic stories like De Sade's 'Justine', Pauline Réage's 'Histoire d'O' and Sacher-Masoch's 'Venus in Furs'.
Guido Crepax drew delicate girls, many of them inspired by actress Louise Brooks, whom Crepax adored. His subtle, esthetic graphics have earned him fame all over the world. He died on 31 July, 2003, at the age of 70.
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Giorgio Cambiotti
Giorgio Cambiotti was one of the pioneers of Italian erotic comics. He best known as the creator of 'Jacula', the heroine vampire and main character of around 100 adventures from 1969 to 1982. The comic also reached a French and German audience. Cambiotti has also drawn the 'La Donna di Satana' and 'Yasmine' series.
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Guiseppe Manunta
Italian artists with very special pencilling and coloring style, most of his works can be found in the Selen Magazine and the best known series are Eros and Souvenir. Although he has illustrated famous series like 'Dylan Dog', he is mostly known for his erotic work. Most of his work in this genre is published in the erotic magazine Selen, where he created series like 'Eros' and 'Souvenir'. An album appeared in 2002, 'Contrôle de Peau Liste'.
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Gô Nagai
Gô Nagai is one of the most important innovators of the manga genre. He introduced eroticism in children's comics ('Harenchi Gakuen') and he developed the concept of giant robots being able to transform ('Mazinger', 'Goldorak'), an idea that has been used in many television series afterwards. He industrialized his production by creating his Gô Nagai's Dynamic Productions, employing more than 30 assistants.
His series 'Harenchi Gakuen' appeared from 1968 to 1972 in Shônen Jump. This series, about a school, broke various taboos, using subjects as voyeurism and sex. The series ended dramatically: during a massacre all the characters died. After 'Harenchi Gakuen' Nagai started the 'Mazinger Z' series, later renamed to 'Great Mazinger' and 'God Mazinger'. At the same time, Nagai started the series 'Devilman', about a hero fighting hordes of demons.
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George Pichard
Georges Pichard studied at l'École des Arts Appliqués in Paris. Later, he returned there as a teacher. He went into publishing, but in 1946 he switched to illustrating. He worked for various magazines and made his comic debut in 1956 with 'Miss Mimi'. In 1964, he met writer Jacques Lob, with whom he created some superhero parodies such as 'Ténébrax' and 'Submerman', before entering the field in which he became famous - erotic comics.
The first of this genre was 'Blanche Épiphanie' in 1967. In 1970, he created, together with writer George Wolinski, his most famous character: Paulette. Many other round-breasted beauties followed her, like Caroline Choléra, Marie-Gabrielle and Carmen. Pichard worked together with various writers, of whiom Danie Dubos was one of the most interesting for her outstanding scenarios. Pichard adapted some of the world's famous erotic stories such as 'Mémoirs d'un Don Juan' by Guillaume Apollinaire and 'The Kama-Sutra' by Vatsyayana.
Pichard's style is immediately recognizable: he draws tall, well-endowed women, whose starry eyes with excessive make-up give them a teutonian and gothic look. Apart from being a master of the erotic genre, Pichard also illustrated countless books and magazines, drew humor cartoons and made lithographs in his more than 40-year long career. He died in June, 2003.
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