erotica


The Cat Came Back

Omaha the Cat Dancer returns. New episodes of the cult classic erotic comic are to appear in Sizzle magazine from November. No reviews of the pussy on the site and, even though they’ve been blurred, the ones that are there are definitely NSFW.

If you’re not familiar with Omaha you could do worse than pick up the reprinted Omaha Volume 1

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Norotica

The Erotica Manchester show is closing down because of poor attendance. They blame uptight Northern men, but the poor advertising coverage can’t have helped- I didn’t see any posters for it until a few days before the event. (Also, of course, Northerners are far too busy having sex lives to go to this sort of thing, unlike Londoners who love to talk about it but never seem to get anywhere. =P)

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Affiliation

Time for another look at the buying/clicking habits of all you good people.

This is getting to be quite a list, I think I’m only going to do it through to the end of the year and then find a more compact report/ feedback thing.

Shipped

Gareth McConnell

Going Postal (Discworld S.)

The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune S.)

The Wishsong of Shannara (The Shannara Series)

Where Did It All Go Right?: Growing Up Normal In the 70s

The Essence of Happiness: A Guidebook for Living

The Little Book of Wisdom

Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned

Unwritten

Pentax Optio 33LF Digital Camera [3MP 3xOptical]

Coupling: Series 4 [2000]

The Adam And Joe Show

THX 1138 – (Two Disc Special Edition) [1970]

Superman [1978]

Orders

Going Postal (Discworld S.)

Knights of Madness

Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (Mammoth)

The Essence of Happiness: A Guidebook for Living

The First King of Shannara (Prequel to the Shannara Series)

The Flying Sorcerers

The Little Book of Wisdom

The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy

The Pillars of Creation (Gollancz SF S.)

The Wishsong of Shannara (The Shannara Series)

The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy

Where Did It All Go Right?: Growing Up Normal In the 70s

Destiny Fulfilled

Franz Ferdinand

Gold Diggas Head Nodders & Pholk Songs

Pentax Optio 33LF Digital Camera [3MP 3xOptical]

Harry Potter Six Disc Box Set: The Philosopher’s Stone / The Chamber of Secrets / The Prisoner of Azkaban

Superman [1978]

The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Ten Disc Set)

Click Throughs

The first two make an interesting combination. Pretty much sums up the Spinneyhead phiolosophy- sex and violence sell well.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – 36

THE PEARL: The Classic Magazine of Victorian Erotica Vol. I– 23

Donnie Darko – Director’s Cut (Two Disc Set) [2001] – 14

Northern Soul Memories Vol.1 – 13

Worzel Gummidge – Series 1 [1979] – 12

Around the Sun [Digipak] – 12

Debbie Does Dallas [1979] – 11

A Taste Of Honey [1961] – 11

Fahrenheit 9/11 – 11

Wave of Mutilation – The Best of the Pixies – 10

Complete Superman Collection [4 Discs] (REGION 1) (NTSC) – 9

Prime Suspect 1-5 [1991] – 9

Future Dictionary of America – 8

Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (PC) – 8

Complete Buffy Collector’s Edition Box Set (Series 1-7) – 8

Story of O – 7

Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs – 7

Another Education: AND Ruby Red – 7

Heathers [1989] – 7

Trigger Happy TV – 7

Punisher [1990] (REGION 1) (NTSC) – 6

Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2) – 6

The Passive Solar House: Using Solar Design to Heat and Cool Your Home– 5

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition– 4

The Very Breast of Russ Meyer (Ultra Screen) – 4

Friends – Series 1 Box Set – 4

Shrek 2 [2004] – 4

Troy [2004] – 4

Postal 2: Share the Pain 2in1 Combo (PC) – 4

The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Ten Disc Set) [1998] – 4

The Adam And Joe Show – 4

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Platinum) – 4

El Mariachi / Desperado / Once Upon A Time In Mexico [2003]– 4

Valley Of The Dolls / Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls [1967]– 4

Medieval: Total War – 4

Greatest Hits – 4

The Whole House Book: Ecological Building Design and Materials (New Futures) – 4

Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror – 4

Notes on Book Design – 3

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents – 3

Will They Ever Trust Us Again?: Letters from the War Zone to Michael Moore– 3

Miles Aircraft (Archive Photographs S.) – 3

Starting an Internet Business at Home: How to Make Easy Money from the Web– 3

Sony DCR-VX2100E Professional Digital Camcorder – 3

American Pie: The Threesome (Trilogy Box Set) [2003] – 3

The Punisher – 3

The Best of Bowie – 3

PWEI Product 1986-1994: The Pop Will Eat Itself Anthology– 3

The War Of The Worlds [1954] – 3

Faster Pussycat Kill…Kill – Russ Meyer’s DD-Lights 10 [1966]– 3

Back in the Dhss/the Trumpton Riots Ep – 3

30 Something – 3

I Robot (Collector’s Two Disc Edition) [2004] – 3

Shaun of the Dead (Limited edition sleeve design exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [2004] – 3

London Calling – 25th Anniversary Edition [2CD + DVD] – 3

Escape From Rubbish Island – 3

Jersey Girl – 3

Punisher [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) – 3

THX 1138 – (Two Disc Special Edition) [1970] – 3

Coupling: Series 4 [2000] – 3

Sheep for Beginners – 3


Commerce

I’m doing the Amazon stats early this month, because I’m impatient and so I don’t have to do December’s on Christmas Day. Anything with click throughs of 2 or less has been left off.

Click Throughs August 19, 2004-September 20, 2004

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas -33

The Ultimate Cheese Party-24

The Adam And Joe Show-12

Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2)-12

Northern Soul Memories Vol.1-11

The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Ten Disc Set)-10

Logan’s Run [WS/P&S] (REGION 1) (NTSC)-8

Debbie Does Dallas [1979]-8

THE PEARL: The Classic Magazine of Victorian Erotica Vol. I-8

Heathers [1989]-8

Walkabout [1970]-8

Postal 2: Share the Pain 2in1 Combo (PC)-8

Wave of Mutilation – The Best of the Pixies-8

The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty-7

The Day The Earth Stood Still [1951]-7

Trigger Happy TV-7

Around the Sun [Digipak]-7

Sheep for Beginners-7

Making Money with Your Computer at Home-6

Coupling: Series 4 [2000]-6

Classmates In Heat-6

A Complicated Kindness-5

Shrek 2-5

Sony DCR-VX2100E Professional Digital Camcorder-5

Commotion 4.1 Mac/Win-5

Solaris [1972]-5

Spider-Man [2002]-5

The Princess Bride [1987]-5

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity-5

Friends – Series 1 Box Set [1994]-5

Story of O-5

Starting an Internet Business at Home: How to Make Easy Money from the Web-5

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition-4

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents-4

The Guerilla Film Maker’s Handbook-4

The Wee Free Men-4

Complete Buffy Collector’s Edition Box Set (Series 1-7)-4

Fahrenheit 911-4

Singles Box 2: 1986-1995-4

American Pie: The Threesome (Trilogy Box Set) [2003]-4

A Taste Of Honey [1961]-4

Blade Runner – Special Edition [1982]-4

An American Werewolf in London : Two Disc 21st Anniversary Special Edition [1981]-4

Pulp Fiction – 2 Disc Collector’s Edition [1994]-4

1-4

Mad Max 3 – Beyond Thunderdome (1985)-4

Greatest Hits 1977-1990-4

Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror-4

Poison Pen : the Unauthorized Biography of Kitty Kelley-4

CRABS MOON-3

The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader-3

Hooray for Jollywood: The Life of John E.Blakeley and the Mancunian Film Corporation-3

Shake, Rattle and Rain (Bob Dylan All Alone on a Shelf)-3

Gold Diggas Head Nodders & Pholk Songs-3

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (Xbox)-3

Sure Thing [Special Edition] (REGION 1) (NTSC)-3

Greatest Hits-3

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PC)-3

The Goodies … At Last [1970]-3

Soldier of Fortune II: Gold Edition-3

Plastique Nouveau-3

Worzel Gummidge – Series 1 [1979]-3

The War Of The Worlds [1954]-3

Van Helsing (Two Disc Collector’s Edition)-3

London Calling – 25th Anniversary Edition [2CD + DVD]-3

Donnie Darko – Director’s Cut (Two Disc Set) [2001]-3

Shoot Your Gun-3

Trigger Happy TV The Collection [2000]-3

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Platinum)-3

Manhunt (PS2)-3

Greatest Hits-3

Making a Film on a Microbudget (Pocket Essentials: Film S.)-3

London 1945: Life in the Debris of War-3

Orders

Books

Starting an Internet Business at Home: How to Make Easy Money from the Web1

Music

Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned1

Unwritten1

Electronics

Pentax Optio 33LF Digital Camera [3MP 3xOptical]1

Video Games

Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2)1

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas1

Halo 2 – Limited Edition In Metal Box1

DVD

Coupling – The Complete Fourth Series [2000]1

Shaun of the Dead–Limited Edition Packaging (Amazon.co.uk Exclusive)1

THX 1138 – (Two Disc Special Edition) [1970]1

The Adam And Joe Show1

The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Ten Disc Set)1



Shipped

Books

The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune S.) – 1

Video Games

Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2) – 1

DVD

Coupling: Series 4 [2000] – 1

The Adam And Joe Show – 1

THX 1138 – (Two Disc Special Edition) [1970] – 1

Shaun of the Dead–Limited Edition Packaging (Amazon.co.uk Exclusive) – 1


Strip-Strip

Two pieces of news from the last few days that may affect the direction of Mary Tales.

Firstly, Domai is looking for tasteful erotic comics to publish on the web. I’m going to get a couple of pages of Sunday Morning done as examples and see if they’re interested. If it works, the strip is going to be very tasteful, but also incredibly dirty (it’s hard to explain, you’ll just have to subscribe).

Another thing that may affect Mary’s earning potential is PayPal’s policy toward “adult” products. Reading through the responses on this thread (via BugPowder) it seems the root cause is Visa’s efforts to fleece lucrative adult web sites by levying a security deposit, and annual charge, on them. Luckily, Joey Manley of webcomicsnation has done his homework and is going to offer iBill, as well as PayPal, billing when the service goes online- which will accept all manner of content and allows providers to opt out of the Visa blackmail scheme if they can’t afford or don’t want to pay.

Enough of this. I must away and draw naked ladies!


Take me down to Mipple City

Classic funny animal-soap-erotica comic Omaha the Cat Dancer could be set for a full colour return and new materials as the two creators have patched up their differences. Artist Reed Waller is chronicling the return on a blog, though at the moment the news is sad and bad as writer Kate Worley is undergoing treatment for cancer.

Pop over to the small store and support these guys. I highly recommend Tumbling Boxes, a non-Omaha project that was another of the inspirations for the upcoming Mary Tales.


Ooh, look, a willy!

Mary Tales, so far, has been an excuse to make pictures of naked and partially naked women. But when I launch it as an online strip, I aspire to producing something of the calibre of the late, great Omaha the Cat Dancer– clever, engaging and highly erotic. To do that I’ll have to break the taboo on male nudity and naked women as anything other than objects, as discussed in today’s Guardian.


Britney Spears caught in blatant trawling for hits scandal

Yes, the wondrous silliness of search requests is back. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you’ll see two lists of referrers- most recent and most common. As I write this, the most recent 20 are-

? MSN Search: britney naked pics — More Useful Everyday

I’m really not interested in seeing Britney naked, clothed or in any state in between. Brittany Murphy, maybe, but not Ms Spears

? Google Search: nemi cartoon comics

Nemi is cool. It’s pretty much the only reason to read The Metro.

? Google Search: where is the nissan skyline in grand theft auto 3 for ps2 in english

I don’t know.

? Google: britney spears topless

See above.

? UKBlogs Aggregator

Resistance is futile! You will be aggregated!

? blo.gs: ping a weblog

? Google: meaning of the word bint

It’s derived from the Arabic word for girl or daughter, I think.

? blo.gs: ping a weblog

? BLOGGER

? BLOGGER

? Spinneyhead

? Google: “the best positions for getting pregnant”

Nobody in this house is pregnant, but Spinneyhead is one of only two results for this search.

? blo.gs: ping a weblog

? Google Search: spinneyhead

People are looking for spinneyhead. Cool.

? MSN Search: stileproject — More Useful Everyday

Stileproject used to be a regular stopping off point, but I haven’t been back there in nearly two years. I wonder if it’s still as vile and disgusting as I remember?

? Google Search: countryside sex pics

Nope.

? Google: saul steinberg 9th avenue buy

? Flat8 – Summary

? Google: erotic bitpass

Hold on a minute, I’ve just had an idea………

? New Links

And yes, I am only reproducing these results here to reinforce the Google rankings etc.


The Queen's dirty pictures

“There are thousands of prints by Rembrandt Van Rin (to name but one artist) depicting sexual intercourse, so at least one such print will figure in all the important State and private collections [….] I understand that the Queen has some highly erotic work by Fragonard.”

From a story about a 1970 obscenity case involving John Lennon’s sketches of himself and Yoko having sex.

A few Fragonards (fairly safe for work, though The Bathers could be borderline if you work with utter prudes. A deeper search turned up this piece, with a sleeping woman dreaming, or inviting, a trio of horny cherubs bearing ‘phallic objects’.)


Whitehall Farce

Top Tory aide in sex party scandal!

Dougie Smith, a Conservative party strategist, runs Fever swingers partys in his spare time. It’s a non-profit (allegedly) organisation that organises high class orgies. Films like Scandal and my small but perfectly formed collection of Victorian erotica suggest that the ruling classes have always been into this sort of thing. The Tory matrons are probably most offended that he dared to commercialise it, he’s been found out and it’s just possible the lower classes do this sort of thing in our more equal age.

Ann Widdecombe, the former shadow home secretary, said: “For those who wonder if the modernising agenda of Cchange is going too far, this is precisely the sort of thing that gives cause for that wonder.

“I certainly don’t regard it lightheartedly. I take a dim view of that sort of behaviour.”

But then, she’s probably never been invited.